125 workforce planning

Question 1

what is workforces planning

Answer 1

• process of deciding the labour needs of the company now and in the future, ensuring that there will be the right number of workers, with the right skills

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