Human Resource Development Report: SFL Workforce Analysis

This report analyzes the human resource development challenges faced by Southern Food Limited (SFL). It identifies key issues such as a reduced workforce in the production department, inadequate pay for skilled labor, insufficient training programs, and poor management decisions, including increased working hours and a lack of investment in necessary machinery. The report explores the impact of these issues on employee motivation, productivity, and the overall efficiency of the organization. It then recommends specific courses of action to improve the situation, including increasing employee numbers, improving employee retention, providing effective training, and making decisions based on the organizational structure to ensure smooth functioning and progress in the market. The report emphasizes the importance of empowering the workforce and addressing these HR issues to ensure SFL's sustainable growth and competitiveness.

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Executive summary
The report aims at understanding the different issues that are being faced by the organization,
Southern Food Limited, relating to the workforce. The workforce is an important element, which
helps the organizations in undertaking the improvements. The discontent in the work force
results to the loss of productivity of the organization. Therefore, every organization takes steps in
order to empower the people. The report aims at discussing the issues that are being faced by the
concerned organization and thereby enumerates recommendations for the company to resolve the
issues.

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................3
2 Critical review of the situation of the organization......................................................................4
2.1 Issues faced by the organization based on the human resource.............................................5
2.1.1 Lower amount of employees in the production department...........................................5
2.1.2 Lower pay of the skilled labor............................................................................................6
2.1.3 Training issues....................................................................................................................6
2.1.4 The decisions of the management.......................................................................................7
2.1.5 Increased hours of functioning...........................................................................................8
2.1.6 Efficiency in the labor costs...............................................................................................8
2.1.7 Motivation of the employees..............................................................................................9
2.2 The critical review of the issues..........................................................................................10
3. Recommended course of actions for undertaking improvements..............................................12
3.1 Inclusion of the required machinery....................................................................................13
3.2 Increasing the rate of employees and their retention...........................................................13
3.3 Rendering proper Training..................................................................................................14
3.4 Taking decisions based on the organizational structure......................................................15
4 Conclusion..................................................................................................................................16

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1 Introduction
The growth of the organizations is dependent on the enhancements of the workforce and
their smooth functioning. A company aiming to prosper in the market must undertake steps in
order to keep the workforce motivated. The most important consideration undertaken by the
organizations are based on the requirements of continuous development. The continuous
developments help the organizations to make them sustainable in the market. The disputes in the
workforce slow down the production process and thereby affect the continuous growth of the
organizations in the market. Therefore, the organizations aims at enumerating ways in order to
manage the human resource more efficiently for undertaking the smooth functioning of the
business.
The concerned company for this report, Southern Foods Limited (SFL), is facing issues
relating to the human resource that is affecting the smooth functioning of the organization. The
disputes in the human resource have affected the productivity of the organization largely. The
minimal workforce and the remuneration that the workforce receives have resulted to the
disputes. The most important point that is being undertaken by the organization is based on the
new policies that are being framed based on the requirements of the organization to make its
progress (Hendry 2012). The issues faced by the organization relating to the human resource
have created a major setback for undertaking the progress of the organization. The most
important consideration undertaken by the organization is based on the requirements of the
organization to make its progress. Therefore, the company must take steps in order to empower
the human resource and keep them motivated to undertake smooth functioning of the
organization (Anderson 2013).

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The purpose of the report is to understand the different flaws in the management
undertaken by the company relating to its human resource and development. The company must
take steps in order to ensure the uniform empowerment of the organizations and thereby make its
progress in the market. The decisions undertaken by the managing director of the organization
and the issues that the organization faces relating to the human resource based on the decision is
an important observation that is being undertake in this analysis. Moreover, the report also
enumerates the steps that the organization must undertake in order to ensure the safe progress of
the organization in the market.
2 Critical review of the situation of the organization
The organization that has been selected for the analysis is a company that manufactures
food items and supply the same based on the varied requirements of the other organizations.
They are the main suppliers of the finished goods to their clients who are into retailing outlets.
The most important steps that is being undertaken by the organization is that it maintains a
customizable menu scheme, which is applicable for most of the companies who are taking their
supplies (Bratton and Gold 2012). The concerned company undertakes supplies to the Frankie’s
Hot Dog Restaurants Ltd. The point to be noted in this context is based on the effectiveness of
the supplies undertaken by the organization. Frankie’s is a restaurant who directly imports foods
from SFL. The reason behind such activities undertaken by the Frankie’s is due to the lack of
efficiency of the company in the hospitality industry.
The company, Frankie’s lack in the flexibility of their menu, which must have been based
on the requirements of the clients. Moreover, the company also faces a lack of the human
resources that might have helped them in undertaking the improvements of the organization.

