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BSBHRM528
Coordinate remuneration and employee benefits

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to coordinate an organisation’s remuneration and benefits plans. It incorporates all functions associated with remuneration, including packaging, salary benchmarking, market rate reviews, bonuses and the legislative aspects of remuneration and employee benefits.

The unit applies to individuals who are human resource practitioners responsible for overseeing an organisation’s remuneration process.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Evidence Required

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

develop a remuneration strategy for at least two different occupational groups.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

manage remuneration and benefits according to all legislative and ethical requirements and operational policies

apply awards and agreements to remuneration processes

apply requirements of the Australian Taxation Office in relation to income tax, superannuation reporting, fringe benefits tax (FBT) and bonus payments.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

remuneration principles or models and approaches

ethical practices relating to remuneration and benefits strategies

common remuneration or employee benefits

ways to position an organisation to be an ‘employer of choice’

relevant industrial agreements

organisational policies and procedures affecting remuneration strategies

relevant legislation, regulations and standards that may affect remuneration strategies

relevant business ethical requirements

requirements of the Australian Taxation Office in relation to:

income tax

superannuation reporting

FBT and bonus payments.

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

workplace documentation and resources relevant to performance evidence

relevant organisational policies and procedures

relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

develop a remuneration strategy for at least two different occupational groups.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

manage remuneration and benefits according to all legislative and ethical requirements and operational policies

apply awards and agreements to remuneration processes

apply requirements of the Australian Taxation Office in relation to income tax, superannuation reporting, fringe benefits tax (FBT) and bonus payments.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

remuneration principles or models and approaches

ethical practices relating to remuneration and benefits strategies

common remuneration or employee benefits

ways to position an organisation to be an ‘employer of choice’

relevant industrial agreements

organisational policies and procedures affecting remuneration strategies

relevant legislation, regulations and standards that may affect remuneration strategies

relevant business ethical requirements

requirements of the Australian Taxation Office in relation to:

income tax

superannuation reporting

FBT and bonus payments.

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

workplace documentation and resources relevant to performance evidence

relevant organisational policies and procedures

relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify the scope of remuneration and benefits plans in consultation with relevant stakeholders 
Research current practice, recent developments and legislative parameters for remuneration strategy 
Develop and refer remuneration and employee benefits options for consideration by relevant stakeholders 
Assist in presenting options and describing link to organisational strategic objectives 
Record agreed remuneration policies and incentive plans 
Determine occupational groups that are industrial agreement based 
Ensure organisation is competitive in its particular occupational group 
Align remuneration and benefits plans with performance management system 
Ensure remuneration and employee benefits are according to legal requirements and organisational policies and procedures 
Ensure incentive arrangements, if relevant, comply with the organisation’s remuneration strategy 
Consult managers and employees about the effectiveness of the remuneration strategy 
Amend strategy and plans as necessary to meet organisational policies and legal requirements 

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