Question

Human Resource Planning (HRP) represents a significant improvement on traditional Manpower. Planning exercise.

To what extent does HRP represent an improvement towards an organisation's assessment of its human resource needs?

List few of human resource needs of an organisation.

Elaborate on how Human Resource Planning help in the assessment of the human resource needs?

How HRP is an advantage and disadvantage? examples

Answer 1

Human Resource Planning is a continuous process of systematic planning by which a firm ensures that it has the right number and right skills, at the right place, at the right time, competent to effectively and efficiently completing those tasks that will help the organization achieve its overall goals and objectives (Decenzo and Robbins, 2003).

An organization needs people just as they need raw materials and equipment to function efficiently. The organization undertakes human resource planning to enable them to meet their future "people" needs so that it may not face challenges associated with the lack of human resources. The organization considers the number of people and types of skills necessary to support the production, distribution, and marketing of products (Leap and Crino, 1993). The organization achieves these results through proper HRP and as a result, all organization objectives can be achieved. HRP ensures that the right people are recruited on the right job and at the right time. It helps in knowing the current need of the organization and the right way to fulfill these needs with the help of outsourcing.

LIST FEW HUMAN RESOURCE NEEDS OF AN ORGANIZATION

An organization requires human resource for the following purpose-

• Strategic Management
• Wages and Salaries
• Analyzing Benefits
• Safety and Risk Management
• Minimizing Liability Issues
• Training and Development
• Employee Satisfaction
• Recruitment and Onboarding
• Maintaining Compliance

HOW HRP HELPS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE NEED

• Human Resource Planning translates the objectives of an organization and plans into the number of people needed to meet those objectives.
• HRP ensures that the required number of employees with the required skills is available when they are needed.
• HRP helps the organization in adjusting to changes related to the business environment and the nature of the job.
• The anticipation of deficient or surplus manpower and taking the corrective action.
• Reducing the cost associated with personnel by proper planning.
• Determining the future skill requirement of the organization.
• Planning career for individual employees.
• Providing a better view of HR dimension to Top management.
• Determining the training and development needs of employees.

ADVANTAGES OF HRP

• Building skills
• Predicting personnel needs
• Increasing retention
• Training for future skills
• Improvement in Labor Productivity
• Recruitment of qualified human resource
• Adjusting with the rapid technological change
• Reducing labor turnover
• Control over recruitment and training cost

DISADVANTAGES OF HRP

• Expensive process
• Illusion of uncertainty
• Time-consuming activity
• The problem of surplus staff