Different government policies effect how a
business manages its operations. Within Australia businesses must abide by the
laws of three levels of government including the local, state and Australian
government. These laws can impact the business in either a negative or positive
way and can impact the opportunities a business can have. They also impact the
processes and practices of the business. Government policies can change from
time to time, a good operations manager will be fully aware of all modern
policies and will be able to change easily to adapt to new laws. An Australian
law that businesses must abide by is the noise abatement act this impacts the
business as it has to ensure that they are not making excessive noise. A
business that is affected by this law in Australia is Qantas, Qantas must
insure that they put in operations to minimise the noise of their aircrafts so
they do not disturb the public citizens.
Another policy that impacts the operations management in Australia is
OH&S policy. Business owners have responsibilities regarding their safety
and health in their workplace. The OH&S policy insures that all employees,
visitors and contractors behave properly on their business site or at business
related activities. An operations manager must make sure that the employees
have the right safety training when working with machinery and interacting in
the business environment. The business needs to ensure that they don’t contribute
to or create health or safety problems for the community, their employees and
their customers. This will also impact the business as the health risks that
are avoided will result in prevention of unnecessary costs and damage to the
business and its operations. Operations management must put in place operations
that make the workplace safe for their employees. Another law that impacts a
business’s operations is fair work and anti-discrimination laws, managers are
required to treat their employees fairly and with respect.