Solution Onboarding, orientation, induction Onboarding is the process of helping new hires to learn about the company starting before they formally join, after joining, understanding how company operates to speeding up in their roles and responsibilities (Ibrahim et al., 2022). Orientation refer to events arranged for new hires to attend so that they can learn more about organisational policies, mission, vision and ways of working (McCartney, 2022). Induction is a process through which ne...

Solution Express terms Express terms are considered crucial in an employment contract and hence they are put in writing (Suff, 2022). For example, during hiring process, BMG must make sure that key terms and conditions such as basic salary, wage and working hours are put in writing. It is also to consider Equality Act 2010, Equal pay law, Working Time Regulations 1998 and National Minimum Wage when drafting express terms. Implied terms Implied terms are not put in writing because th...

Solution When employer and employee enter into a contract of employment, it is considered as legally binding. Its main aim is to bond both parties ensuring they understand their roles and responsibilities. It acts as a security between both parties in that each part has an obligation as stated in the contract. Fixed-term contract This type of contract is set in advance for a certain length and is suitable for workforce needs like maternity leave and long-term holidays. BMG might consid...

Solution Dysfunctional turnover Dysfunctional turnover occurs when skilled, experienced and top performers leave the workplace. When top talents leave, BMG will experience both direct and indirect costs of turnover. Direct costs Recruitment costs – When top performers leaves, BMG will need to replace them. This will incur recruitment expenses such as paying for agencies, paid ads and cost of preparing content of recruitment (Abbasi et al., 2022). Training costs – Newly hired empl...

Solution Benefits of diversity Diversity at BMG means the company is open to employing employees with differences in gender, sex, religion, education, experiences and cultural backgrounds. Improved organisation reputation Diversity in talents can be foundation for BMG to improve its brand image in the minds of job seekers. An organisation that recruits talents from diverse cultural backgrounds can positively boost its employer brand and make it for candidates to relate the brand (Rz...

Solution Talent pools are collection of potential candidates who can help the organisation achieve success (Personio, 2022). An example of a talent pool within BMG could be candidates who fail to get a job because they are fit in other roles that was not described in the job posting. It could also be candidates who qualified, but were not selected as there were many for that position. There are different ways to build and support talent pools: Career fairs Career fairs are recruitment ...

Solution Talents are employees who have skills and knowledge to help organisation achieve its goals and objectives (Quilliam, 2022). Talents can be developed and retained at individual and group levels using lateral moves, appraisals and work-life balance. BMG can adopt lateral moves as a way to develop its talents at individual levels. Lateral moves involves a moving an employee from one role to another or a different job, probably without additional compensation (George, 2022). The aim ...

Solution Recruitment Advertisement Advertisement method of recruitment is about posting jobs where potential candidates can see it (Pejic-Bach et al., 2020). These include paid ads, newspapers and job boards. Its strength is the ability to provide defined roles as employer is clear on what they want and expect from candidates. Jobs ads can also improve employer brand by including organisation mission in the advert. Its weakness is that ads are only limited to active candidates. It is a...

Solution Succession planning Succession planning involves identifying and developing future leaders, managers and individuals to take up critical roles (Ritchie, 2020). George (2021) classifies approaches to succession planning as traditional and modern approach. Traditional approach focused on identifying internal successors and the training them to occupy future roles. Modern approach is about continuous development. Organisations are embracing learning methods such as lateral moves, se...

Solution The 9-Box Grid The 9-box grid is a workforce planning tool used to map out the current state of the workforce in terms of performance and potential (Widnyanadita and Syarifah, 2023). Employees are plotted in a grid showing low potential and low performance, and high performance and high potential. Its advantage is that it is easy to use when analysing workforce needs. Employer can be able understand the current state of the workforce in terms of capabilities and take measures for...