ITPEC FE Morning April 2022 Question 76
Which of the following can secure employment and create employment opportunities across an entire society by shortening work hours per employee?
Explanation
Work sharing — shortening each employee's hours so the available work is spread over more people.
In a downturn, instead of dismissing some staff, a company cuts hours per person and keeps everyone employed; applied across society, the freed hours become jobs for others. The aim is employment, not the individual's comfort.
Answer (c)
Why not others:
- •(d) Work-life balance — harmony between work and private life; shorter hours may serve it, but it is a goal for the individual, not a mechanism for securing employment
- •(a) Cafeteria plan — a benefits scheme in which employees choose from a menu of welfare options within a budget
- •(b) Free agent system — an HR system in which employees put themselves forward for the post or department they want; 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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