Approaches To Staffing Flashcards
What is Staff as an asset
An asset is something of value to a business
How can businesses seeing staff as an asset affect an employees treatment
- staff are well looked after
- investment made towards staff training and skill development
- workers are usually salaried
- have job security
-long term approach which is more effective
What is staff as a cost
Staff are seen as an item of expenditure taking up a portion of costs
How can businesses seeing staff as a cost effect an employee
-need to utilise labour as cheap as possible
-Workers normally receive a wage and less job security
-whilst it keeps cost low in the short term
- staff become demotivated and may lead to them leaving the business
What is a flexible work force able to do
-multi skilling
-part time and temporary
-flexible hours and home working
-outsourcing
What is multi-skilling
Employees can carry out a variety of different tasks within the workplace
What are three advantages of multi skilling
-businesses can employ fewer workers
-can increase motivation
-workers moved between jobs when required
What are 3 disadvantages of multi-skilling
-additional labour costs to train workers
-multi-skilled workers may demand higher wages
- a Jack of all trades Is a master of none
What is a part time worker
An employee who works less than 35 hrs a week
What is a temporary worker
Worker employed over a fixed amount of time
What is an advantage of being a part time worker
-Pay for staff on when required
-temp workers don’t have the same rights as permanent
-brings in skills and experiences of people that might not be committed
-temp workers can be used on trial
What is a disadvantage if having temp workers
-workers may not be as committed to business
-communication problems
- workers don’t have any guaranteed hours
What is flexible hours
Staff are given a set number of hours to work each day/week/month but have some flexibility around when they do them
What is an advantage of flexible hours
