3.4.3 - Motivating employees

A motivated employee is one that:

• Is paid a high salary

• Wants to perform as well as possible at work

• Is never absent from work

• Is given a discount on any business purchases

Business Y has provided the following information about four of its members of staff.

• Employees A

• Employee B

• Employee C

• Employee D

A benefit to a business of having a highly productive workforce is that:

• Total output will always increase

• Demand will increase

• Unit costs will fall

• More staff can be employed

A benefit of having a high staff retention rate in a business is:

• A large number of new employees need to be employed by the firm

• Costs of recruitment and selection will fall

• The business will undertake large amounts of induction training

• Lots of new skills and experience will be brought into the workplace

Which of the following is a financial method of motivation that a business could use to motivate its staff?

• Profit sharing

• Free uniform

• Staff discount

• Company car

The payment method whereby employees receive an annual amount, paid in 12 monthly instalments, regardless of hours worked is called:

• Commission

• Piece rate

• A wage

• A salary

The following table includes information regarding the rate of pay and hours worked by a supermarket employee.

The employee took an unpaid, one hour, break between 01.00 and 02.00. How much did the employee earn in total for completing this shift?

• £101.00

• £102.50

• £111.00

• £120.00

Which of the following is a well-known employee owned British business that refers to its staff members as “partners” and rewards them using profit sharing?

• Sports Direct

• Ikea

• John Lewis

• Ryanair

Which of the following job roles is most likely to be paid by commission?

• A director

• A cleaner

• A production line worker

• A sales representative

“Extras” that are given to employees on top of their monetary pay are called:

• Piece rate

• Fringe benefits

• A wage

• A salary