HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE - Fichier PDF

Human resource planning ❚ 383the organization. Decisions are then made on what steps should be taken to promote,redeploy, and as necessary provide additional experience and training to, eligiblestaff. Plans can also be made to make better use of existing employees, which mayinclude flexibility arrangements as discussed later, or home working.The recruitment planThis will incorporate:●●●●the numbers and types of employees required to make up any deficits, when theyare needed;the likely sources of candidates – schools, colleges of further education, universities,advertising, the internet etc;plans for tapping alternative sources, such as part-timers, or widening therecruitment net to include, for example, more women re-entering the labourmarket;how the recruitment programme will be conducted.Employer of choice plansThe recruitment plan should include plans for attracting good candidates byensuring that the organization will become an ‘employer of choice’. This could beachieved by such means as generally improving the image of the company as anemployer (the employer brand) and by offering:●●●●●●●better remuneration packages;more opportunities for learning, development and careers;enhanced future employability because of the reputation of the organization asone that employs and develops high quality people, well as the learning opportunitiesit provides;employment conditions which address work–life balance issues by, for example,adapting working hours and arrangements and leave policies, and providingchild care facilities or vouchers to meet the needs of those with domestic responsibilities;better facilities and scope for knowledge workers, such as research and developmentscientists or engineers or IT specialists;‘golden hellos’ (sums of money paid upfront to recruits);generous relocation payments.