Human Resource Management What is it all about?

1 Workforce planning Motivation theories 3 Recruitment Process 4 Training Employee Relations Appraisal 7 Legislation affecting the workplace

The Modern Workforce The Core Workers Essential workers - managers, skilled workers - permanent and well-paid The Contractual Fringe Sub-contractors - suppliers of components or services - cheaper (no pensions, holidays) The Flexible Labour Force Part-time, temporary - help core workers at peak times (Christmas) - lower rates of pay

1 – Workforce planning This is forecasting future recruitment requirements. The will mean estimating: the number of employees required per department the labour turnover (how many/often) staff leave Customer demand – this determines staff required Company finances – this could determine redundancies Factors that will determine the level of staff required: - Retirements - Promotion - Maternity/paternity leave - Work-life balance requests Higher

1 – Workforce planning What should the HR department consider when looking to increase/decrease the number of staff?..... Finances available – is there a budget to recruit? Local area – are there suitable employees nearby? Training – is there a cost to employing new staff? Current economic climate – are redundancies likely? Grants – are there incentives to employ? Higher