employment

• why do businesses recruit?

  • replace staff
  • skill gap
  • expansion
• what is job analysis?

  the collection and interpetion of information about a job
• process of recruitment 


  analysis of HR needs > advertising the post > shortlisting > selection
• where can businesses advertise?

  • websites
  • social media
  • newspapers
  • billboards
  • posters
  • televisions
  • radios
  • emails
  • job centres
• what does recruiting internally mean?

  involves recruiting current employees into new roles. the job position is advertised within the company .
• what does recruiting externally mean?

  involves recruiting outside the business. this job can be advertised in lots of places.
• internal recruitment advantages

  • know how the business works
  • trustworthy
  • cheaper than external
  • more promotion opportunities may motivate staff
  • knowledge of business
• internal disadvantages

  • skill gaps
  • vacancy in business
• external recruitment advantages

  • provide new ideas
  • may have skills current employee dont
  • wider range of candidates
• external recruitment disadvantages

  • may cause unrest between current employees
  • time consuming process
  • may demotivate existing workers, who feel overlooked
• full time working 


  is when a person works 35 hours or more in one week
• positives of a full time

  • higher paycheck
  • job security
  • holiday/sick pay
• cons of a full time

  • have to work more hours
  • less holidays/free time
  • not flexible
• advantages of full time for business

  • potentially more motivated staff
  • communication easier
  • organisation easier
• cons of a full time for business

  • commitment of pay
  • less flexible
• what is a part time working contract?

  is when a person works fewer than 35 hours a week
• pros of part time

  • suits more people
  • flexible
• cons of part time

  • lower income
  • inconvenient hours
• pros of part time for business

  • potentially more choice
  • can respond to demand
• cons of part time for business

  • training costs can be higher
  • communication is diffucult
• what is temporary working?

  its when a person only works for a short period of time for an employer
• pros of temporary working

  • flexibility
  • experience various jobs
• cons of temporary working

  • low job security
  • less pay annually
• what is self employment?


  its when people work as their own buisness
• pros of self employment

  • freedom
  • flexibility
• cons of self employment

  • employees must generate money
  • low returns initially
  • Unpredictable income
  • lack of structure
• what is a zero hour contract?

  is when the employer is not obliged to provide any minimum working hours and the worker is not obliged to accept any work offered
• pros of zero hour

  • flexibility
  • freedom
• cons of zero hour

  • less reliable
  • not guaranteed work
• cons of zero hour for business

  • less reliable
  • lack of consistency
• pros of zero hour for business

  • affordable
  • promotes growth
• what is job share?

  its an arrangement in which two people share the work and pay of a single full Time job
• pros of job share

  • flexibility
  • less stress
  • less workload
• cons of job share

  • splitting wages
  • compatibility
• pros of job share for business

  • less days off
  • flexibility in scheduling
• cons of job share in business

  • finding compatible partners
  • hard to replace partners
• what is staff turnover?

  when people leave a business and the business keeps hiring in a circle
• what is induction training?

  induction training introduces the new employee to their workplace and should help make the new employee feel welcome
• what does induction training include?

  • introduces fellow workers
  • advising of company rules and procedures
  • includes initial training
• pros of induction

  • new employees feel confident
  • less likely to make mistakes
  • they can be productive as quickly
  • likely to stay in job
  • feel like a valued member