1. 1.4.1 Approaches to staffing
In this topic you will learn about
Staff as an asset; staff as a cost
Flexible workforce:
multi-skilling
part-time and temporary
flexible hours and home working
outsourcing
Distinction between dismissal and redundancy
Employer/employee relationships
individual approach
collective bargaining

3. Part time vs temporary Find out: What they are
What are the benefits to the firm
What are the disadvantages to the employee AND the firm

4. Flexible workforce Flexible hours and homeworking
Employees choose their own hours of work , normally within certain boundaries
Homeworking is the ability to work from home rather than travelling into the workplace

5. Class discussion
Should businesses be allowed to use zero hour contracts to increase flexibility?
Q&A: What are zero-hours contracts?
Zero-hours contracts have nothing to do with flexibility and everything to do with dodging tax
Zero-hours contracts are a tyranny that must end now

6. Flexible workforce Outsourcing However
The practise of using the services of other organisations to complete all or parts of the manufacturing process
The value of outsourcing includes:
Provides flexibility in supply
Can increase capacity without high capital expenditure
Can buy in expertise
However
Quality must be maintained
Sub-contractor will also want to be making a profit

7. Dismissal is when an employee’s contract is terminated due to a breach of the terms of that contract by the employee

8. Redundancy
Redundancy is a form of dismissal when an employee’s contract of employment is terminated because the job no longer exists
What are the rights of an employee facing redundancy?
Make up a scenario for a person being made redundant. How old are they?
How long have they worked for the business?
What is their rate of pay?
How much redundancy payment would they be entitled to?

9. Employer/employee relations
Recap.
What is meant by hard and soft HRM?
Employer/employee relations are the defining features of how employers and employees interact with each other on a day to day basis
Trade unions
Work councils

10. Advantages and disadvantages of employee representation
Medium for effective 2 way communication
Reduces feeling of “them and us”
Employees kept informed
Employers have some understanding of employee perceptions
Improved motivation
Less risk of industrial disputes
Opportunity cost of time
Can cause conflict due to different agendas
Slows down decision making
Employer may not be able to respond to employee wishes
Non homogeneous employees