To help students identify resourcing and talent management as a central element of effective Human Resource Management practice in recognising people as a key source of competitive advantage. It provides the learner with a detailed foundation in procedure, policy and practice in satisfying the staffing needs of an organisation bearing in mind the requirement for cost effective strategies and ethical approaches.
Human resource planning
The progression from Manpower Planning to Human Resource Planning
Forecasting the supply and demand for employees
Labour market trends and influences and environmental scanning
Hard Human Resource Planning versus Soft Human Resource Planning
People as a source of competitive advantage
Alternative organisational models and atypical contracts and outsourcing
Succession planning
Staff retention strategies
Managing attendance
Recruitment
Job design, job descriptions, person specifications and competency frameworks
Recruitment sources and advertising media
Drafting the job advert in compliance with Equality Legislation
E recruitment
Selection
Selection method.
Terms of Employment Information Act 1994
Employment contracts and reference checking
Talent management/Performance Management
Induction and socialisation, the communication of mission vision and value
Managing the probation period
Systems for performance measurement and development
Talent management and succession planning strategies
Succession Planning
Flexible Work Arrangement
Numerical and functional flexibility
Atkinsons Model of flexibility
Employee release
Termination of Contract and relevant legislation, the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977-2001
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 50 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 50 |