Workforce Analysis of BHP Billiton

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Workforce Analysis of BHP Billiton 1
Executive Summary
This executive report is an analysis which has been conducted to have a deeper
understanding of the workforce analysis of BHP Billiton. The analysis has been conducted in
two parts, which are, internal workforce analysis and external workforce analysis. The
analysis has been conducted by using the analysis methods PESTLE and SWOT. The
analysis has also been conducted to develop an effective workforce plan which uses the gap
analysis to understand the main issue associated with the workforce of an organization. The
plan has been developed keeping in view the objectives and the goals of the organization and
also the workforce objectives, which focus mainly on the employees’ welfare and
development. At the end of the report, a questionnaire has been answered to provide complete
information about workforce analysis and plan, making sure that the report covers all the
aspects, so as to provide a better understanding of the workforce analysis and planning.

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Contents
Section 1- Workforce Analysis Report....................................................................................................3
Task 1- Internal Workforce Analysis...................................................................................................3
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................3
2. Organizational Chart....................................................................................................................3
3. Staff Turnover Trends..................................................................................................................5
4. Current Workforce Segmentation................................................................................................7
5. Skills & Capacity Audit...............................................................................................................8
6. Workforce Profile........................................................................................................................9
7. Supplementary Information.......................................................................................................10
Task 2 – External Workforce Analysis..............................................................................................10
1 Introduction................................................................................................................................10
2 Pestle Analysis...........................................................................................................................11
3 SWOT Analysis.........................................................................................................................11
Task 3 – Evaluation...........................................................................................................................12
Section 2 – Workforce Plan...................................................................................................................12
1) Introduction & Overview...........................................................................................................12
2) Current Workforce Analysis......................................................................................................13
3) Organization Strategic Objectives.............................................................................................13
4) Workforce Requirements...........................................................................................................13
5) Gap Analysis..............................................................................................................................14
6) Workforce Plan Objectives........................................................................................................14
7) Timelines & Targets..................................................................................................................15
8) Stakeholders Engagement Plan..................................................................................................15
9) Risk Assessment & Risk Management Strategy........................................................................16
10) Strategies to Attain the Key Objectives.................................................................................16
11) Monitoring & Review............................................................................................................17
Section 3 – Questionnaires....................................................................................................................18
1) A Brief about the Organization..................................................................................................18
2) External Labor Supply...............................................................................................................18
3) Industrial Relationships.............................................................................................................18
4) Labor Force Supply...................................................................................................................19
5) Forecasting Techniques.............................................................................................................19
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................20
References..............................................................................................................................................21

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Section 1- Workforce Analysis Report
Task 1- Internal Workforce Analysis
1. Introduction
BHP Billiton Limited came into existence, after the collaboration of the Anglo-Dutch
Billiton Plc. and the Australian Broken Hill Propriety Company (BHP). The BHP Billiton
Limited deals in copper, aluminium, uranium, manganese, oil, and gas. The company is of the
leading organization in the world which extracts and processes different types of mineral
resources. The company has a huge workforce of around 65,000 employees and contractors,
which are working in different 87 locations all over the world. The purpose of conducting this
internal workforce analysis is to research, understand and evaluate the various aspects
associated with the workforce of BHP Billiton Limited. The workforce analysis has been
conducted by taking into account the organization workforce segmentation, the relationships
between employees, the staff turnovers and the skills and capacity audit. The shareholders
who were involved in the workforce analysis are-
 Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited.
 Milton Corporation Limited.
2. Organizational Chart
The organizational chart of BHP Billiton Limited-

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BHP Billiton Limited
CEO
Andrew Mackenzie
CFO
Peter
Beaven
Sales External
Affairs
Staff
&
Geoscience
HR Chief
People
Officer
CTO
Sustainability
&
Public Policy
Olympic
Dam
Integrated
Operations
Minerals
Americas Petroleum Minerals
Australia
Reporting
Finance
Treasury &
Finance
HR
Vice-President
Organizational
Capabilities
Technology
Operations &
Infrastructure
Technology &
Enterprise system
Technology Center
of Excellence
Manager,
Corporate
Affairs
Head of
Corporate
Affairs,
Canada
Analysis &
Improvement
Resource Engineering
Vice-President Finance,
Minerals Australia
Vice-President, Planning
& Technical, Minerals
Australia

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The current organizational chart-
3. Staff Turnover Trends
Quantitative Data- The staff turnover from 2012-2017 has been represented in the following
chart.
Manager
Superintendent
Supervisor
Operator
GM