1. Developing & Implementing Workforce plans

2. Workforce Planning Objectives: 1.To describe the components of a workforce plan 2.To explain how internal and external factors influence workforce plans 3.Evaluate value of workforce plans

3. Workforce Planning

4. Getting the right number of people with the right skills, experience and competencies in the right jobs at the right time. Provide managers with a framework for making staffing decisions based on corporate objectives, budget resources and workforce skills

5. Workforce Planning Cycle Corporate ObjectivesPlans reviewed Objectives reviewed Transition plans Recruitment training plans, redeployment, redundancy plans Workforce assessment Demographics: trend analysis workforce audit. Skills gap surplus

6. Components of a Workforce Plan 1  Skills audit of current workforce- identify qualities and abilities of current employees  Data about labour turnover, wage rates, trend analysis of workforce, level of entrants into the market e.g. School leavers/university leavers/ apprentices economic migrants

8. Components of a workforce plan 2 Market research data/ Sales forecasts – know the Number of employees needed EU directives and Govt. initiatives about working practices and conditions.

9. Components of a Workforce Plan Workforce Plans Recruitment & Selection requirements Training & Development programmes Retraining and redeployment programmes Redundancy Plans

10. Benefits/Limitations What do you believe to be the benefits and limitations to workforce planning?

11. Benefits of Workforce Plans Help make HR decisions - Allows managers to anticipate change and be proactive Managers can plan replacements and changes in workforce skills

12. Benefits of Workforce Plans Operational success is dependent on having right employees with the right skills at the right time. Identify ways that technology may change skills required Introduction of flexible working arrangements

13. Limitations of Workforce Plans Recruitment costs. Training costs Redundancy payments Redeployment

14. Influences on workforce plans EXTERNAL INTERNAL