Types of Various Work Settings for individual and groups

by Brian

Learning Goals

• I will be able to explain the types of various work settings and arrangement for individuals and groups.

• I will be able to compare the strengths and weaknesses of each setting/arrangement.

• I will be able to know which work settings suits me best.

Types of Work Settings

• Individual work settings :-

• Off-site work

• Contract work

• Work schedules

• Group work settings :-

• - Job sharing

• -Self managed teams

Off-site work

• The manager allows the workers/ employees to work at home instead of coming to the workplace.

The Advantage of Off-site work

• Transportation

• More comfortable

• Miscommunication with others.

The Disadvantages of off-site work

• Doesn’t know what is happening.

• Confuse between when is “work time” and “home time”

• Manager gave too must trust.

• Entails some additional managerial extra time spent on supervision and communication

Contract Work

• Work accomplished by AGREEMENT for a fixed sum or unit price or for cost plus a fixed fee.

The Advantage of Contract Work

• Money (profitable)

• More flexibility (time, place and how would they want to work)

• Less involved in the company politics

The Disadvantage of Contract Work

• Encountering unemployment (once the contract is over)

• Can hardly find a fulltime job in the future.

Work Schedules

• The time basis on which an employee is paid. A work schedule may be full-time, part-time, or intermittent

Advantage of Work Schedules

• Increase employee morale, engagement and commitment to a company/an organization

• Reduces employees burnout due to overload.

• Employers allow employees to work when they feel they can accomplish most, feel freshest and enjoy working.

Disadvantages of Work Schedules

• Needs to adequately manage their time so that the teams target are met with or without their regular presence.

• Risk of burnout if employers couldn’t manage their time well enough.

• Limited child care

Job Sharing

• Two part time employees joining together to do a full-time job, sharing the money paid for work.

Advantages of Job Sharing

• Productivity increases

• Continuous job coverage

Disadvantages of Job Sharing

• Bad partners

• Division of labor

• High administrative costs

Self managed team

• A self-managed team is a team which members of the team take responsibility for ensuring that the team operates effectively and meets its targets.

Advantages of Self Managed Team

• Teamwork being used and everyone will gives thoughts which make the idea even better.

• Good in identifying skills weaknesses

• Remain focus on business outcomes.

Disadvantages of Self-managed team

• Fights might occur because not everyone will agree with each other.

Which work settings suits you best?

• In my own opinion, I believe that self managed team will come up with the best result.

HOW ABOUT YOU? *RANDOMLY CHOOSING PEOPLE TO GIVE OPINION*

Questions

• 1. What is off-site work?

2. What is job sharing work?

Class activity

• Divide among yourself into 5 different groups. Make a T chart. Write the advantages and disadvantages of the groups you are given.

• Job sharing• Off site work• Contract work• Self Managed team • Work Schedule

Work Cited

• Heathfield, Susan M. Advantages and Disadvantages of Flexible Work Schedules?. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Contract Work. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.

• Brookins, Miranda. Negatives of Flexible Work Schedules. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.