Post on 29-Dec-2015
Human Resource Management
Activities undertaken to attract, develop and maintain an effective workforce within an organization.
HRM Activities
HR planning Sourcing and Staffing Employee orientation Training and developing employees Compensating employees Evaluating employee performance
HRM Activities
HR planning
Assessing current human resources Assessing future human resource needs Developing a program to meet future
human resource needs Treating with compensation issues Determining employee benefits
HRM Activities
HR planning Sourcing and Staffing Employee orientation Training and developing employees Compensating employees Evaluating employee performance
Sourcing and Staffing
Recruitment
Hiring from within Advertising Employment agencies Educational institutions Professional organizations Walk-ins Internet Other
Selection Success criteria
Prediction Reliability Validity
Tools Applications Written tests Performance simulation tests Interviews Background Medical/Physical examination
Interviewing skills Review the job description and job
specification. Prepare a structured set of questions. Review the applicant’s information. Put the interviewee at ease. Ask questions and listen carefully. Inform the applicant of the next step in the
process. Write the evaluation immediately.
HRM Activities
HR planning Sourcing and Staffing Employee orientation Training and developing employees Compensating employees Evaluating employee performance
OrientationAn expansion on information that a new employee obtained during the recruitment and selection stages; an attempt to familiarize new employees with the job, the work unit, and the organization as a whole.
HRM Activities
HR planning Sourcing and Staffing Employee orientation Training and developing employees Compensating employees Evaluating employee performance
Typical training methods
Job instruction training• Step by step (structured) on the job training method in which a trainer (1) prepares
a trainee with an overview of the job, its purpose, and the results desired, 2) demonstrates the task or the skill to the trainee, (3) allows the trainee to mimic the demonstration on his or her own, and (4) follows up to provide feedback and help. (businessdictionary.com)
Typical training methods Computer-based training Programmed instruction
• A method of teaching in which the information to be learned is presented in discrete units, with a correct response to each unit required before the learner may advance to the next unit.
HRM Activities
HR planning Sourcing and Staffing Employee orientation Training and developing employees Compensating employees Evaluating employee performance
Employee Compensation
Monetary payments or wages and/or salaries, goods or commodities used in lieu of money to reward employees.
Employee Compensation
It involves determining a cost-effective pay structure that will attract and retain competent employees, provide an incentive for them to work hard, and ensure that pay levels will be perceived as fair.
Compensation contd.
The wage and salary should be designed to take into consideration, skill effort and responsibility.
May include Benefits Non-financial rewards designed to enrich
employee’s lives.
HRM Activities
HR planning Sourcing and Staffing Employee orientation Training and developing employees Compensating employees Evaluating employee performance
Performance Appraisal A review of employees’ past
performance that emphasizes positive accomplishments as well as deficiencies.
A means of helping employees improve future performance
Performance Appraisal
Involves observing and assessing employee performance, recording the assessment, and providing feedback to the employee.
Employees may be evaluated against: - Absolute standards- Relative standards- Objectives
Occupational Safety and Health
Employers have both a legal and moral responsibility to ensure that the workplace is free from hazards that may cause death, injuries and illnesses.
Laws exist and organizations set up to monitor compliance to health and safety standards in organizations. This process is known as Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Occupational Safety and Health
In Jamaica, government agencies such as the Ministries of Health and Local Government, National Environmental Planning Agency (NEPA), and laws such as the Factories Act support OSHA.
Standards exists for conditions such as noise levels, dust levels, physical protection gear, elevator locations, fire escapes in public buildings, etc.
Occupational Safety and Health
Factors contributing to safety and health accidents at the workplace:
Human factors
- inability to do the job
- carelessness or negligence
- intoxication
- other human deficiencies
Occupational Safety and Health
Environmental Factors tools Equipment Physical plant Materials used The general work environment
Occupational Safety and Health
Internal Standards or Preventative Methods Education Motivation Skills training Engineering Protection Regulations
Workforce Diversity
The composition of the workforce to include men, women, all races, religion, the disabled, homosexuals, heterosexuals, the elderly, etc.
Sexual harassment Anything of a sexual nature that impedes
employees from conducting their normal business during work hours
Hostile work environment