Business 0450 · IGCSE · Recruitment, selection and training of employees

Recruitment, selection and training of employees — practice question

LFK is a coal-mining company. It employs 135 workers, and every employee receives training. Following the dismissal of one of LFK’s employees, a vacancy has arisen for a new supervisor. The firm will use external recruitment. The Managing Director is drawing up a cash flow forecast for LFK. An extract appears in Table 3.1.
(a)[2]

Define ‘dismissal’.

(b)[2]

Calculate the value of X and Y.

(c)[4]

Identify four reasons why a cash flow forecast might be useful to a business.

(d)[6]

Explain two advantages of LFK training its employees.

(e)[6]

Do you think the advantages of external recruitment for a business are greater than the disadvantages? Justify your answer.

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