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Roles, responsibility & decision rights · Core

Responsibility

Also called: duty

ELI5

Work or outcomes a person is expected to handle.

Used in conversation

“Who is accountable for responsibility, and who is affected by it?”

Pitch context

You will see “Responsibility” in organisation plans, workforce reviews, change programmes and people reports when the discussion reaches roles, responsibility & decision rights.

Why it matters: In roles, responsibility & decision rights, the definition can change who is affected, accountable, protected or entitled to act.

Caution

Employment law and workplace practice vary by jurisdiction and agreement.

Sources & evidence · 2

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.