Part A Q3. Imagine you work for an organisation that has been tasked with reducing operating costs.
They are considering saving money by bringing recruitment in-house. Create a document
that:
a)lists the risks associated with this change
b)identifies possible strategies for reducing these risks
c)makes recommendations.
What are the risks that your company would face if it decided to manage the recruitment and selection process itself?
Q4 Why is it important to obtain approval from a senior manager before modifying policies? Develop an example procedure for obtaining management approval. Please say what the most important reason to obtain approval is. It is related to the roles, responsibilities and authorities of each position.
Q6 a)What legislative requirements may apply to the:
a)selection process (There is a Federal law that specifically covers workplace relations.)
b)induction process? (Please say which laws govern the induction programs that every organisation must provide to new employees.)
Part B Q1 Imagine you are a HR manager in an organisation. Complete the following table for yourorganisation. For large organisations, it may be appropriate to choose a particular departmentor work area. You need to consider why companies recruit new staff and how they go about this task. You also need to identify which policy; recruitment or selection; governs each of these steps.
Q2 Imagine you are responsible for rolling out a new induction policy at your organisation.
Develop a communication plan to ensure that all existing managers are aware of the changes
in the induction policy. The plan should include:
• who needs to be informed;
• what communication methods will be used;
• who will develop and present the materials;
• any approvals required before the communication commences.
You need to identify every person who is involved in delivering induction programs
Q6How you might trial an evaluation form that might be sent to managers approximately one month after their new employee has completed induction training. Please say how you might test this evaluation form before it was approved for use.
Q7. Refer to the case study below. Create a brief selection and recruitment policy for the HR
manager to follow.
Case study
Steinbeck and Sons Funeral Services operate across Australia with 23 locations in and
around the capital and large regional cities. At the last board meeting the directors decidedto open two new locations; Gold Coast and Margaret River (WA). Each facility wouldinitially require an experience mortician (funeral director), an administrator, a parlourcosmetician and a driver. The directors are not sure whether to outsource the selection,process, transfer existing staff or advertise from scratch.
Use the following headings to assist you. Remember that policy is a guideline document. Draw up a plan and the documentation to recruit personnel for two new facilities.
a) Rationale (reasons for the position/s existing)
b) Job roles (describes the roles the policy pertains to, including future positions)
c) Selection criteria (specifies the key areas when selection new candidates. This is generic as itmust apply to all roles mentioned above)
d) Relevant legislation and industrial relations policies (pertaining to the roles and process itself)
e) Approved agencies (if the process is to be outsourced)
f) Authorities and responsibilities (of key personnel in the recruitment and selection process and
Part C Q2. Describe the procedures you might implement to prevent:
a)incorrectly advertising salary
b)incorrectly notifying an applicant that they had been unsuccessful
These mistakes suggest that there is a problem with quality assurance in the recruitment and selection process. How would you rectify this problem?
