1.4.1 Approaches To Staffing

Question 1

Employees as assets

Answer 1

-provide orders with job security
-policies that motivate staff
-invest in working conditions

Question 2

Employees as a cost

Answer 2

-provide basic working conditions
-pay workers the minimum wage
-see training as unessacary

Question 3

Approaches to flexible working

Answer 3

-part time + temporary contracts
-flexible hours + homeworking
-outsourcing (other business specialists to complete task)
-multi-shilling employees to carry out many roles

Question 4

Flexible working ads

Answer 4

-allows business to respond to short term changes in demand
-specialist jobs can be done by experts who do not has to be permanently employed

Question 5

Flexible working disads

Answer 5

-communication = problem
-employees may not feel committed if don’t have permanent contract

Question 6

Dismissal

Answer 6

Failing to meet required standard

Question 7

Redundancy

Answer 7

Position is no longer available/not enough work

Question 8

Collective bargaining

Answer 8

Negotiated process where trades unions discuss pay, working conditions + benefits (workers)

Question 9

Individual bargaining

Answer 9

Appropriate in small businesses
Individuals negotiate their own pay + conditions
Agreements will differ from one worker to others