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Chapter 14





                           Workforce flexibility








                                                   Four types of
                                               workforce flexibility





                 Flexible working        Numerical               Financial              Task or
                 arrangements            flexibility             flexibility            functional
                     Result in               The use of             A variable       flexibility

                      flexibility of           non-core                system of            Employees

                      labour work              workers to              rewards is            can move
                      time.                    meet                    used.                 between

                     Examples                 fluctuations                                  tasks
                      include                  in demand.                                    allowing the
                      flexitime,              Examples                                      organisation
                      teleworking,             include use                                   to react to

                      job sharing.             of                                            changes in
                                               temporary                                     requirements
                                               workers,                                      or demand.
                                               overtime or
                                               part-time

                                               employees.


                  Illustrations and further practice


                  Now try TYU 5 from Chapter 14.

















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