Human Resource Planning could be expressed as a process by which the
management ensures the right number of people and right kind of people, at the
right place , at the right time doing the right things for which they are recruited and
placed for the achievement of goals of the organization.
Human Resource may be regarded as the quantitative and qualitative measurement
of work required in an organization.
Human Resource Planning aims at the continuous supply of right kind of
personnel to fill various positions in the organization.
HRP is a continuous process.
In the words of Colman, ―Manpower planning is the process of determining
manpower requirements and the means of meeting those requirements in order to
carry out the integrated plan of the organization‖
According to Geister, ―Manpower Planning is the process including forecasting,
developing and controlling by which a firm ensures that it has the right number of
people and the right kind of people at the right places, at the right time doing work
for which they are economically most useful. Therefore, manpower planning consists
of projecting future man power requirements and developing manpower plans for the
implement action of projections‖.
According to Dales.S.Beach, ―Human Resource Planning is a process of determining
and assuring that the organization will have an adequate number of qualified persons,
available at the proper times , performing jobs which meet the needs of the enterprise
and which provides at is faction for the individuals involved.‖
Ensure optimum use of human resources currently employed
Avoid imbalances in the distribution and allocation of human
resources
Assess or forecast future skill requirements of the organization's
overall objectives
Provide control measure to ensure availability of necessary
resources when required
Control the aspect of human resources
Formulate transfer and promotion policies
HRP presents an inventory of existing man power of the organisation.
Analysis of this resource helps in ascertaining the status of the available
personnel and to discover untapped talent presently available with the
organisation.
HRP helps in determining the short fall or surplus of the resource by
comparing the total resource needs with the present supply. It also
helps in projecting future HR needs.
HRP is concerned with the initiation of various organisation
programmes depending upon the demand and supply of human
resources
Listing or current human resources
Assessing the context to which the current man power is utilized to the
advantage of the organizing.
Planning out the surplus human resource, if any
Analyzing the requirements of manpower in future in the light of
expansion plans, retirement of personnel etc.
Making human resource forecast
Designing training programme for different categories of human
resource.
HRP helps in proper recruitment and selections of the right
type of people which are available for various positions in the
organization.
HRP also facilitates designing of training programmes for the
employees to develop the required skills in them.
HRP provides lead time for procuring personnel as the lead
time given is a time- consuming process.
HRP results in reduced labour costs as it helps the management to anticipate shortages
and or surpluses or HR, and correct these imbalances before they become
unmanageable and expensive.
HRP is the scientific way for planning employee development that is designed to make
optimum use of workers’ skills within the organization.
HRP enables identification of the gaps of the existing HRs so that corrective training
could be imparted.
HRP leads of improvement in the overall ―Business Planning‖ process. HRP helps in
formulating managerial succession plan as a part of there placement planning process.
HRP leads to a greater awareness of the importance of soundman power management
through out the organization HRP serves as a tool to evaluate the effect of alternative
man power actions and policies.
The process of HRP involves the following steps:
Determination of HRP objectives of HR planning
Current HR inventory
Demand Forecasting
Job requirements
Employment plan
Training and Development programme
Human resource planning analyzes an organization’s HR needs and
how to best fill them.
Steps in the HR planning process:
Step 1 — review organizational mission, objectives, and strategies.
Step 2 — review HR objectives and strategies.
Step 3 — assess current HR needs.
Step 4 — forecast HR needs.
Step 5 — develop and implement HR plans.
Government policies
Level of economic development
Business Environment
Information Technology
Level of Technology
Natural factors
International Factors
Strategies of the Company
Human Resource Policies of the Company
Formal and Informal Groups
Job Analysis
Time Horizons
Types of Quality Of Information
Company’s production Operations policy
Trade unions
Components of HRIS
Input- Enter the data to manage HR i.e by whom when and in
what format.
Storage –Storing and updating data in various files from time to
time
Output-It is in two forms hard copy printed or a soft copy
Inception of Idea
Collecting the data
Feasibility study
Testing the system
Selecting a project team
Starting up
Defining the requirements
Running in parallel
Vendo Analysis
Maintenance
Package Contract
Evaluation
negotiation
Training
Tailoring the system
Personal Administration
Salary Administration
Leave / absence Increase
Skill Inventory
Medical History
Performance Appraisal
Manpower Planning
Recruitment and Carrier Planning
Provide accurate and timely information
to supply the required information by statutory
provisions
Provide supply information in most cost effective way.
