You work for a large organisation that has just completed a restructure of its people function.

You work for a large organisation that has just completed a restructure of its people function. You work in the resourcing team having previously specialised in employment relations. Your new manager is an experienced resourcing specialist and is delivering a webinar at a forthcoming CIPD branch event. The event is popular, with many bookings made. When participants make a booking, they are asked to include questions they would like answers to.

 

Your manager is keen to develop your knowledge of talent management and workforce planning and has asked you to prepare full written answers to the 15 questions the participants have raised. The questions are varied, and you want to impress your new manager with your answers as well as your ability to independently research any areas you are unfamiliar with. The questions will be answered during the webinar, so it is important your answers are focused, clear and concise.

 

In addition, you should make appropriate use of academic theory and practical examples to expand your responses and illustrate key points. Please ensure that any references and sources drawn upon are acknowledged correctly and supported by a bibliography.

 

To help the reader, please make use of headings and assessment criteria references to signpost the assessment criteria being addressed.

 

The 15 questions follow:

 

Your evidence must consist of:

 

§Written responses to each of the 15 questions above.

 

Approximately 3,900 words in total, refer to CIPD word count policy.

 

Task Questions

 

Explain how organisations strategically position themselves in competitive labour markets (AC 1.1)

 

Word count: Approximately 300 words

 

 

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Explain the impact of changing labour market conditions on resourcing decisions (AC 1.2)

 

Word count: Approximately 200 words

 

 

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Discuss the role of government, employers and trade unions in ensuring future skills needs are met (AC 1.3)Word count: Approximately 200 words

 

 

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Analyse the impact of effective workforce planning (AC 2.1). Word count: Approximately 275 words

 

 

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Evaluate the techniques used to support the process of workforce planning (AC 2.2)

 

Word count: Approximately 275 words

 

 

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Explain (two)approaches to succession and contingency planning aimed at mitigating workforce risks (AC 2.3)Word count: Approximately 275 words

 

 

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Assess the strengths and weaknesses of different methods of recruitment and selection to build effective workforces (AC 2.4) You must assess advertising vacancies on organisation websites and interviewing applicants.Then provide one more example for recruitment methods and then one morefor selection methods. Word count: Approximately 275 words

 

 

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Examine turnover and retention trends andthe factors that influence why people choose to leave or remain. (AC 3.1) Word count: Approximately 300 words

 

 

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Compare different approaches to developing and retaining talent on an individual and group level.

 

(AC 3.2)Word count: Approximately 275 words

 

 

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Evaluate approaches that an organisation can take to build and support different talent pools (AC 3.3)

 

Word count: Approximately 275 words

 

 

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Evaluate the (two)benefits of diversity in building and supporting talent pools (AC 3.4).

 

Word count: Approximately 250 words

 

 

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Explain the impact associated with dysfunctional employee turnover (AC 3.5)

 

Word count: Approximately 250 words

 

 

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Assess suitable types of contractual arrangements dependent on specific workforce need. (AC 4.1)

 

Word count: Approximately 250 words

 

 

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Differentiate between the main types of contractual terms in contracts: Express terms and implied terms (AC 4.2Word count: Approximately 250 words

 

 

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Explain the components and (two)benefits of effective onboarding (AC 4.3)

 

Word count: Approximately 250 words

 

 

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References

 

Please provide your full long reference list here. The Harvard method is preferable

 

 

 

 

 

Please note all the answers should be

 

Demonstrates a wide range and confident level of knowledge, understanding or skill (as appropriate).

 

Includes strong examples that illustrate the point being made, that link and support the answer well.

 

Answers are applied to the case organisation or an alternative organisation.

 

Answers are clear, concise and well argued, directly respond to what has been asked.

 

The presentation of the assignment is well structured, coherent and focuses on the need of the questions.

 

Considerable evidence of the use of references to wider reading to inform answer.