Cambridge Business (9609) Human Resources Management (AS Level) 2024 Update

Updated for exams from 2024. A full classroom-ready presentation covering Human Resources Management from Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus.

Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.

This presentation includes exercises, case studies and discussion prompts and highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business:

2.1.1 Purpose and Roles of HRM

• Understand the role of HRM in achieving organizational objectives.
  2.1.2 Workforce Planning
• Explain the reasons for creating a workforce plan and its role in a business.
• Measure and interpret labor turnover.
• Analyze the implications of high and low labor turnover for a business.
  2.1.3 Recruitment and Selection
• Understand the recruitment process, including job descriptions and person specifications.
• Identify and evaluate different recruitment methods (e.g., job advertisements, employment agencies, online recruitment).
• Differentiate between internal and external recruitment.
• Analyze selection methods, including CVs, résumés, application forms, interviews, references, testing, and assessment centers.
• Understand the purpose of employment contracts.
  2.1.4 Redundancy and Dismissal
• Explain the difference between voluntary and involuntary redundancy and fair and unfair dismissal.
  2.1.5 Morale and Welfare
• Understand the relationship between HRM, employee morale, and welfare, including the concept of work-life balance.
• Evaluate the impact of diversity and equality in the workplace on a business.
  2.1.6 Training and Development
• Differentiate between types of training: induction, on-the-job, and off-the-job.
• Analyze the impact of training and development on business performance.
• Understand how employee development can encourage intrapreneurship, multi-skilling, and flexibility.
  2.1.7 Management and Workforce Relations
• Understand how cooperation between management and the workforce can benefit both parties.
• Analyze the impact of trade union involvement in the workplace, including their role in collective bargaining.

The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.