Human Resource Flow Flashcards
What are the 3 features of hr flow?
inflow, internal flow, outflow
How do organisational needs impact the flow?
Expanding business wants greater inflows
Business that is cutting back wants greater outflows
How do individual needs impact the flow?
More internal flow if workers want promotion
How does the external environment impact flow?
Any changes can fluctuate inflows and outflows
How is recruitment set up?
job description of what the job entails
person specification to identify ideal candidate
What is internal recruitment?
Selecting an employee from within the business via an email, board or staff internet
benefits?
cheaper, less disruption to team, incentive to staff, already been assessed
drawbacks?
replace promoted member, worker less likely to make drastic criticisms and changes, may upset someone else if they aren’t promoted
what is external recruitment?
appointing an individual outside the business
benefits?
wide range of talent and ideas
drawbacks?
costly, may bring in someone less effective in practice
Types of job advert
Newspaper, agencies, trade magazines, job centres, local schools, head hunting, word of mouth
How might applicants apply?
application form - shows interest and creates comparable info between candidates
cv- shows personal skills, comparable?
what is a shortlist?
list of candiates
why might a business interview?
face to face, shows communication skills,
people may get nervous, time consuming, memorise answers
why might a business use an aptitude test?
test job specific skills
doesn’t test soft skills
Why might a business use a personality test?
target a certain personality
theoretical
why might a business use an assessment centre?
see job relevant skills, test them in one day
only works with hands on jobs
what are some issues with recruitment
need to give unsuccessful candidate feedback
must follow laws
must be efficient
Why is training good for employees?
improve and upskill, can help earn promotion
why is training good for a business?
cheaper for internal promotion, fill a gap, improve productivity
what is the first step in training?
induction
introduced to a business to make a worker feel comfortable
compare internal and external training
internal is cheaper but external can use specialists
what is on the job and off the job training
on the job 1 worker trains another, it is done how the business wants
off the job specialist
how effective is training?
can be measured to see if productivity increase
what is redeployment?
moving staff member to different job or location
why might staff get redeployed?
personal reasons, change skill or fill a vacancy
benefits
Cheaper than hiring staff or training
drawback
resistance, change might not always benefit
what is redundancy
employee is dismissed because their job no longer exists
what can cause redundancy
technology, cost cutting, liqudiation
how can you avoid redundancy?
better budgeting, train, redeploy, cut costs elsewhere
the process
identify, consult, negotiate, consider redeploy, redundant
issues
pay packages
expensive if long term worker
