1. Workforce Planning
The method by which a business forecasts how many and what type of employees it needs now and in the future, and matches the right type of employees to the needs of the business

2. Planning cycle
Assess the current workforce Assess the workforce needed in future Identify gaps or areas of oversupply Develop strategies to fill gaps/reduce supply Right people, right place, right time Back to the beginning!

3. Key issues Outsourcing Training programmes Mechanisation/automation
Terms & conditions of employment
Rescheduling work
Increasing overtime

4. What are the internal influences ...
.... on workforce plans?

5. Internal influences Corporate objectives
Marketing & production plans/objectives
Financial position of organisation
Internal labour supply
Motivational issues

6. What are the external influences ...
.... on workforce plans?

7. External influences Market conditions
Labour market & demographic trends
State of economy
Government policy
Legislation
Local factors

8. Issues implementing plans

9. Issues implementing plans
Employer/employee relations
Corporate image
Cost
Training
Pace of change in market

10. What options are there if ...
an organisation wants to reduce its workforce?
an organisation needs to increase capacity?
What if there’s a shortage of labour?
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