You are the HR manager of a large local council (Shire). The council has adequate funding for HR services delivered by a dedicated HR department.
Your organisation’s strategic and operational plans call for the council’s organisational structure to change; with the employees to be divided into new sections. This is likely to cause significant disruption and it is expected that some employees will be dissatisfied with the restructure.
Together with the HR team, CEO, managers and a selection of employees, you agree to work toward these objectives to allow for the delivery of the required HR services:
Prepare suitable strategies to allow each objective to be achieved. Provide details of performance indicators you could use to measure whether or not the strategy has been effective. (50–75 words per objective/ strategy)
1. Identify Current Competencies
The Council has to adapt to the changing environment and so does its employees. The HR manager ought to know the competencies and skills the employees already have. Current competencies can be identified by any of the following ways:
2. Developing and implementing professional development programs
Once the weak areas have been evaluated, the next step should be to develop and implement development programs to fill the competency gaps.
3. Recruiting employees as required
4. Assisting the employees to adjust to the restructuring program
5. Providing information to line managers to help them minimize risks to the health and safety of employees
Risks are the inevitable part of any job and if cannot be eliminated, must be reduced to ensure safety and health of the employees. Line Manager needs to be provided with information to keep in mind the safety rules which can be done as follows:
6. Developing and implementing suitable health and safety policies
7. Improving the management of workers’ compensation claims and facilitating return to work for injured employees
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