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Flexible workforce: methods, dismissal and trade unions
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- 1What is a flexible workforceuses temporary, part time workers to make it easier to respond to fluctuations of demand. can minimise HR costs - improve competitiveness
- 2methods of achieving a flexible workforce- multi skilled workers - workers carry out a range of tasks, 0 hour contracts
- outsourcing - using the services of other organisations - 3temporary workersworkers that worked for a certain time period e.g christmas, maternity etc
- 4what is dismissalwhen an employees contracted is cancelled due to a breach of the terms. e.g. theft
- 5redundancya form of dismissal where an employees contract is terminated because their job no longer exists e.g. take over by technology
- 6individual approach with employer/employee relationship- each employee would negotiate with management for their own concerns e.g pay
- decisions would be made on a one to one basis rather than the whole workforce
- managers can individually judge each case - 7collective approach with employer/employee relationship- not realistic to do one to one
- 8trade unionsnational organisations with a remit to project their members and create better working conditions
- 9key objectives of TU- securing jobs
- maximising pay
- ensuring safe and acceptable working conditions
- fair treatment
- try to avoid industrial action - 10industrial actionwhen employees take it into their own hands to impose pressure
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