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Therefore, the company is left with no choice other than simply importing food materials from
the SFL. On the other hand, SFL faces a serious issue in meeting with the increased
requirements of the host company, Frankie’s. The costs that are being undertaken by the
organization help in determining the increase in the recurring costs of the organization. In order
to meet up to the requirements of the host company, SFL is required to install a set of machinery.
The lack of flexibility in the organizational structure has affected the growth of the organization
in the market. In order to reduce the cost of the undertaking of the company, the managing
director of SFL has taken certain decisions that affected the human resource and their smooth
functioning in the organization. The issues that are being faced by the organization are being
enumerated in this section of the report. It helps in the better understanding of the situations
faced by the workforce and the impacts of their actions on the productivity of the organization.
2.1 Issues faced by the organization based on the human resource
The issues that are being faced by the organizations relating to the human resource are
based on the steps and decisions that are being undertaken by the management, hoping to
enhance the productivity of the organization (Jiang et al. 2012). The issues that are being faced
by the organization are being enumerated in this section. It gives a clear insight of the problems
faced by the organization and thereby brings in changes for the smooth functioning of the
workforce.
2.1.1 Lower amount of employees in the production department
The concerned company, SFL, has reduced the workforce in order to save the costs of
production. The production charges being involved in their investments are yielding lower
returns on the investments for their enterprise. In order to save costs, the company has chosen to
cut off the supply of the skilled labor. The cut of has resulted to an enormous amount of

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workload on the remaining employees in order to achieve the common goal of the organization
(Budhwar and Debrah 2013). The hefty working hours and the pressure of the targets have
resulted to a loss of motivation among the employees of the organization. It created several
issues while undertaking the smooth functioning of the organization.
The most important concern that the company faces based on the requirements to
improve the productivity of the organization is based on the empowerment of the human
resource. The empowerment of the human resource will lead the company to undertake
substantial changes in the structure of the organization (Purce 2014). The company must ensure
that they retain the skilled workforce in order to excel in the manufacturing of the products and
the services that the organization undertakes.
2.1.2 Lower pay of the skilled labor
Another important drawback of the management of the human resource is based on the
company’s undertakings of the payments that they meet out to the skilled and the unskilled
workforce. The concerned company for this report undertakes a fixed remuneration scheme,
disregarding the skills and the efforts of the workforce. This causes an impact on the mental
setup of the skilled workforce (Storey 2014). The steps taken by the management in order to
deliver equal privileges has affected the smooth functioning of the organizational systems. The
skilled labors are demotivated through this particular decision made by the management. As no
additional benefits are being given to the skilled work force, the people get demotivated and
sheathed. It affects the productivity of the organization.

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2.1.3 Training issues
Training is an important part of the progression process that is being undertaken by the
organization. The training of the individuals helps the organization in keeping the employees
updated about the processes that are being undertaken by the organization. The training issues
that are being faced by the organization are based on the kind of individualistic training that is
being delivered by the organization (Buller and McEvoy 2012). On the other hand, the
individualistic kind of training that is being delivered to the people limits their scope to support
the team while the other member of the team is in leave. It creates an issue due to the
collaborative functions undertaken by the team and affects the productivity of the business
undertaking. Efficient training helps in determining the smooth functioning of the workforce. It
results to the progress of the organization in the competitive market structure. The company is
required to follow the norms and conditions of the host company, which requires monitoring
over the quality of the products (Marchington et al. 2016). Retaining the skilled labor and their
smooth functioning over the processes will help the organization in maintaining the quality of the
products and the services.
2.1.4 The decisions of the management
The decisions that are being undertaken by the management of the organization affect the
smooth functioning of the workforce. Proper decisions help in maintaining the balance of the
workforce’s requirements and the organizational objectives. The efficiency of the decisions that
is being undertaken by the management of the organization affects the progress of the
organization and determines the rate of retention of the workforce (Brewster et al. 2016). In this
context, the manger has undertaken the decision of not investing on the additional machinery that
is required for scaling up the production process. The decision has affected the smooth

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functioning of the workforce as the MD of the organization has taken steps in order to make an
increase in the working hours in order to meet up the requirements of the production process.
The efficiency of the functions that are being undertaken by the workforce seemed to get
overburdened and their efficiency might face a lag (Kinicki and Kreitner 2012).
The most important issue that is being faced by the workforce is based on the limited
number of people in the workforce. The efficiency of the functions undertaken by the workforce
in the production of the delicacies is being affected and therefore the quality of the food items is
compromised. The host company demands quality foods from the concerned company, which
cannot be adhered in this situation. Overburdened workforce cannot function efficiently with the
rise in the demands (Hoque 2013). Therefore, the organization must take steps in order to
empower the employees and deliver the required aid in order to undertake the smooth
functioning of the organizational processes.
2.1.5 Increased hours of functioning
In order to undertake the huge production process, the organization has decided to
increase the working hours for the B’s Unit. It has resulted different issues based on the
discontent of the workforce. The limited workforce of the organization is overburdened with the
hike in the production procedure (Paillé et al. 2014). The important changes that are being
undertaken by the organization in order to optimize their functionality are based on the
requirements of the host company. Therefore, the concerned company must take steps in order to
enhance the working conditions (Kehoe and Wright 2013). The management of the organization
makes a note of the requirements of the organization and thereby implements the changes on the
organizational structure. The increased hours of functioning has affected the productivity of the

