Unit 2 AoS 3 Staffing

The employment cycle is comprised of three main phrases (the phrases should be listed in sequential order)

For most businesses, determining staffing needs is

• only happening after an economic downturn

• an ongoing process

• conducted when the business is first open

• carried out when the businesses are about to go collapse

Human resource planning in the establishment phase of the employment cycle requires a business to constantly monitor and plan:

• the number of employees required

• their qualifications, including skills, previous experience and knowledge

• when and where these employees will be needed

• All of the above

The workplace issues that will arise due to the introduction of technology include

• retraining existing employees

• redundancy

• increasing the number of employees

• reducing pay rates

A written statement describing the employee's duties, and tasks and responsibilities associated with the job is

• job analysis

• job specification

• job description

• job design

Job design details the number, kind and variety of tasks that individual employees perform in their jobs.

• True

• False

Job enrichment means

• employees are given more things to do within the same job

• employees switch, for a period of time, from one job to another

• employees are given more control and independence over how they do their work

The purpose of job enlargement is

• to provide job variety and a greater challenge for employees

• to give employees a more comprehensive view of the business or the production process

• to make the job more interesting and challenging

External recruitment refers to the method of finding suitable applicants from inside the business.

• True

• False

One advantage of internal recruitment is

• applicants may be set in their ways and not open to new ideas

• costs of advertising the position are reduced

• there is a wider range of applicants to choose from