In what ways can decisions about staff development affect a public health organization's staffing plan?
Addressing Key Human Resource Functions
Part 1
Training staff is important for employers as training focuses on current job requirements. Employers’ responsibilities around staff development arguably are not as obvious since development focuses on enhancing skills required for future jobs.
Respond to the following questions in relation to staff development:
- Do you think employers should invest in staff development? Why or why not?
- In what ways can decisions about staff development affect a public health organization’s staffing plan?
- What strategies would you recommend to balance the benefits of staff development with budgetary constraints?
- State what you would offer the new MA and provide your reasons.
- Discuss the implications of your decisions on internal and external equity.
- Evaluate the changes, if any, you would make in the compensation of your current MAs.
- Recommend strategies for resolving similar equity conflicts with compensation.
- In what ways do performance evaluations benefit employers?
- In what ways do performance evaluations benefit employees?
- What role, if any, do managers have in addressing HR issues or concerns?
- How does this differ from the role of the HR department staff?