Changes in Working Practices Quiz

Why are employment practices changing?

The end of demarcation (a process that separated different types of work and assigned them to members of different trade unions);

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What is flexible working?

Core hours + others to be worked on flexible basis

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What are benefits of homeworking to the business?

Less overheads due to less office space used

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What are benefits of homeworking to the employee?

Commuting time saved

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What are the benefits of part time working?

Some times core staff is efficient so costs are saved

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What are the problems with temporary working?

Little job security, no real career prospects in businesss

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What are the benefits of multiskilling?

Employees are likely to be motivated and change is easy to deal with

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Job sharing benefits?

ets professional workers continue in employment, when otherwise they may have had to take a career break.

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Zero hour contract benefits?

This provides employers with total flexibility.

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Zero hour contract problems?

Less staff wages

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Hot desking benefits?

Less office space needed

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Hot desking problems?

breakdown of workplace relationships, and can feel disconnected from the organisation

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Overall benefits

Businesses can expand & contract their workforce quickly in response to a rise/fall in the demand

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Overall drawbacks

Communication errors

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