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Differentiate between redundancy and dismissal.
Redundancy = people lose their job NOT due to work being unsatisfactory.
Identify TWO impacts that health and safety laws have on EMPLOYERS.
Increased cost of meeting regulations, cost to train workers, reduced cost of compensation
Identify TWO impacts that a minimum wage might have on employees.
Higher living standards, incentive to seek work, higher paid workers may ask for pay rise.
Identify THREE things that interviews might help employers assess.
Ability to do the job, Personal qualities that are desirable/undesirable, The general character & personality - will they fit in?
Identify FOUR factors that employers might consider to determine whether to employ an applicant?
Work experience, Educational and other qualifications, Age, skills brought in, knowledge of business
Identify THREE selection methods used in recruitment after an application has been submitted.
Skills tests, aptitude test, personality test, group scenario tests, interviews
Define workforce planning.
Establishing the workforce needed by the business for the foreseeable future in terms of the number and skills of employees required.
Identify TWO benefits of hiring part-time employees from the company's perspective.
Easier to extend operating hours, Reduces business costs and easier to make redundant, Worker might willing to accept lower pay due to flexible hours
Differentiate between a job description and a job specification.
Description = responsibilities & duties, Specification = requirements and qualifications
Identify TWO drawbacks of internal recruitment
No new ideas or experience in the workplace, Quality of internal candidates might be low, Rivalry and jealousy among workers
Identify FOUR advertising methods for external recruitment.
Local newspaper, National newspapers, Specialist magazines, Online recruitment sites, Recruitment agencies, Government job centers
Identify TWO drawbacks of induction training.
Wages are paid but no work is being done, Delays the start of commencing job, Time-consuming
