random definitions Flashcards

(35 cards)

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flexible workforce

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  • reduce staffing costs by creating more flexible working
  • e.g. multi-skilling, part time staff
  • easier to respond to fluctuation in demand
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what are multi-skilling and the benefits?

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  • training employees to do several jobs within the business

- greater utilization of staff and prevents disruption when staff are absent

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part-time employees

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  • allows greater flexibility for businesses to stay open longer
  • shifts will be shared
  • less than 30 hours a week
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temporary staff

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  • employing for a specific period of time only
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flexible hours

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  • staff are able to vary the hours they work to meet the needs of business
  • may have time for their own needs
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zero answer contracts

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  • business doesnt guarantee any work until there is demand for them to be working
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what is meant by outsourcing?

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when the business finds another business to complete tasks

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dismissal

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when an employee leaves their job due to gross misconduct, broken their contract or their performance is inadequate

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what is meant by redundancy?

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employees may need to leave their job role as it is no longer needed by the business

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what is recruitment?

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is to employ and retain the best possible human resources

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what is a job description?

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summary of the main duties and responsibilities associated with an identified job

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person specification

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identifies the skills, knowledge and experience a successful candidate is likely to have

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how does a business decide what training method to use?

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size of the business, cost of training, time available to spend on training

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on the job training

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learning a new skill at the place of employment by watching an experienced employee

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off the job / external training

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  • takes part externally away from the job - training is expensive
  • run by experts
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sitting next to Neille

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learning by sitting, watching and the doing

e.g shadowing

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apprenticeships

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training on the job and in college on a day release system

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courses

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sending employees away on a course for additional training

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span of control

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the number of employees the manager is responsible for

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chain of command

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concerned with the way in which responsibility is shared within the business

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delegation

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the responsibility for another person to carry out specific activities

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motivation

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forces that encourage and drive people to work harder

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Taylors theory

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  • idea that we are motivated by money
  • paying employees per product they make motivates them to produce more
  • can cause quality to fall
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Mayos theory

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Hawthorne studies - altered the working conditions

  • staff were asked for feedback
  • sense of involvement that motivated the workers
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Absenteeism
the number of staff absent as a percentage of the total number of staff employed
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Labour turnover
the number of staff who leave each year as a percentage of total staff employed
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productivity of labour
the total level of output in a given period / total number of staff employed
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job enrichment
offering a range of tasks to an employee
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job rotation
completing different task throughout the shift
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what is an autocratic leader?
makes all major decisions and there is little worker involvement
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what is a democratic leader?
leaders and the workforce has some control over decision making
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what is a laissez-faire leader?
leaders have no control over their decisions, leaving the workforce to make them
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home working
- carry out their job at home
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outsourcing
the practice of using the service of another organisation
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collective barganing
when a trade union negotiates with an employer on behalf of all employees