workforce planning

• What is the primary goal of workforce planning?

  To predict future demand for staff
• What does workforce planning ensure regarding workers?

  Right number, skills, jobs, time, place
• What does a comparison between present and desired future workforce reveal?

  Shortages, surpluses, and skills gaps
• How can a skills audit help in workforce planning?

  Identifies existing skills and experience
• What should be done if skills gaps are identified?

  Focus on a detailed workforce plan
• What does a workforce plan develop and implement?

  Strategies to build relevant skills
• What can cause long-term staffing problems?

  Internal and external factors
• What are some internal staffing issues?

  Staff loss, retirement, training, promotion
• What are some external factors affecting workforce planning?

  Population structure, government policy, competitors
• What does workforce planning sometimes involve besides recruitment?

  Shed workers through redundancy
• What are the types of redundancy?

  Voluntary and compulsory redundancy
• What is a criticism of mass redundancy schemes?

  Skilled workers often choose to leave
• What can early retirement schemes lead to?

  Loss of experienced managers' skills
• What are the main factors influencing workforce planning?

  • Business objectives
  • Labour market changes
  • Demographic and social change
  • Technological change
• How do business objectives influence workforce planning?

  They determine the number of employees needed
• What is a current trend in the labour market affecting workforce planning?

  Shortage of engineers due to fewer students
• How does demographic change affect workforce supply?

  Ageing population affects demand and supply
• What impact does technological change have on workforce planning?

  Reduces demand for certain types of labor
• What are the benefits of effective workforce planning?

  • Tackles staff shortages
  • Controls staffing costs
  • Ensures quality products and services
  • Anticipates changes in employment expenditure
  • Provides appropriate training and development
  • Manages supply and demand fluctuations
  • Improves customer service
  • Reduces employee turnover
  • Implements diversity policies
  • Manages staff performance and sickness absence
• What is a skills audit?

  Assessment of current workforce skills
• Why might workforce planning be considered only necessary for big businesses?

  It is often perceived as complex and resource-intensive
• Why is improved workforce planning needed in the Welsh NHS?

  To address staffing challenges and improve services
• What are the consequences of Barclays cutting its workforce?

  Potential loss of skilled employees and morale
• What are the implications of undertaking a radical workforce plan?

  Can lead to significant organizational changes