You are required to gather in groups of no larger than 4.Within your group, you are required to take turns managing a meeting based on the situation below.Each of you will make notes on the others performance as the Chairperson.

Scenario:

You are working for a small furniture manufacturer based in South Australia. There are 12 staff in manufacturing and 4 staff in management.The 4 members of the management team are the CEO (Chairperson of the meeting), HR Manager, Marketing Manager and Finance Manager.

A recent audit has found that the company is not compliant with four separate legislations.

The relevant laws and the problems found in the audit are as below

Laws

Problem found in the audit

Anti-discrimination legislation

One of the staff has complained that she is being harassed by the factory supervisor.The staff member thinks it is because she has just found out she is pregnant.The factory supervisor wants her to resign.

Privacy laws

The receptionist is using the company customer list to ring people offering them a good deal on house maintenance services.He has just started a new side business of his own.

Workplace health and safety (WHS) legislation

One of the machines is missing a safety guard and the user could get their fingers crushed if they are not careful.

Consumer law

Your company has a 12 month warranty on dining chairs. A customer has brought a broken chair back to the factory after 2 years demanding a new one.

What you need to do:

In your group, each of you choose one of the "problems" from the table above.

Each of you will act as CEO and will chair the meeting for the problem you have selected.You must nominate someone to be your minute taker (remember each of you must take the minutes at least once)