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3.2 Organisational structures and different ways of working Typeit
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There are lots of different ways of working in a business. The days of everyone working 12 hours a day 5 days a week have gone, to be replaced by a much more business model.
Staff may work , which in the UK is 35 hours a week, with the maximum being 48 hours a week by law. This may suit them as they may need the money or want to further their career. These will be fixed costs of a business, but full-time staff are very loyal.
Staff may work , which is less than 35 hours a week, which will give staff a greater work–life balance and they can work the hours that suit them and that fit round the needs of their family. This is also a fixed cost of the business but is an excellent way to attract talented people who cannot work full-time hours. Some part-timers also job-share.
Some staff have jobs. This means that they have a salaried position with a contract and that the job will last all year round.
Alternatively, the employee may be taken on a contract, which can be terminated at any time, and is mostly used to hire seasonal staff, e.g. Christmas staff in retail shops.
A worker, on the other hand, is someone who is self-employed and who will work on a contract-by-contract basis, such as a journalist who writes articles for a number of newspapers and magazines. Using freelancers will make the business more flexible, allow it to use the talent of more staff and reduce its costs.