Unit 8

Unit 8

1. Human resources

   • Redundancy and dismissal.
   • Recrutement and selection
     • Replacement Starting Expand Job Analysis: To study the tasks and activities to be carried out by the new employee.
     • Job Analysis:  To study the tasks and activities to be carried out by the new employee.
     • Job Description:  Given to the applicants for the job so they know exactly what the job is about.Conditions of employment  -Training that will be offered - Opportunities of promotion
     • Job Specification:  Specify the qualifications and qualities necessary to get the job done properly.Level of education - Experience- Special skills and knowledge  - Personal characteristics
     • Internal
       • Advantages
         • Quicker and cheaper
         • Familiarity with that person
         • It can inspire other employees
       • Disadvantages
         • No new ideas or experience comes into the business
         • May create some rivalry
         • "Quality" may be low
     • External
       • Needs more advertizing
         • What should be included? Where should the advertisement be placed? How much will the advertising cost and is it within the budget of the human resources department?
   • Wages and Salaries
   • Industrial relations
   • Traning programes
   • Health and safety

2. Selection

   • Interviewing
     • Ability to do the job
     • Personal qualitiesies
       • See if there are advantages or disadvantages
     • General character and and personality
       • Will they fit in?
   • Tests
     • Skill
     • Aptitude
     • Personality
     • Group situation
   • Look for references
     • Other employer
     • School
   • Employ them or not?
     • Recommendation: See if...    The importance of direct experience with this job    Is some type of education vital?    Take age into account     Does it have a good understanding of the business? Does it have experience outside the business? And finally, see how important these factors are
     • Inform them

3. Training

   • Why is it used?
     • Introduction
     • Improve work efficiency
     • Makes them more valuable
     • Decrease the supervision needed
     • Increase opportunity of promotion
     • Decrease chance of accidents
     • Increase skills
     • Increase knowledge
     • Improve employees attitude
   • Introduction training
     • It can last one day, a week, some days, etc. It depends on the company.
     • For recently hired employees
     • Advantages
       • Helps new employees to settle in quickly
       • It may be a legal requirement to give health and safety training
       • Less mistakes
     • Disadvantages
       • Consumes time
       • You have to pay while no work is being done
       • Delays the start of the job
   • On the job training
     • By watching an experienced worker, they are shown what to do.
     • Advantages
       • Avoid travel cost because is in the workplace
       • There is some production while the training
       • Less cost that off the job
       • The training is tailored by the needs of the business
     • For unskilled or semi-skilled
     • Disadvantages
       • The trainer will stop producing a bit
       • If the trainer has bad habits, they will be passed
       • Training qualifications won't be recognized outside
   • Off the job training
     • You have to go to another place to train
       • Lecture
       • Role play
       • case studies
       • Computer simulations
     • Disadvantages
       • High costs
       • wages are paid but no job done
       • Additional qualifications, easier to leave and find another job
     • Advantages
       • A lot of new skills can be learnt
       • Don't interrupt their normal duties during the day
       • Only pay for the course and won't lose the output of the employee
       • They become multi-skilled, later they will be able to move if needed
       • Uses expert trainers who are updated with knowledge of business practices