Resource and Talent Planning at Argos Limited

Unit 19 – Resource
and Talent Planning
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INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
PART 1............................................................................................................................................4
Analyze current labor market trends that influence talent management and workforce
planning..................................................................................................................................4
Explain the different types of legal requirements an organization must take into account when
workforce planning.................................................................................................................5
Analyse the impact of labour market trends and legal requirements on the workforce planning
of a specific organization........................................................................................................6
Based on current labor market trends and legal requirements determine current and anticipated
skills requirements for a range of organizational examples...................................................6
Analyze current and anticipated skills requirements in response to identified labor market
trends and legal requirements for a range of organizational examples..................................7
Critically analyses the impact of labor market trends and skills requirements on workforce
planning and make appropriate recommendations for effective response to supply and demand
forecasts, succession planning and performance management..............................................8
PART 2............................................................................................................................................8
Produce appropriate examples of job description and person specification documents for
effective recruitment and selection.........................................................................................8
Apply different recruitment and selection methods for effective talent resourcing and
planning................................................................................................................................11
Evaluate different processes and methods of recruitment and selection for effective talent
resourcing.............................................................................................................................14
Make valid judgements and recommendations on how appropriate documents and processes
can be improved for effective talent resourcing...................................................................14
Evaluate the stages of the HR life-cycle applied to specific HR contexts...........................15
Evaluate how stages of the HR life-cycle are integrated within organizational HR strategy.17
Evaluate the importance of the HR lifecycle in relation to strategic talent management.. . .18
Critically evaluate how stages of the HR life-cycle can be applied separately and integrated to
support strategic talent management....................................................................................18
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................19
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................20
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INTRODUCTION
Resource and talent planning plays important role for an organisation which helps
company to recruit talented, skilled and capable employees to conduct various business
operations. By maintaining talent pool for present and future requirement organisation can
successfully accomplish business operations in effective manner (Abdollahbeigi, 2021). This
report is conducted on Argos which is operating as a leading British catalogue retailer
established in the year 1972. This company is performing as Sainsbury's subsidiary and
headquartered in England, United Kingdom. Present support discusses various forms of legal
requirement which is essential for company to implement in their organisation workplace
premises. In addition to this, purpose to evaluate current labour market trend is also mentioned in
this report. Present report includes job description and person specification document which is an
important element in the process of recruitment and selection. This report also discusses various
recruitment and selection method and evaluate HR life cycle and various stages that HR manager
can use in order to recruit talented and skilled employees.
PART 1
Analyze current labor market trends that influence talent management and workforce planning.
There are number of market trend which have capability to influence talent management
and workforce planning of an organisation (Annepu, 2021). These factors can affect organisation
operations of attracting talented employees to accomplish business goals and objectives.
Mentioned below there are some certain current labour market trends which can influence talent
management and workforce training:
Political uncertainty –
This is an economical risk in which upcoming policies and practices of government can
raise risk in front of the business to recruit and manage employees. In this company is required to
make investments in implementing government rules and regulation which can affect economic
activities of companies.
Globalisation –
This is defined as the change in the world where organisations are moving from self-
dependent country to an integrated world. This change has been significantly enhancing
integration of labour market and filling gaps employees and organisation. This is a significant
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trend in which organisation have capability to attract talented and potential employees from
different locations around the world. However, in this it is important for organisation to conduct
analysis and conduct recruitment and selection process to attract potential employees.
Urbanisation –
Urbanisation is defined as situations in which individual those working in towns and cities
grows faster than people those who are operating rules and responsibilities in rural areas. In
terms with workforce planning of Argos this trend can help organisation to increase their
employment attraction rate. In this organisation have number of choices to influence talented and
skill individual to conduct various roles and responsibility which will help a goes to enhance
national income rate.
It has been evaluated that Argos need skilled and productive labour to conduct business
operations in a well define and effective manner. With the help of this company can fulfil overall
goals and objectives efficiently.
Explain the different types of legal requirements an organization must take into account when
workforce planning.
In order to conduct business roles and responsibility is essential for an organisation to
emphasize upon different type of legal requirements to undertake workforce planning.
Negligence of this will affect organisation to face number of legal obligations from institutions
and government.
Unfair Dismissal Act, 1977 –
Main purpose of unfair dismissal is to decrease activities that can negatively impact upon
employees within an organisation. This act support workforce from unexpected ending that an
employer can provide without providing any notice (Dorasamy, 2021). In terms with Argos it is
important for company HR manager to implement this act in order to prevent themself to
conduct any unfair activity that can affect employees and organisation brand image.
Equality Act, 2010 –
The main aim of this act is to treat all the employees in an equal basis irrespective of their
size, scope, nationality, background, education etc. In this it is important for Argos to emphasize
upon equality of all the employees while recruiting and selecting them. With the help of this
organisation can enhance goodwill in industry.
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Employee selection procedure Act, 1978
According to this act it is important for organisation to state all the uniform guidelines in
workforce planning while selecting candidates. In this it is important for Argos HR manager to
abide code of federal regulations that offer guidance to manage various employment system
which is recruitment, selection, promotion etc. In this legal discrimination like judging
candidates on the basis of their age and gender in evaluation round.
Analyse the impact of labour market trends and legal requirements on the workforce planning of
a specific organization.
It has been evaluated that labour market trends and legal requirements have direct and
indirect impact upon workforce planning. With the help of having efficient and proper
knowledge to take opportunities from these trends company can enhance their productivity
growth late. Proper implementation of legal requirement will allow organisation to enhance the
effectiveness to retain and manage employees for longer period of time. It will help human
resource manager to lower down employee turnover rate. There are different types of legal
requirements such as treating employees equally, not engage in unfair dismissal, select
employees as per the legal requirement etc which will allow organisation to strengthen their
workforce planning. In terms with Argo’s labour market trends like political uncertainty and
globalisation have a major impact on workforce planning. In this with the help of implementing
all the legal requirements appropriately company can prevent themselves from being get
penalized from any government.
From the analysis it has been evaluated that labour market trend for Argos is somewhat
tight as due to political instability because of Brexit company is facing various issues.
Based on current labor market trends and legal requirements determine current and anticipated
skills requirements for a range of organizational examples.
There are number of elements in current labour market trend and legal requirements which
is essential for company to determine in order to higher potential candidates to operate business
roles and responsibilities.
Demographic change:
There is a significant increase in the demand for labour supply in developing and
developed countries. Argos is performing their business operations majorly in the provinces of
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