Chapter 5 -Definitions Flashcards

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What is HR planning?

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The development of strategies to meet the organisation’s future human resource needs

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What is job analysis?

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The study of an employee’s job in order to determine the responsibilities and equipment required

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What is job design?

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Job design details tasks that individual employees perform in their jobs. There should be a variety of tasks to keep the employee motivated

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What is recruitment?

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the process of attracting qualified job applicants from which to select the most appropriate candidate

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What is internal recruitment?

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involves considering present employees as applicants for available positions

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What is external recruitment?

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involves considering a suitable applicant for a position from outside the organisation

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What is discrimination?

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occurs when a practice disadvantages a person/group based on a personal characteristic that is irrelevant to the performance of the work.

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What is full time permanent employment?

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Full time permanent employees have an ongoing contract which includes all legally required entitlements

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What is part-time permanent employment?

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involves working fewer hours compared with full-time employees

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What is a fixed-term contract?

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where employment is offered for a specific period

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What is casual employment?

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Casual employees are employed on an hourly basis and do not receive a range of entitlements

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What is remuneration?

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monetary payment in return for the work an employee performs. (made in form of wage or salary)

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What is induction?

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the process of acquainting new employees with the organisation and the jobs they will perform

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What is training?

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the process of teaching staff how to do their job more efficiently and effectively by boosting their knowledge and skills

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What is development?

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refers to activities that prepare staff to take on greater responsibility in the future

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What is recognition and reward

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acknowledges the work an employee has done and provides them some sort of benefit, such as a pay rise in return for a job well done

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What are intrinsic rewards?

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come from the task or job itself

18
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What are extrinsic rewards?

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Extrinsic rewards are outside the job itself

19
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What is performance management?

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focuses on improving organisational and individual performance by relating organisational performance objectives to individual employee performance objectives

20
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What is performance appraisal?

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The formal assessment of an employees individual performance in the organisation

21
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What is performance feedback?

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is the info provided to an employee after a performance appraisal

22
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What is retirement?

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Occurs when an employee decides to give up work and no longer be part of the labour force

23
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What is resignation?

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The voluntary ending of employment by the employee ‘quitting’ their job

24
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What is redundancy?

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Occurs when a person’s job no longer exists, usually due to technological changes, an organisational restructure or a merger or acquisition

25
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What is retrenchment?

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occurs when a business dismisses an employee because there is not enough work justifying paying them

26
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What is dismissal?

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Occurs when the behaviour of an employee is unacceptable and an organisation terminates their employment

27
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What is unfair dismissal?

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when an employee is dismissed because the employer has discriminated against them in some way, such as firing someone because she is pregnant

28
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What are on-costs? plus e.g.

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additional costs involved in hiring an employee, above the cost of their wages, e.g long service leave

29
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What is the establishment phase?

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The establishment phase of the employment cycle is concerned with attracting and finding a suitable applicant for a position

30
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What is the maintenance phase?

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The maintenance phase of the employment cycle is concerned with ensuring the motivation and enthusiasm of employees is held, and that employees are content with their jobs.

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What is the termination phase?

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The termination phase of the employment cycle is concerned with the departure of employees from the organisation

32
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what are outplacement services?

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include interview skills workshops and other services that will assist the employees in finding a new job

33
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what are transition services?

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when the organisation assists employees during their transition to being unemployed

34
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What is the essay method?

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A method of performance appraisal where the manager keeps a journal on each employee being appraised

35
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What is the critical incident method?

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A method of performance appraisal similar to essay method except that the manager records only exceptionally good or bad aspects of work performance