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BUSINESS STUDIES TASK HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING Human resources planning used to be called manpower planning it has been defined as... "the activity of management which is aimed at co-ordinating the requirements for and the availability of different types of employee" Human resources (HR) planning are concerned with making sure that the organisation has the right number of employees and of the correct quality. Problems, which affect the HR planner, are skill shortages, competition for employees and labour turnover. They have to devise techniques to measure and reduce labour turnover. There are four main reasons for human planning: * It encourages employers to develop clear links between their business plans and their HR plans so that they can bring together the two effectively. * Organisations can control staff costs and numbers employed more efficiently. * Employees can build up a skill profile for each of their employees. This makes it easier for employers to give them work where they...

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