f downsizing, the process should include:
+ Workforce Analysis. Ensure that you have a
good understanding of the
current establishment and internal workforce
trends including turnover and absenteeism.
Gather market intelligence on external
recruitment and workforce trends, including
the current and expected future supply
of critical skills. Analyse your current
workforce for critical roles and critical
employees, the implications of losing these,
and the effectiveness of your current approach
to knowledge management.
+ Understanding Business Objectives. Ensure that
there is clarity about the current operational
environment, workplace climate, and core
business objectives and functions that must not
be interrupted or lost. Build understanding of
the organisation’s future goals and strategies,
and how a downsizing process aligns with
these. Develop objectives for the downsizing
process itself, both financial and non-financial.
Five Phases for Human Resources Planning
1. Analyzing: What are the key human resources information needed?
2. Forecasting: Demand versus supply analysis.
3. Planning: Identification of stretogy
4. Implementing: Exemling the new stratogy
5. Evaluating: Feedback on effective of outcomes.