125 workforce planning

Question 1

what is workforces planning

Answer 1

• it’s about deciding how many and what types of workers are required, ensuring that there will be the right number of workers, with the right skills, doing the right jobs, at the right time
• ensures that a business has the labour required to achieve their objectives

Question 2

benefits of workforce planning

Answer 2

• control staffing costs by not recruiting more staff than are needed
• can help a business to avoid staffing shortages / produce enough products to meet demand by ensuring enough employees are recruited in time for when they are needed
• helps produce quality products as it involves recruiting and people with the right skills

Question 3

costs of workforce planning

Answer 3

• workforce plans may not allow for possible changes in the external environment
• every decision from a workforce plan has cost implications eg. training, recruitment, redundancies
• may not be carried out effectively or done by someone expereinced

Question 4

stages of workforce planning

Answer 4

1. cooperate objectives set for HR planning
2. analyse the current workforce
3. assess future needs (demand for labour)
4. identify gaps in the workforce