Making Human Resource Decisions 🧍‍♀️ Flashcards

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What are the three types of communication

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Formal- Approved by organisation solicitors use communication within business and informal
written
verbal
or electronical

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What are the impacts of poor communication

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Decrease motivation customer service

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What are some barriers of effective communication?

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Email is not sending

use of jargon- Slang

Too much info maybe repetitive causing employees not to look at it miss out something important

illegible handwriting thick accents

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What are the 6 types of workers

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Part-time - less than 40 hours per week days

full-time - 40 hours per week day

flexible hours -You get to choose when you work

permanent contract - Permanent contract and having job security
temporary

freelance- Having a freelancer work for the business one particular project self-employed but paid by the business will that work

Zero hour contract- and not knowing how many hours you’re going to work within a week

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What is informal learning?

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Training of employees that happens outside of the business

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What is the positives of informal learning

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Cheap

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What is the positives of self training?

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More flexible more productive

doesn’t waste business time

costs less

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What are the negatives of self learning?

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Employees unable to ask for help

may take longer than for more training

may not be able to change themselves properly

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What are the five roles in businesses?

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Director
senior manager
Supervisor
operational staff
support team

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What are the directors responsible for?

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Overall business performance and target setting- CEO setting profit target

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What a senior manager is responsible for

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Management and leadership of business functions

Marketing department

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What are the supervisors responsibilities?

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Leading main team of workers providing training support and motivation
- Head of subordinates

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What are the operational staff’s responsibilities?

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Operating key operations of the business
design working

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What is the support staff responsible for?

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Carry out services that supports the main function of the business

Administrator

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What is the recruitment process?

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Drop recruitment documents -job adverts

Receive application through CVs

Shortlisting -create a list of suitable candidates

Selection -which involves interviews

Training- For new staff that has just been recruited

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What is person specifications?

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Personal qualities that are needed for the job- caring

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What is job description?

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Academic degree is needed

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What is motivation?

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Internal or external influences that stimulate desire and energy for people to work hard in a job

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How can businesses keep employees motivated?

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Retrain employees- with new job something new keeps them entertained reduces job recruitment costs

Increase productivity -new high quality raw materials 

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What are the positives of having motivated employees?

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More productive workforce
less stress
reduction of staff loss

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What are the four ways businesses can financially keep employees motivated

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Remuneration- Money given to an employee of the hard work like a raise

Commission employee gets
Rewarded for every product sold

Bonus- given when a certain target is met

Promotion -when an employee gives a higher role which comes with a higher pay

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What are the two non-financial ways that a business can keep employees motivated?

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Fringe benefits- items or services given to employees to get them motivated like having a free salad bar or at open gym

Job rotation relieves boredom and increase exploration

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What is internal recruitment?

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A job filled by somebody who is already in the organisation

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What is a positive of internal recruitment?

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Saves on retraining costs
already knows how it works

saves cost on advertisements already know the strengths

cheaper motivate others that there’s more opportunities

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What are the negatives with internal recruitment?
May be unable to find people with the right skills may miss out on opportunities May cause conflict within the workplace if two employees are going head-to-head
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What is external recruitment?
Employing somebody outside of your organisation
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What are the positives of external recruitment?
More opportunities new ideas more enthusiasm and motivation
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What are the negatives of external recruitment?
Takes very long and it’s expensive
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Why are applications good for businesses?
Makes it easier to compare candidates
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What are the three importances of training?
Retention - Employees feel more valued business likely to leave and find another organisation saves costs on recruitment motivation- Improve skills more motivated and productive skill- can improve their skills making them feel more valued within the business gives business competitive advantage