current structure and original structure

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Unit 5 assignment 1

Task 1

Original structure

The original structure consists of two hierarchies, which are the part- time assistant who works on the till in the afternoon. It also includes the owner who is responsible for most things within the business such as

  • Working on the till
  • Ordering stock
  • Checking finances
  • Hiring and firing employees
  • Putting the new stock on the shelves.

The current structure

The original structure of better values consisted of two layers and only two workers however, over the years better values have developed. Currently it consists of 3 layers and about 23 employees. Many different changes have occurred to better values including

  • There are more workers that do specific jobs e.g. finance manager who is in charge of the money that comes into better values.
  • There are more layers in the current hierarchical structure, which means that jobs have become more specialised.
  • In the original structure there, where only two workers this means that it was easier for the owner to communicate with his employee. Whereas in the current structure there are more employees and three different levels. This means that it could be harder for the employer to communicate to his staff.

In the current structure, all the employees have specific job roles the bottom layer of employees is self-explanatory. The middle layer consists of the store manager. They are in charge of the better value store. It also has the human resource manager he/she is in charge of hiring, firing and sorting out training for the staff. The current organisational structure differs from the original, as the owner does not have to do everything within better values. In the current organisational structure, there are more employees to do specific jobs within better values.

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Task 2: four different job roles within better values

Human resources: The human resource manager is in charge of hiring and firing staff. They are also in charge of sorting out staff training and keeping staff records. In addition, they are also in charge of monitoring disciplinary and grievance procedures. The personal attributes needed to be a human resource manager is having good verbal communication skill. This means that they need to be good at talking to other people. To have good communication skills the human resource manager will need to speak clearly and have confidence when they ...

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