Approaches to staffing 0.0 / 5 ? Business Studies1.4 Managing peopleA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: ilee02Created on: 23-04-19 16:33 What does treating staff as an asset mean? That they are developed with training and seen as a benefit to the business 1 of 34 How do the members of staff acquire unique skills relevant to the business? They are recruited, trained and developed 2 of 34 When staff are seen are an asset, what can they do? Participate more in decisions, the business can respond quickly to market changes and staff have more autonomy over their work 3 of 34 How can staff being an asset benefit the staff? It gives them extra skills which can help with future career oppurtunities 4 of 34 What is staff training often viewed as? a cost rather than addding value 5 of 34 What is a disadvantage and consequence if workers are treated as a cost? That they only work the necessary minimium and not put in any extra work. This can lead to lack of motivation and therefore productivity levels 6 of 34 What do many businesses justify as a cost cutting exercise? Redundancies 7 of 34 What does multiskilling mean? having a workforce that can be moved around from one job to another 8 of 34 What are the benefits of multiskilling? Less staff needed, those that are employed are used to capacity not standing around 9 of 34 What is an advanatage of multiskilling and what can this lead to? More interesting jobs for workers and this can increase efficiency, quality and productivity while reducing costs 10 of 34 Why do some companies allow their staff to work occassionally at home? Because not all businesses require staff to be on the premises all the time 11 of 34 What is flexi-time? To work a certain number of hours in the office with a flexible start and finish time.This gives work life balance 12 of 34 How does home working benefit the employer? Office running costs and overheads, travel-related problems may be reduced and it may tempt staff to come and work for the company 13 of 34 How does home working benefit the employee? Staff can work from home, there is no wasted travelling, it enables them to work around their family and it is more convienent 14 of 34 What are the drawbacks of home working? Less oppurtunity to meet people and share ideas, easy distractions, longer hours and employers have to trust their employees 15 of 34 What type of functions can be outsourced to other businesses? Market research, accounting, legal, recruitment and product development 16 of 34 How does outsourcing help with a flexible workforce? It is an option to bring in or leave out as and when required, no expensive teams hired not working to capacity 17 of 34 What are the economic factors of approaches to staff? Pattern of employment changed and full time permanent jobs were lost 18 of 34 What have full time permanent jobs been replaced by? Part time service sector jobs, temporary work, zero hours contracts 19 of 34 How does a recession affect staff? Large factories and secondary manufacturing indutsries close so large number of staff start to earn low wages 20 of 34 Why may a worker be dismissed or fired from a job? Absenteeism, gross misconduct, theft of company money or property 21 of 34 What is a worker not entitled tp if a business dismisses them? A payout 22 of 34 What does redundancy mean? When a workers job no longer exists possibly due to lack of business or restructing 23 of 34 How can redundancy sometimes be voluntary? When staff are cose to retirement and take voluntray redundancy to gain a payout 24 of 34 What is compulsory redundancy? Where a memeber of must staff must leave a job 25 of 34 What does individual approach to bargaining mean? Th worker and the manager sit face to face to discuss terms and conditions of the workers contract 26 of 34 What can individual approach to bargaining include? Pay, hours or responsibilities 27 of 34 What is an advantage of individual approach? There is no compromise because it is just the views of one worker being disucssed 28 of 34 What is a disadvantage of individual approach? The manager might not take any action following the discussion as it's only one worker 29 of 34 What does collective approach to bargaining involve? A representative of all the workers meeting with the manager to discuss terms and conditions (usually pay) of employment 30 of 34 Who might speak to the managers (collective bargaining)? Union rep 31 of 34 What is an advantage of collective bargaining? Representatives speak for all the workforce so have greater power to get action 32 of 34 What might happen if collective bargaining fails? Then there may be strikes, sit ins or work to rule 33 of 34 What is a disadvantage of collective bargaining? Some companies don't recognise unions, and it's not an individual view being expressed so not all workers will agree 34 of 34
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