Changes in Working Practices Quiz

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  • Created on: 07-12-16 12:00
Why are employment practices changing?
The end of demarcation (a process that separated different types of work and assigned them to members of different trade unions);
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What is flexible working?
Core hours + others to be worked on flexible basis
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What are benefits of homeworking to the business?
Less overheads due to less office space used
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What are benefits of homeworking to the employee?
Commuting time saved
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What are the benefits of part time working?
Some times core staff is efficient so costs are saved
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What are the problems with temporary working?
Little job security, no real career prospects in businesss
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What are the benefits of multiskilling?
Employees are likely to be motivated and change is easy to deal with
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Job sharing benefits?
ets professional workers continue in employment, when otherwise they may have had to take a career break.
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Zero hour contract benefits?
This provides employers with total flexibility.
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Zero hour contract problems?
Less staff wages
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Hot desking benefits?
Less office space needed
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Hot desking problems?
breakdown of workplace relationships, and can feel disconnected from the organisation
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Overall benefits
Businesses can expand & contract their workforce quickly in response to a rise/fall in the demand
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Overall drawbacks
Communication errors
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