AQA GCE Business Studies A 2 UNIT 3

AQA GCE Business Studies A 2 UNIT 3 HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGIES DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING WORKFORCE PLANS Issues in Implementing Workforce Plans © APT Initiatives Limited, 2009

Issues in Implementing Workforce Plans Employer / ee Relations Ø Short-time working, redundancies can negatively affect this Corporate Image Ø Layoffs, redundancies - negatively affect reputation as employer and customers’ perceptions - may negatively affect sales Ø New jobs - enhance image - reverse effect © APT Initiatives Limited, 2009

Issues in Implementing Workforce Plans Training / Retraining Ø Of new recruits; H&S training required by law Ø In new products, processes, redeployment Costs Ø Eg recruitment, selection, induction, training, re- deployment, redundancy Treating the Plan as a Rigid Document Ø Factors outside control affect the plan’s implementation / appropriateness © APT Initiatives Limited, 2009

Closing Comments Predicting the behaviour of employees, customers and external events is not an easy task - requires constant monitoring Figures on type, skills of employees must be checked, revised, updated regularly as factors change Changes must be well thought out, especially redundancies – can lead to IR problems, affect morale, motivation and, ultimately, business performance © APT Initiatives Limited, 2009