The employment cycle involves 3 stages: 1) Establishment where organizations identify staffing needs, conduct job analysis, recruit applicants, and select candidates. 2) Maintenance through induction, training, skills tracking, pay/benefits. 3) Termination of voluntary resignations or retirements, and involuntary dismissals or layoffs. The cycle helps organizations align employment with business strategy over time through planning, attracting talent, developing skills, and managing turnover.

1. The employment cycle An introduction to the employment cycle

3. Job analysis

4. Recruitment

5. Selection

6. Induction

7. Training

8. Rewards

9. Voluntary

11. Phases of the cycle The employment cycle involves an organisation determining its employment needs in line with its business strategyfor the future This cycle has THREE identifiable phases -

12. Stage 1 Establishment Planning identifying staffing needs, conducting job analysis Recruitment attracting people to apply for the position from external sources or from internal or existing pool of people Selection process of selecting a suitable applicant from the pool

13. Stage 2 Maintenance Induction and training teaching employees new skills, devising new training packages to develop new skills Skills inventory compiling a data base of existing skills of employees Monetary benefits setting pay rates and financial compensation Non-monetary benefits fringe benefits

14. Stage 3 Termination Voluntary dealing with people who leave of their own accord retirement resignation Involuntary dealing with people who are asked to leave retrenchment dismissal