EIHRP

Environmental Influences on Human Resource Planning

As part of the total planning process. Human Resource planning must consider the environment influences on the organization. Its objectives culture, structure and human resource management. This because human resource planning must reflect the environment trends and issues that affects the organization’s management of its human resources. Government regulations relating to occupational health and safety, equal opportunity and superannuation, for example, must be integrated with the organization’s human resource management objectives and activates.

Correspondingly, changes in the demographic composition of the population can affect the type and availability of labor. This in turn can have an impact on the organization’s equal employment opportunity EEO/ affirmative action (AA) objectives. The growing role of women in the work force, for example, is dependent on improved child care facilities, availability of part time work, job security after an absence for child rearing maternity leave and special parental leave.

According to Dr. Christabel Young, a research fellow n the department of demographics at the Australian National University, one of the most important issues is whether Australian men would accept more of the responsibility of sharing child care and household tasks with women” Perhaps’ says of Dr. Young, ` some men might also choose part time work during one stage of their life cycle, rather than leaving the full burden of family responsibilities on women.