1 Saterdag SU 4 Recruitment Relevant pages Chapter 8 Recruitment See pages 162 168 2 Saterdag SU 4 Recruitment Objectives Compile a recruitment policy for an organisation 7 Discuss the factors that influence recruitment ID: 340098
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STUDY UNIT 4 : Recruitment
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Relevant pages
Chapter 8 : RecruitmentSee pages 162 - 168
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Objectives
Compile a recruitment policy for an organisation.
7. Discuss the factors that influence recruitment.
Decide
whether internal or external recruitment sources and methods would be preferable under specific
circumstances
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9. Consider and make proposals on the use of current and future trends in recruitment.
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Compile a recruitment policy for an organisation.
Recruitment policy - Chapter 8 Page 223 + 224
Entails attracting potential job applicants
Reflects organisation’s business strategy
Ultimate competitive advantage is a workforce that possesses a unique knowledge base
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Recruitment policy (cont)
Should include information regarding internal or external recruitment, possible employment of relatives, part-time workers, and possible employment of retired workers
A workforce with a unique knowledge base should be the objective
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Recruitment policy (cont)
Must take into account the corporate philosophy, organisational mission, strengths, and weaknesses.
See example of recruitment policy on page 224
Table 8.3
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Discuss the factors that influence recruitment.
Page 224 (8.7.1)
External factors cover:
- Government or trade union restrictions
- The labour market itself
Internal factors cover:
- Organisation’s policy
- Image of organisation.
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8. Decide whether internal or external recruitment sources and methods would be preferable under specific circumstances.
Page 224 (8.7.1)
Recruitment sources and methods
Various options must be considered before deciding to proceed with recruitment:
- Reorganise work without replacing the leaver
- Use overtime if it is a short-term problem
- Mechanise the work, stagger hours, sub- contract work etc.
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Recruitment sources and methods (cont)
Internal and external recruitment sources cover:
- Internal or external recruitment sources both have advantages and disadvantages which are presented in
Table 8.4. (page 225)
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Internal and external recruitment
Internal recruitment sources
- Current employees - Referrals from current employees about
former employees
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Internal and external recruitment (cont)
Various external recruitment methods exist:
- Advertisements (must be non- discriminatory in terms of SA Constitution and EEO Act)
- Employment agencies assist with recruitment of temporary workers
- Campus recruiting.
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Internal and external recruitment (cont)
E-recruitment
The process of recruiting via the intranet (internally) and the Internet (externally)Various potential benefits such as vacancies which are accessible 24 hours a day etc.
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THE END !!!!
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9.Consider
and make proposals on the use of current and future trends in recruitment.
Current and future trends in recruitment
Increasing
economic volatility, new technology etc. necessitate better use of resources
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Current
and future trends in recruitment (cont)
Flexible patterns of work resulted in a wider range of tasks and abilities require more multi-skilled employees
Greater use of part-time and temporary employees.
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Contingent workers
Known as temporary workers, part-time workers, and just-in-time workers
More productive and less expensive to recruit and train than permanent workers
Are flexible and
adaptable
Employed when full-time employees experience downtimes etc.
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Employee leasing cover
Some businesses lease employees from a leasing company
A leasing company is responsible for hiring, record keeping, disciplining, paying, and terminating of employees
The organisation pays a management fee to the leasing company.
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Other recruitment trends
Flexitime provides an alternative work schedule for employees
Job-sharing is dividing a full-time job into two or more part-time positions
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Other recruitment trends (cont)
A compressed workweek is a schedule with less than five working days per week
With telecommuting employee maintains office at home and carries out all normal duties, while linked to the organisation via telephone, fax, personal computer and electronic mail.
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