Activity 1

• You are the new HR manager of a national transport company. The transport company has recently updated its five year strategic plan. After reviewing the new strategic plan, you obtain this information.
• Analyse the information from the strategic plan to determine what, if any, impact it will have on HR requirements. Prepare a memo to send to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the transport company in which you set out your findings and/or request further information.
• Upload your memo for assessment.
• Optimum file size should be less than 7MB

Activity 2

• Explain how the following changes in the business environment described are likely to impact on organisation's human resources requirements:
• 1Your organisation operates a large chain of supermarkets. Having reviewed the external business environment it becomes clear that the organisation is losing customers because it does not offer customers the choice to buy their groceries on line and have them delivered to the door like other supermarket chains do.
• 2Your organisation is a multinational magazine publisher that relies heavily on its IT system. In reviewing the external business environment you become aware that there is a great deal of competition for IT staff.
• 3Your organisation builds roads and bridges. It relies on civil engineers to carry out the work. Having reviewed the external business environment you find that there is a shortage of qualified civil engineers in Australia.

Activity 3

• 1Why should HR professionals consult line and senior managers about human resources needs in their areas?
• 2You are the HR manager of an organisation which operates 16 fast food outlets. Design a detailed questionnaire you could use to seek information from the managers of each outlet to determine their human resources needs.
• The questionnaire should demonstrate that you have considered the areas where human resources might be needed in a fast food organisation and should not include generalised questions like:
• What are the most significant actions HR can take to help you meet your business goals?
• What should HR be doing that it is not doing now?
• What is HR doing now that it should not be doing?
• Upload your questionnaire for assessment.
• Optimum file size should be less than 7MB

Activity 4

• 1Your organisation understands the need for a diverse workforce. It also understands that those organisations who are serious about achieving diversity will have a diversity policy in place. They have asked you to write that policy. You can model your response on diversity policies that can be found online; however the policy should be your own. Upload your answer for assessment.
• Optimum file size should be less than 7MB
• 2Your organisation does not have a culturally diverse workforce. You think this is because its recruitment policies and procedures are difficult for people from other cultures to negotiate. What could the organisation do to ensure more people from different cultures are hired?

Activity 5

• You are the HR manager of an organisation which provides a data management service. You work in Melbourne. Your organisation has been retained to review and index 600 000 documents on behalf of a client. The documents are currently stored in a Perth warehouse. They cannot be moved. Your organisation will need to employ 30 staff to complete the work within the required three month time frame.
• You need to consider options for the delivery of human resources services relating to this project.
• Options include:
• You (the very busy HR manager) flying to Perth for the length of the project. Once there, you will obtain assistance from two junior HR employees to deliver appropriate HR products and services.
• Retaining a Perth-based external human resources agency to deliver the HR services which will be required.
• Assigning a manager from the Perth office to deliver the human resources services. The manager has no HR qualifications or experience, but is well-liked and very knowledgeable about the process which will be used to review, scan and index the documents.
• 1What are the HR services and products that need to be delivered?
• 2You have decided to analyse the options in terms of risk and to weigh up the costs and benefits of the options.
• Prepare a formal memo to the board of directors of your organisation setting out the risks, costs (in general terms) and benefits involved with each delivery option. Upload your memo for assessment.
• Optimum file size should be less than 7MB
• 3You are the new office manager of an accounting firm. The firm operates in your state/ territory. It is owned by 10 partners and employs 45 accountants. Another 65 employees are employed to undertake administrative tasks.
• The accounting firm retains an external provider for HR services. The contract is due to expire.
• You have been asked to undertake a review of HR services your organisation utilises to determine whether it would be appropriate to:
• Continue utilising the services of the external provider.
• Employ a manager and four people with HR expertise to provide HR services to develop an internal HR department.
• Retrain six current administrative employees without HR expertise expertise so they can provide HR services under the supervision of a partner of the accounting firm with an interest in HR.
• a6. Design, develop and document a detailed checklist (template) that could be used by the HR department to ensure that they cover their legal obligations with regard to the provision of HR services. The checklist should provide details of the actual obligations and align with commonwealth and state/ territory legislation.
• Upload your checklist for assessment.
• Optimum file size should be less than 7MB
• bWhich option would be least likely to support the organisation's compliance with its legal obligations?
• cWhich option would be most likely to deliver a service which complies with organisational policies. Explain.

Activity 6

• 1You are the HR manager of a large local council (Shire). The council has adequate funding for HR services delivered by a dedicated HR department.
• Your organisation's strategic and operational plans call for the council's organisational structure to change; with the employees to be divided into new sections. This is likely to cause significant disruption and it is expected that some employees will be dissatisfied with the restructure.
• Together with the HR team, CEO, managers and a selection of employees, you agree to work toward these objectives to allow for the delivery of the required HR services:
• To identify current competencies.
• To develop and implement professional development programs for all employees.
• To recruit employees as required.
• To assist current employees adjust to the restructuring program.
• To provide information to line managers to help them minimise risks to the health and safety of employees.
• To develop and implement suitable health and safety policies.
• To improve the management of workers' compensation claims and facilitating return to work for injured employees.
• Prepare suitable strategies to allow each objective to be achieved. Provide details of performance indicators you could use to measure whether or not the strategy has been effective.
• Upload your answer for assessment.
• Optimum file size should be less than 7MB
• 2Choose one short-term project and one long-term project which you would like to complete. You could select a project to obtain a new job you would like to have but for which you are not currently qualified. You might select a house renovation. You could refer to celebrations for an upcoming 21st birthday or engagement party. You might choose a project to restore an old boat or car.
• If you cannot think of a short- or long-term project, ask someone you know for ideas.
• Develop a detailed action plan you could use to help you achieve the required short- and long-term goals.
• Upload your answer for assessment.
• Optimum file size should be less than 7MB

Activity 7

• Here is an example of a position description for a current job. Read it carefully and complete the activities.
• 1Identify the verbs used in the duties and responsibilities section.
• 2What aspects of the position description could be improved?
• 3Provide an example of each of the missing sections that could be used to improve this position description. Upload your answer for assessment.
• Optimum file size should be less than 7MB
• 4Create a job description that outlines the roles and responsibilities of HR professionals. Upload your answer for assessment.

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