• Providing consistent levels of treatment of customers
• Providing guidelines for staff when dealing with customers
• Complying with externally imposed requirements
• Building and promoting the reputation of the business
• Complying with advertised standards as promoted by industry bodies and associations.
Results of failing to comply with identified industry standards will include:
• Loss of business
• Poor business reputation
• Sanctions, including de-registration from an industry body or organisation, removal of rights that attach to businesses who comply, written warnings and removal of preferred provider status from other organisations
• Negative media reviews
• Reduced levels of industry and product knowledge amongst employees
• Increase in customer complaints and levels of dissatisfaction with service delivery
• Increased likelihood of unwanted operational incidents, including clerical errors, accidents, mistakes and loss of property and money.
Role of the supervisor may include:
• Day-to-day responsibility for implementing identified industry and/or enterprise standards as they apply to individual workplace operations
• Standard supervisory duties, including planning, organising, directing, controlling and staffing.
Rights and responsibilities of team members should include:
• Rights and responsibilities as stated in:
Contracts of employment