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What is Workforce Planning?

According to CIPD (2023), workforce planning is the strategic process of analyzing, forecasting, and planning workforce supply and demand to ensure an organization has the correct number of people with the correct skills in the correct roles at the correct time. It is to come up with schemes on how to identify workforce capabilities that are currently existing, what the likely workforce needed in the future is, identify capabilities that are likely to be deficient and devise action plans for filling the gaps.

The Impact of Effective Workforce Planning at ImportantParcel:

Importance of workforce planning at ImportantParcel will be very prominent in light of current challenges in attracting, recruiting and retaining staff. First the business will be able to effectively forecast the workforce, with the knowledge of how many employees they will need in near future depending on seasonal demand, expansion plans, as well as all technology changes (Burger, 2024). As a proactive measure it relieves pressure of last minute recruitment and minimizes the chances of service disruption.

The company could then make better resourcing decisions in line with business goals due to workforce planning. For example, it could locate places in district where staff shortages are usually consistent and create focused recruitment or training campaigns. In addition to, it would permit succession planning – staying away from vital positions from being deserted on account of unplanned departures (CIPD 2022). In addition, by spotting skills gaps promptly

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