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Recruitment, selection and training of employees

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What the syllabus asks of you

  • Recruitment and selecting employees: Recruitment and selection methods
  • Recruitment and selecting employees: Difference between internal recruitment and external recruitment
  • Recruitment and selecting employees: Main stages in recruitment and selection of employees
  • Recruitment and selecting employees: Recommend and justify who to employ in given circumstances
  • Recruitment and selecting employees: Benefits and limitations of part-time employees and full-time employees
  • The importance of training and the methods of training: Importance of training to a business and to employees
  • The importance of training and the methods of training: Benefits and limitations of induction training, on-the-job training and off-the-job training
  • Why reducing the size of the workforce might be necessary: Difference between dismissal and redundancy with examples
  • Why reducing the size of the workforce might be necessary: Understand situations in which downsizing the workforce might be necessary, e.g. automation or reduced demand for products
  • Why reducing the size of the workforce might be necessary: Recommend and justify which employees to make redundant in given circumstances
  • Legal controls over employment issues and their impact on employers and employees: Legal controls over employment contracts, unfair dismissal, discrimination, health and safety, legal minimum wage

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