CHAPTER 7

Case #1 Telecommuters: a new breed of workers

QUESTIONS

1. What are the implications for an increase in telecommuting for HR planners?

The implications for an increase in telecommuting for HR planners reducing
workloads like hiring, training, and monitoring.

2. What benefits will arise from the increase in home-based workers for employers,
employees and the wider society?

Case #2 Planning for employee retention

QUESTIONS
1. If you were the CEO of a corporation, would you consider HR planning to be of
strategic importance to the organization?
2. How would you ensure that HR planners have adequate information about and input
into the strategic planning process?

Case #3 A travelling workforce

QUESTIONS
1. Thinking about the ethical implications of FIFO work arrangements, what
responsibilities do mining companies have to employees, their families and remote
communities as a result of the use of FIFO workers?
2. What problems do you foresee for companies that rely heavily on FIFO or DIDO
workers?

Case #4 Techno-savvy generation Ys

QUESTIONS
1. Thinking about your own work experience, what kind of interactive HR applications
does your employer currently offer? What are the main advantages and disadvantages
of such initiatives? 2. Can you identify any problems with relying on technology to
collect and disseminate information from workers?

Chapter 9

Case #1 Working from home: some of the dangers

QUESTIONS
1. Discuss some of the dangers associated with employees working from home.
2. Discuss some of the actions an organization could undertake to prevent these
dangers.

Case #2 Diversity and values

QUESTIONS
1. Discuss some of the values in your workplace or university tutorials that lead to
unconscious bias.
2. Discuss some of your biases and consider how this could affect the decisions you
make in your life.

Case #3 Leading in diversity management

QUESTIONS
1. Discuss the potential impact of the initiatives at the ANZ Bank for innovation.
2. Discuss the ways HR practices could be used to embed these diversity initiatives
into the culture of ANZ Bank