Human Resource Planning
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NKUMBA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [pic]
NAME :
INDEX NO : 2010 / AUG / BBA / WKD /
COURSE UNIT : HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING
LECTURER : MR. LWANGA FRED
Question:
In abid to growing the industrial sector in Uganda as one of the long term solution to the increasing unemployement, the government through the Uganda investment Authority (UIA) has encouraged Direct Foreign Investment in the country.However, most foreign investors have continued to express their discomfort escalating levels of labour shortage in the country thus relying on their expensively imported technical labour.
a In your opinion, what factors could explain this situation in the economy where majority of the people in the working group are educated and unemployed yet employers are also complaining of labour shortage in the country? b What human resource plans at the national level can be thought out to make the educated working group employable?
INTRODUCTION
National labour markets are one in which most Job search by employers and firms take place on a national level. Most job search takes place a a local level in a local labour market.
The market for college professors top management positions in large co-operations and similar occupation are national labour markets, to national babour market exists only when there are a few employer and employees in most geographical regions local labour markets exits when there are many employers and employees in most geographical regions
International Labour markets
An internal labour market is said to exists with in a firm if the firm fills higher levels positions in the firm primarily by promotion from with in the firms often rely on internal labour markets because: i. This reduces hiring and training costs. ii. It improves employee morale and motivation. iii. It reduces the
NKUMBA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [pic]
NAME :
INDEX NO : 2010 / AUG / BBA / WKD /
COURSE UNIT : HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING
LECTURER : MR. LWANGA FRED
Question:
In abid to growing the industrial sector in Uganda as one of the long term solution to the increasing unemployement, the government through the Uganda investment Authority (UIA) has encouraged Direct Foreign Investment in the country.However, most foreign investors have continued to express their discomfort escalating levels of labour shortage in the country thus relying on their expensively imported technical labour.
a In your opinion, what factors could explain this situation in the economy where majority of the people in the working group are educated and unemployed yet employers are also complaining of labour shortage in the country? b What human resource plans at the national level can be thought out to make the educated working group employable?
INTRODUCTION
National labour markets are one in which most Job search by employers and firms take place on a national level. Most job search takes place a a local level in a local labour market.
The market for college professors top management positions in large co-operations and similar occupation are national labour markets, to national babour market exists only when there are a few employer and employees in most geographical regions local labour markets exits when there are many employers and employees in most geographical regions
International Labour markets
An internal labour market is said to exists with in a firm if the firm fills higher levels positions in the firm primarily by promotion from with in the firms often rely on internal labour markets because: i. This reduces hiring and training costs. ii. It improves employee morale and motivation. iii. It reduces the
References: Armstrong, M. (2001), A Handbook of Personal management Practice Kogan page London Armstrong, M. (2006), Strategic Resource Management Practice, Kogan Page London. Class hand out By lecturer Fred Lwanga