This assessment task serves to demonstrate students' abilities to take a human resource management perspective to provide solutions to issues related to managing human resources. Students will be required to write an essay in response to a question that will be provided.

Question

Human resources are one of the greatest assets in any organization thus it is important that human resource management is taken seriously. In undertaking their duties, human resource managers face numerous challenges.

Discuss the challenges that human resource managers are likely to face in their work. Suggest any five strategies that organizations can apply to address the challenges you have identified.