2.1 External Factors Affecting HR Flashcards
Factors that affect HR Planning
Demographic change
Changes in labour mobility
New communication technologies:
Workforce Planning
The management process of anticipating or meeting an organisation’s current and future staffing needs.
Short term WFP
deals with existing and upcoming demands of an organisation
Long term WFP
HR needs in the foreseeable future
Labour turnover
Measures % of the workforce that leaves in a year
Labour turnover formula
number of staff leaving/total no. of staff *100
Contract of employment
An agreement on the employment conditions made between an employer and an employee. The agreement can be made orally or in writing.
Job analysis
Refers to a systematic process of collecting all information about a specific job, including skill requirements, roles, responsibilities and processes in order to create a valid job description.
Recruitment process
- Job analysis
- Create job description + person specification
- Advertise
- Check applications then shortlist
- Interview shortlisted
- Perform aptitude testing
- Check references
- Job offer + sign
- Induction
On the job
Training carried out whilst in the workplace
Induction Training: On the job training aimed at introducing new employees to an organisation. (Meet new people, Tour premises etc)
Mentoring: A partnership between 2 people. Experienced member of staff to help mentee gain and develop skills and knowledge
Off the job
Training carried off the site, usually with specialist training
Cognitive Training
Training and developing mental skills to improve work performance.
Behavioural Training
Identifying functional issues that could improve performance in the workplace by developing behavioural changes in the workforce
Dismissal process
Initial verbal warning
Official written warning
Dismissal
Appraisal
Formal assessment of an employees performance in fulfilling his/her job based on the tasks and responsibilities set out in their job description.
Formative Appraisal
A planned and ongoing process in which appraisal evidence is used by employees to inform them on how to improve work practices.
Summative Appraisal
Appraisal on an ongoing basis, even while undergoing training. It is a type of feedback from the line manager on the skills the employee is mastering and the progress being made on a project.
360 Degree Feedback
Uses surveys to collect data about an employee’s performance from other people involved in their work., such as supervisors, subordinates, peers, customer and self ratings can be used.
Offshoring
The practice of basing some of a company’s processes or services overseas, so as to take advantage of lower costs.
Reshoring
The practice of transferring a business operation that was moved overseas back to the country from which it was originally relocated.
