EMPLOYEE PLACEMENT Flashcards
Staffing needs are met in two ways
- new hires from outside the firm
- reassignment of a current employee
the assignment or reassignment of an employee to a new job
placement
reassignment of an employee to a higher position
promotion
upward or vertical movement of employees in an organization from a lower to a higher job
promotion
what are the approaches to recruit employees for promotion?
- closed promotion system
- open promotion system
It is the responsibility of the supervisor to identify the promotable employees for the job to be filled
Closed Promotion System
also known as job posting
open promotion system
an approach in promotion that enhances the participation and the equal achievement of equal opportunity goal
open promotion system
criteria used in promoting employees
seniority
current and past performances
described as the length of service
seniority
types of seniority
straight seniority
qualified seniority
only highlights the length of service
straight seniority
competence and length of service in the company
qualified seniority
promotion criteria that place value in previous job performance and evaluation
current and past performance
unofficial promotion criteria
- personal characteristics
- nepotism
- social factors/ friendship
reassignment of an employee to a lower job involving fewer responsibilities and skills
demotion
it involves a reduction of status or privileges but not pay
demotion
reasons for demotion
- reorganization, company merger, or business reverses thus forcing employees to accept demotion
- inability of employees to perform their job based on acceptable standards
- as a form disciplinary action for a way to handle disciplinary problems, also viewed as a punishment for wrongdoing
- the tool used to inform the employee concerned that he or she is beginning to be a liability rather than an asset to thee organization.
the reassignment of an employee to a job with similar status, pay, duties, and responsibilities.
transfer
reasons for transfer
- due to job dissatisfaction
- in conflict with supervisor or coworker
- for employees convenience
- organizational needs may require transfer due to business expansion, retrenchment, erroneous placement, or to meet department requirements.
- for an employee to e better suited or adjusted to the job.
occur depending whether the employee or employer decides to terminate the employment relationship
employee separation
a decision that the individual and the organization should part
separation
employee need to leave their jobs temporarily
temporary leave
normal separation of employees in an organization because of resignation, retirement, or death
attrition
factors behind downsizing leading to layoff
- decline or crisis in the form
- technological advances
- organizational restructuring
alternatives to layoff
-freeze hiring
-restrict overtime
-retrain/redeploy
switch to job sharing
-use unpaid vacations
-use a shorter workweek
-use pay reduction
-use sabbaticals
-implement early retirement programs
amount given to an employee terminated due to retrenchment, closure, or cessation of business or incurable disease
separation pay
what is the equivalent of a separation pay
one or one-half month pay for every year of service
permanent separation that implies an employee was fired
termination
types of employment
- regular employment
- probation
- part-time employment
- commission-paid employment
- casual employment
- contractual
employee engaged to perform their activities as usually necessary or desirable in the business or trade of the employer
regular employment
services of an employee who has been engaged on probationary basis
probationary
workers employed to render work for period less than thee normal 8 hour working day or those who work less than the normal six working days of week
part-time employee
workers are paid depending on the income they bring to the company
commission-paid employment
happens when employees are hired for a particular period or season
casual employment
workers are employed at a y time but a definite period not exceeding six months
contractual
