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    This document discusses contemporary issues in human resource management. It outlines how HR functions are shifting from traditional to more strategic approaches, focusing on areas like human capital management, workforce diversity, and new employer-employee relationships. Key contemporary issues addressed include recruitment and selection challenges like talent management and alternative staffing; trends in human resource development like competency modeling and e-learning; performance management debates around appraisals and metrics; compensation issues regarding benefits, pay structures, and skills-based pay. Other sections cover health, safety and environmental issues; changing roles in employee and industrial relations; and the importance of integrated workforce planning strategies.

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    This document discusses contemporary issues in human resource management. It outlines how HR functions are shifting from traditional to more strategic approaches, focusing on areas like human capital management, workforce diversity, and new employer-employee relationships. Key contemporary issues addressed include recruitment and selection challenges like talent management and alternative staffing; trends in human resource development like competency modeling and e-learning; performance management debates around appraisals and metrics; compensation issues regarding benefits, pay structures, and skills-based pay. Other sections cover health, safety and environmental issues; changing roles in employee and industrial relations; and the importance of integrated workforce planning strategies.

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    Contemporary HRM Issues and Challenges

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    This document discusses contemporary issues in human resource management. It outlines how HR functions are shifting from traditional to more strategic approaches, focusing on areas like human capital management, workforce diversity, and new employer-employee relationships. Key contemporary issues addressed include recruitment and selection challenges like talent management and alternative staffing; trends in human resource development like competency modeling and e-learning; performance management debates around appraisals and metrics; compensation issues regarding benefits, pay structures, and skills-based pay. Other sections cover health, safety and environmental issues; changing roles in employee and industrial relations; and the importance of integrated workforce planning strategies.

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    Contemporary Issues for

    Presenter: Ransford Simms

    Overview

    Changing nature of HRM Contemporary issues - Recruitment and selection - HRD - Performance management - Compensation - Health Safety & the Environment - Employee/Industrial Relations

    Shifting from Tradition to Contemporary HRM


    Strategic focus Human Capital Management Workforce Diversity

    HR Metrics
    New Employer/Employee Relationships New Union/Management Relations Role of Technology Digital Dashboards New Approach to Traditional HR functions

    Contemporary Issues in Recruitment and Selection:


    Talent Management: Recruiting and Retaining the best Emphasis on non-traditional skills and competencies Competency Modeling vs. Job Analysis Roles vs. Jobs Greater sensitivity to diversity in the R&S process Greater use of psychometric testing Alternative Staffing Arrangements Temps, part-time, leasing, outsourcing, offshoring, contingency workforce

    Internet recruiting
    Global recruiting

    Contemporary Issues in HRD

    Competency Modelling Just-in-Time Training E-Learning Computer-based training Online Education & Training Rapid Skills Obsolescence Outsourcing of T& D Services

    Contemporary Issues in Performance Management

    To appraise or not to appraise. Individual vs. team performance assessment Performance metrics: KPIs Balance score card and performance managment

    Contemporary Issues in Compensation

    Reducing benefits cost Job evaluation vs. market pricing Pay openness vs. pay secrecy Ratio of fixed to variable pay Pay-for-skills/competencies Flexible benefits plan

    Contemporary Issues in Health, Safety & Environment

    Wellness and assistance programmes Pollutants in the workplace Computer- related illnesses Environmental protection Work & Life Stress Work/Life Balance

    Contemporary Issues in Employee/Industrial Relations

    Changing roles of Trade Unuons Changing Employee Expectations Workplace Governance/ Organizational Democracy/ Employee Participation HR Management/ Union partnership

    Survival Essentials: Workforce Planning


    Align STRATEGY With business plan, strategy & goals Current & future demand for resources/ capabilities/locations INT: Turnover, age profile, talent EXT: labour market trends Prioritise Shortfalls Implement HR Strategy (Attract, Retain, Develop). Implement Establish performance indicators, metrics (S.Melbourne,HR
    Monthly Oct 06)

    Assess skills DEMAND


    Assess current SUPPLY Identify GAPS

    Close Gaps, IMPLEMENT


    REVIEW

    People As Asset or Overhead? Assets?


    Deliverables
    Clients Employee engagement Skills Culture, Values and Workplace Practices

    Investment?
    Responsiveness
    Retention Competitive advantage Managers ability Knowledge, capability & committment Relationships at Work

    Overhead?
    Program costs
    Overtime Absenteeism Turnover Replacement costs

    Liability?
    Risks
    OH&S phys & psych Discrimination Presenteeism Conflict at work IR/ER Reputation

    Survival depends on integrated strategy


    Employee Engagement Age Management
    (Retirement)

    Alignment

    Growing Capability

    HR Strategy

    Performance & Productivity

    Attraction & Retention

    Workplace Flexibility & Wellbeing

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