Employing People

Question 0

Temporary employee

Answer 0

–One who is employed for a fixed period of time (often seasonal)

Question 1

Full time employee

Answer 1

. Permenantly employed by the business, usually work over 30 hrs a week

Question 2

Part time employee

Answer 2

–Individuals who work between 0 – 16 hours a week

Question 3

Consultant

Answer 3

–Individuals or businesses that provide professional services for a fee

Question 4

The 2 forms of employment

Answer 4

. Fixed term

. Permenant

Question 5

Fixed term employment

Answer 5

• employees are employed for a fixed period of time e.g. 3 months. This is sometimes known as a short-term contract. This is often used for project-based work.

Question 6

Permenant employment

Answer 6

• employees are employed indefinitely until either they decide to leave or they are made redundant or their employment is terminated (sacked).

Question 7

Weekly hour basis of part time employees

Answer 7

•e.g. 15 hours per week (5 hours on each of Monday, Wednesday & Friday)

Question 8

Zero hour contract for part time employees

Answer 8

• where there is no fixed number of hours, but the hours worked vary as the workload changes over time

Question 9

Job sharing basis for part time employees

Answer 9

. where two or more employees share a single role, dividing up the time on an agreed basis