Contracts Of Employment Flashcards
What are the contracts of employment?
Job share, zero-hour, part-time, full-time
What is job sharing?
When two or more employees agree to share the responsibilities of a single job.
Can bring a wide range of skills to a job and gives employees the benefits of part-time work, while employer has a ‘full time employee’
What is full-time employment?
Occurs when someone works for the standard working week - 35-40 hours. They are more likely to develop their skills and be promoted
What is part-time employment?
When an employee works for fewer hours per week the full time. Family commitments make part-time work attractive. Part-time employees can help business cope with busy periods during the week.
What is a zero-hour contract?
Workers do not have guaranteed hours of work each week. Instead they can choose to accept any hours they may have been offered. May be asked to wear from no to many hours a week. Businesses have flexibility to meet increase in demand without having to pay staff when they’re not needed. Employees - no job security or regular income so less loyal
Benefits of full time to business
More likely to be skilled and committed long term
Better communication as duke runs likely to be at work at same time so can speak to each other.
Benefits of full time to employee
Higher wage then part time
More training oppurtunities
More likely to gain promotion because spend more time at work.
Benefits of part time to business
Help during busy periods
Complete a road that doesn’t require full time eg restraunts employ more on weekends
Benefits of part time to employee
Allows them to work around other commitments such as childcare
Older employees may not want to retire but neither do they want to work full time
