Busman unit 2 aos 3

staffing

the process of finding, acquiring, preparing and retaining the right employee for a position in the business

HR management

the process of recruiting, training, developing and managing an organizations employees to help the business achieve its goals

relationship b/w staff performance and business objectives 

• make a profit → efficiently produce high quality goods and services

• fulfil market need → innovative ideas and insights to produce high quality goods and services

staffing needs

the human resource requirements of a business

HR planning

the process of determining current and future staffing needs for a business and the development of strategies to meet those needs

impacts of technology on staffing needs

• AI —> mimic behaviour of humans

• robotics → efficiently complete tasks, reducing the need for human labour 

• software → enhance business processes

job analysis

the process of identifying the essential duties, tasks and responsibilities of a specific role, leading to:
→ job descriptions

→ job specifications

job description

summary of duties, tasks and responsibility of specific role

job specification

the necessary skills, knowledge and qualifications for a specific role

advantages of job analysis

• ensure that staff arw qualified to perrform job at level required

• establish better receuitment and selection strategies

disadvantages of job analysis

• time consuming

• difficult to capture every aspect of job in a description/specification

internal recruitment

filling job vacancies with existing staff, thru:

• intranet

• word of mouth

evaluate IR

• (+) already familiar with employees and skill level

• (+) provides opportunity to advanced in career and gain new skills and experience

• (-) limited number of candidates, difficult to find suitable person

• (-) may not gain new ideas and perspectives from existing employees

external recruitment

filling job vacancies with people outside of a business, through:

• websties

• online recruitment agencies

• social media

evaluating external recruitment

• (+) external candidates can offer new ideas and improvements

• (+) able to advertise to larger number of potential candidates

• (-) limits career advancement of existing employees

• (-) time consuming to assess large number of candidates

employer expectations

what employers expect of their employees

• contracts of employment

• loyalty

• terms of notice

contracts of employment

• award: outlines minimum wages and conditions of work across an industry

• agreement: legal document that outlines wages and conditions of employees and is applicable to a particular business or group of business

Loyalty

Employees are expcted to committing to supporting the business achieve its objectives

terms of notice

Written communications that an employee must procide to a business within a certain amount of time before leaving their position

employee expectations

what employees expect of their employer

• conditions of employment

• enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA)

• renumeration

• job security

• work life balance

conditions of employment

what the employer has agreed to offer the employee in return for the work they complete

eba

Proposing changes to working condition

renumeration

money an employee receives from an employer in exchange for the work they complete

job security

the likelihood of an employee keeping their job

work life balance

division of a persons time between the demands of their jov and personal life - greater flexibility increases productivity

employee selection

choosing the most effective and suitable candidate for the job based on whether they meet requirements and specifications

selection methods

• interview

• psychological testing

• work testing

• online selection

legal obligations for staffing

• oh&s

• equal employment opportunities

process of employee induction

introducing new employees to the business

purpose of employee induction

supports new employees, provide them with essential business information relevant to their new roles

methods of employee induction

• audiovisual presentation

• mentor/buddy system

• tour of the premesis

• induction handbook

What does socially responsible recruitment and staffing look like?

• unbiased selection criteria - solely focus on merit

• go above legal requirements of EEO and actively avoid nepotism

  • diverse workforce = diverse ideas

considerations in overseas recruitment

• filling job vacancies

• offshoring

• diversity

• location flexibility