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2.1. Human resource management (HRM)

Syllabus
0264–2027–2028
Topic
2.1
Level
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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

Objective notes

3 learning objectives
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