1.4.1 Approches To Staffing 👩🏭 Flashcards
What are the two ways staff may be seen as toward the business ?
As an asset- Value their employees and have concerns of their welfare
 or a cost -Want employees to complete as much work as possible
What are the examples that show how we can make our employees an asset?
Have developed training
appropriate numeration
job security
more autonomy
participate in decision-making
good working conditions
Chances Promotion
What are some ways a business may treat their employees like a cost
Paying minimum wage
having penalties for being late recruitment low quality recruitment 
Using financial incentives to increase productivity
minimal legal rights
What is a Flexible workforce?
Can respond In quantity and type of changes in market demand
What are flexible hours workers?
Workers that can choose when they work their hours
How many workers that have flexible hours help the business be flexible?
Help extend opening hours
What are the positives of having workers with flexible hours?
Can save costs As hours vary with demand
can help meet employee legislation
give more autonomy and freedom increase morale
What are the negatives of having workers with flexible hours?
Less rigid hard to manage
lose customers if reduced hours
have to set an additional administrative workers to set up flexible working
What is multitasking?
Process of enhancing skills of employees
How many multitasking help the business be more flexible?
Helps the business deal with a variety of issues as employees have a range of skills
and helps the business be more efficient 
What are the positives of multitasking?
Helps free up time for managers
And utilise their workforce more efficiently which reduces labour costs and increase productivity
What are the negatives of multitasking
May require significant investment
workers expected to know additional things and work harder without extra pay
May not be appropriate for all job roles, especially those that require a high level of expertise
What are part-time workers?
Workers that do not work more than 30 hours a week
What are temporary Workers?
Because that do not have a permanent contract with the business
How many part-time workers help the business be flexible
Employed during the week during peaks of demand
How temporary workers help the business be more flexible?
Can help to meet changes in demand
What are the positives of part-time and temporary workers?
This additional option of working allows businesses to retain talent and meet talent
Workers can work when the most productive no distractions
Our negatives of part-time or temporary workers
Harder to monitor
and they may be a challenge of communication as they are not always There
What is outsourcing?
Getting people to carry out tasks for you that is originally carried out by people employed by the business
Why does outsourcing make the business more flexible?
It’s to focus on core abilities and carry out other work
What are the positives of outsourcing?
Lower costs
and capacity is increased
and access to specialist skills that may not be available
What Are the negatives of outsourcing?
Staff may resent outsourcing because jobs maybe threatened
loss of control reliance is placed on suppliers
What is homeworking?
Undertaking regular work at home
What are the positives and negatives of homeworking
high morale at home however communication may be affected
How many homework and make the business more flexible?
Easier to access workers on their skills
What is the distinction between dismissal and redundancy ? 
What are the two types of redundancy? 
Dismissal is when something is done wrong - Gross conduct , punctuality
You are not entitled to pay
Redundancy - as when there is no work for them to do and you don’t require their services
Voluntary redundancy- retirement
- compulsory- member of staff must leave the job if they have an employment contract the entitled to pay out
What are the two ways an employer can resolve issues with their employees?
Individual approach- Managers meeting directly with staff members
collective approach- Involves a representative from employees meeting on behalf of all employees ( trade union) 
What is May there issues over between employers and employees ?
Pay
leadership
working conditions
Other employee promotions
holiday request
What are the positives and negatives of the individual approach?
Positives - private honest and confidential
May be able to obtain an individual resolution
Feel more valued as their opinions are heard
Negatives- time-consuming
Lack of transparency can create tension between staff
What are the positives and negatives of the collective approach?
Positive - deals with all employees together so quicker
Employees hold more power as a group
Transparent- the process has consistent outcome
Negative-certain policies have to be followed
A lack of resolution may impact employers lead to a strike
What is training?
The process of increasing the knowledge and skills of workers so they are better
Able at performing their job
Flexible so that they can do more than one job
improving standard of work
assistant in recruiting
What are the advantages of having a flexible workforce?
Allows business to expand and contract with your response to change make it more agile
Cheaper to employ temporary workers
Easier to operate more efficiently
Negatives of a flexible work force ?
Core workers want to be part of a stable team - unable due to temporary workers - low moral and efficiency of orders
Lack to communicates
Low value outsourcing
Why may employer and employee relationships be at conflict ? (4)
Rates of pay - employers want to reduce costs and wages but employees want substantial pay to raise living standers
Into of new tech - employers want to raise efficiency - however employees may resist to new practices and fear loss of jobs
Flexible working - able to manage more efficiently- however may be unpopular
Working conditions- employees want good but is expensive for employers
What are the four ways to develop a flexible workforce?
Multi skilling
Part time and temporary workers
Outsourcing
Flexible hours and homeworking
