Human Resources (HR)

Recording, Analysing and Using HR Information
Project description
Activity A – 500 Words
Imagine that your organisation (or one that you are familiar with) has a new HR Director.?that you review the organisation’s approach to collecting, storing and using HR data and produce a briefing note on your findings. Within your note, you should cover the following in simple and short points:
• At least two reasons why the organisation needs to collect HR data,
• At least two types of data that is collected within the organisation and how each supports HR ?practices,
• A description of at least two methods of storing records and the benefits of each, (Manual personal information systems & Computerised information system).
• A statement of at least two essential items of UK legislation relating to the recording, storage and ?accessibility of HR data.
?Activity B – 500 Words ?
Using your own organisation (or one that you are familiar with) or the CIPD survey reports http://www.cipd.co.uk/hr-resources/survey-reports identify a specific area of data (Absent management, turnover,etc..). Analyse the data and present your findings in a way that will assist an aspect of decision making in the area of data selected. Your analysis should be presented in simple and short report covering:
• An introduction to the HR area being investigated
• An explanation of how you analysed and interpreted the data.
• Your findings, presented so that they enable decision making.