Job analysis - Answers Systematic study of a job to discover its specifications and skills in order to set
up wage anf training
Job - Answers Group of related activities and duties
Position - Answers Collection of taste and responsibilities performed by an individual
Steps in a job analysis process - Answers 3 phases/6steps 1 phase 1preparation for job analysis. 2
collection of job analysis information. 3 use of job analysis information.
Step1- familiarization with the organization and the jobs
Step 2 determine uses of job analysis
Step 3 identify jobs to be analyses
Step 4 determine sources of job data
Step 5 data collection instrument design
Step 6 choice of method for data collection
Job performance standards - Answers The work performance expected from an employee on a
particular job
Competency - Answers A knowledge, skill, ability, or behavior associated with successful job
performance
Competency model or framework - Answers A list of competencies required in a particular job
Job design - Answers Identification of job duties, characteristics, competencies, and sequences taking
into consideration technology, workforce, organization character, and environment
Efficiency - Answers Achieving maximal output with minimal input
Work flow - Answers There sequence of and balance between jobs in an organization needed to
produce the firms goods or services
Ergonomics - Answers The study of relationships between physical attributes of workers and their
work environment to reduce physical and mental strain and increase productivity and quality of work
life
Job rotation - Answers Moving employees from one job to another to allow them more variety and to
learn new skills
Job enlargement - Answers Adding more tasks to a job to increase the job cycle and draw on a wider
range of employee skills
Job enrichment - Answers Adding more responsibilities and autonomy to a job, giving the worker
greater powers to plan, do, and evaluate job performance
Environmental considerations - Answers The influence of the external environment on job design.
Includes employee ability, availability, and social expectations
Layoffs - Answers Temporary withdrawal of employment to workers
Leave without pay - Answers A way to temporarily reduce numbers of employees on payroll
Termination - Answers Broad term that encompasses the permanent separation from the
organization for any reason
Outplacement - Answers Help present employees find new jobs with other firms
Hiring freeze - Answers Stops HR from filling openings with external applicants
Job sharing - Answers A plan whereby available work is spread among all workers In a group to
reduce the extent of layoffs when production requirements cause a substantial decline in available
work
Job splitting - Answers Dividing duties of a single position between 2 or more employees
Part time employees - Answers Persons working fewer thank the required hours for categorization as
full time workers and who are ineligible for many supplementary benefits offered by employers. Adds
flexibility in scheduling.
Internal tranafer - Answers Attempt to find new internal jobs for displaced employees
Full time employees - Answers Work 37.5 to 40 hours a week
Contract or contingent worker - Answers A freelancer who is not part of the regular workforce who
provides goods or services to another entity under terms of a specific contract
Consultants - Answers Professionals who provide expert advice and counsel in a particular area
Outsourcing - Answers Contracting tasks to outside agencies or persons
Crowdsourcing - Answers The act of a company or institution taking a function once performed by
employees and outsourcing but to an undefined network of people in the form of an open call
, Overtime - Answers Work beyond the normal hours
Flex hours - Answers Variable start and stop times
Flex schedules - Answers Any type of variation in traditional work schedules
Compressed workweeks - Answers A reduction in the number of days per week in which full time
work is performed. Still keeps full time hours
Human resource information system (HRIS) - Answers To collect, record , store , analyze, and retrieve
data concerning an organizations human resources
HRIS key considerations - Answers -the size of the organization
- what information needs to be captured
-the volume of information transmitted
-the firms objectives
- managerial decision needs
-the importance of reporting capability
- technical capabilities
- available resources
Intranet - Answers Specific internal computer network
Discrimination - Answers An act of partiality on favoritism, or act of disparagement or prejudice
Charter of rights and freedoms - Answers Federal law enacted in 1982,guaranteeing individuals equal
rights before the law
Grounds of discrimination - Answers Race or color
Religion
Physical or mental disability
Dependence on alcohol or drugs
Age
Sex
Marital status
Family status
Sexual orientation
Ethnic background
Place of origin
Language
Social condition or origin
Source of income
Political beliefs
Record or criminal conviction
Pardon conviction
Duty to accommodate - Answers Requirement that an employer must accommodate the employee to
the point of " undue hardship"
Reasonable accommodation - Answers Voluntary adjustments to work or workplace that allow
employees with special needs to perform their job effectively
Harassment - Answers Occurs when a member of an organization treats an employee in a disparate
manner because of that persons sex , race, religion, age, etc
What does hate advent include ? - Answers -Verbal abuse or threats
-unwelcome remarks,jokes or taunting about a persons body, attire, age, marital status, religion, etc
-displaying of pornographic, racist, or other offensive or derogatory pictures
-practical jokes that cause awkwardness or embarrassment
-leering or other heaters
- physical assault
-unnecessary physical contact
Sexual harassment - Answers Unsolicited or unwelcome sex-or gender- based conduct that has
adverse employment consequences for the complaint
Employment equity act - Answers Federal law to remove employment barriers and promote equality
Employment equity programs - Answers Developed by employers to undo past employment
discrimination or to ensure equal employment opportunity in the future. I'm
Natural justice - Answers Minimum standard of fair deduction making imposed on persons or bodies
acting in a judicial capacity
Principles of natural justice - Answers -the right to a fair hearing