Flexible workforce 1.4.1
Flexible working - A range of employment options (e.g. part-time, job share) that provide an alternative to full-time permanent employment. Multi skilling - Is the practice of training employees so that they have the ability to do a range of tasks, or of recruiting who have several skills. Flexible hours/Flexi-time - Require the employee to work a certain number of hours in a given time period but mostly there are no fixed hours when they have to be on site. Outsourcing - Refers to the situation where business tasks or processes are undertaken by an external provider. Inputs are brought in from another business that may be local or oversees. Part-time work - A form of employment with less than 35 hours worked per week. Temporary work - Where an employee is hired for a set period of time Home working - Working from home in office-type jobs, or roles involving travel where home is used as a base. FLEXIBLE WORKING Flexible working describes a range of employm...