U2AOS3

Question 1

Finish this sentence: “Engaged and motivated employees are……”

Answer 1

Productive and efficient.

Question 2

What are the two key parts of job analysis?

Answer 2

• a job description that describes the duties the employee would complete
• a job specification that is a list of key qualities, skill experience and qualification.

Question 3

What does job design involve?

Answer 3

It involves the creation of a new job or reconstructing an existing job. It determines what tasks need to be completed and the time involved in each task.

Question 4

What is job rotation?

Answer 4

When jobs are changed regularly in a business to avoid boredom and keep employees engaged.

Question 5

What is job enlargement?

Answer 5

Getting employees to do more/ challenging them with tasks that have the same responsibility.

Question 6

What is job enrichment?

Answer 6

Getting employees to do tasks that have an increase in responsibility.

Question 7

What are the two types of recruitment methods?

Answer 7

• internal recruitment

- external recruitment

Question 8

What are some examples of internal recruitment?

Answer 8

• intranet
• word of mouth
• company newsletter

Question 9

What are some examples of external recruitment?

Answer 9

• websites
• social media
• job centres

Question 10

What are the advantages of internal recruitment?

Answer 10

• cheaper
• saves time
• the person is already known (strengths and training
• the person already knows the business
• motivating for employees to see others promoted

Question 11

What are the disadvantages of internal recruitment?

Answer 11

• smaller pool (is anyone qualified?)
• no fresh ideas
• demotivating for those who don’t get the job
• a successful applicant might need to be replaced via external recruitment

Question 12

What are the advantages of external recruitment?

Answer 12

• larger pool of applicants

- new ideas and skills

Question 13

What are the disadvantages of external recruitment?

Answer 13

• time spent on induction

- risky with an unknown person

Question 14

What are some examples of selection methods?

Answer 14

• interviews
• psychological and work testing
• online selection

Question 15

Advantages of interviews:

Answer 15

• face to face judgements

- applicant has the chance to ask questions

Question 16

Disadvantages of interviews:

Answer 16

-some people present well in an interview but are not necessarily the best people for the job (the inverse is also true)

Question 17

Advantages of psychological and work testing:

Answer 17

Can provide written assessments and eliminate unsuitable candidates.

Question 18

Disadvantages of psychological and work testing:

Answer 18

Tests do not show all capabilities.

Question 19

Advantages of online selection:

Answer 19

Can be cost effective and saves time by changing algorithms to phase out unsuitable candidates.

Question 20

Disadvantages of online selection:

Answer 20

Impersonal (doesn’t give information of personality_

Question 21

Why might a company hirer overseas?

Answer 21

They may need to find a qualified/skilled/experienced enough worker overseas that they cannot find locally.

Question 22

What is permanent sponsorship?

Answer 22

When people permanently move to the country they will be working in and receive a sponsored visa.

Question 23

What are 457 visas?

Answer 23

These are temporary visas that last for 4 years to fill different industries. (often agriculture)

Question 24

What are student work visas?

Answer 24

Visas that allow students to work up to 40 hours per fortnight overseas.

Question 25

What is important about ethical recruitment/ what does it involve?

Answer 25

Ethical recruitment is made on the basis of merit, not recommendation and not pure
personality

Question 26

What can employing people with disabilities often do?

Answer 26

enhance morale and teamwork.

Question 27

What are some advantages of hiring older workers?

Answer 27

Less absenteeism, punctuality, and bringing a wealth of experience to the workplace.

Question 28

What are some advantages of ethical recruitment?

Answer 28

Different ideas, attitudes, understandings, approaches to problem-solving.

Question 29

What are employment arrangments?

Answer 29

A formal agreement that specifies the conditions of the relationship between an employer and employee that includes compensation and expectations

Question 30

What are the 4 main types of employment arrangements?

Answer 30

• full-time
• part-time
• fixed term contract
• casual

Question 31

What is an award?

Answer 31

The agreements that set out the minimum wages and conditions for each industry eg overtime rates

Question 32

What EBA?

Answer 32

Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (similar to rewards) in a business

Question 33

What is business loyalty?

Answer 33

Backing the business even when not working (not bagging it out on social media)

Question 34

What are some legal obligations?

Answer 34

OHS, Agencies (workplace gender equality agency), Equal employment opportunities

Question 35

What is employee induction?

Answer 35

Introducing new workers to a business. Include training, job role and tour

Question 36

What does induction do?

Answer 36

• makes employees productive
• ensure safety
• help build confidence

Question 37

Methods of induction?

Answer 37

• appointing mentor
• induction pack
• meetings with key personnel
• training