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Quick questions on Workforce planning and flexibility explained: H2 Management of Business
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What is workforce planning?Show answer
Workforce planning is forecasting the number and type of employees a business will need in the future, comparing this with its current workforce, and planning to close the gap. It involves:
What is the flexible workforce?Show answer
A flexible workforce can be scaled and reshaped to match changing demand, using:
What is the core-periphery model?Show answer
A common way to organise this is the core-periphery model: a stable core of permanent, multiskilled employees who hold the firm's key skills and culture, surrounded by a flexible periphery of part-time, temporary and outsourced labour that absorbs fluctuations in demand. This blends security and skill in the core with flexibility and lower fixed cost in the periphery.
What is q1?Show answer
State two methods a firm can use to make its workforce more flexible. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain one benefit to a firm of using a flexible workforce. [4 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Analyse why relying too heavily on a flexible, peripheral workforce can harm a business. [6 marks]
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