HRM in Context
HRM Trends
Demographics and Social Matters
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, students should be able to understand, explain and critically evaluate:
• Discussion contributions from fellow students during the set exercise
• the concept of an ageing population and its implications for organisations and HR
• changes in social attitudes and their significance for organisations and managing people
• causes of key social trends in the UK and internationally
Demographic and social trends
Total population trends
Age
Ethnicity
gradually Number and getting size of ethnic older minorities increasing Geographical distribution Occupation
Highly urbanised centred on
London
Uneven distribution between men and women
Determinants of population change
Birth rate
Death rate
Net migration
Number of births per 1000
Total fertility rate (stable)
Number of deaths per 1000
(falling)
Net difference of emigration and immigration rates
(rising)
How would you define the
WORKING POPULATION?
Made up of those aged 16 and over who are employees, self-employed or unemployed and are looking for work.
Farnham 2010 Chapter 8
by industry by occupation Patterns of employment
by sector working hours Changes in employee jobs
(selected industries)
Industry
Change in Millions
1978–2008
Agriculture and fishing
- 0.7
Energy and water
- 2.1
Manufacturing
- 18.0
Distribution, hotels etc
+ 4.1
Finance and business services
Public admin, education and health
+ 10.9
+ 5.8
Types of immigration
economic immigrants family re-union asylum seekers illegal immigrants Case for
Case against
growth/productivity
growth minimal
higher taxation
usurping UK jobs
skills gap
pressure on public services/housing pensions gap
‘humanitarian’
affects on society/ quality of life
House of Lords Select Committee on Immigration
Main areas for action adapted from Farnham 2010 chapter 8
• Migration statistics need improving
• Review immigration policies and their impact on other policies
• Enforce minimum wage and take action against employers taking on illegal immigrants
• Clarify objectives of points based system
• Publish periodic ‘immigration reports’
• Consider further which types of immigration should be offered citizenship
How would you define the traditional family structure?
Will the traditional family structure soon be a thing of the past?
What other family structures are there and what are their effects on society?
Equal opportunity focuses on
Diversity focuses on
Equality in terms of:
Recognising, enhancing and utilising the particular characteristics of individuals
• Opportunity
• Outcome
• Distribution
• Recognition
‘Nobi
Social elite Upper-middle
Middle-middle
Lower-middle
Working class New social structure Defining social class
Class