Managing Recruitment
MANAGING RECRUITMENT
UNDERSTAND HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING IN AN ORGANISATION “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”…..Winston Churchill
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development” have defined human resource planning as…
“a core process of human resource management that is shaped by the organisational strategy and ensures the right number of people with the right skills, in the right place at the right time to deliver short and long term organisational objectives ….without a workforce plan it is impossible to understand how viable it is to execute your chosen business strategy” (Reflections on Workforce Planning – 2010)
It may be argued that HR planning is the base upon which all other HR activities sit as it involves forecasting what the future human resource needs are of an organisation and subsequently what needs to be done to meet those needs. In order for an organisation to meet both its short and long term goals it is essential to have the right staff in place.
Human resource planning should encompass the following: * Reduce staffing costs by anticipating both shortages and surpluses of staff and ensuring that adequate steps are taken to minimize these issues * It should contribute to the overall strategic business development plan * Development plans for employees which mutually benefit them and the organisation and succession plans for either internal promotions or to replace those who move onto other organisations * Evaluation of existing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with ever changing legislation and also to develop in line with future requirements
At All Saviour’s Girls School HR planning is completed at senior level with the Governing Body. A number of factors are taken into consideration in planning the future HR requirements in a school: * The school is growing over the next three years to take in an increase of 100 students – a key aim in the plan is to have the right teaching staff in place for
UNDERSTAND HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING IN AN ORGANISATION “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”…..Winston Churchill
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development” have defined human resource planning as…
“a core process of human resource management that is shaped by the organisational strategy and ensures the right number of people with the right skills, in the right place at the right time to deliver short and long term organisational objectives ….without a workforce plan it is impossible to understand how viable it is to execute your chosen business strategy” (Reflections on Workforce Planning – 2010)
It may be argued that HR planning is the base upon which all other HR activities sit as it involves forecasting what the future human resource needs are of an organisation and subsequently what needs to be done to meet those needs. In order for an organisation to meet both its short and long term goals it is essential to have the right staff in place.
Human resource planning should encompass the following: * Reduce staffing costs by anticipating both shortages and surpluses of staff and ensuring that adequate steps are taken to minimize these issues * It should contribute to the overall strategic business development plan * Development plans for employees which mutually benefit them and the organisation and succession plans for either internal promotions or to replace those who move onto other organisations * Evaluation of existing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with ever changing legislation and also to develop in line with future requirements
At All Saviour’s Girls School HR planning is completed at senior level with the Governing Body. A number of factors are taken into consideration in planning the future HR requirements in a school: * The school is growing over the next three years to take in an increase of 100 students – a key aim in the plan is to have the right teaching staff in place for