IGCSE, A Level Business Student Forum

Q11 Explain one key feature of job rotation. [3]

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[KN] Key Feature
[AN] How a business can take advantage of it
[AN+] Long run impact on business & employee

[KN]: the employees switch from one tasks to another
[AN]: workers are able to cover for a colleague's absence thus the business's productivity is not effected
[AN+]: the employees learn new skill and experiences thus they would also be able to teach the new employees in the future which would decrease the training costs

[KN] the employe switches task
[AN] when working on new task the employe would learn new skill.
[AN+]this will reduce the hiring cost of the company for that specific task

kn: employees are moved from one task to another at regular intervals
an: this reduces repetition, decreasing the likeliness of employees being disengaged, and improving motivation.
an+: increase in motivation results in higher productivity, which leads to higher profits.

Kn: When tasks of employees are changed within an organisation.
An: This change wont make them bored of doing a specific task as their activities will be changed and they will also become multi-specialised.
An+: Moreover this will make these employees expert in every task which will increase the efficiency and productivity of the employees as they are now more skilled and experienced to perform those tasks.

Kn: When tasks of employees are changed within an organisation.
An: This change wont make them bored of doing a specific task as their activities will be changed and they will also become multi-specialised.
An+: Moreover this will make these employees expert in every task which will increase the efficiency and productivity of the employees as they are now more skilled and experienced to perform those tasks.

Kn: job rotation means when workers are engaged in different tasks time to time
An: this reduces the chances of boredom and repetitiveness
An: doing diverse jobs leads to innovation and creativity and leads to a competent workforce

KN: job rotation is when workers are assigned different tasks from time to time
AN: employees wont be bored of doing the same repetitive tasks all the time
AN+: employee boredom levels will reduce and productivity will ill increase as they will be assigned new tasks that may be challenging for them

{KN} employees switch tasks
{AN} employees wont get bored of doing the same work this reduces repetition
{AN+} this wil increase productivity and will lead to diverse innovations

[KN] In job rotation workers switch between tasks they perform. [AN] This may eliminate monotonous factor of performing repetitive tasks. [AN+] As a result, workers may feel more encouraged to work and this may cause efficiency to rise as tasks are now much more interesting than before.

.[KN]: the employees are to switch from one task to another
[AN]: workers are able to cover for a colleague's absence thus the business's productivity is not effected
[AN+]:When there will be less or no effect on productivity business will be able to focus on other important things such as performance of employees and point out problems in the organization and make plans in order to find solutions to them.

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KN:the employees are to switch from one task to another
AN:workers are able to cover for a colleague's absence
AN+: In this way les time and resources will be wasted thus business will be acting cost efficient

(KN) It provides the opportunity for employees to work in different departments.
(AN) This allows the employee to broaden their skills.
(AN+) Teamwork will develop as the employee starts sharing the experiences.

(Kn) when employees are rotated between positions within a company to perform different tasks.
(An) this is a procedure done so employees doesn’t get bored by performing similar task again and again.
(An+) this makes them motivated so they would work efficiently hence, would improve business productivity.

[KN]Job rotation means employees temporarily taking on new positions, responsibilities, tasks, etc, that are somewhat different from their regular positions.
[AN]Therefore, if the current employee of the specific task is absent other employees can take over the spot thus, the productivity of the operation will not be affected. It can also contribute to better workforce flexibility and succession planning within the organization.
[AN+]This will advantage the employees as they will be now multi-talented and it will help the business as its employees are now more helpful in the business.

KN: employee is shifted from one task to another on time to time basis
AN: When the employee is shifted from one task to another the business may check the interest of the employee in each task
AN+: the benefit for the employee will be that the boredom element will vanish