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Student Name: Dowua Ben Hamou
Student Number : Q10813926
Faculty: FSBE
Level of study: 4
Course title: Business Management
Unit title: Organisation and Resource Management
Assignment title: Report Southampton City Council
Assignment tutor: Mary White
Word count: 2000
Learner request for feedback:
TO BE COMPLETED BY STAFF
Tutor feedback:
Areas of Strength: …show more content…
The leaders of the council have an excellent span of control but on the other hand communication could be a major problem and employees further down the hierarchy may not get much say in any of the decisions being made. For potential employees to find a job all they need to do is Hampshire city council which should be a link directing you to their website. To achieve an engaged, skilled and motivated workforce the council has a few phases to take which are: if they say they are looking for motivated and skilled employees externally making sure its for the candidates which are more qualified. The council also helps employees internally who would like to move into another organisation within the department. The human resources is working together with Capita. Capita is involved in challengers to improvise the HR sector in Southampton city council, which therefore help improve the council as a whole.
Nature & Purpose of organisation
As mentioned above the council in Southampton collects an annual budget from the government to be able to provide for the city
This type of organisation provides for the local government services are:
• Tax Billing
• Libraries
• Social Services
• Processing planning applications
• Waste Collection and …show more content…
(Mullins, 2013)
It’s a way of observing the external environment, accepting matters that businesses don’t have a say in. The council is not going to be affected throughout all of the factors so in my opinion political and economical matters are going to be the top challengers for the council.
Every council will face a political issue and the majority face the budget allocated by the government each year. However people might suggest this as an economical issue but it is all under the ones who are in control to decide the amount SCC will get. Simon Letts is the one who is in charge in the council, which therefore is part of a labour party. Conferring to (Simon Letts presentation).
There are economic factors, which stand for council tax, any types of fees are important to Southampton city council. I do feel that Southampton has economical issues in recent years. According to BBC News Southampton city council did face a budget cut of around £16 million subsequent in 200 jobs losses and an increase in council tax. (BBC,
TO BE COMPLETED BY STUDENT
By electronically submitting this work, I certify that:
• This assignment is my own work
• It has not previously been submitted for assessment
• Where material from other sources has been used it has been acknowledged properly
• This work meets the requirement of the University’s ethics policy
Student Name: Dowua Ben Hamou
Student Number : Q10813926
Faculty: FSBE
Level of study: 4
Course title: Business Management
Unit title: Organisation and Resource Management
Assignment title: Report Southampton City Council
Assignment tutor: Mary White
Word count: 2000
Learner request for feedback:
TO BE COMPLETED BY STAFF
Tutor feedback:
Areas of Strength: …show more content…
The leaders of the council have an excellent span of control but on the other hand communication could be a major problem and employees further down the hierarchy may not get much say in any of the decisions being made. For potential employees to find a job all they need to do is Hampshire city council which should be a link directing you to their website. To achieve an engaged, skilled and motivated workforce the council has a few phases to take which are: if they say they are looking for motivated and skilled employees externally making sure its for the candidates which are more qualified. The council also helps employees internally who would like to move into another organisation within the department. The human resources is working together with Capita. Capita is involved in challengers to improvise the HR sector in Southampton city council, which therefore help improve the council as a whole.
Nature & Purpose of organisation
As mentioned above the council in Southampton collects an annual budget from the government to be able to provide for the city
This type of organisation provides for the local government services are:
• Tax Billing
• Libraries
• Social Services
• Processing planning applications
• Waste Collection and …show more content…
(Mullins, 2013)
It’s a way of observing the external environment, accepting matters that businesses don’t have a say in. The council is not going to be affected throughout all of the factors so in my opinion political and economical matters are going to be the top challengers for the council.
Every council will face a political issue and the majority face the budget allocated by the government each year. However people might suggest this as an economical issue but it is all under the ones who are in control to decide the amount SCC will get. Simon Letts is the one who is in charge in the council, which therefore is part of a labour party. Conferring to (Simon Letts presentation).
There are economic factors, which stand for council tax, any types of fees are important to Southampton city council. I do feel that Southampton has economical issues in recent years. According to BBC News Southampton city council did face a budget cut of around £16 million subsequent in 200 jobs losses and an increase in council tax. (BBC,