Oher Flexible Practices

Question 1

Career Breaks

Answer 1

Different types of organisations offer different types of breaks. The most common examples are when women take time out to have a family or employees take an extended break to go travelling. The length of break may vary accordingly.

Question 2

Unpaid Leave

Answer 2

If an employee wishes to take a certain amount of time off but has already used their full annual leave entitlement, the company may allow them to take the time off but they will not receive pay.

Question 3

Case Loading

Answer 3

A shift in emphasis means the completion of a given workload is considered more important than working a set number of hours in a day. Therefore, where it is considered that the overall work of the organisation will not suffer, employees are often allowed to adopt more flexible working patterns.

Question 4

Outsourcing

Answer 4

The organisation contracts another organisation to do a job for them - contracts them to perform the work.

Question 5

Advantages -
Reduces costs…

Answer 5

of employing staff for non-core activities

Question 6

Advantages -
Saves cost…

Answer 6

of purchasing special equipment

Question 7

Advantages -
The organisation can concentrate…

Answer 7

on its core activity.

Question 8

Advantages -
Specialists firms may have…

Answer 8

skilled staff with experience to complete the job to a higher quality.

Question 9

Disadvantages

Answer 9

• Communication problems may mean the job is not of a suitable standard.
• May be very expensive
• The organisation will have reduced control.
• Firm may take a longer time to complete the job.