Task 1: Workforce Planning, Recruitment and Selection Course Code: C234

A1. Discuss three factors that are influencing labor demand.

1. The police department will soon be stuck with a dilemma due the aging work force within the organization. The average age of current officers is 45 and within the next five years 24% of the current force will be eligible for retirement which would create a broad gap to fill in an already understaffed and overworked department. The city needs to hire 25 recruits in a timely manner in order to properly train rookie officers into experienced veterans to fill this upcoming void.

2. There has been an issue with the citys crime rate which has influenced the new mayor to promise that he would reduce crime by increasing the number of...