Managing The Human Resource Flow

Question 1

What is meant by human resource flow

Answer 1

How people move into, out and within a business

Question 2

What is the purpose of human resource planning and how is it done

Answer 2

Making sure the business always has the right number of staff with the right skills. Done by predicting the demand and supply of staff

Question 3

What does HR predict

Answer 3

Predicts how many and what kind of workers will be needed

Question 4

HR also asses the ………….

Answer 4

The potential supply of new workers

Question 5

How may HR assess the potential for new workers

Answer 5

• checking level of employment to see how many individuals seek work
• See how many school and college leavers are seeking work locally

Question 6

What can attract potential employees to work in an area

Answer 6

Local infrastructure - good housing, transport and schools

Question 7

Process of recruiting from start to finish

Answer 7

1) identify vacancy
2) Write person spec and job description
3) advertise job
4) process applications
5) Shortlist most suitable candidates
6) interview most suitable candidates
7) appoint most suitable candidate

Question 8

Adv of internal recruitment

Answer 8

• candidates know business / business knows candidates
• short and cheap process
• motivates workers to go for promotion

Question 9

Dis adv of internal recruitment

Answer 9

Leaves vacancy’s in another department

Can cause resentment among colleagues who aren’t selected

Question 10

Adv of external recruitment

Answer 10

Bring in fresh ideas
Brings in experience from other organisations
Large number of applicants

Question 11

Dis adv of external recruitment

Answer 11

Long and expensive process
Candidates will need a longer induction process
Have only seen a candidate at recruitment - may not be a clear representation of what they’re like at work

Question 12

What does internal recruitment help to improve

Answer 12

Employee/employer relations as employees fell more motivated for new opportunities within their career

Question 13

Adv of on job training

Answer 13

Easy to organise
Lower cost of training
Training is job specific

Question 14

Dis adv of on job training

Answer 14

Trainer and trainee are not productive when training
Bad practices are passed on
No new ideas brought into the business

Question 15

Adv of off job training

Answer 15

Trainers are specialists
New ideas brought into the business
No job distractions during training

Question 16

Dis adv of off job training

Answer 16

Can be expensive
No benefit to the business while training
Training might not be specific to their day to day job

Question 17

What can managing HR correctly do for Employees

Answer 17

Allow them to feel engaged and involved - makes them feel valued - less likely to be absent or leave the company

Question 18

When might departments experience too much labour and what might they do in certai circumstances

Answer 18

A recent drop in demand or new technologies increasing efficiency

• may see if they can redeploy staff elsewhere in other departments to keep moral and motivation levels high

Question 19

Internal factors that may influence HR plans

Answer 19

Corporate, marketing and production plans e.g if production is expanding they will need to recruit more staff and offer more training

Changes in the production style may lead to retraining, recruitment or redeployment of staff

Question 20

External factors that influences HR plans

Answer 20

Employment legislations protects employees rights and restricts companies ability to dismiss or transfer workers

New technology might change the number of staff and skill needed

Labour market trends like migration and ageing population have an effect on supply of workers