1. Year 12 – People in Business Unit 2 PEST Factors

2. The Task Produce a newspaper article for the Yorkshire Post, which explains how external factors have affected the recruitment decisions of local Waitrose Stores. You should include reference to political; economic; social and technological factors.

3. Starter Exercise Find your explanation/definition of PEST from your Broom House Farm coursework. Copy and paste it as an introduction to this task

4. Political Factors - National Minimum/Living Wage Describe the National Minimum Wage and Living Wage and how it has changed in 2014. You can copy and paste any relevant information from your Broom House farm Coursework Describe the typical wages at Waitrose http://www.jobapplications.co.uk/waitrose-salary-chart/ Assess the impact of this change on Waitrose’s workforce: Motivation Costs Demand Inflation When explaining the impact of the NMW, you should: Point – make your basic point Explain – write in greater detail what it means Effects – explain the effect of that point on Waitrose work force plan, by thinking of the different stakeholders it could affect.

5. Political Factors - Employment Law Starter Exercise Read the following http://www.bbc.co.uk/ news/uk-20608039http://www.bbc.co.uk/ news/uk-20608039 How does this case break employment law? http://www.businessst udiesonline.co.uk/Gcs eBusiness/Activities/ Module2/ObtainingW orkers/RecruitmentLa wsDragDrop/frame.ht mhttp://www.businessst udiesonline.co.uk/Gcs eBusiness/Activities/ Module2/ObtainingW orkers/RecruitmentLa wsDragDrop/frame.ht m

6. Political Factors Employment Law Write a heading Legal, Social, Ethical & Regulatory Obligations. Explain the main laws which affect the recruitment process Briefly explain the main laws with regard to discrimination by using: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=10806 48870&type=RESOURCEShttp://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=10806 48870&type=RESOURCES http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=10737 92011&type=RESOURCEShttp://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=10737 92011&type=RESOURCES Describe the effects these laws could have on Waitrose. How will it effect? Quality of Staff Reputation of the Company Training And any other effects you think are relevant

7. Economic Factors – Economic Growth Option 1: Go to Broom House Farm PEST – copy and paste Economic Growth – definition; chart and description of the trend or Option 2 Watch the following video clip: http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/a-beginners-guide- to-gdp#extended Now explain in your own words in a paragraph- What do the letters GDP stand for? What is GDP? How is GDP measured? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10613201http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10613201 Describe the trend in GDP

8. Economic Factors – Economic Growth Study the following sentences and add what happened next and then link it to the effect it will have on the workforce at Waitrose. In both cases use connectives. Growth in GDP affects sales Growth affects consumer confidence Growth affects employment

9. Economic Factors – Economic Growth Write a paragraph which explains the impact of the changes to GDP on the workforce plan of Waitrose. Explain what is meant by GDP and briefly describe the recent trend. Use the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10613201http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10613201 Then explain the impact by: Point – make your basic point Explain – write in greater detail what it means Effects – explain the effect of that point on the Waitrose work force plan.

10. Economic Factors - Inflation Watch the following video clip http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15733539 Now answer the following questions:- What is inflation? How is it measured? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10612209http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10612209 What is the trend in inflation?

11. Economic Factors - Inflation Study the following sentences and add what happened next and then link it to the effect it will have on the workforce at Waitrose. In both cases use connectives. Low inflation impacts on income levels Explain Effect Low inflation affects costs Explain Effect Low inflation means that wage demands Explain Effect Help: Page 6 http://content.yudu.com/web/6chp/0A3m5v2/JLPAnnRptAcc2015/flash/resour ces/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fcontent.yudu.com%2Fweb%2F6 chp%2F0A3m5v2%2FJLPAnnRptAcc2015%2Findex.html

12. Economic Factors - Inflation Write a paragraph which explains the impact of the changes in inflation on the workforce plan. Explain what is meant by inflation and briefly describe the recent trend. Use the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10612209 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10612209 Then explain the impact by: Point – make your basic point Explain – write in greater detail what it means Effects – explain the effect of that point on Waitrose work force plan.

13. Social Factors- Time Poor Shoppers Read the article Time Poor Shoppers at the following link? http://www.waitrose.com/content/dam/waitrose/Ourcompany/The%20Waitros e%20Food%20&%20Drink%20Report%202014%20EMBARGO%2022%20O CT.pdf How will this affect staffing at Waitrose? Write a paragraph which explains the impact of the changes in convenience shopping on the workforce plan. Explain what is meant by time poor shoppers and briefly describe the recent trend. Then explain the impact by: Point – make your basic point Explain – write in greater detail what it means Effects – explain the effect of that point on Waitrose work force plan.

14. Spot 3 differences Social Factors – Population Changes How will these changes in the population affect workforce plan at Waitrose?

15. Social Factors – Population Changes ChangeImpact on Waitrose Workforce plan

16. Social Factors – Population Changes Write a paragraph which explains the impact of the changes in the UK’s population on Waitrose’s workforce plan. Briefly describe the changing structure of the UK population Then explain the impact by: Point – make your basic point Explain – write in greater detail what it means Effects – explain the effect of that point on Waitrose work force plan

17. Technological Factors – Click and Collect Watch video on the Click and Collect Service at Waitrose http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitr ose/en/home/groceries/click-collect- lockerscomingsoon..html?wtrint=1- Content-_-2-Homepage-_-3-home-_- 4--_-5-footer-_-6-clickcollect Class paragraph – student 1 start a sentence; student 2 add to it etc.

18. Technological Factors – Click and Collect Click & Collect – what will happen to? Impact on Waitrose Workforce plan Demand for products The Website Waitrose Distribution warehouses

19. Technological Factors – Click and Collect Write a paragraph which explains the impact of the Click and Collect system on the workforce plan. Briefly describe the Click and Collect system. Then explain the impact by: Point – make your basic point Explain – write in greater detail what it means Effects – explain the effect of that point on Waitrose work force plan You could use precise statistics on its growth from the annual report. http://www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk/content/dam/cws/pdfs/f inancials/annual%20reports/JLP-annual-report-and-accounts- 2014.pdf

20. Technological Factors - Training Read the following articles. How are Waitrose staff trained? http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/news/102 0195/waitrose-launches-online-learning- development-47-staff Evaluation Tennis Divide class in half – each side give an argument for or against online training, until one side can’t think of any more.

21. Technological Factors - Training Write a paragraph which explains the impact of the online training system on the workforce plan. Briefly describe the system. Then explain the impact by: Point – make your basic point Explain – write in greater detail what it means Effects – explain the effect of that point on Waitrose work force plan