No legal Obstacle
Attractive financial compensation
Flexibility
Demerits of VRS
Fear and Insecurities s among employees
Spoil reputation of the company
Appose from trade unions
Advantages of outsourcing-:
It Offers Cost Effective Selection
It allows management to focus more on core business
It gets more accurate and timely information
No need to invest in the latest technology
It avoids Duplication and makes easy and quick access
to information.
Termination-It means to relieve the employee from
their services.
Lay off-inability of an employee to give employment to a workmen
Suspension-Punishment usually imposed upon an employee for breaking
rules
Discharge or Dismissal-termination of the employee due to excessive
abseentism
Resignation-termination of the employment by the employee
Downsizing-It means elimination of certain jobs with
a view to have a greater efficiency
Role of HR in downsizing
Manager have to decide who is to be made
redundant, where and when.
Have programme’s to help the laid of employee
They have to convince trade union
They must ensure proper communication to
minimize the negative effects of rumors
There are several forms of separation:-
Resignation
Dismissal
Death
Suspension
Lay Off
Retrenchment
Retirement
Sub-Contracting
There are several alternatives to recruiting and hiring
employees directly. The first is to use temporary
workers obtained from a temporary help agency. The
second is employee leasing.
Types of Promotion:-
Horizantal Promotion
An increase in responsibility and pay with the change in
the designation
Vertical Promotion
There is a Change in the status, responsibilities pay
and job classification
Dry Promotion
Means an increase in responsibility and status, without
any increases in pay or other financial benefits
Put the employee in a position where he will be of greater value of
the company
To develop competitive spirit
To develop internal source of employee
To promote employee self-development
To build up a morale,loyalty and a sense of belongingness
To promote employee interest in training and development
To build royalty
Need of transfer
To meet organizational needs
To satisfy employee needs
To better use employee
To adjust the workforce
To provide relief
To punish employee
To accommodate family related issues
Since Nike developed Human Resources Management (HRM) training to strengthen
contract manufacturers' HRM systems and support lean manufacturing implementation,
two waves of factories have taken part: eight factories in Vietnam in November 2008 and
eight factories in Southern China in March 2009.
Prior to participating in the workshop, each factory completed an employee satisfaction
survey to better understand the top issues facing workers and to measure mutual trust
and respect in the factory.
Factories brought survey results along to the two-week training so they could apply their
workers' insights to creation of action plans and HRM best practices. Each factory
developed action plans to address core HRM areas, including supervisory skills, incentive
structures, employee turnover and employee satisfaction.
Following the training, factories have begun implementing their specific action plans with
six-month deliverables.
One factory set specific goals for reducing the number of workers reporting
dissatisfaction with the behavior and attitude of their direct supervisor from 15 percent
to 5 percent. The factory identified targeted training for supervisors including
management, trust and respect, leadership, company policies and grievance systems,
tying training completion directly to key performance indicators tracked within the
factory.
Another has set plans to increase the technical skill level among workers on the shop
floor. Rather than focus only on building workers' technical skills, the plan requires
supervisors to understand the importance of these skills among workers, which often
had been overlooked. Plans also include reassessing skill levels, sharing with leadership
and using findings to increase and improve training.
For both factories - and all those participating in the training - each step in the process
had clear goals, responsibilities, timelines and methods for tracking progress.
Factories reported positive results. Statements from factories
participating in the training include:
"The HRM workshop was able to highlight the importance of having a
strong HR system."
"Human resources is one of the most important assets of the
company as a foundation of lean."
"We now share best practice at our weekly meetings and include CR
and HR."
"I am confident that our goals will be achieved within the year."
"HRM has helped us to have a better understanding of how strong
HR supports lean. If HR is strong, we'll use effective processes to
recruit the right people and develop them with a foreseeable career
path. Skilled employees will stay with us longer. This means our
turnover rate will be reduced and our recruiting efforts and training
investment are not wasted."
"The HRM tools we received are helping us follow our projects
closely, followed up by responsible persons within specified
timelines, giving a greater chance to realize measurable
improvements."
"HRM created a community where each factory set off the boundary
of its own experience and knowledge. In return, each factory
received many good practices - a great return on investment."
Factories are not alone in this process.
Factories are supported by the HRM Learning
Community established in the training. The
Learning Community brings together
factories that shared the training and
continue to share lessons learned and best
practices meeting bimonthly.
The real measure of success will be the HRM
training's ability to drive systemic and lasting
improvement in working conditions. Nike is
working closely with contract factories in
their implementation of action plans and
ongoing efforts to monitor workers'
experience.