Human resource management (HRM) 2.1

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