motivating workers

Question 1

motivation

Answer 1

it is the reason why employees want to work hard and work effectively for the business

Question 2

reasons people work

Answer 2

for- money social needs security esteem job satisfaction

Question 3

results from motivated workers

Answer 3

well motivated workers
high productivity
increased output
higher profits

Question 4

results from unmotivated

Answer 4

unhappy workers
do not work very effectively
low output
lower/no profit

Question 5

ways to motivate employees

Answer 5

being given recognition for a job well done
promotions
job security
listen to employees like if they have suggestions or any problems
offer some flexibility like with hours of work
communicate
a clean safe environment
working with colleagues who are friendly

Question 6

financial rewards

Answer 6

pay may be used to give incentives to employees to encourage them to work harder or more effectively

Question 7

wage

Answer 7

is payment for work usually payed weekly

wages tend to be paid to manual workers like those who work at warehouses

Question 8

problems

Answer 8

as wages are paid weekly they have to be calculated every week which takes time and money

Question 9

time rate

Answer 9

this is payment by the hour

if an employee if paid $10 per hour if they work 40 hours they get $400

Question 10

problems

Answer 10

good and bad workers get the same amount of money

often supervisors are needed to make sure the workers keep working and producing quality product

Question 11

price rate

Answer 11

this is where the

Question 12

price rate

Answer 12

this is where the workers are paid depending on the quantity of products made the more they make the more they get paid

Question 13

salary

Answer 13

is payment for work paid monthly

Question 14

commison

Answer 14

is payment relating to the number of sales made

Question 15

profit sharing

Answer 15

is a system whereby a proportion of the company’s profits is paid out to employee

Question 16

bonus

Answer 16

is an additional amount of payment above basic pay as a reward for good work

Question 17

performance related pay

Answer 17

is pay which is related to the effectiveness of the employee where their output can easily be measured

Question 18

share ownership

Answer 18

is where shares in the company are given to employees so that they become part owners in the company

Question 19

appraisal

Answer 19

the method of assessing the effectiveness of an employee

Question 20

fringe benefits

Answer 20

are non-financial rewards given to employees 
examples-
company vehicles 
discounts on firm products
heath care paid for
children's school fees paid for
free accommodation
free trips/holidays abroad

Question 21

job satisfaction

Answer 21

the enjoyment derived from feeling that you have done a good job

Question 22

job rotation

Answer 22

involves workers swapping round and doing each specific task for only a limited time then changing around

Question 23

job enlargement

Answer 23

is where tasks of similar level of work are added to a workers job description

Question 24

job enrichment

Answer 24

involves looking at jobs and adding tasks that require more skill and responsibility