Unit 4 - People Flashcards
What is the role of the HR department?
- deals with any issue relating to the management of staff.
state the stages mod the recruitment process
- identify job vacancy
- Carry out a job analysis
- prepare job description
- prepare a person specification
- advertise the job
identify the 2 types of recruitment
- internal
- external
what are some advantages of internal recruitment?
- It is cheap
- promotion oppertunities motivate employees
what are some disadvantages of internal recruitment?
- No new ideas and skills added to the organisation.
- A limited pool of candidates to choose from.
identify some advantages of external recruitment
- A wider pool of candidates is available
- New skills and ideas are brought to the organisation
state some disadvantages of external recruitment
- a large pool of candidates will take time to choose from
- Staff will be de-motivated as there is no internal promotion
identify the stages of the selection process
- application forms/CV’s
- shortlist
- interviews
- testing
- references
- appointment
- contract of employment
what are the three types of training methods?
- induction training
- on the job training
- off the job training
state some advantages of induction training?
- Employees become familiar with the business and their job role quicker
- The employee will feel part of the business from day one.
what are some of the costs of induction training?
- Could be overwhelming for the new employee
- Time consuming
what is on the job training?
- training that takes place within the workplace
what is off the job training?
- training that happens outside the workplace
Salary
- Paying a fixed amount of money per year in 12 equal instalments
Time rate
- Paying per hour worked. The more hours worked, the more pay is received.
