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HR Planning
6. Adequate flexibility must be maintained in human resource planning to
suit the changing needs of the organization.
The HR manager must follow a systematic process for HR planning as
given in Figure 5.1.
Fig. 5.1 Flow Chart Depicting ‘Human Resource Planning Model’
5.2.2 Objectives of HR Planning
From Figure 5.1, it is clear that the failure in HR planning will be a limiting factor in
achieving the objectives of the organization. If the number of persons in an
organization is less than the number of persons required, then, there will be
disruptions in the work—production will be hampered, the pace of production
will be slow and the employees burdened with more work. If on the other hand,
there is surplus manpower in the organization, there will be unnecessary financial
burden on the organization in the form of a large pay bill if employees are retained
in the organization, or if they are terminated the compensation will have to be paid
to the retrenched employees. Therefore, it is necessary to have only the adequate
number of persons to attain the objectives of the organization.
In order to achieve the objectives of the organization, the HR planner should
keep in mind the timing and scheduling of HR planning. Furthermore, the
management has to be persuaded to use the results of manpower planning studies.
Manpower planning can also be used as an important aid in formulating and
designing the training and development programmes for the employees because it
takes into account the anticipated changes in the HR requirements of the
organizations.
