Key Attracting and Retaining Issues of the Workforce in the Public Sector

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(Essay on “Key attracting and retaining issues of the workforce in the public sector”)
The paper talks about the functions of the public sector and its issues and challenges that
are faced in the company in attracting and retaining the employees. It focuses on the key
challenges in attracting and retaining the workforce in the public sector, the issues faced by the
public sector in functioning. It also provides recommendations that the company can use in its
sector to meet the expectations of the employees. Through this paper, it is clearly seen that the
importance of employees in the public sector is on high priorities and employees are considered
as an essential resource of the company. The paper will provide an in-depth knowledge of the
public sector and its areas of improvement and management. Further detail of the paper is
discussed below.
After the various studies, it is elucidated by Baruah & Das (2013) that attracting and
retaining workforce in public sector is one of the biggest tasks for the company. They have to
prepare various strategies in order to keep the interest of its employees and employers in the
organization. It becomes a challenge for the companies to attract the new employees to the
organization and to retain the existing employees of the organization in the private sector. The
various challenges faced by the company to attract new employees include new ideas and proper
planning which can make it easy for them to get the interest of the people. According to Baruah
& Das (2013) the loss of reputation for some public sectors has somewhere become an obstacle
in the welcoming the new employees. This states that employees today are seeking to work with
businesses that are successful. Equality and diversity is another issue in private sector that affect
the progress and objectives of the companies internationally. Diversity may also affect the
performance and efficiency of the employees in the public sectors.
As per the Ang (2008) attracting the employees for the benefit of the organization has
also become difficult because the working of the organization today is so improper and irrelevant
that it somewhere lacks professionalism and self-respect. This somewhere has made the
organization think on the matter as what decision making can be possibly done to attract more
and more candidates towards business. One of a major challenge for the public sector in
attracting employees is competitors (Jose Chiappetta Jabbour, 2011). The competitors of the
organization come up with different ideas which grow the interest in the employees and they are
gradually bent towards good companies and the other one is left out. This competition
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demarcates the reputation of an organization making it loose the newly potential employees. The
competition between these public sectors becomes a challenge for each one to attract employees
towards their business. The cause of the rise in such competition is due to the bad functioning of
HR. The stiff and high competition also may destroy the brand image and financial position in
the international market (Strohmeier, 2007). It is seen that public sectors work for welfare and
play a significant role in enhancing the local jobs supply in the competitive market. Thus,
leadership is needed in public sectors but in today’s competitive world, various leadership issues
are being faced by the companies globally. Talent management, pay and rewards some other
issues that are been entertained in today’s globalization world while attracting the workers
internationally. Workforce diversity issues are also undergoing in the industry that highly may
affect the outputs and market share in the international market.
One other challenge that faced by the organizations in attracting the employees is lack of
satisfaction. It is seen that the companies somewhere are failed to satisfy the need and necessary
requirements for which employees seek for jobs (Baptiste, 2008). In the public sector, the need
for an employee is very much important and so their wants, expectations, and demands are high
which ultimately becomes problematic for the company to stand on it. This creates
dissatisfaction among the workers and they choose to step out of the business rather than
working in the company or for the company. Due to poor and ineffective strategic planning, the
company also faces several attracting and retaining issues in the universal market (Baptiste,
2008). It is reported that poor communication also leads ample of losses in the global market.
Due to lack of communication and poor language, top management and seniors are failed to
maintain strong communication with subordinates or employees within the organization. Top
management is unable to maintain and promote strong cooperation among the subordinates at the
workplace thus, ample of staffing issues being dealt by the company. Due to poor and ineffective
performance system, the firm is failed to motivate and recognize the talented and qualified
workforce. This issue also might put a direct impact on the selection process of the firm.
Smale (2008) stated that people in the public sector use easy methods in order to attract
employees which ultimately become a point of criticism for the organization. Making a proper
plan is very important in the public sector. Implementing good strategies in the organization will
attract employees towards the business. They will willingly work for them and will help them in
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achieving the target of the company effectively and efficiently. In public sector, the role of
employees is very much needed and therefore it is very important for the organization to work on
the matters and hint on those topics which can help in getting the attention of the employees.
According to Smale (2008), the company’s today are implementing various strategies in order to
join hands with various potential employees but are somewhere lacking the knowledge of proper
decision making. Therefore, making proper plans have also become a challenge for the
organizations to attract a large number of employees in the business.
One of the other biggest and important challenges for people in the public sector is to
retain its existing employees (Barrett & Mayson, 2008). Keeping the interest of the employees in
the organization for a longer period is not easy. In order to make the employees happily work for
the organization, the organization must fulfill the needs and requirements of its employees. The
challenges that the public sector faces include the increasing demand of the employees to raise
their income.
Income, therefore, becomes one of the key challenges to retain the employees in the
public sector (Lazazzara & Bombelli, 2011). Each and every employee in an organization seeks
for a comfortable environment. Giving that kind of comfortable environment to its people also
becomes a challenge for people in the public sector. A comfortable environment increases the
mental ability of the employees to work effectively and efficiently. Therefore the need of such an
atmosphere becomes very much necessary and equally important. The existing employees are
trained employees and know the customs and traditions that the company follows in the public
sector during its functioning. The company in the public sector therefore has to think on this
matter in a serious and effective manner which ultimately is a challenging task for them
(Lazazzara & Bombelli, 2011).
The other key challenge faced by companies in attracting the employees in the
organization is recruitment and selection. Due to limited sources and talented staff, the company
could fail to appoint a talented and skilled workforce within the organization. Many public
sectors provide good incentives to the employees and therefore the interest of the employees in
seen more in those areas where employee’s demands are fulfilled. So in order to get better
incentives as compared to other public sector employees prefer going for the better ones than
working on usual. Retaining the existing employees is very much needed in business. They know
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