CHAPTER5

Workforce Planning and Employment

A wealth of information is available in case law to guide HR professionals in their compliance with federal legislation and regulations. Common sense can help as well. Workforce planning and employment is important to both PHR and SPHR candidates. Twenty-four percent of the PHR exam and 17 percent of the SPHR exam will focus on this area of knowledge.

Workforce planning and employment is where you will find all the information about staffing, recruiting, interviewing, equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, new employee orientation, retention, terminations, and employee records management. These are core functions for HR management in any organization. Master these and you will have a strong ...

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