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ASSESSMENT TASK 

You are the Head of HR in a large organisation with 3,000 employees, based in the United Kingdom. In the past year, organisations had to adjust almost overnight to new ways of working. Never has business agility been so imperative to enable organisations to adapt and survive in any eventuality.

The Managing Director and the Board are keen to ensure that the HR Department remains relevant and focused with emphasis to being a strategic partner in delivering HR services to its people and the business that will enable the organisation to continuously meet its objectives.

Your Managing Director (played by your lecturer) has asked you to research what are the prevailing issues that may impact the organisation both short term and long term and outline the HR strategy.

You should research the topics below and be prepared to brief the board meeting on any of them and be prepared to respond to questions.

(Your core textbook, Hook and Jenkins, 2019, Ch.5, is your initial point of reference):

• Briefly define what is HRM strategy.
• Analyse the external factors that may affect HRM Strategy with consideration on short-term impending issues.
• Briefly outline any internal factors that may influence HRM strategy.
• Describe the approach and considerations taken in the formulation of an HRM strategy.
• Explain how you would adjust the HRM Strategy to accommodate for emergent situations.
• In strategy what is meant by vertical alignment.
• Outline what is meant by horizontal alignment. Please provide an example in your answer.
• Briefly outline how workforce planning may be linked to HRM Strategy.
• Outline key HRM strategies considered that can support the organisation in meeting its organisational objectives.
• Briefly summarise what measures should be considered to support the business on possible long-term skills shortages.
• Outline further HRM considerations to enable people and teams to re-engage and restart the working relationship (post pandemic).
• Outline in brief innovative approaches to recruitment and retention.