Business 0450 · IGCSE · Recruitment, selection and training of employees
Recruitment, selection and training of employees — practice question
RWB produces buses. Its factory employs 1200 people. Every employee is given off-the-job training. To motivate staff, RWB relies on financial rewards. In the last year, RWB recorded a $1.7 million loss. The Managing Director commented: ‘Our business is influenced by many external factors, including shifts in unemployment levels and new legal controls on business activities that affect the environment.’
(a)[2]
Define the term ‘off-the-job training’.
(b)[2]
Identify two non-financial reasons why people work.
(c)[4]
Outline two financial reward methods RWB might use to motivate its employees.
(d)[6]
Explain two ways RWB might be affected by new legal controls over business activities that impact the environment.
(e)[6]
Do you think a fall in unemployment always helps businesses? Justify your answer.
Worked solution & mark scheme
This 20-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “Training carried out away from the workplace, usually delivered by a specialist trainer” …