Explanation : Human resource planning is important to
organisation because it benefits the
organisation in several ways. The important
ones are mentioned below:
1. Human resource planning meets the
organisation need for right type of people
in right number at right times.
2. By maintaining a balance between demand
for and supply of human resources, human
resource planning makes optimum use of
human resources, on the one hand, and
reduces labour cost substantially, on the
other.
3. Careful consideration of likely future
events, through human resource planning
might lead to the discovery of better means
for managing human resources. Thus,
forceable pitfalls might be avoided.
4. Manpower shortfalls and surpluses may be
avoided, to a large extent.
5. Human resource planning helps the
organisation create and develop training
and succession planning for employees and
managers. Thus, it provides enough lead
time for internal succession of employees
to higher positions through promotions.
6. It also provides multiple gains to the
employees by way of promotions, increase
in emoluments and other perquisites and
fringe benefits.
7. Some of the problems of managing change
may be foreseen and their consequences
mitigated. Consultation with affected
groups and individuals can take place at
an early stage in the change process. This
may avoid resistance for change.
8. Human resource planning compels
management to asses critically the strength
and weaknesses of its employees and
personnel policies on continuous basis
and, in turn, take corrective measures to
improve the situation.
9. Through human resource planning,
duplication of efforts and conflict among
efforts can be avoided, on the one hand,
and coordination of worker’s efforts can be
improved, on the other.
10. Last but not means the least, with increase in
skill, knowledge, potentialities, productivity
and job satisfaction, organisation becomes
the main beneficiary. Organisation is
benefitted in terms of increase in prosperity/
production, growth, development, profit and
thus, an edge over its competitors in the market.