Detailed Analysis and Staffing Plan Report for ABC Fitness Best

This report presents a comprehensive staffing plan for ABC Fitness Best, a fitness training center. It outlines the organizational structure, including the roles of the gym manager, trainers, assistant trainers, machine maintenance staff, accountant, and human resource manager. The report details the staffing model, the number of employees, pay rates, and work hours for each position. It emphasizes the importance of staffing in ensuring the efficient operation and success of the fitness center. The report includes figures illustrating the organization's staffing model and the development of a staffing action plan. It also covers ethical considerations and provides references for further reading. The report highlights the importance of aligning the staffing plan with the vision and mission of the organization to ensure its success and sustainability. The staffing needs of ABC Fitness Best are carefully considered, including the need for qualified trainers and maintenance staff, and the importance of a human resource manager in managing the employees.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Overview....................................................................................................................................3
Figure No 1: Organization Staffing Model............................................................................3
Outline of the Staffing Plan........................................................................................................4
Figure No 2: Development of Staffing Action Plan...............................................................5
Nature of Staffing in ABC Fitness Best.....................................................................................5
Number of Employees................................................................................................................7
Pay rates.....................................................................................................................................8
Work Hours................................................................................................................................9
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
References................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Staffing model can be defined as a set of different kind of reports, charts as well as
different types of the graphs that are generally used in the measurement of different kinds of
the activities in work, the determination of the labour hours as well as the determination of
the number of employees working in an organization, their roles also the expenses incurred
behind each of them. The staffing model can be used in a number of different professional
business enterprises. The largest use of these models are found in the healthcare industry as
well as other industries with a large amount of workforce. The report here has highlighted the
use of a staffing model in a Fitness Training Centre named ABC Fitness Best.
Overview
The management of ABC Fitness Best has been in talks for quite some time about the
creation of a new model that could address the staffing needs of the organization. The
management has plans to prepare a professional and effective staffing plan to effectively
carry out the operations of the business organization.
Figure No 1: Organization Staffing Model
Source: (Holdorf & Lilly, 2015)

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The above model shown in Figure no 1 can be cited as the best example in the
following regards. The topmost level of the organization contains the different missions and
goals of the business enterprise. This is further divided into the organization strategy as well
as the Human Resource strategy. This two are then combined to form the staffing policies and
programs. The staffing model for ABC Fitness Best will include the following elements;
a. Structure for the scheduling of the staff
b. Interactions with the workforce
c. A thorough research on work activity and the different types of the time and the cost
d. The resources used and the performance of the organization
Outline of the Staffing Plan
The outline of the staffing program includes the likes of the;
 Nature of Staffing Models of the Staffing Strategies used in the Staffing Plan Ethical Considerations of Staffing Plan

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Figure No 2: Development of Staffing Action Plan
Source: (Hunt, 2018)
Nature of Staffing in ABC Fitness Best
The staffing of ABC Fitness Best will involve the proper arranging of the different
workers and employees who works for the organization. The staffing model for the Gym is as
follows;
Step 1: Determination of the staffing needs of the organization
Step 2: Establishment of the type of the trainers
Step 3: The selection of the Staffing Model is one of the most important tasks that needs to be
completed by the organization.
Step 4: The staffing must be linked with the vision and mission of the organization.
The staffing needs of ABC Fitness Best must be ensured in a proper and efficient
manner to ensure the best of the organization. The staffing needs must be considered with the
consideration of a number of different things. First of all the management of the fitness centre
have to consider the actual needs of employing different people in the organization. Secondly

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the management has to consider the types of the employees that needs to be employed by the
organization. The employees which are needed to be employed by the organization includes;
a. Gym Manager- The manager of the Gym is enlisted with the responsibility of
properly managing the gym. He has the sole power to ensure the proper operations of
the gym and also ensure the success of the gym in a proper and efficient manner. The
manager is enlisted with the task of properly controlling each and every single
activities of the gym on a daily basis and is also responsible for the activities of all the
employees within the centre.
b. Gym trainer- The trainer of the gym must be a hard-core professional who is skilful
enough to train the gym joiners in the most scientific and systematic manner. The
gym trainer must be appointed by means of his practical experience and his
experience in the following field. The gym trainer thus must have the necessary skills
that can help him to provide the different kind of the services that are provided to the
customers. Apart from the practical knowledge, the gym trainer must have a proper
theoretical knowledge that will be essential for him to communicate with the
customers of the organization.
c. Assistant Gym Trainers- The assistant gym trainers are the ones who will be
appointed to help out the gym trainer. The assistant gym trainers will help out the
main trainer. The assistant trainer of the organization will be in charge of training the
different trainees. The assistants of the organization will be in charge of most of the
customers of the organization.
d. Machine maintenance staffs- There are a large number of different gym equipment
that are needed for the fitness exercises and other kinds of gym based activities. The
management of the company must appoint a number of different staffs for the
maintenance of these machines. The maintenance of these machines thus help the

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organization to better ensure success and sustainability. The presence of the machines
itself increases the importance to maintain these different machines accordingly. The
maintenance of the different machines can ensure business sustainability and also
ensure the absence of the different accidents. The absence of the accidents can attract
more and more clients to the fitness centre.
e. Accountant- The accountant of the fitness centre has a large role to play in the
operations of the business. The accountant of the business is appointed to maintain the
financial accounts and reports of the organization. The accountant will be responsible
for the publishing the final annual report of the organization.
f. Human Resource Manager- The Human resource Manager is perhaps the most
important staff who has a major role to play during the planning of the staffing
organization. The Human Resource Manager of the organization is responsible for the
recruitment, appointment and retention of the employees of the organization in a
proper and enhanced manner. The human resource manager looks after each and
every of the employee problems and assess them as well as solves them in the process
which is most appropriate for the company.
Number of Employees
The number of employees has an important role to play in ABC Fitness Best. The
different number of employees to be employed in the fitness centre includes one Manager,
one main trainer and four assistant trainers, three staffs for machine maintenance, one
accounts manager and four accountants and lastly a Human resource manager with three HR
employees under his supervision. All together the management of the company will be
employing around 18 to 20 employees who can ensure the success of the business.

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Pay rates
The pay rates of the organization’s employees differ according to the importance of
their position and also according to the number of hours they work for the gym. The pay rate
calculation is fixed and completed by the management of the organization. The employees
may negotiate with the pay rates during the time of their recruitment process. The pay rate
process of the organization and the rates of the employees also depend on the amount of the
work and their service to the organization. The management of ABC Fitness Best has also
formulated an incentive plan for the employees which is applicable only when they over
exceed their individual targets. The pay rates of the employees are as follows;
a. General Manager of the Gym- The general manager of the gym has a salary of
around $35000 annually.
b. Gym Trainer- The salary of a gym trainer is around $16000 annually.
c. Assistant Gym Trainers- The salary of the assistant gym trainers will amount to
around $10000 to $12000 annually.
d. Machine maintenance Staffs- The salary of the maintenance staffs will be annually
around $8000 to $9000.
e. Accountant- The accountant will receive a salary of around $15000 annually.
f. HR Manager and HR professionals- The HR manager will have a salary of around
$15000 annually while the HR professionals will receive around $10000 annually.
Work Hours
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Conclusion
The following report has provided a detailed staffing plan. The example of a fitness
centre has helped in the better understanding of the staffing solutions and the management of
the staff. The report has provided a detailed analysis of the different steps and management
strategies that have been undertaken by the management of ABC Fitness Best to manage the
staffs. The providence of the pay rates, timings and the importance of the workers in the
organization has been another important perspective of the report.

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