Assignment task:
You work for a large fashion retail corporation with branches and staff across various countries in Africa and Europe as a human resource manager. Your job and responsibilities include working with managers from other departments in ensuring staff satisfaction and providing training in areas where students need development.
The company is concerned about the lack of market growth that it has been experiencing over the past and the company's board has diagnosed and found that that the problem is in the company's online presence. So, an executive position was made to have a new department that would be completely dedicated to digital marketing. As the human resource manager, you will be central in ensuring that the company hires staff that would easily fit into the company's culture and effectively grow its presence and visibility online.
Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding and grasp of the various human resource concepts.
The type of team that will run this department needs to be efficient and effective and, as an employer, you need to identify areas in which employees need development. You must also be able to provide them with the necessary resources and training, so that they are able to perform their functions effectively.
Examine three ways in which this process will be affected by legislation, with specific reference to the Skills Development Act, 1998, and determine how training and development will add value to the achievement of your organisational strategy.