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 Tools: Workforce Planning



Within this tool Workforce Planning has been segregated into 5 main response based issues, which are a consequence of the main drivers of change of a project of this nature. Evidently, there is a degree of overlap and linkage between these 5 main concepts but this tool is intended to provide an initial framework to assist you in moving forward towards the implementation stage. Further guidance on workforce planning is contained within the Employers Organisation's Guide to Workforce Planning.

As IDEA note, ‘Workforce planning is the process of getting the right people, with the right skills in the right jobs at the right time.’ Hence, the development and implementation of HR policies is crucial to obtaining and retaining a high performing workforce. Human Resources are fundamentally people that staff and operate an organisation, covering a range of applications that will vary amongst organisations.

Effective workforce planning and the integration of new HR policies to enable Councils to take advantage of modern working methods is essential, and should be a key workstream within a workplace transformation project or accommodation change.

The following 5 concepts should be considered from the outset of a workplace or accommodation change project. Strategic and detailed policies around these concepts should be delivered as the project progresses further towards implementation.

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