Business unit 2 - Human Resources Management

Question 1

ageing population

Answer 1

demographic change that tends to occur in high income countries, with the average age of the population getting higher

Question 2

demography

Answer 2

statistical study of population charactertistics using data such as birth rates, death rates and net migration rates

Question 3

flexitime

Answer 3

is a system that enables workers to have a degree of autonomy to determine when they work so long as they complete their work by their set deadlines

Question 4

gig economy

Answer 4

labour markets where workers are typically on short term temporary contracts or carry out freelance work as independent contractors

Question 5

homeworking

Answer 5

aspect of flexitime whereby people work from their own homes

Question 6

human resources management

Answer 6

refers to the role of of managers in planning and developing the organisations people. this is done through interrelated functions such as the recruitment and selection as well as training and development of employees

Question 7

migrant workers

Answer 7

people who move to other countries in search of better job prospects and opportunities

Question 8

mobility of labour

Answer 8

extent to which workers are flexible enough to move to different locations and or their flexibility in changing to different jobs

Question 9

net migration

Answer 9

measures the difference between the number of workers entering the company and the number of people leaving

Question 10

six change approaches

Answer 10

John P. Kotter’s model for reducing the impact of change and resistance to change.

Question 11

teleworking

Answer 11

refers to working away from the office by using electronic forms of communication such as telephones the internet and emails.

Question 12

what are some roles of the HR department

Answer 12

1. workforce planning
2. recruitment, selection and induction of new employees
3. training and development of employees
4. performance management and staff appraisals
5. reviewing pay and remuneration packages
   6.disciplinary procedures
6. looking at the welfare

Question 13

what is human resource planning

Question 14

what are some of the problems that can be faced by if the HR department does not do their work

Answer 14

1. recruitment would not happen or will not happen well and costs would be higher
2. more time would be spend on dealing with personnel problems rather than achieving business goals
3. lower morale and high back lash from existing employees who experience continual change which means that employees are more reserved and less productive
4. lower levels of labour productivity, profits and competitiveness
5. reputation of the company would be spoiled since the employees would be complaining and not doing their work well