A. If you were Jane, what steps would you recommend the company take to engage in a complete human resources planning process?
At this stage of ambitious development, it is important to add to the current work force efficiently as per the demand. A plan has to be made considering where the company is deficit in efficiency, to add more skilled and talented workers to fill the space. Extra training can be provided to the already existing employees, and for the new employees, the recruitment criteria can be reviewed to make sure the most efficient get to the company to make maximum results. Suggestions could be taken from all employees, as with the expertise in their own departments, they would know better what, how and where, for the betterment of the individual departments, hence leading to an overall result.
B. Assuming the CEO agrees to your recommendation for the HR planning process, what information would you recommend be gathered by all the stakeholders involved to ensure an accurate forecast of the demand for human resources in the next 2 - 3 years at Delifoods Inc.?
Suggestions from the stakeholders are always valuable for the betterment of an organization. To forecast what the company would be like in the coming 2-3 years, the demands in individual areas need to be looked at.
There could be external causes of demand, which include social, political, legal changes outside of the Deli that could impose direct or indirect impact.
The stakeholders can definitely help
(TCO 4) Which of the following is not one of the guidelines for administering discipline?
1.3 Explain how human resource planning can be used to assure output and quality in the workplace
3. Why is it important for HR management to transform from being primarily administrative and operational to becoming a more strategic contributor?
Human Resources Management (HRM) has many applications in the business world. This paper will identify three key lessons learned about HRM. It will also outline how these concepts can be applied in the real world to enhance professional effectiveness. This paper will then tie together how these lessons relate to effective HRM concepts, practices and systems. Lastly, this paper will outline specific thinking and behavior changes as well as actions that will lead to successful implementation of these key lessons learned into daily management practices.
2 Be able to present a reasoned case for changes in staffing resources, identifying personnel requirements
The board of directors and the president know that they have serious human resource issues. They understand that management practices have to change in order to compete in the local healthcare market as an employer-of-choice. As in any healthcare organization, fiscal resources are limited, but the board is firmly committed to investing in a well developed human resources plan that will decrease the turnover and stem the ever-growing turnover and vacancy rates. The president has asked you to attend the next board of directors meeting to share your plan for addressing these serious issues. What will you tell them? Outline the focus of your presentation and include the issues you have identified, as well as the recommended strategies for turning this around. (Points : 25)
The board of directors and the president know that they have serious human resource issues that will have to change in order for them to compete in the local healthcare market as an employer-of-choice. As in any healthcare organization, fiscal resources are limited, but the board is firmly committed to investing in a well developed human resources plan to decrease turnover and stem the ever-growing turnover and vacancy rates. The president has asked you to attend the next board of directors meeting to share your plan for addressing these serious issues. What will you tell them in your presentation to address the retention and recruitment problems? (Points: 5)
Given the need to improve human resource performance, describe a managerial approach to teamwork, empowerment, and effective communication to accomplish this objective.
9.Choose three (3) work-life conflicts that the HR Director should consider within the selected organization. Then, outline a policy geared toward resolving each conflict through the use of related employment laws. Justify your response.
3. You have been asked to advise a growing organisation which employs 75 people in office-based roles but which has no specialist, dedicated HR function. Managers are particularly keen to know how they can best evaluate the effectiveness of their HR activities and initiatives. Despite limited funds being available the organisation manages to provide some form of formal training and development opportunities for everyone each year, gives everyone an annual performance appraisal and seeks to involve staff through a consultative forum which all attend at least once a year. What advice would you give? Justify your answer.
Human resource handle administrative functions in an organisation and Human resource planning expand strategies for relating the skills and size of manpower to enterprise needs. In simple words the planning system makes recruitment, gives training and restructures the staff requirement to meet the organisational goals and changes within the environment. Human resource planning is a paramount component of Human resource management.
3. Discuss the four human resource strategies (internal/cost, external cost, internal/differentiation, and external/differentiation) that may be implemented within an organization.
There are several important reasons of human resource planning that business organisation carry out regardless their size and it is important for the continuity of any business organisation to plan. However, in many business owners may not include human resource planning at the beginning of their business but later realise the importance of human capital and no business can survive without having competitive human capital.
3. I would allow employees to utilize the skills that they have to enhance the changes in the organization.
Q4. Why should organizations engage in HR Planning? Why do some organizations require relatively complex and comprehensive HR planning systems than do others? Discuss.