C2 Human Resource Planning
Human resource planning is the systematic process of analysing the staffing needs of an organisation and taking action to meet those needs. This may include recruitment, training or dismissal.
Key roles and understanding required in the human resource planning process are identified below;
The nature of the work and the characteristics required to perform work roles.
Skill levels required by the business and those held by staff
Experience of staff
Educational level required to perform different roles
Aptitude requirements
Need for flexibility in the workforce
Choice of core versus peripheral workers for different roles
Full-time versus part-time workers
Sub-contracting
Zero hours contracts
Recruiting temporary staff
booking agency staff
Management actions to address human resource issues at an operational level
Labour turnover (staff leaving in a year/average number of staff in a year) x 100
Productivity
Skill shortages
Sources of workplace stress
Absenteeism (number of days absent/number of available workdays) x 100
Methods of motivation
Engagement with business culture.
Employee satisfaction
