ITPEC FE Subject A April 2026 Question 57
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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