Human Capital Planning – Workforce Planning approach addresses key skills shortages

In about 2007 Fraser Health, a Canadian health provider, faced a steady increase in the number of unfilled positions. A profile of the current workforce revealed that the organisation was losing a disproportionate number of its younger generations of workers which had serious implications due the forthcoming retirement of 18.8% of its workforce by 2012. To address the problem the organisation: 1. Built a larger recruitment department and implemented new recruitment initiatives, including expandi...

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9.3.1 Plan & forecast workforce requirements
9.3.3 Recruit, select & hire employees
9.10.1 Retain human capital