A Closer Look At Human Resources

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A Closer Look At Human Resources
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• The term 'human resources' or 'human resource
  management' is a broad term thats used to
  describe the management and development of an
  organizations workforce human capital is the
  name of the game here.
• Lets take a closer look at the role of the Human
  Resources department, and its changing shape as
  the years have gone on.
• What does HR management involve?
• Increasing the effectiveness of an organization
  is strived for by any HR team, and they usually
  aim to do this with the development and
  administration of a variety of programs.

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• These programs will be centred around creating,
  managing and improving the relationship between
  the employer and his workforce. Here are some of
  the roles and responsibilities of a good HR
  department
• Overseeing and managing the entire job
  recruitment process
• Formulating employee benefits and programs
  designed to promote good health
• Formulating, promoting and putting into place
  personnel policies
• Helping employees to develop their skills within
  the company
• Ensuring that new in-take are given appropriate
  orientation
• Giving counsel and guidance when disciplinary
  action is involved
• Being the primary point of contact for onsite
  accidents/injuries

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• How HR has changed over the years
• Nowadays, most HR departments are responsible for
  a much wider range of tasks than ever before, and
  their roles and responsibilities extend far past
  traditional personnel or administrative tasks.
  Their focus has shifted somewhat towards adding
  value to the strategic use of employees and
  making sure that any programs put in place for
  staff, have a positive effect on the company
  overall. This means that a HR department worth
  its salt, must comprehend the workings of the
  business and be able to speak as a business
  leader would, to ensure that the workforce as a
  whole is having a proven positive impact on the
  objectives of the company.

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• What is the primary focus and agenda of a modern
  HR management team?
• Experts say that a modern HR management team must
  focus their energies upon five areas of the
  business, as seen below
• Putting a definition upon the purpose of the
  organization and ensuring it stays true
• Each member of a workforce should be able to
  fully comprehend why the company exists, if they
  cannot, then they will not be able to contribute
  towards a sustainable, high performing company.

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• They must also understand their role within the
  company and how it forms a part of the
  organisations purpose and mission statement.
• Recruiting the best new talent for the available
  roles
• It is the responsibility of a good HR team to
  create and market a statement that truly reflects
  the organization and gives employment candidates
  an accurate reflection of the company they may be
  working for. Marketing that has since proven to
  be false or misleading, is one of the main
  reasons why relationships often fail between an
  employer and their employee.

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• Focus upon the strengths of individual employees
• Understanding what individual employees do best
  in the workplace, and what roles they are best
  suited to in order to achieve the best results,
  is a vital element of any HR management teams
  duties.
• Ensure that alignment is maintained
• All achievements made by an organization must
  match the company objectives, otherwise the brand
  will not be established or successful, and the
  organization will not be able to sustain itself.

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• Success and sustainability must be measured in a
  uniform manner
• The internal departments and workforce alike,
  must be using the same methods of measuring (and
  be measuring the same things), to ensure that
  they can come to the same conclusions and
  therefor the same definitive organisational
  result. Knowing exactly where the company stands
  all year round, is imperative.
• One of the best and simplest ways of ensuring
  that your HR department is functioning as you
  want it to, is to outsource it to a professional
  company who make HR their business, and will know
  exactly how to help business owners move their
  organisations in the right direction.

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