5RST IHR105002 (17)

CIPD Assessment Activity Template

Title of unit/s Resourcing and Talent Planning

Unit No/s 5RST

Level 5

Credit value 6
Assessment method Organisational Report

Expiry date September 2020

Learning outcomes:
1. Understand key contemporary labour market trends and their significance for workforce
planning.
2. Be able to undertake talent planning and recruitment activities.
3. Understand how to maximise employee retention.
4. Know how to manage dismissal, redundancy and retirement effectively and lawfully.
Assessment brief Assessment
‘PTP Soda Drinks’ is a drinks company. They currently have a team of 150 Criteria
employees and an annual turnover of £6 million. In the last few years the
company has fallen upon some difficult times. Market conditions and a drive
for healthier drinks have resulted in more consumers rejecting fizzy drinks.
The company has started to diversify its product offering but, in the meantime,
has been forced to downsize. The Managing Director (MD) of the company
has requested that you act as a consultant to the firm and help support the
company in the following talent planning issues and initiatives. The MD has
requested that you prepare a report to assist the organisation in moving
forward with their talent planning strategy.

Prepare a 3900 word report which considers and offers consultancy to the
company in the following 4 areas:
1. Assess the current labour trends (both nationally and internationally), 1.1
their significance for workforce planning in the organisation, and the 1.2
significance of tightening and loosening labour market conditions.
Consider the role of the employer, the industry, the government and 1.3
trade unions in terms of talent planning initiatives, highlighting how the 1.4
organisation can position themselves strategically to attract the top
skills and talent for the future.
2. Offer a suitable plan for talent for the organisation, bearing in mind the 2.1
downsizing of the organisation. Discuss the principles and tools 2.2
required in this process and develop potential succession and career
plans for those employee who will remain with the organisation. Your 2.3
plan should highlight what recruitment needs to occur on the basis of 2.4
your plan and assess the most suitable methods to recruit these
employees. 2.6

3. During times of change employee turnover can increase. Analyse how

you can ensure that the organisation can retain key talent during the
Assessment Bank – Intermediate Level – August 2017
5RST IHR105002 (17)

potential downsizing and assess why some employees may wish to 3.1
leave. Evaluate any costs that may be associated in terms of human
3.2
resources during a time of uncertainty for the workforce.
4. Advise the organisation on the key procedures and processes in
regards to best practice in terms of activities that will need to be
conducted during the downsizing exercise. Ensure that any advice on 2.5
dismissals, retirements and redundancies all complies with current
4.1
legal requirements.
Evidence to be produced
A written report of approximately, 3900 words in total (divided appropriately across the
sections).

You should relate academic concepts, theories and professional practice to the way
organisations operate, in a critical and informed way, and with reference to key texts, articles
and other publications and by using organisational examples for illustration.
All reference sources should be acknowledged correctly and a bibliography provided where
appropriate (these should be excluded from the word count).

You can put the ‘PTP Soda Drinks’ into a country context of your choice, may be UK or any
other.

Assessment Bank – Intermediate Level – August 2017