Homework PD2 The HR Plan 002-06-09-2017

Homework PD2 2.1 The HR (Workforce) Plan

HOMEWORK

DP YEAR 2 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

THE HR PLAN

The functions and evolution of human resource management 002-06-09-2017

Deadline: 07/09/17

QUESTIONS

1.       Define the meaning of ageing population? Remember to include decreasing birth rates. 

2.       The HR (workforce plan) has four components. Can you name them (RTAT)? Recruitment, Training, Appraisal, and Termination. 

3.       Canada is one of the richest countries in the world. Its population grew at 0.94% last year. This was mainly attributed to new immigrants. Canada faces a shortage of young professionals, which might hinder future economic growth. Canada encourages and welcomes selected immigration. Outline 2 constraints and 2 opportunities, from a business perspective, of this situation. Constraints - 1) limited supply of high qualified professionals to support growth in Tertiary and Quaternary sectors - which constitute two important pillars of Canada's economy . And 2) increase in labor costs, which might reduce Canada's competitiveness worldwide. Opportunities - 1) greater workforce flexibility in terms of geographical mobility, as young professionals are able to adapt and move to different cities within Canada.  And 2) a bigger domestic market for businesses where to sell products and services.  

YEAR	CANADA’S POPULATION PROJECTED GROWTH RATE
2020	0.91%
2025	0.77%
2030	0.67%
2035	0.55%
2040	0.46%
2045	0.40%
2050	0.36%

4.       Answer Question 2.1.3 (page 115)
(a) This a very specific job and demands a very specific job description in order to comply with the needs of highly demanding clients. Otherwise you end up with a big pool of applicants, some of them incompetent, that makes your job cumbersome and tedious, and most probably not very effective.  On the other hand, you don't want the advert to be too rigid and boring. 
(b) I agree with many of the answers you gave, however, I think that the advert could be 1) more concrete (relevant and shorter), not as wordy and lengthy as it; and 2) should ask for qualifications (accurate), so you can limit the number of applicants. Remember to use TRAPs as a guide for job adverts.   

5.       Be a thinker – a new restaurant is opening in your local town. It will sell expensive food cooked by a highly trained and well known chef. The restaurant is advertising for waiters and waitresses. Draw up a job description for this role, including detailed person specification. Once you have finished, think about how you’d change the job description to suit a busy fast food restaurant. 
JOB DESCRIPTION (tasks and responsibilities)
PERSON SPECIFICATION (qualifications and skills)