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organization. The minimal quality that is being delivered by the organization will affect the
progress of the organization.
2.1.6 Efficiency in the labor costs
The company has undertaken steps in order to reduce the costs incurred by the
organization in order to ensure the greater returns on the investments that are being made by the
organization (Bamberger, Biron and Meshoulam 2014). The most important consideration
undertaken by the organization in based on the requirements of the organization relating to the
reduction of the costs. The systems undertaken by the organization, however, place enormous
responsibility on the workforce as per the concerns of the company relating to the production.
The proportionate division of the assets might have helped the company in facing the crisis, but
the management of the concerned company planned a different course in order to reduce their
costs on the human resource and the machinery that is being required in order to undertake the
smooth functioning of the organization. The organization has taken steps in order to minimize
the costs that the company would have incurred otherwise for employing new workforce in the
systems. This has resulted to the excessive amount of pressure on the existing workforce.
2.1.7 Motivation of the employees
The motivational activities that are being undertaken by the organization helps in keeping
the employees focused on their respective job roles. However, the decisions taken by the
organization for its progress and sustenance have affected the smooth functioning of the
workforce. It thereby affects the organizational progress in the market (Bolman and Deal 2017).
The most important consideration that is being undertaken by the organization is to undertake a
huge production process with limited work force and machineries that might be required in order
to undertake the production procedure. In order to keep the work force focused on their

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respective job roles, the company must take steps in order to keep the people motivated. The
concerned company does not take any such measure as to recognize or rather reward the efficient
functioning of the workforce, which creates a serious hindrance in the workforce. The hindrance
affects the proficiency of the work that is being undertaken by the workforce and finally it affects
the productivity of the organization. Thereby it affects the continuous and smooth productivity of
the organizational functions.
2.2 The critical review of the issues
The issues that are being faced by the organization in the production process are based on
the planning of the functions and the proper allocation of the work to the workforce. The human
resource of an organization helps the organization in undertaking smooth processes. Moreover, it
helps the organization in bringing in improvements in the organizational structure. Therefore, the
concerned company of this report must make plans for resolving the issues that are being raised
by the workforce of the organization in order to undertake the uninterrupted services.
The issues that are being enumerated in the previous section gives a clear insight of the
problems that are being faced by the workforce with the decisions that are being taken by the
management of the organization to expand their business. The decisions have affected the morale
of the individuals and placed enormous burden on the workforce due to the lack of proper
resources. According to K. Roehrich, Grosvold and U. Hoejmose (2014), the perfect
management of an organization adheres to the change that is being required by the organization
without compromising the interests of the workforce. The smooth functioning of the workforce
helps the company in making improvements in the market relating to the quality of the products
and the services (Yu, To and Lee 2012). The concerned company for this report has decided to
take steps in order to enhance the production process through the utilization of the limited

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workforce. The additional requirement of the installation of a machine is not being adhered by
the organization. It will affect the smooth production activities that the organization aims at
contemplating.
On the other hand, Anderson et al. (2015) believed that the organizational progress can
be measured in terms of the effectiveness of the workforce. The concerned company undertook
steps in order to equally distribute the remuneration among the workforce without discriminating
between the skilled and the unskilled labors. This has resulted to a discontent in the workforce.
The efforts that are being placed by the skilled labors were expected to be recognized and
rewarded. However, the non-discriminating functions of the organization affected the
functioning of the workforce. The lack of motivation in the workforce resulted to various
interruptions in the production process. it affected the productivity of the organization.
The most important discrepancy faced by the organization relating to the workforce is
due to the incapacitation of the workforce to undertake huge production without the required
machinery and aids. The company decided not to purchase any additional machinery while
undertaking the huge production process. It affected the smooth functioning of the workforce,
which affected the production process. According to Helmreich and Merritt (2017), the skills of
the workforce is a fundamental consideration which helps in subjugating the production process.
The results of undertaking the steps affected the production process through the enforcement of
the work load on the employees and the gradual fall in the quality of the products and the
services delivered by the organization. Empowerment of the employees helps in determining the
progress of the organization based on the fields of control.