How To Prevent A Toxic Work Environment

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How To Prevent A Toxic Work Environment
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• If youre the owner of a small company, then you
  may have asked yourself the question of whether
  you really need a Human Resources Department
  within your business. It may be that you feel
  your company is too small to need it or benefit
  from it, or you may believe that you alone can
  handle the responsibilities of HR. Some small
  businesses may want to outsource HR but feel as
  if they may not be able to afford it.
• These may be valid reasons for your company not
  having a human resources department, but rest
  assured that the work environment for your
  employees whether you employ 2 or 200 can
  quickly turn toxic without one and can have

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• some nasty consequences for your business. Here
  are a few of the things that can happen when you
  dont have HR management, and how good HR
  management can prevent them from happening
• You may be using inadequate hiring processes
• Without HR management, there is a strong
  likelihood that your hiring practices are poor
  and may include simply posting an ad online or in
  a paper, and you are doubtless not giving the
  whole interview process the attention it
  requires. This can lead to a failure to find and
  employ the best people for the job, and no
  business, large or small, can afford to take on
  bad staff.

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• Human resources management, whether it be
  in-house or outsourced, will focus on the hiring
  process from beginning to end and will help
  ensure that your employees are of the highest
  calibre and fit for their position.
• The benefit schemes you opt for may be outdated
  or ineffective
• Not having good human resources management can
  mean that the benefits you offer your employees
  are not competitive or do not comply with legal
  requirements, both of which can lead to
  disgruntled employees or staff that will simply
  look elsewhere for work as benefit schemes are
  often more highly valued than pay rises.

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• HR management is all about getting the best
  results for both employer and employee, and staff
  who are receiving quality benefits are far more
  likely to be content in their work, resulting in
  a more effective workforce that naturally
  benefits the employer.
• You may be overlooking many aspects of your
  employees career development
• Some employees will even take a pay cut if it
  will provide them with an opportunity to further
  their career within a company, and without an
  effective HR management team to ensure that they
  get the mentoring and training that they may need
  and want, you could risk losing them altogether.

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• This is where HR management really excels, and
  your employees will benefit greatly from their
  expertise and guidance in the field of career
  advancement.
• Without HR, your work environment can quickly
  turn toxic
• This can cause a real problem for many employers
  and their businesses, be it tension between
  colleagues, a company culture that has become
  toxic or disagreements between staff and
  employer, and without a HR management team to act
  as a go between, entire companies can crumble.

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• Having a HR strategy to effectively tackle issues
  of all natures within the workplace, can greatly
  reduce the risk of arguments and even costly
  lawsuits from disgruntled staff.
• Overall, the benefits of having a HR management
  team will far outweigh any costs, even if you end
  up outsourcing the department to a team of
  professionals not directly within your companys
  employ.

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