HR review

What is a contract of employment?

• A contract of employment

• A legal agreement between the employee and employer

• A legal agreement between the employer and customer

• A illegal agreement between employer and employee

A business employs 400 staff. 40 staff leave and 20 join. What is their labour turnover?

• 40%

• 10%

• 20%

• 5%

Employee Relations is the formal relationship between employees and management.

• True

• False

The benefits of postive employee relations are:

• Higher Turnover of staff

• Resistant to Changes in the workplace

• Reduced Absenteeism

• Increased conflict between employees

• Reduction in Productivity

L1. Labour productivity = Output (over a given period of time) ÷ number of -----------------------.

L2. Calculate the labour productivity.

Ali owns a sweet factory in Dubai. In March, the output was 9,000 and there were 4 workers.

• 12.000

• 2.250

• 1000

• 500

What does productivity mean?

• productivity is how products are made

• productivity is a measure of how many workers a business has

• productivity measures efficiency

• productivity measures effectiveness

Which of these isn't a method of improving productivity?

• employing more staff

• providing pay incentives

• investing in up-to-date machinery

• training staff

Some people have negative views on zero hours contracts because... (Select all that apply)

• The pay is better than part time

• Its not fair on full-time workers

• There's no job security

• They tend to pay minimum wage

What type of contract may be offered on a fixed term basis i.e. 12-months?

• Full-time

• Part-time

• Temporary

• Permanent