Question

Recognise the changing nature of the role and use of job descriptions and person specifications when using job design strategy.

Answer 1

1. Recognise the changing nature of the role and use of job descriptions and person specifications when using job design strategy.

Job design is a conscious effort where organization of work is divided into required tasks for performing specific job to meet organizational objectives. It is one of the major tasks of Human Resource manager.

In a gig economy job design has tremendous importance as it enhances the possibility of high retention of expert employees. As said including nature of gig economy (informal jobs like food agent of Uber), other factors also affecting jobs of corporates.

In order to meet the challenges ahead, recognizing changing nature of the role and use of job descriptions and person specification is necessary. How could job description affect job design strategy? As Herzberg, lack of some factors may affect employee motivation. So corporates effectively identified need of eliminating unnecessary level of supervision and checking and control. And it is aptly communicated via job description. It never means compromising quality standards. The point is modern day job descriptions try to eliminate direct hire and fire policy instead employee will be heard the actions, which he/she will be responsible.

                            Another major change is timely feedback. Reviews are made as per time standards than in meetings of higher officials. Along with agreement dependability of employee to organization is clearly mentioned.

Nowadays person specifications clearly identify importance health indicators irrespective of level of job. Here comes Ergonomics, it aims at designing jobs in such a way that the physical abilities and individual traits of employees are taken into consideration so as to ensure efficiency and productivity. Person specification also introduces an old but always important practice, free expression of opinions. If freedom prevails, critical thinking would evolve and then rational thinking would emerge, automatically best of the employee would come out and organization grows. Specification also indicates rotating nature, as diversity helps the employee to understand the organization.