STRATEGIC Human resource management and human resource planning.

As part of the strategic planning process, HR planning must consider the environmental influences on an organization, its objectives, culture, structure and HRM HR Planning must reflect the envioronmental trends and issues that affect an organizations management of its human resources. Government regulations relating to conditions of employment, EEO, industrial relations and occupational health and safety, for example, must be integrated with and organizations HRM strategises. Other examples include demographic changes, the casualisation of the work force, employee literacy, skill shortages, acquisitons, mergers and divestures, deregulation, flexible work schedules, telecommuting and outsourcing.