HRM: An overview

The rise in the number of flexi-time workers is an example of demographic change affecting human resource planning.

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Forecasting an organization’s current and future staffing needs is part of workforce planning.

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Human resource management aims for effective management of an organization’s workforce to help it achieve its business objectives.

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Workforce planning, recruitment, retention, redundancy, and performance management are all part of effective human resource management (HRM).

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The term used for a person who has several different part-time jobs, all carried out simultaneously, is a teleworker.

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Portfolio workers have the flexibility to make use of their various skills set to maximize earnings.

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Change refers to processes and techniques used to plan, implement and evaluate changes in business operations.

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Misinformation and misunderstanding are key reasons for the resistance to change in the workplace.

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Occupational mobility refers to the ease and flexibility of workers to move from one location to another for different jobs opportunities.

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Different people can have different interpretations or views of a given situation (different assessment of the situation) can create resistance to change.

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