IGCSE BUSINESS STUDIES Topic : Employers association

Employers association Employers association are groups of employers who join together to give benefits to their member. Businesses join together to form their own association, and members pay an annual subscription fee in return for the benefits they would receive. Examples include National Farmers Union Society of British Aerospace Comapnies Federation of Samll Businesses National Federation of Builders Advantages...

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IGCSE BUSINESS STUDIES Topic : Worker participation

Worker participation Worker participation refers to the influence that workers had on decision-making at management level. Representative workers of influence achieved this through their work on the various management-employee committees. Advocate workers of influence used formal, individual meetings with management to influence their thinking. Informal workers of influence give input to management thinking in informal arenas such...

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IGCSE BUSINESS STUDIES Topic : Industrial actions

Types of Industrial Actions Strike: when employees refuse to work Picketing: When employees stand outside the workplace and prevent the smooth functioning of the firm. E.g. they may stop the movement of Lorries in and out of factory. Work to Rule: It is when workers purposely follow all the rules in order to delay the progress of work. Go slow: It is when the employees work at...

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IGCSE BUSINESS STUDIES Topic ; Types of training and its objective

What is training? Training involves improving the skills, knowledge and attitudes of employees so as to become more efficient and productive. Objectives of Training Improve the efficiency of workforce Make workers multi-skilled and flexible Introducing a new process or new machinery Reduce wastage of material and time Adapt to change Types of Training Induction Training It involves introducing a new employee to its work environment....

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IGCSE BUSINESS STUDIES Topic : Recruitment and Selection Process

Recruitment and Selection Process The recruitment process starts with a vacancy arising. Job analysis and description Once a vacancy arises the human resource manager will first identify and record the responsibilities and tasks which are related to the job. After analysing the responsibilities and tasks they are noted down which becomes the Job description for the job. It includes: ...

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IGCSE BUSINESS STUDIES Topic : Manpower Planning

Manpower Planning It involves the planning for the future and finding out how many employees will be needed in the future by the business and what types of skills should they possess. It depends on the following factors The number of people leaving the job The projected growth in sales of the business Technological changes Productivity level of the workers...

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IGCSE BUSINESS STUDIES Topic : Functions of Human Resource Department

Functions of Human Resource Department A typical Human Resource Department is carries out the following functions: Manpower Planning It involves the planning for the future and finding out how many employees will be needed in the future by the business and what types of skills should they possess. It depends on the following factors The number of people leaving the job The projected growth in sales of the business Technological...

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