ITPEC FE Morning April 2020 Question 76

Which of the following is an explanation of work sharing?

a)A concept that aims for diverse and flexible working styles, for the purpose of realizing harmony between work and lifeb)A method that allows employees to select welfare services within a certain rangec)A system that allows employees to choose their workplace or dutyd)An initiative for securing employment through shortening of work hours per employee and review of work assignments

Explanation

Securing employment by shortening each employee's hours and reviewing work assignments — work sharing spreads the available work over more people.

In a downturn, instead of dismissing some staff, a company cuts hours per person and redistributes the work so that everyone stays employed; applied across society, the freed hours become jobs for others. The aim is employment, not the individual's comfort.

Answer (d)

Why not others:

•(a) — diverse, flexible working styles for harmony between work and life describe work-life balance; a goal for the individual, not a mechanism for securing jobs
•(b) — letting employees choose welfare services within a set range is a cafeteria plan
•(c) — letting employees choose their workplace or duty is a self-selection HR scheme such as a free-agent system; it moves people, it does not create jobs

Key rule: Tell HR terms apart by purpose: work sharing distributes total working hours among more people, work-life balance concerns one person's life, and cafeteria plans concern benefits.

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