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Assessment Task:

Write an individual report on the following scenario within a 2000 word limit.

Today, the success of HR practitioners largely depends on how agile they are in responding to the emerging challenges occurring in the internal and external environment. Given this backdrop, with reference to the Environmental Influences Model (see figure 2.16 of the textbook), examine how major demographic changes are likely to affect future HR planning and job design in an organisation or industry you are familiar with. As an HR practitioner, suggest a set of justified recommendations for how top management or an industry peak body should respond to these demographic changes.

General advice:

To complete this individual assessment, you should refer to the textbook chapters of 2, 4 and 5 and find out relevant journal articles. You could choose any organisation or industry you are familiar with. This does not necessitate that you should be a current employee of an organisation/industry. If you are not a current employee of any organisation. you may choose an organisation or industry you are familiar with by browsing their official website.

The following headings should be used to prepare your individual report.

1. Introduction: Your introduction should briefly describe your chosen company or industry and the purpose and content of the report.

2. Analysis of the potential impact of changing demography on the HR planning and job design of (for example, ABC company or industry):

Using relevant HR related theories and concepts from the textbook and from any relevant HR journal articles or HR industry reports, you are required to examine the effects of changing demography on HR practices.

3. Recommendations to address the identified impacts:

Being an HR practitioner, propose a set of justified recommendation(s) for your peak industry body or top management utilising some aspects of your analyses and findings from relevant research and reports.