1. Understand key contemporary labour market trends and their significance for different kinds of organisation and in different country contexts.
2 Know how to contribute to the development of resourcing strategies.
2. Understand how to maximise employee retention.
Your organisation is based in two different countries. Write a short briefing paper for your Chief Executive Officer (CEO) assessing the current and likely future features of the state of the labour market in each country. The CEO is particularly interested to know whether conditions in the labour markets are likely to tighten or loosen in the future and what must be done to ensure future skills needs are met.
4. You are asked to set out what constitutes 'good practice' in the field of recruitment and selection. Explain what set of approaches organisations should use in order to comply with the legal requirements and maximise the chances that they end up employing the most effective employees. Justify your answer.
5. Your organisation is undertaking a review of the effectiveness and lawfulness of its current approach to the management of dismissals, redundancies and retirements. You have been asked to identify and provide guidance on the main legal requirements and good practice in this area.