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8: Recruitment, selection and training of workers

Revision checklist Exam practice questions

● Businesses can use internal and external 1 Glowtech is a specialist lighting manufacturer. The company
methods of recruitment to fill a job vacancy. is expanding into new markets. They need to employ ten
more production workers and a supervisor. The human
● The main stages of recruitment include
producing job descriptions and person resource manager has prepared job descriptions and
specifications, advertising the vacancy and person specifi cations.
interviewing shortlisted applicants.
a What is meant by ‘person specifi cation’? [2]
● Induction training, on-the-job and off -the-
job training have benefits and limitations for b State two legal features of a job description. [2]
workers and businesses.
c Identify and explain how Glowtech is affected
● There are legal controls on the recruitment
by two legal controls on employment. [4]

and selection of staff. Laws also protect
workers in the workplace. d Identify and explain two benefi ts to Glowtech
of induction training. [6]
e The human resource manager is undecided about
whether to use internal or external recruitment for fi lling
the supervisor vacancy. Which method would you
recommend? Justify your answer. [6]

2 Aisha is the human resource manager for Bright Sparks. The
company has decided to introduce new technology. This will
result in redundancy for four workers. 121
Aisha has also received a letter of resignation from the
Marketing Manager. She has been asked by the Marketing
Director to recruit a replacement.
a What is meant by ‘resignation’? [2]

b What is meant by the term ‘redundancy’? [2]
c Identify and explain two features of a person
specifi cation. [4]

d Identify and explain two benefi ts to Bright Sparks’
employees of a contract of employment. [6]

e The Marketing Director thinks that the costs of
training are greater than the benefi ts. Do you agree?
Justify your answer. [6]

Total available marks 40