1.4.1 Approaches to staffing (1/3)

Question 1

What is meant by staff as an asset?

Answer 1

It’s when employers view their employees as being valuable and a useful resource to them.

Question 2

How will staff feel if employers see them as assets?

Answer 2

Staff will feel valued because employers recognise that their efforts will help the business to perform more effectively.

Question 3

What is meant by staff as a cost?

Answer 3

It’s when employers view them as just costs

Question 4

If employers view staff as a cost what will they try to do?

Answer 4

They will try and minimise that costs wherever possible

Question 5

Treating staff as costs will leave them feeling in what way?

The effect on this on business

Answer 5

Exploited, unmotivated, unhappy in their work

can lead to things such as staff turnover, absenteeism, conflict between staff & management -> overall this will lower productivity