1. How do you conduct yourself as a ‘professional’‚ not just generally but with specific reference to ‘professionalism’ within the HR function? What improvements could you make? The term professional‚ like many words and concepts has many different dimensions and the meaning of which has changed over time. One definition might be getting paid to complete a specific set of specialised tasks. Another might be an uncompromising commitment to performing at the highest level at all times. Yet another
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The HR activities of the organization is vast. The activities can be listed out as 1. General Administration of the employees. 3. Recruitment and selection. 4. Payroll and compensation. 5. Induction and training. 6. Performance appraisal. 10. Preparing HR Budget. 11. Periodical review of the employees and implementing strategies leading to Employee satisfaction. Positive aspects of Roles and Functions of the Human Resource Department Recruitment of Employees This is one of the most
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Basic HR Audit Checklist Management Are HR goals in line with those of the organization? Are workweeks identified and defined? Are full-time and part-time hours defined? Are shifts defined? Is there open communication to and from the HR department? Hiring Do job descriptions exist for all jobs? Are job descriptions up to date? Are I-9 forms and acceptable documentation reviewed annually? Are I-9s and medical information kept separately from personnel
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Glossary of HR terms Term Absolute ratings Definition A rating method where the rater assigns a specific value on a fixed scale to the behavior or performance of an individual instead of assigning ratings based on comparisons between other individuals. The Accident Compensation Corporation Accident compensation Affirmative action Also : Positive discrimination. Carried out on behalf of women and disadvantaged groups and members of such groups are placed in dominant positions. Appraisal Attrition
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Recruitment at Southwest Airlines: Southwest makes a deliberate and a conscious effort to hire people who are good at working in a team. The organization then works hard at enhancing those team building skills by giving them training for relational competence[1]. Unlike companies who hire elite talent or poach them from competitors‚ Southwest believes in hiring new recruits and training them to become future leaders of their organization. The most important aspect they look for in an employee is
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Chapter Two HRM Roles at Different Level The roles‚ functions and strategies of HRM are many and varied‚ and depend heavily on the nature of organizations‚ the vision and skills of practitioners‚ and changes in the external environments of organizations. These aspects will be discussed in greater detail in subsequent chapters‚ but such features as organizational size‚ history and ownership‚ government legislation and political factors have a significant impact on the ways in which practitioners
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HR Management Chapter 3 Application case: Siemens builds a strategy-oriented HR system Question number 1 a) Examples of four strategically required organizational outcomes are: • Producing high tech products and services. • Geographic expansion: Expanding the new products and services in different countries. • Customer satisfaction (superior customer service). • Productivity and quality management (offer consistently high quality services). b) Examples of four required
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and band and transitions. There are ten professional areas‚ two of them being Core professional areas – Insights‚ Strategy‚ and Solutions and Leading HR. The first core professional area insights‚ strategy and solutions show the direction of the profession as a practiced business discipline with a people and organisation specialism. Secondly leading HR has three main areas for leadership to develop‚ personal leadership‚ leading others and leading issues. Next there are eight other professional areas
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The strategic importance of current‚ future and anticipated HR requirements Human resource planning is one of the most important strategic plans that a company will undertake. Companies are increasingly requiring the best people in the right jobs in order to compete in the increasingly tough economic climate. Companies not only need to recruit the right people‚ but tap into the potential of those individuals to maximise their input and ensure a continuously improving working environment. Human
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) CIPD reveals HR profession map to replace old standards By Louisa Peacock on 21 Apr 2009 in Careers in HR‚ CIPD‚ HR qualifications‚ Latest News‚ The HR profession The CIPD has unveiled an ‘HR Profession Map’ which will replace the institute’s professional standards structure ahead of the launch of new qualifications next year. The map is designed to help professionals become equipped with the relevant skills needed for current practise and future growth areas across HR‚ in preparation for
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