Workforce Planning: Strategies and Analysis

Manage Workforce
Planning

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
ASSESSMENT TASK 1.................................................................................................................3
1. ABS Labour Force Survey can be used by an organisation to assist in workforce planning. 3
2. Outline the purpose of the Labour Market Information Portal and give two examples of
information included in the Portal that can assist with workforce planning...............................3
3. Explain the purpose of the National Skill Needs List and how it can be used for workforce
planning.......................................................................................................................................4
4. Outline the key provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009...........................................................4
5. Outline the minimum entitlements of National Employment Standards that have to be
provided to all employees...........................................................................................................4
6. Explain the purpose of enterprise agreements........................................................................5
7. Explain the use of modern awards in workplaces...................................................................5
8. Identify at least two examples of modern awards using the Fair Work Ombudsman website.
Write down the name of the award and the minimum wages under the award and minimum
working hours..............................................................................................................................6
9. Outline the role of trade unions in the Australian work relations system and indicate
whether employees are required to join a union.........................................................................6
10. Outline the role of the Fair Work Commission in Australia’s national workplace relations
system..........................................................................................................................................6
11. List two sources of expert advice that could be used when seeking industrial relations
advice. Include the name of the organization and the services they provide..............................7
12. Describe the purpose of the labour force participation rate and how it can assist in
analysing the labour force...........................................................................................................7
13. Describe the purpose of the employment to population rate and how it can assist in
analysing the labour force...........................................................................................................8
14. Outline two commonly used forecasting models that can assist with identifying future
workforce needs..........................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Workforce Planning can be defined as an effective process, which helps a business
organisation in analysing, planning workforce, forecasting the overall supply along with the
demand, focusing over different range of gaps, which may aid in recruiting the new staff and
enhancing the overall performance level of existing staff members (Aiello and Mellor, 2019).
Along with this, the report is going to be enclosed with five different tasks, that will cover
Strategic and Operational Plan, Career Development Plan, Recruitment, Selection and Induction
Policy and Procedures and lastly the Briefing Report. All the sections would help in focusing
over different range of viewpoints over workforce planning.
ASSESSMENT TASK 1
1. ABS Labour Force Survey can be used by an organisation to assist in workforce planning
At the time of planning the workforce, an organisation of Australia would require to take
in use of ABS Labour Force Survey, as it directly helps in workforce planning. Basically, this
stays enclosed with different elements like seasonally adjusted, original, estimation of trends in
regards to important headlines the labour market indicators of (Australia Labour Force
Explained, 2017). Including this, with the help of ABS Labour Force Survey, a firm will directly
understand the state of about market, which may carry various things like changing in working
patterns and so on.
2. Outline the purpose of the Labour Market Information Portal and give two examples of
information included in the Portal that can assist with workforce planning.
Basically, the main purpose of Labour Market Information Portal deliver the data in
regards to labour market, which may aid business organisations in analysing the local labour
markets. Along with this, data on online websites stays available in regards to state, national,
Employment Service Area, Labour Force Region along with the Statistical Local Area levels. In
present context, Vacancy Report is said to be one of the crucial example that stays availabl
within the Labour Market information Portal (Davis and et. al., 2018) Along with this, ABS
employment data can also be considered as one of the crucial example that stays available within
Labour Market Information Portal.