Staffing, business objectives.
Staffing needs
Staffing needs
What is an affect of under-performing staffing?
- May complete business activities poorly, increasing wage costs to produce goods and services.
- may produce low quality goods and services which may reduce business sales.
Job analysis and job design is in which phase of the employment phase?
Establishment phase
True or false recruitment is a two-way process?
True
What are the employment arrangements? (all of them)
Full time, part time, contractual, casual
What does OHS stand for?
Occupational Health and Safety
Name two business objectives.
1.Increasing profit
2.Expanding the business
3.Increasing market share
What is a Job analysis made up off?
job description as well as a job specification
Give two examples of external recruitment
online services, schools, TAFE, social media, jobactive, family members.
What is remuneration?
A wage or salary which matches their contribution to the business
What is the definition of Corporate social responsibility?
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a business going above and beyond legal obligations, and the consideration of social, economic and environmental impacts when making business decisions.
What is the definition of an employee?
a person working for another person or a business for wages or a salary.
What comes after after a job analysis?
Job design
Give 3 advantages of external recruitment.
- There is a wider range of applicants to choose from.
- Bring new ideas and fresh approaches to tasks.
- different qualification or experience accessed
- allows for rapid growth
What are the three employer expectations?
–Contracts of employment
–Business loyalty
–Terms of notice
What is overseas recruitment?
Businesses can recruit internationally by advertising job vacancies on the internet or through an international recruitment agency.
What is identifying staffing needs so important?
ØThe replacement cost associated with hiring the wrong person can be huge.
ØCosts are associated with advertising, interviews, reference checking and induction.
ØAdded to this is the time taken to perform these tasks - it all adds up to being an expensive and time-consuming exercise.
ØMorale and productivity in a business from a ‘bad hire’ also declines with existing employees
Name two things include in a job descriptions and job specification.
Job description: title, salary, hours, place in the organisational chart, duties, responsibilities, activities, relationships and performance indicators.
Job specification: qualities, characteristics, skills, knowledge, qualifications, or certifications
Give two advantages and two disadvantages of internal recruitment
Advantages:
- employees already known
- applicants already familiar
- creates career pathway
Disadvantages:
- there may be no one suitable
- may create jealousies
- applicants may be set in their ways
What document outlines working conditions and wages?
National employment standards
Give an example of an employer ensuring they are not acting in a discriminatory fashion during the recruitment or interview process.
-Job advertisements – have to be careful with wording that could be seen as excluding any person or group for applying for that position
- Questions should relate to a persons skills and work experience rather than person matters, to avoid accusations of discrimination.
What is Workforce planning?
ensuring that a business has the right people, with the right skills, at the right time.
Define Job Analysis
Job analysis refers to the evaluation of what a certain job requires from employees, the work environment and conditions of employment.
Internal recruitment can occur through an:
Internal computer network, such as an intranet
By word of mouth among employees,
Posting a notice on a staff noticeboard.
What is work-life balance and job security?
§Maintaining an equilibrium between time spent on the job and at home.
§The reasonable assumption that you will have a job in the future, and not lose it without notice.
Give two examples of a business acting socially responsible.
This can be done by actively avoiding discriminating between candidates based on characteristics such as gender, ethnicity or age.
§Providing employees with benefits, such as flexible working hours and additional remuneration, can ensure that the workforce feels supported.