Discussion on: Every Line Manager is an HR Manager Introduction “Slowly but surely‚ line managers are taking over the HR front line. Gone are the days when the first port of call for any people management query was the HR department.” – Lucy McGee (Personnel Today) This is partly because HR as a function has transformed over the past decade. Administration is often outsourced‚ legislation has become more complex‚ European Union regulations have to be understood and adhered to‚ compensation is now
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board of directors for a local bank‚ Jack Nelson was being introduced to all employees in the home office. When he was introduced to Ruth Johnson‚ he was curious about her work and asked her what the machine she was using did. Johnson replied that she really did not know what the machine was called or what it did. She explained that she had only been working there for two months. She did‚ however know precisely how to operate the machine. According to her supervisor‚ she was an excellent employee.
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Role and functions of HR Managers Introduction The Human Resource Department deals with management of people within the organisation. There are a number of responsibilities that come with this title. First of all‚ the Department is responsible for hiring members of staff; this will involve attracting employees‚ keeping them in their positions and ensuring that they perform to expectation. Besides‚ the Human Resource Department also clarifies and sets day to day goals for the organisation. It is
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Solutions for Jack Nelson’s Problem Question 1: What do you think is causing some of the problems in the bank’s home office and branches? Answer: There are some problems in bank’s home office and branches. These problems have some cause. From what I noticed from the case above‚ there are mainly three problems that caused the problem in the bank’s home office and branches. Firstly‚ the home office does not provide any training for employees. That’s why when Jack Nelson was introduced to the entire
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QUESTIONS: 1. What do you think is causing some of the problems in the bank’s home office and branches? As we can read in the first three paragraphs‚ the problems are: A) Some employees (like Ruth Johnson) don’t know what their job consist on. That’s due to a lack of orientation and training of employees‚ as we can also notice from the supervisor statements. B) The Company is experience high turnover. This problem may occur because new employees are not motivated enough to their jobs or because compensation
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organisation to be successful. Line managers are the important aspect of HR department that can accomplish the organisation’s objective. There are three major level of management structure in the organisation‚ respectively top level (i.e. president and CEO)‚ middle level (i.e. marketing vice president‚ finance vice president‚ and human resources vice president)‚ and bottom level (i.e. different line managers of training & development). There is a possible evolving HR organisation example‚ which will
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INNOVATIVE HR PRACTICES COMPANY HR Practices Hughes Software Systems 1. Managers give “Snap Awards” for individual and team achievements to their teams when they excel or do something outstanding. These are usually given during the quarterly staff meetings where all employees participate and this is followed by a party. 2. There are Annual Achievement Award under four categories: Most Initiatives Best Customer Orientation Best Team Worker Most Innovative. Managers send nominations
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a strike threatens public welfare b) Maintain a list of arbitrators to in contract settlement c) Pay less than federal minimum wages d) Forbid compulsory union membership 3. A ten year employee with a company was assured by the supervisor that the employee would always have a job. Three months later‚ the employee was called to jury duty and assigned to a trial that lasted six months. The employer hired someone to take over the job and was then unable to find the employee a suitable position
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support the organisation‚ line managers and staff. Human resources can be seen as a medium between employee and employer to maintain that all policies and procedures are completed correctly and fairly. Looking after your workforce‚ but complying with business strategy to ensure business goals and objectives are achieved. During the time of your employment‚ interaction with the human resources department is almost on a daily basis. There are numerous activities that HR do to help a business thrive
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Why Should HR & Line Managers Work Together? The primary reason human resources and line managers should work together is because both parties have a vested interest in ensuring the company achieves success. Through working together‚ line management becomes more proficient in tactical human resources functions. This frees up time for human resources professionals to devote more time to strategic HR management. Department Staffing The human resource department’s main function is to support the workforce
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