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Topic 2 Human Resources. Human Resource Planning. Learning Objectives. Describe reasons for and consequences of changing work patterns and practices HL – Analyse the impact on business of legal employment rights
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Topic 2Human Resources Human Resource Planning
Learning Objectives • Describe reasons for and consequences of changing work patterns and practices • HL – Analyse the impact on business of legal employment rights • HL – Examine how recruitment, training and appraisal can help achieve workforce planning targets • HL – Analyse the consequences of changing work patterns and practices on business • HL – Apply Handy’s Shamrock organisation theory
Employment Rights Mostdevelopedcountrieshavethefollowingemploymentlegislation: • Antidiscriminationlegislationprovidesequalopportunities • Avoiddiscriminationagainstindividualsbecause of theirgender, religion, disability, marital status, ageorrace • Sex discrimination • Racial discrimination • Disabilitydiscrimination • Positive discrimination (isallowed in certaincircumstances)
Employment Rights • Equal Pay Legislation • Illegal to pay people differently for the same work. • Health and Safety at Work • Business must provide a safe working environment • Health and safety is a necessary hygiene factor (Herzberg) • Statutory Benefits • Legally required benefits such as IMSS, aguinaldo • National Minimum Wage NMW • Usually an hourly rate • The minimum that an employee can be paid Daily minimum wage in Mexico City = 57.46 Mexican pesos
Case Study Global retailer Wal-Mart waschargedwithbreaking local labourlaws in late 2006. Wal-Mart hadbeenfoundguilty of exploitingemployeesin Pennsylvania, USA byforcingthemtoworkduringtheirrestbreakswithoutpay. Thecourtsdemanded Wal-Mart pay $78 million in damages. Thefollowingyear, approximately 1.6 millionfemaleworkersalsofiledfordiscriminationcharges, claimingthat Wal-Mart haddeniedthempromotionduetotheirgender. Theyalsoclaimedthat Wal-Mart paidmalecounterpartshigherwages. • Outlinethemeaning of discrimination in thecontext of the case study. • Justifywhyemployerssuch as Wal-Mart needto be aware of employmentlegislation.
How can HR help achieve workforce planning targets • Ensures the business is recruiting the right people • Ensures the right skills are coming into the business
How do we measure our success? Labour turnover of how many people leave work each year • (number of staff leavers total number of staff) x 100% Absenteeism of staff not coming to work • (number of absent staff total number of staff) x 100% Productivity of output per staff • Total output Number of workers Wastage of the products made • (Waste Total output) x 100%
The Kellogs Factory: Do the maths! In 2010, out of 85 workers, there were 15 workers who quit their job. In 2010, a period of 365 days, out of 85 workers, there were a total of 40 absenteeisms. In 2010, the workers produced 1,300,000 boxes of cereal. Out of those boxes, there was a wastage of 2,000 boxes of cereal that were contaminated.