Solution 1.0 Introduction In contemporary HR function roles, people professionals involved are actively engaged to assist an entity in delivering assigned corporate strategies and objectives. As evidenced in CIPD (2020a), due to prevalent business issues determining the HR context, different organisation objectives are distinctly offered in various organisations. In merging strategy, HR is critically involved in the overall process since they are assigned to ensure due diligence is adopted (Ca...

  Solution 5ENG- Employee Engagement 1.1 Analysis of the meaning, principal dimensions and components of employee engagement and comparison with other related concepts The earliest definition of Employee engagement by Khan (1990) provided in CIPD (2021) identify it as the scope of employees feeling passionate in regard to their job roles and commitment to their organisation and putting discretionary efforts in their roles. For achieving employee engagement (EE), organisations ar...

Solution Slide 2 Adopting the definition in CIPD (2020), in modern organisation context, L&D function include a strategy to appreciate the organisation strategy. This is also inclusive of the future capabilities to identify the distinct learning needs and priorities in the entire organisation. From an individual point of view, L&D function involve the process of creation of a learning environment with the employees being consistently developed to gain sustainable skills. From my...

Solution Activity 1: Briefing Paper This report provides a briefing paper evaluating on OD in the restructuring of an organisation for aligning with its strategic direction. The restructuring process would be intended for reviewing the current roles, future skill-mix requirements, and reviewing on ways of working. Concept of OD in its history and contemporary context There is a varying definition of the organisation development (OD) concept. Despite the varying meanings, a common a...

Solution CIPD Profession Map and HR Services Professionals are expected to demonstrate competence, which fosters a better working life. This paper entails two activities. The first activity examines the CIPD Profession map, and the second activity involves the customer needs, conflicting needs, communication methods, and how HR/LD practitioner should promote effective service delivery. Activity 1 The first CIPD Profession Map was introduced in 2013 and was updated in 2018. It was dev...

Solution Introduction Organisational change is imperative in promoting customer satisfaction and the competitive advantage of the firm. The drivers of change include customer behaviour, technology, and market trends. According to CIPD (2019), the impacts of not managing change are devastating to the company and may result in loss of market share. It is, therefore, vital for managers to demonstrate competence in supporting change initiatives and collaborating with employees. This paper exam...

Solution Consideration Factors for Conducting a Survey The competitiveness of an organisation is centred on sufficient information regarding employee satisfaction and the working environment. Organisational managers are tasked with obtaining insights from employees about the working environment to establish the areas of improvement. This paper entails some of the consideration factors in conducting a survey to determine workplace issues, including the preferences for rewards. The analysis ...

Question Draft a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) model based on ITUSA’s decision to enter the specialist software market previously occupied by Tecall. You may use this analysis to help you develop an Organisation Impact Report as outlined below. Produce an Organisation Impact Report in which you critically analyse the effect on ITUSA of bringing twenty-five specialist software IT ex-employees of Tecall into the ITSUA global working environment. In this global e...

Question Simms (2019) notes the need for a more multi-disciplinary approach to HR in the future. ‘Most of the problems organisations face are big, hairy, complex and multidimensional, and HR people will have to collaborate with other disciplines, from artificial intelligence and data sciences to marketing and finance’. Identify ways in which the work of up to two of the disciplines can add value to the HR function. AND Discuss how the discipline(s) impact upon the HR function in your or...

Question Assume the role of the HR consultant who is also a co-opted member of the Board of Trustees. The Board has asked you to look at two very specific aspects of the Hospice: The future of workforce planning and resourcing (reporting on both employees and volunteers) and the fitness for purpose of the Hospice governance. Critically review the case study organisation through a SWOT analysis of its administrative employees. Make recommendations based upon the strengths and opportunitie...