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QUICK UPDATE: The Equality Act
Employment Law QUICK UPDATE: The Equality Act The Equality Act now covers the full legislation to encompass: The Employment Equality (Age) Disability Discrimination Race Relations Sex Discrimination Equal Pay
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Organisational Structures
Please fill in your topic tracker Organisational Structures Learning Objectives: To be able to identify the features of a hierarchy (E) To be able to create an organisational structure for a given business (C) To be able to analyse the reasons why a business would want to de-layer (A)
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Starter Using the pictures and template provided, can you place each individual in the correct place of this business?
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Marketing Production HR Finance Finance Managers Marketing Manager
Production Managers HR Manager
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Organisational Charts
These are used to show how responsibilities are divided up between departments and people within a business. Departments are also known as functional areas as they provide a function for the business. In pairs list down as many functional areas as you can think of in a traditional business. How many functional areas (departments) can you list?
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Functional Areas Marketing Finance Production HR Customer Service
Sales Purchasing Research and Development IT
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Hierarchical Structure
The hierarchy is a business structure which contains several layers of employees. The higher layers have more responsibility and authority. With authority comes accountability and you become more accountable the higher up the hierarchy you climb.
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Level Diagram Managing Directors Senior Managers Middle Managers
Assistants / Operatives Staff Supervisors Junior Managers Middle Managers Senior Managers Level 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Who is who? The person directly above you in the hierarchy is known as your line manager The person directly below you in the hierarchy is known as your subordinate The number of subordinates someone is in charge of is known as their span of control. The span of control is just simply the number of subordinates within that persons control. A line manager can delegate tasks to their subordinates.
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Hierarchy Chain of Command- shows the flow of instructions in an organisation by level of authority Channels of Communication- shows the paths that messages of communication take in an organisation Chain of Command Channels of communication
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Can you draw a hierarchy?
From the knowledge you have of the school, could you attempt to draw an organisational chart of CCS? A start for you: Mr Downing Ms Rose Mrs Patterson
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So why use an Organisational Chart?
They can help a business by showing: Who is responsible for which functions What each person is accountable for Which work is delegated to specialists To whom a worker is responsible and who they must take orders from The lines of communication in the organisation How different departments are linked together
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Tall hierarchies This is where there are lots of layers in the hierarchy. It has clear lines of communication A narrow span of control Many opportunities for promotion
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Flat Hierarchies This is where there are few layers in the hierarchy.
Communication from top to bottom is quicker Less mistakes in communication as it doesn’t have to pass through as many layers Wide span of control
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Delayering What is this? Why is it done?
What are the benefits and limitations to a business of delayering?
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Task Complete the organisational structures worksheet.
Extension: Complete Activity 8 on Page 234 of the white OCR textbook
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Plenary Sketch a tall and flat hierarchy What is span of control?
TRUE or FALSE: The chain of command flows downwards in an organisation. What is the flow of messages through an organisation known as?
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