Acquisition
Define acquisition
Acquisition refers to the hiring of staff.
Define development
Development refers to the process of improving the skills, abilities and knowledge of staff through induction, training, organisational development, mentoring and coaching and performance appraisal.
Define Maintenance
Maintenance refers to the process of managing the needs of staff for health and safety, industrial relations, legal responsibilities including compensation and benefits of all staff
List the 3 types of voluntary separation.
retirement, resignation, and voluntary redundancy.
What is the capital city of Canada
Ottawa
What is the first step HR managers needs to do in the acquisition stage.
Identifying staffing needs.
List the ONE positives and ONE negatives of an induction process
Positives: Helps to optimise the productivity, positive attitude towards the business, build employee confidence, establish good working relationships, understand the business culture and expectations
Negatives: Induction and orientation processes require the use of induction staff or management to teach new staff, this is both time and cost intensive
Define Monetary and Non-Monetary rewards
Monetary benefits are those that have a money value on them.
Non-monetary benefits are those that do not have a money value on them.
Define voluntary and involuntary separation.
Voluntary Separation occurs when employees willingly leave the business. There are three main forms of voluntary separation.
Involuntary Separation occurs when employees are forced to leave the business. There are three main forms of involuntary separation. These are: retrenchment, dismissal and involuntary redundancy (mentioned above).
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
What is the main purpose of recruitment?
To attract a pool of suitable applicants for a vacant position
List the four development stages.
Induction, training, organisational and mentoring/ coaching
Is extra vacation days monetary or a non-monetary rewards
Non-monetary
What organisation determines if a dismissal if fair or unfrair?
Fair Work Australia
What is the longest river in Australia?
Murray River
Outline an issue that could arise during the acquisition process.
Selecting the wrong staff can lead to lost production, damaged company reputation, absenteeism etc.
What does a performance appraisal mean?
A systematic process of analysing and evaluating employee performance for strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for development.
What are three ways to increase motivation and wellbeing
Employee Participation
Flexible working arrangements
Good communication
An employee has engaged in misconduct and has been told to leave the organisation.
Which of the following terms describes this employee’s separation from the organisation?
Dismissal
Who was the first women to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Marie Curie
Give two examples a way a persons could be internally promoted?
Promotion and transfer
List one type of performance appraisal tools
Behaviour observations scales, interview, essay evaluation and performance ranking method.
List 3 types of monetary benefits
Wage/salary increases, bonuses, fringe benefits, and superannuation payments
Explain the difference between retrenchment and redundancy
Redundancy: When a business no longer needs a certain employee
Retrenchment: When employees are forced to leave the business due to insufficient work available.
Retrenchment refers to the whole task being unneeded rather than employees.
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