Chapter 5 - Employment Cycle

Question 1

What is the establishment phase of the employment cycle made of

Answer 1

Planning
Recruitment
Selection
Arrangements

Question 2

What is the maintenance phase of the employment cycle

Answer 2

Induction
Training and development
Recognition and reward
Performance management

Question 3

What is the termination phase of the employment cycle made of

Answer 3

Termination management

Entitlement and transition issues

Question 4

Define planning

Answer 4

Development of strategies to meet the organisation future human resources

Question 5

Define Job analysis

Answer 5

The study of an employees job in order to determine the duties performed,the time involved with each of those duties, the responsibilities involved and equipment provided

Question 6

Define job design

Answer 6

Details the number, kind and variety of tasks that individual employees perform in their jobs.

Question 7

Define recruitment

Answer 7

The process of attracting qualified job applicants from which to select the most appropriate person for the specific rule

Question 8

Define Employee Selection

Answer 8

Involves choosing the candidate who best matches the organisations requirements

Question 9

Define discrimination

Answer 9

Occurs when a policy or practice disadvantages a person or group based on a personal characteristic that is irrelevant to the performance of their work

Question 10

What is full time permanent

Answer 10

Employees have an ongoing employment contract which includes all legally required entitlements

Question 11

Part time permanent

Answer 11

Involves working fewer ordinary weekly or monthly hours compared with full time employees

Question 12

Define Fix-term contract

Answer 12

Is where employment is offered for a specific period

Question 13

Define casual employee

Answer 13

Are employed on hourly wages

Question 14

Define remuneration

Answer 14

Is the monetary payment in return for the work an employee performs

Question 15

Define Salary Sacrifice

Answer 15

Is foregoing salary in order the receive another non-cash benefit of equivalent value

Question 16

Define induction

Answer 16

Process of acquainting new employees with the organisation - it’s history,structure,objectives,culture,policies and practices - and the job they will perform

Question 17

Define training

Answer 17

Generally refers to the process of teaching staff how to do their job more efficiently and effectively by boosting their knowledge and skills

Question 18

Define development

Answer 18

Refers to the activities that prepare staff to take on greater responsibility in the future

Question 19

Define learning organisation

Answer 19

Monitors and interprets it’s environments, seeking to improve its understanding of the interrelationship between its actions and its environment

Question 20

Succession planning

Answer 20

Focuses on preparing employees with potential to take on key management positions within the organisation in the future should the need arise

Question 21

Define job rotation

Answer 21

The employee experiences many different aspects of the organisation

Question 22

Define mentoring

Answer 22

A mentor like a coach, supporting the employees as they learn, the employee is able to gain from the experience and skills of another

Question 23

Define recognition and reward programs

Answer 23

Acknowledging the work an employee has done and providing some sort of benefit such as cash or travel

Question 24

Define intrinsic rewards

Answer 24

Come from task or job itself, such as feedback or sense of achievement

Question 25

Define extrinsic rewards

Answer 25

Are outside the job itself, they may be monetary or non-monterey

Question 26

Define performance management

Answer 26

Focuses on improving both organisational and individual performance through relating organisational performance objectives to individual employees performance objectives

Question 27

Performance appraisal

Answer 27

Is the formal assessment of how efficiently and effectively an employee is performing their role in an organisation

Question 28

Performance feedback

Answer 28

Is the information provided to an employee after a performance

Question 29

Define termination

Answer 29

Is the ending of the employment of an employee

Question 30

Define retirement

Answer 30

Occurs when an employee decides to give up full time or part time work and no longer be part of the labour force

Question 31

Define resignation

Answer 31

Is the voluntary ending of employment by the employee quitting their job

Question 32

Define redundancy

Answer 32

Occurs when a persons job no longer exists, usually due to technological changes, an organisational restructure or a merger or acquisition

Question 33

Define retrenchment

Answer 33

Occurs when a business dismisses an employee because there is not enough work to justify paying them

Question 34

Dismissal

Answer 34

Occurs when the behaviour of an employee is unacceptable,and an organisation terminates their employment

Question 35

Unfair dismissal

Answer 35

Is when an employee is dismissal because the employer has discriminated against them in some way, such as firing someone because she is pregnant