Shamrock Organisation

[Annie Lee]

Can someone help to explain what is this Shamrock organisation?

Many thanks;).

Regards,
Annie Lee

[Snehal K]

Charles Handy has written about Shamrock organisation, a concept which states that each of the 3 leaves of the shamrock is symbolic of a different group of people within the organisation or three bases on which people are often employed in the organisation.

Core professional employees – these are qualified permanent employees who deal with the general, day to day running of the organisation.
Flexible workforce – these are often temporary / part-time / seasonal employees who are taken on as and when needed.
Contractual fringe – where work is outsourced to subcontractors who are engaged as needed and paid by results.

These three groups have different expectations from the organisation and each group is managed and rewarded differently by the organisation.