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The Dream Hotel
The Dream Hotel is owned by two brothers Jenn and Kiang. They set up the hotel 5 years ago as a partnership. Each brother has a 50% ownership.
The hotel has 200 rooms. Most of the guests are business people who are travelling to meetings in the city and therefore stay 2–3 nights. The hotel also has a leisure centre with a gymnasium and swimming pool that hotel guests can use.
There is a restaurant which is only used by hotel guests and also a car park. Hotel guests
who are flying from the nearby airport can leave their cars at the hotel while they are away
and pay car parking fees to the hotel.
75 people work at the hotel. The organization chart is shown in the separate document
Using the information above and in the organization chart and suggest four ways the
organization chart could be changed to make the business more efficient.
SAY- why you think efficiency will be increased.
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A bakery makes bread and cakes. It is a small business and employs female, part time staff
in the main. The pay is poor. The company allows the staff to have flexible hours to fit in
with child care. Specialist jobs are left to full time employees. New staffs are given full
training and little skill is needed when they begin.

Give 3 reasons why labour turnover for part time staff may be high. 6marks
Make 3 suggestions to help the bakery reduce staff turnover. 6 marks
What are the extra costs of having a high staff turnover? 6 marks
How could the bakery increase productivity of its workforce? 6 marks

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Give 3 reasons why labour turnover for part time staff may be high. 6marks
Make 3 suggestions to help the bakery reduce staff turnover. 6 marks
What are the extra costs of having a high staff turnover? 6 marks
How could the bakery increase productivity