A Systems Approach to the Employment Process

2.7 Fictional case study
The intricate link between the different phases in the employment process can be demonstrated by means of a fictional case study. Redington RDS is an oil company that has developed a revolutionary new way of refining oil. As such, a number of new positions have opened up in the company. To address this change, the company will first have to conduct a job analysis for each new position. Information from the job analysis will first be used to help carry out job evaluations and then workforce planning. Next, they will use information from the previous three phases to assist with recruitment, selection and finally the training and develop of new employees. Performance management will be both the last and the first step as information from it will be filtered back to previous phases.
In conclusion, it is clear from the preceding discussion that all the phases in the employment process form an interconnected web where any changes in one phase will undoubtedly influence other phases. Or to put it more simply, it boils down to a systems approach to looking at the employment process.
3. A systematic approach to human resources needs
The main problem that Monomotapa Mining has to deal with at the moment is the lack of a systematic procedure for anticipating and responding to their human resource needs. This is evident for two reasons. Firstly, following the reformulation of its mission, objectives and strategy, changes to its current workforce will need to be made. Secondly, with an expected 30% of the workforce retiring in the next two years plans will need to be in place to replace them with capable people so that the organisation does not add further losses to the previous three years’ losses.
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