1. Human Resource Management
What is it all about?

2. 1 Workforce planning Motivation theories 3 Recruitment Process
4 Training
Employee Relations
Appraisal
7 Legislation affecting the workplace

3. 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

4. 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
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5. 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