Mmh230 Strategic Human Resource Management
Deakin university
MMH230 – Strategic Human Resource Management
[Type the document subtitle]
Assignment 1, Trimester 1, 2013
Option 2- Contemporary HRM Issue Research Report
“Organisations are experiencing unprecedented levels of change in their environment, and HR managers need to be up to the challenge.”
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
INTRODUCTION 3
THE AGING WORKFORCE 4
Problem Posed 4
Facts and Statistical Evidence 5
Potential Courses of Action 5
Retention Strategies 5
Increase Brand Image and Training 6
Reduce Discrimination between Aged and Young 6
SKILL SHORTAGES 7
Problem Posed 7
Facts and Statistical Evidence 7
Potential Courses of Action 8
Employ a Wider Variety of Individuals 8 Source Employees from Overseas 9 …show more content…
“The proportion of the population aged 65 years an over increased from 11.1% to 13.5% between 30 June 1990 and 30 June 2010” demonstrating this trend (ABS,2012). To further reinforce this “the number of people aged 65 years and over is projected to exceed the number of children aged 0-14 years around the year 2025”, that is to say that there will be more elderly than young resulting in less potential new employees to …show more content…
(2012). Solving the skills shortages in resources, Mind the Gap, issue June 2012, retrieved from http://www.pwc.com.au/industry/energy-utilities-mining/assets/Mind-the-gap-Jun12.pdf
Queensland Resources Council. ‘Attraction and retention in Queensland’s Mineral Resources sector’, August 2004, retrieved from https://www.qrc.org.au/_dbase_upl/Attract_retain_Rowlands.pdf
Shacklock, K. (2012). “The ageing workforce: Ethical implications for HRM Practitioners”, retrieved from http://www98.griffith.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/handle/10072/2881/29406_1.pdf?sequence=1
Appendix
Appendix 1.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2012). 3201.0 - Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories, Jun 2010, retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3201.0
Appendix 2.
PricewaterhouseCoopers. (2012). Solving the skills shortages in resources, Mind the Gap, issue June 2012, retrieved from http://www.pwc.com.au/industry/energy-utilities-mining/assets/Mind-the-gap-Jun12.pdf
Appendix 3. PricewaterhouseCoopers. (2012). Solving the skills shortages in resources, Mind the Gap, issue June 2012, retrieved from
MMH230 – Strategic Human Resource Management
[Type the document subtitle]
Assignment 1, Trimester 1, 2013
Option 2- Contemporary HRM Issue Research Report
“Organisations are experiencing unprecedented levels of change in their environment, and HR managers need to be up to the challenge.”
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
INTRODUCTION 3
THE AGING WORKFORCE 4
Problem Posed 4
Facts and Statistical Evidence 5
Potential Courses of Action 5
Retention Strategies 5
Increase Brand Image and Training 6
Reduce Discrimination between Aged and Young 6
SKILL SHORTAGES 7
Problem Posed 7
Facts and Statistical Evidence 7
Potential Courses of Action 8
Employ a Wider Variety of Individuals 8 Source Employees from Overseas 9 …show more content…
“The proportion of the population aged 65 years an over increased from 11.1% to 13.5% between 30 June 1990 and 30 June 2010” demonstrating this trend (ABS,2012). To further reinforce this “the number of people aged 65 years and over is projected to exceed the number of children aged 0-14 years around the year 2025”, that is to say that there will be more elderly than young resulting in less potential new employees to …show more content…
(2012). Solving the skills shortages in resources, Mind the Gap, issue June 2012, retrieved from http://www.pwc.com.au/industry/energy-utilities-mining/assets/Mind-the-gap-Jun12.pdf
Queensland Resources Council. ‘Attraction and retention in Queensland’s Mineral Resources sector’, August 2004, retrieved from https://www.qrc.org.au/_dbase_upl/Attract_retain_Rowlands.pdf
Shacklock, K. (2012). “The ageing workforce: Ethical implications for HRM Practitioners”, retrieved from http://www98.griffith.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/handle/10072/2881/29406_1.pdf?sequence=1
Appendix
Appendix 1.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2012). 3201.0 - Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories, Jun 2010, retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3201.0
Appendix 2.
PricewaterhouseCoopers. (2012). Solving the skills shortages in resources, Mind the Gap, issue June 2012, retrieved from http://www.pwc.com.au/industry/energy-utilities-mining/assets/Mind-the-gap-Jun12.pdf
Appendix 3. PricewaterhouseCoopers. (2012). Solving the skills shortages in resources, Mind the Gap, issue June 2012, retrieved from