Question

What are some of the staffing issues a manager might need to deal with? Why is it important to understand staffing calculations to fill scheduled positions?

Answer 1

Some of the staffing issues include:

1. Attrition: Often a position may get vacated without notice and you are left with an empty position and unfulfilled job.
2. People selected for the job may not be the right person in terms of competencies.
3. Excess people at the job may have overlapping responsibilities and hence performance of the group reduces owing to rivalry among coworkers.
4. Lesser people for the jobs may leave people overburdened.

Staffing calculation has the following implication:

1. Improper amount of people needed for the job may lead to excess administrative and overhead cost. This may get reflected in the reduced margin of the product or service.
2. Often many organization has a minimum requirement of male and female which needs to be taken care of. Similarly, permanent and temporary employees along with 3rd party employees proportion needs to be maintained and the cost implication needs to be understood.