FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY 20 Question 3.

There has been a downturn

in the economy on a global scale. Your organisation, which organises overseas
holidays for families has been hit hard by this downturn. People are scared of
spending money and are cutting back on luxuries including travel. As a result, you
have too many staff for the amount of business coming in. What recommendations
would you make in response to this situation?
1) Develop an Implementation Plan.

2) Address the workforce and communicate the effects on the business.

3) Given the situation you would need to look at workforce plans and Begin

rollout of the implementation plan.

4) Monitor the effects and keep up to date with what's happening with the crisis

and the effect it has on the organisation.

5) Try to renegotiate prices with airlines and resorts in light of current

circumstances.

6) Mobilise employees wherever possible

7) Look at leave entitlements and see if employees are willing to use their leave

as an interim measure.

8) Look at employment types, and see if hours could be reduced

9) Look at having to reduce the number of staff by the way of redundancies.