1.4.1= approaches to staffing

Question 1

What is staffing?

Answer 1

The process of hiring, training and supervising employees in a business

Question 2

Staff who are seen as an asset will have:

Answer 2

-acceptable pay
-reasonable holidays
-comfortable working environment
-training
-chances for promotion

Question 3

What are the advantages of treating staff as an assets?

Answer 3

-staff able to ppt in more decision making
-increase motivation
-staff have more control over their work

Question 4

Why are staff seen as a cost?

Answer 4

cost of:
recruitment
training
wages
redundancy

Question 5

What does multiskilling mean?

Answer 5

Having a workforce that can be moved around from one job to another

Question 6

What are the pros and cons of multiskilling?

Answer 6

Pros= less staff needed
motivates workers
increase efficiency

Cons= workers are not as specialised at one thing

Question 7

What are pros and cons of full time work?

Answer 7

pros= more highly paid
access to more holiday
loyal to the business

Cons= less flexible then part time

Question 8

What are the pros and cons of part time work?

Answer 8

Pros= good way to keep costs down
flexible to demand
seen as attractive

Cons= may not be as loyal
work more then one job

Question 9

What is part time work?

Answer 9

When you work less then 35hours a week