Assignment 2 ** could use company that has lots of info available on website e.g. John Lewis, Tesco, McDonalds Activity 1 - 2.1 3 x Forces - Related to 1xModel or theory which shapes HR agenda (examples and disadvantages of changes etc.) E.g. ⁃Globalisation ⁃Demographics - discuss how work force is getting older, does this affect peoples motivation (motivations could be pay, training for younger OR pension for older people?) ⁃Technology - remote working, huge talent pool (better chance of getting the right person rather than a local person), Glass door app, looking through peoples social media profiles, is it ethical for an employer to do this? If HR does not evolve to use the technology, company will be left behind ⁃Recession How are these shaping the way your HR operates now - explain how it works in practice vs theory Activity 1.1 (place in appendix) SWOT & PESTLE (2 x internal & 1 x external) business in general, HR in particular ⁃SWOT presented as a grid in appendix (S&W internal, O&T external) ⁃PESTLE presented as a table in appendix (P&L external) e.g. P how is relevant for business & how relevant to HR (not much hr can do about political change or legislation) Choose 3 letters from above to expand on Activity 3. 2.2 Table of advantages & disadvantages of each (see below) (in body of assignment) **Avado VLC as a reference Model Advantages Disadvantages PESTLE SWOT e.g. •What are strengths of business, what are strengths of hr •How dies technology impact on business, how does technology impact on hr •(complete all letters and put it in the appendices •when might one be better to use than another Ensure 2.3 & 2.4 are both answered fully - mat take Fully explain table Activity 4 2.3 ⁃Look at 5 stage model mentioned on VLC ⁃Look at CIPD 7 stage model (preference of Andy) ⁃Refer to Andy's email of 13 February Activity 4 2.4 (may take a lot of words) ⁃Code of professional conduct - lock pic screen, locked filing cabinets, how long data is kept, restricted access to files etc, ethics tests, governance in NHS, CIPD code of conduct (provide link and reference it), business code of conduct, confidentiality Answer should include the following: ⁃Ethics ⁃Accountability - blame?, corporate manslaughter, (if business cause someone to act dangerously, business could be held accountable for an accident), HMRC audits, HSE (health & safety executive - after risk assessment), is the business compliant with the law, hr = monitoring that managers are keeping within the law. ⁃Whistle blowing on poor, illegal practice, unsafe practices, clear polices, clear disciplinary process (being fair) ⁃explain why items included in appendices are important ⁃Fair and transparent processes - treating people equitably, applied to everyone equally ⁃Corporate / social responsibility (what does this actually mean) ⁃Policies and discipline ⁃Confidentiality ⁃CDP important part of code of conduct ** explain why hr lead the way on the above ** Anonymise company details as much as possible ** discuss ethics ** discuss accountability Activity 5 3.1 Table or chart as per printed slide Activity 5 3.1 • discuss 3 x forces o How would you like your hr to evolve in the future Modern Traditional Performance intervals vs external hires Time to hire Development of priority skills and knowledge Training spend per employee Effectiveness of well-being provision on talent retention and performance Absence leave (how done in olden days vs how it is done now) Use examples in above table. Talk about Modern and traditional (absence +1) o Technology – changes to HR e.g. recruitment over past 30 years Balance Score Card ⁃e.g. performance management ( does the person need development, has the person been properly trained to do role) ⁃Change management - the role of hr is communication, get message across in correct way e.g. Redundancy may benefit from you making a few redundancies, if communication is handled badly key people may feel that they need to leave (Lewis & cotter - see VLC)   Activity 6 3.2 2 x internal & 2 x external Internal External Cost data (raw materials brought in by business, can costs be reduced by sourcing elsewhere) Legislative – the way it should be done (.GOV website) Accounts (the bottom line, the reason the business is there, is it making money or is it making a loss) CIPD – labour market reports Customer Analysis (ask customers ‘what can we do better for you?’) Market Data - competition Human rights metrics – staff turnover, productivity, absence data(can use data to cut down on turnover by becoming more productive) ONS (office of national statistics) ** Why is it useful to know where to get this information from? ** Explain how / why they can be used for business planning See printed slide Activity 6 3.2 ⁃2 x internal ⁃2 x external ⁃How is the information useful Assignment rules ⁃Ariel 12, single line spacing -Provide brief introduction to answer of relevant sections ⁃provide context (a few words of introduction if required) ⁃Provide brief summary at end of relevant sections ⁃Disregard ‘insertion booklet’ ⁃Start each activity on a new page ⁃Number / label diagrams & tables ⁃Ensure you refer to appendices or it will be ignored ⁃Use reference guides and tools e.g. Neil's toolbox, cite me etc. ⁃Bibliography (show your wider reading)