1.4 Staffing, dismissal and redundancy

Staffing as an asset

When employers value their employees and have concern for their welfare

Staffing as a cost

When employers focus on reducing employers' costs over employee welfare

A&D of staffing as a cost

A- Reduces costs which might increase profit margins

D- Can lower staff morale, can lower productivity, Can increade abscence rates

Advantages of Staffing as an asset

- Allows autonomy increasing the speed of decisions

-Higher staff morale

- Lowef staff turnover

Disadvantages of staffing as an asset

- The recruitment process will take a long time

- High costs of wages

- High costs of training

Permanent work

When an employee is employed until the employee leaves, is dismissed or made redundant

Temporary work

When an employee only needs to cover a seasonal period or time period

Temporary work advantages

-Useful for covering short term staff shortages

- Lower cost than hiring full workers

- Useful for hiring workers to complete a specific project

Temporary work disadvantages

- All staff require training, which is expensive

- Injury rates are higher in temporary workers

Flexible workforce

A workforce that can perform a variety of different functions

Multi-skilling

Having a workforce that can be moved around from one job to another

Zero hour contract

A type of employment where employees are on call to work for the employer, but they have no fixed hours of employment

job sharing

One full-time job shared between two employees

Disadvantages of flexible working

- Employees may not feel committed to the business

- Communication can be a problem

dismissal

When an employer ends your contract and terminates your job

Redundancy

A state of no no longer being in employment because there is no more work available

Employee/employer tensions

Working conditions, technology, and rates of pay

Works councils

A forum within a business where workers and managers discuss the issues relating to conditions, pay and training

Employee committees

Informal groups set up by workers to focus on certain aspects of work

Trade unions

An organised association of workers in a trade, group of traders, or profession formed to protect and further their rights and interests

Individual bargaining

Where the employee works directly with the employer to discuss any issue they may have.

Collective bargaining

Where a trade union engages with the employer on behalf of the collective group of employees