1.4.1 Approaches to staffing Flashcards
What are the benefits of multi-skilling?
3
- ^Productivity, ^utilisation of employees
- > Disruption to production from staff absence
- ^Motivation, varied work
What is the main drawback of multi-skilling?
1
- ^Training costs to acquire wide range of skills
What is the benefit of a part-time (temporary) workforce?
1
- ST contracts = cut staff w out criticism (contract lapse)
What is the benefit of flexible hours/home working?
1
- ^Flexibility (skype), convenience, ^recruitment, ^motivation, >labour turnover
What is a drawback of a zero hour contract (not guaranteed work)?
1
- For staff, flexibility may create insecurity
What are the benefits of outsourcing?
2
- Ongoing fixed costs kept low
- Sudden surges in demand = met quick
What are the drawbacks of outsourcing?
3
- Company which work is outsourced needs prof = adds to costs
- Arrangements = time consuming
- > Productivity by lack of expertise/worker loyalty
What is the benefit and drawback of making a redundancy?
2
- > Costs in LT
- Redundancy payments = ST sig cash outflow
When does a dismissal occur?
1
- Employee fairly warned = not deemed up to the job or for gross misconduct (stealing)
What is employer/employee relations?
1
- When employer needs to discuss/agree changes w it’s entire workforce or group of employees
What is collective bargaining?
1
- Employer deals w few reps for whole workforce when discussing problems, negotiating pay^, change to work cons
What are employees usually represented by and what will this representative do?
2
- Trade union
- Local rep bargains w employer on behalf of all the members
What are the benefits of collective bargaining?
2
- > Time consuming
- Employees gain ^power in relationship w employer
What is a trade union?
1
- Org that employees pay to join to gain ^power/security at work
What are the drawbacks of individual bargaining?
2
- Time consuming for employer
- Employer = ^power
