1.4 Flashcards
(33 cards)
what is a contract ?
a legal agreement between a business and an employee
what are the 4 main types of contract
-part time
-full time
-job share
-zero-hour contract
job share meaning
when 2 people share a full time job
part time meaning
a form of employment where people work less hours per week than people with a full time job
zero hour contract meaning
a business does not have to give any person work at all and the employee doesn’t have to accept any work offered to them
full-time meaning
a contract where the employee will work a minimum number of hours each week
outsourcing meaning
when a business uses another business to make part of its product or provide part of its service
+ of outsourcing
cost savings
- of outsourcing
business may lose influence on quality control
what is redeployement
when a business move or redeploy staff around a business according to business needs and demands
redundancy meaning
when the skills of current employees are no longer required and the role no longer exists
dismissal meaning
when a worker is fired from a job
trade union meaning
a trade union is a represent of a group of employees who negotiates with the employer on their behalf
+ of employee representation
allows managers and leaders to gain an understanding of issues affecting them
- employee representation
unsucessful employee representation can lead to strikes and industrial action, which can affect reputation and productivity
good employer-employee relations (2)
-employees feel valued and trust their employer
-employers understand views of employees improving the decision making process, which minimises mistakes
influences of employer-employee relations (3)
-skill set of employees
-culture of the business
-size of the business
forms of employee representation (2)
-trade union
-works council
which years did the Winter of Discontent happen ?
1978 - 1979
internal recruitment meaning
when a job position is advertised to people who already work at a business
external recruitment meaning
when a business looks for new people outside of the organisation
benefits of having an effective recruitment process (4)
-high productivity
-high quality output
-good customer service
-staff retention
why is training a workforce important (5)
-increased productivity
-ability to deal with change in technology
-increased motivation
-high quality output
-staff retention
delegation meaning
involves the passing of authority to employees further down in the hierachy
