Question

Gabrielle is in charge of hiring new employees for her company. She decides she needs to assess the future demand for employees through forecasting and sets out to learn more about it. Which of the following statements about forecasting does Gabrielle discover is FALSE?A) Forecasting considers predicted sales of a company's products.
B) Forecasting considers the effect of technology changes on staff needs.
C) Forecasting considers the role of antidiscrimination policies at present.
D) Forecasting considers normal turnover rates and their likely effect on business.
E) Forecasting considers the current workforce skill level.

Answer 1

Answer:

C) Forecasting considers the role of antidiscrimination policies at present.

Explanation:

Employee forecasting is essential in HR organization planning. Like any other forecasting, it requires input variables. In order to assess the financial resources needed, a company needs the input of the predicted sales.

Also, turnover rates should be determined to see how many employees will probably leave the company.

But, antidiscrimination policies are irrelevant, since HR forecasting does not refer to an ultra specific employee profile, but rather the number and structure of the future organization's workforce.