1.4.1 Business studies 14.11.

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APPROACHES TO STAFFING

Benefits of treating staffing as assets

Competitive advantage(adding value through good customer service).

Increase in productive staff.

Drawbacks of treating staffing as assets

Costly to implement and continually offer.

Upskilling staff could be time wasted if employees leave.
Depends on the organisations culture, "what we do around here"

DEFENITION: FULL TIME WORK

An employee that works a minimum of 35hrs/week and a max (by law, unless agreed
overtime) 45hrs/week.
The employee will earn an average wage of £38,000 pre tax.

Pros:
Fewer and more loyal customers.
Commited to their jobs and most likely dont have a second job to focus on.
Form relationships with customers because of their full participation.

Cons:
Less flexibility when covering other employees sick days.
These employees demand more resources, training etc
Employees sit idle in the bisinesses downtime.

DEFENITION: PART TIME WORK

An employee that works a maximum of 35hrs/week.

Pros:
Keep costs down, especially during company downtime.
flexible to respond to demand.
Lots of applicants, get the best of the best.

Cons:
May leave if a better job opportunity intrests them.
They may not be 100% focused on their job as they may have a second one

DEFENITION: TEMPORARY WORK

An employee (temp) who is hired to handle seasonal demand.

Employed directly or through an agency.
e.g substitute teacher, Christmas supermarket staff

Pros:
Ideal for companies who need quickly need a helping hand.
Useful to meet seasonal demand.

Cons:
Agency staff are expensive because the agencies take a cut of the employees wages.
Injury rates are higher in agency jobs
DEFINITION: PERMANENT WORK

A permanent contract is the most common type of employment, it is an indefinite

contract whereby the employee is employed by the company until they leave, are
fired or are made redundant.

Pros:
Empoyees have a higher self morale as they know they have a stable job.
Employees are loyal and commited to the business.

Cons:
Permanent staff can develop a negative attitude to work.
These staff can misbehave more because of the addded security of thier employment.

DEFINITION: Zero Hour Contracts

Employees are not guaranteed any work or payment to work each week, workers are not
obliged to accept the work offered.

Pros:
Ideal fpr when staff are needed in short notice.
Great for businesses where customers/demand is unpredictable.

Cons:
Employees may not/will not stay loyal to one business.
Employees may not be able to apply for bank loans or finaces because of the
unstable income.