1.4.1- approaches to staffing part2

Question 1

What are the pros and cons to temporary work?

Answer 1

Pros= ideal if need of extra workers
useful to meet demand
agencies complete the paperwork

cons= need training
injury rates are higher

Question 2

What is permanent work?

Answer 2

Full time, salaried position with a contract to work minimum of 36 hours each week

Question 3

What are the pros and cons to permanent work?

Answer 3

pros= staff focused on business
staff have job security

cons= workers can develop negative attitudes to work

Question 4

What are pros and cons to flexible hours

Answer 4

pros= keep staff from leaving
can accommodate work life balance

cons= confuse suppliers/ customers
business may need extra staff

Question 5

What are pros and cons to a zero hour contract?

Answer 5

pros= ideal when staff needed short notice
gives employees lots of flexibility

cons= little loyalty
employees might not be happy

Question 6

What are pros and cons to home working?

Answer 6

Pros= fit work round family
no commute
less stress

Cons= easy to be lazy
needs lots of self discipline

Question 7

What is outsourcing?

Answer 7

As a business expands, non core activities will be given to another company to complete to achieve greater productivity

Question 8

What are pros and cons to outsourcing?

Answer 8

pros= cheaper labour
allows firm to focus on core activities

cons= culture clash
legal contracted needed
information may be leaked

Question 9

What is dismissal?

Answer 9

Being fired because of absenteeism, misconduct or theft of money. No payment intilited

Question 10

What is redundancy?

Answer 10

When workers jobs are no longer exist due to lack of business, you receive a pay out

Question 11

What is a trade union?

Answer 11

An organisation with members who are employees, they exist to promote interests of their members