Contemporary issues in human resource management
CONTEMPORARAY ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
SKILLS GAP
1Skills gap basically can be described as the difference in the skills required on the job and the actual skills possessed by the employees, a fundamental issue that is becoming predominant in the HRM field as a whole. According to asset skills gap analysis employer toolkit, February 2013, the article states some organisations experience significant skills gaps that are explained as an instance in which a worker or individual lacks a skill in a particular area, preventing them from performing their job properly and effectively. The main cause of skill gaps cited by employers within the asset skills footprint is basically that employees who are new to their job roles have only slightly completed their training and are therefore lacking the proper job specific skills required to perform their role to a great high standard. Also according to asset skills gap analysis employer toolkit, February 2013, skills gap can occur at an individual, departmental or organisational level at any time because staffs lacks certain skills important vital skills due to changes in the working environment, e.g., new practices, policies. Etc. Skills gap can have significant problems and disadvantages for organisations as they will be unable to reach their required potential productivity and total financial profit margin.
The two major documents that will be used in analysing this particular issue are, Taylor 2011 (peer-reviewed document) and a survey based evidence report; UK commission’s employer skills survey 2013. Taylor 2011 document uses the concept of ‘tight labour market’ to give a proper understanding and reasoning behind the issue of skills gap, in which he further states that the tightening of labour many labour markets will be one of the most significant trends in HRM over the next 20 years. 2The view used in analysing this issue takes a social constructivist world view which underpins the intepretivist research
SKILLS GAP
1Skills gap basically can be described as the difference in the skills required on the job and the actual skills possessed by the employees, a fundamental issue that is becoming predominant in the HRM field as a whole. According to asset skills gap analysis employer toolkit, February 2013, the article states some organisations experience significant skills gaps that are explained as an instance in which a worker or individual lacks a skill in a particular area, preventing them from performing their job properly and effectively. The main cause of skill gaps cited by employers within the asset skills footprint is basically that employees who are new to their job roles have only slightly completed their training and are therefore lacking the proper job specific skills required to perform their role to a great high standard. Also according to asset skills gap analysis employer toolkit, February 2013, skills gap can occur at an individual, departmental or organisational level at any time because staffs lacks certain skills important vital skills due to changes in the working environment, e.g., new practices, policies. Etc. Skills gap can have significant problems and disadvantages for organisations as they will be unable to reach their required potential productivity and total financial profit margin.
The two major documents that will be used in analysing this particular issue are, Taylor 2011 (peer-reviewed document) and a survey based evidence report; UK commission’s employer skills survey 2013. Taylor 2011 document uses the concept of ‘tight labour market’ to give a proper understanding and reasoning behind the issue of skills gap, in which he further states that the tightening of labour many labour markets will be one of the most significant trends in HRM over the next 20 years. 2The view used in analysing this issue takes a social constructivist world view which underpins the intepretivist research
References: BIBLOGRAPHY 1) Contemporary issues in human resources management, STEPHEN TAYLOR (2011) 2) Research methods in human resource management, investigating a business issue, VALERIE ANDERSON (2013) 3) UKCES, U.K commission’s employer skills survey 2013: UK results (online source) 4) WILLIAM DAY, research assistant, asset skills, Assets skills gap analysis, employer toolkit ,February 2013,