Human Resource Management Strategy

Question 1

Human Resource Management strategy

Answer 1

a long term plan for the management of an organisation’s human resources

Question 2

hard HRM

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an approach to managing employees that focuses on cutting costs

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soft HRM

Answer 3

an approach to managing employees that focuses on their development so that they reach self - fulfilment and are motivated to work hard and stay with the business

Question 4

full time employment contract

Answer 4

an employment contract that is for a complete working week

Question 5

permanent employment contract

Answer 5

a contract that employs a worker unless they are dismissed, made redundant or decide to leave the organisation

Question 6

temporary contract

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the contract is only offered for a fixed period of time, such as 6 months. The contract can be renewed, but the employer does not have to do this

Question 7

part - time contract

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workers only contracted to work for a certain number of hours each week ( less than the full - time working week)

Question 8

zero - hour contract

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an employment contract that does not guarantee a minimum number of hours per week, but the worker is expected to be available for work when called by an employer

Question 9

gig contract

Answer 9

an employment mix in which temporary, flexible jobs are common and workers are hired as independent contractors or freelance employees (also called contract labour)

Question 10

flexible employment contract

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a contract that allows employees more control over their work - life balance, including options to work from home, flexible start and finish times, to work part - time or to job share

Question 11

flexitime arrangement

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a flexible way of working that allows employees to fit their working hours around their individual needs, and to accommodate other commitments outside of work

Question 12

home working

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when an employee works from home, often for a specific number of days per week, but keeps contact with the office by means of modern IT communications

Question 13

annualised hours contract

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a contract offering a specific number of hours of work over the whole year, but with some flexibility about when those hours are worked

Question 14

job sharing

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a work schedule in which two employees voluntarily share the responsibilities of one full time job. They receive a salary and benefits on a pro - rata basis

Question 15

compressed working hours

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the number of hours per week of a full time job, but worked in a fewer days

Question 16

shift work

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work that takes place on a schedule outside the traditional 9am to 5pm day. It can involve evening and night shifts, early morning shifts and rotating shifts

Question 17

absenteeism

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a measure of the rate of workforce absence as a portion of the employees total

Question 18

management by objectives

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establishing a management information system to compare actual performance and achievements against pre - set objectives for each department or employee