This includes:
- 2.1.1 Recruiting and selecting employees
- stages in the recruitment process: job descriptions, person specifications, job advertisements
(including employment agencies and online recruitment) - selection methods, e.g. curriculum vitae (CV)/resumé, application forms, references,
testing/assessment centres, interviews - advantages and disadvantages of internal and external recruitment
- recommend and justify who to employ in a given situation
2.1.2 Employment contracts and legal controls over employment issues - the main contents of an employment contract: duties and responsibilities, working hours, holiday
entitlement, sick pay - the benefits of employment contracts for employers and employees
- legal controls over employment issues: unfair dismissal, discrimination, health and safety, legal
minimum wage - effects of legal controls over employment issues on employers and employees
2.1.3 Training - importance of training to a business and to employees
- types of training: induction training, on-the-job training and off-the-job training
- advantages and disadvantages of the three types of training
Minimum Time = 40 minutes
