Human Resources Flashcards
Reasons for workforce planning
Employees leave or retire
Increased demand for product
Decreased demand for product
Opening new stores
Respond to requests
Maternity leave or sick leave
6 stages of workforce planning
Identify and analyse current staff
Identify staff training needs
Forecast + future
Analyse and predict internal staff
Analyse and predict external staff
Recruit select and train new staff
Advantages of reciting from inside the organisation
Can fill the job vacancy very quickly
Employee knows organisation well so saves time on induction
Save money on external advertising
Employees may be more motivated as chance of promotion may come up
Disadvantages of recruiting from within the organisation
Limited pool of candidates so may not hire the right person
Promoting old employee will leave a vacancy in their old job
Missing out on a opportunity to bring in new ideas
Conflict can be caused due to favourites being chose
