HRM 200 WORKFORCE PLANNING (Recruitment and Selection) REM 1 TASK 1 (Passed) WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
REM1- Performance Assessment:
Workforce Planning: Recruitment and Selection.
Course Code: C234
A. Analyze factors in the internal and external labor market
that influence the supply of and demand for firefighters by
doing the following (refer to the scenario above and the
attached “Memo on Proposed Employee Referral Plan” to
complete these tasks):
1. Discuss three factors that are influencing labor demand.
■ One factor that will influence labor demand is the
mayor's promise to the city to increase the fight against
wildfires by opening recruitment for new firefighters to
provide more coverage in the fire areas.
■ Another factor is the new directive limiting the
overtime hours that current firefighters can work.
Due to the new order, 25 extra firefighters will be
needed to prevent overtime and meet demand.
■ The third aspect is the number of transfers and
retirements currently occurring within the department.