Part A: Implementation

Develop an implementation plan that addresses internal labour needs in the medium to long term (e.g. for the next year). This will include a succession plan for senior staff, which utilises succession planning principles and incorporates a retention plan. The outcome needs to be that the organisation is appropriately staffed in readiness for a future change in the organisation. This must include considering the diversity needs of the organisation, such as age, gender, ethnicity etc. and planning for adjustment as those needs change.

The plan should include the following:

1. A plan for diversity management, recruitment, training, redeployment and redundancy for the next year. Include a timeline. Consider industrial relations issues such as awards, enterprise agreements and Fair Work legislation. Utilise a tool attached to the end of this assessment.

2. Turnover figures in percentage terms in determining future staffing needs.

3. An organisation chart and identify at least three key positions to be used to implement a succession planning system to ensure desirable workers are retained.

4. A succession plan to ensure the organisation becomes an employer of choice. Include how to identify staff for succession and how you would develop them with at least 2 strategies.

Part B: Review of Workforce Plan and Evaluation

Assume that the workforce plan has been implemented and in place for 12 months and:

1. Review the workforce plan against patterns in exiting employees and other workforce changes.

2. Conduct a climate survey of at least 10 employees and line managers to gauge their satisfaction in the workplace, and present the survey results.

3. Based on findings for 1 and 2 above, refine objectives and strategies in response to internal and external changes and evaluate the effectiveness of this change process.

4. Identify global trends and incidents which can influence workforce planning in your organisation. Examples may include GFC, climate change, workforce casualisation, major fire, epidemic, etc.