Workforce Planning

Question 1

What are the roles of the HR department?

Answer 1

• Ensuring organisations have the personel needed
• Trainign staff
• Motivating staff
• Ensuring positive employee relations
• Complying with the current employee legislation

Question 2

What is workforce planning?

Answer 2

The process of forecasting requirements for the business in the future

Question 3

What are reasons for workforce planning?

Answer 3

• New staff may be needed e.g. new stores
• Existing staff may have been removed e.g. retirement or maternity leave

Question 4

What are the steps required for workforce planning?

Answer 4

1. Analyse the potential demand
2. Analyse the skills of current staff
3. ‘Close the gaps’ within the organisation

Question 5

Why might an external recruitment occur?

Answer 5

• Rate of unemployement in the area (is their sufficient labour)
• Public transport available
• Are their incentives from the government to cover new training
• Are their universities or otherwise in the area to provide qualifications
• Are their other businesses in the area that might to looking for the same employees
• Will a new employee mix effwectivly with current workforce

Question 6

What are benefits of workforce planning?

Answer 6

• Helps achieve objectives
• Keeps business up-to-date with changes
• Ensures the organisation has the necessary skilled people working
• Allows trainign programs to be introduced if neccessary
• Reduces wastage of money
• Improves communication
• Allows the business to make staffing forecasts to meet demands

Question 7

What is the cost of workforce planning?

Answer 7

It may be difficult to accuratly forecast the numebr of new employees required