The Employment Cycle

Question 1

Maintenance phase

Answer 1

Induction
Training and development
Recognition and reward
Performance management

Question 2

Termination phase

Answer 2

Termination management - voluntary and involuntary

Entitlement and transition issues

Question 3

Human Resourse planning

Answer 3

Is the development of strategies to meet to organisations human resource needs

Question 4

Job analysis

Answer 4

Is the of an employee’s job in order to determine the duties performed, the time involved with each of those duties, the responsibilities involved and the equipment required

Question 5

Job description

Answer 5

Is a summary of what the worker will be doing - the role they will have in the organisation in terms of duties and responsibilities

Question 6

Job specification

Answer 6

A job specification will indicate the sort of person an organisation is seeking in terms of personal qualities, education and work experience

Question 7

Job design

Answer 7

Details the number, kind and variety of tasks that individual employees perform in their jobs. Jobs may be designed so they include a variety of tasks to keep employees interested and motivated.

Question 8

Recruitment

Answer 8

The process of attracting qualified job applicants from to select the most appropriate person for the job

Question 9

Employment selection

Answer 9

Involves choosing the candidate who best matches the organisations requirements

Question 10

Discrimination

Answer 10

Occurs when a policy or practice disadvantages a person or a group based on a personal characteristic that is irrelevant to the performance of the work

Question 11

Full time permanent

Answer 11

Employees have an ongoing employment contract which includes all legal requirements

Question 12

Part time permanent employment

Answer 12

Involves working fewer ordinarily weekly or monthly hours compared with full time employees

Question 13

Fixed term contract

Answer 13

Is where employment is offered for a specific period

Question 14

Casual amp loyees

Answer 14

Are employed on an hourly basis

Question 15

Remuneration

Answer 15

Is monetary payment in return for the work an employee performs

Question 16

Wage

Answer 16

Is an hourly or weekly rate of pay

Question 17

Salary

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Employees that earn a salary are paid a fixed amount each year, which is then divided by 26 to give a fortnightly salary or divided by 12 to give a monthly salary

Question 18

Salary sacrifice

Answer 18

Is forgoing salary in order to receive another non-cash benefit of equivalent value

Question 19

On costs (non wage benefits)

Answer 19

Are additional costs involved in hiring an employee, above the cost of their wages, and include superannuation, long service leave and workers compensation

Question 20

Induction

Answer 20

Is a process of acquainting new employees with the organisation - it’s history, structures, objectives, culture, policies and practices - and the jobs they will perform

Question 21

Training

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Generally refers to the process of teaching staff how to do their job more efficiently and effectively by boosting the knowledge and skills

Question 22

Development

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Refers to the activities that prepare staff to take on greater responsibility in the future

Question 23

Learning organisation

Answer 23

Monitors and interprets its environment, seeking to improve its understanding of the interrelationship between it actions and its environment

Question 24

Succession planning

Answer 24

Focuses on preparing employees with potential to take on key management positions within the organisation in the future, should the need arise

Question 25

Recognition and reward programs

Answer 25

Aim at both acknowledging the work an employee has done and providing has done and providing some sort of benefit, such as cash, merchandise, travel or gift certificates, in return for a job well done

Question 26

Intrinsic rewards

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come from the task or the job itself, such as recognition or feedback or the sense of achievement

Question 27

Extrinsic rewards

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Are outside the job itself. They be monetary or non monetary

Question 28

Performance management

Answer 28

Focuses on improving both organisational and individual performance through relating organisational performance objectives to individual employee performance objectives

Question 29

Performance appraisal

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Is the formal assessment of how efficiently and effectively an employee is performing their role in their organisation

Question 30

Performance feedback

Answer 30

is the information provided to en employee after a performance appraisal

Question 31

Termination

Answer 31

Is the ending of employment of an employee

Question 32

Retirement

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Occurs when an employee decides to give up full time or part time work and no longer part of labour force

Question 33

Resignation

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Is the voluntary ending of employment by the employee ultimately ‘quitting’ their job

Question 34

Redundancy

Answer 34

Occurs when a persons job no longer exists, usually due to technological changes, an organisation restructure or a merger or acquisition

Question 35

Retrenchment

Answer 35

Occurs when a business dismissed an employee because there is not enough work to justify paying them

Question 36

Dismissal

Answer 36

Happens when the behaviour of an employee is unacceptable an an organisation terminates their employment

Question 37

Unfair dismissal

Answer 37

Is when an employee is dismissed because the employer has discriminated against the, is some way, such as firing someone because she is pregnant

Question 38

Establishment phase

Answer 38

Staff planning in line with business strategies
Job analysis and design
Recruitment
Selection
Employment arrangements and remuneration