disadvantages of using the option of hiring additional personnel during periods of increasing demand and conducting layoffs during lower-demand periods for managing operating costs?

Respuesta :

Answer:

The critical analysis of temporary staff hiring & firing, depending on demand is given below :

Explanation:

Hiring & firing personnel, during periods of peak demand & periods of lower demand respectively - can have many undermentioned advantages & disadvantages :

Advantages :

  • Fulfilment of consumer's demand in high demand periods.
  • Cost saving during low demand periods
  • Highly suitable for seasonal industries, with highly fluctuating demand.
  • Temporary staff is cheaper for companies, it is to be availed with less perks, social security etc

Disadvantages :

  • Incurring high temporary recruitment cost again & again
  • Consistency & Quality of product or service might be compromised, as the labour indulged is fluctuating so much
  • Employees might feel lack of job security & hence not associate belongingness with their job, company. It can reduce their incentive to work hard towards organisation objectives
  • Prospective employees & hiring intermediaries might build a bad image of the company as an employer. It might create staff finding difficulties, when needed later.