Legal and Ethical constraints- Unit 17 Task 2 OCR National Level 3 Business Studies

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Evaluate the recruitment methods used by a McDonald's

Fitness for Purpose

This concept carefully considers whether the recruitment and selection processes used by the business produced the required and end result. This theory discovers whether the business has managed to recruit a member of staff who is dedicated and meets the guidelines of a McDonald’s employee, or an employee who is lacking in the qualities needed and therefore makes the ‘fitness for purpose’ concept mediocre.

The first thing to consider is what position the business is recruiting for; giving you a basis to decide if the systems in place are ‘fit for purpose’. In order to apply this first idea, you may want to consider where the business places its advertisements. Placing an advert in some media or business places will affect how qualified and able the applicant is. This leads to the second point; whether the recruitment and selection documents that the business uses are suitable for the level of job that the company is recruiting for. Some applicants may not understand the questions being asked, making some unsuitable for a job role.

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Cost to the Organisation

The process of recruitment and selection is expensive, involving many different costs, starting with labour. Personnel need to discuss the job analysis, construct a job description in order to make it clear to an applicant what is expected of them under working conditions. Also, a person specification is needed to be clear of what is required of an applicant as well as an advertisement so that the job is known to possible applicants.

Other costs include the price of producing an application form. This could be anything as seemingly minor as postage costs. ...

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