The Importance Of Human Resources Management (Hrm) In Modern Organizations
Organizational Psychology holds that successful organizations do not owe their success solely to market realities and sustainable competitive advantages. Actually, there is a lot more. Successful companies are those that consider their human capital as their most important asset. Facts and figures are the quantitative elements of successful management, yet the qualitative, i.e. the cognitive aspects, are those that actually make or break an organization.
Human Resources Management (HRM) is the strategic management of the employees, who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the strategic objectives of the organization. Assuming that the employees of an organization are individuals with own mental maps and perceptions, own goals and own personalities and as such they cannot be perceived as a whole, HRM holds that the organization should be able to employ both individual and group psychology in order to commit employees to the achievement of organizational goals.
Aiming to enable the organization to achieve its strategic goals by attracting, retaining and developing employees, HRM functions as the link between the organization and the employees. A company should first become aware of the needs of its employees, and at a later stage, understand and evaluate these needs in order to make its employees perceive their job as a part of their personal life, and not as a routine obligation. To that end, HRM is very crucial for the whole function of an organization because it assists the organization to create loyal employees, who are ready to offer their best.
How to Help Employees Buy in to Change
Change is a fact of life. When something is not working, or a better option is available, change is necessary, beneficial and sometimes even exhilarating. Unfortunately, it is rarely easy.
Think back to when you last changed jobs, had to learn a new technology system, got transferred, went through a merger/acquisition, or simply moved your office. If you are like most people, you experienced anxiety and a sense of disorientation as you said goodbye to the old way of life.
Human resource professionals and other leaders can help their organization adapt to change by remembering that change and transition go hand in hand. “Change” is an event, but transition is a psychological process by which people adapt to the change.Transitions take time and a successful journey through the stages of transition requires corporate and individual commitment, not just compliance.
Do You Really Need New Labor Law Posters?
by Janet Attard
If you run a business and have employees, there are a slew of federal and state labor law notices you’re required to post where employees can see them each day. These are often called labor law posters, or compliance posters. They include things like minimum wage laws, the federal USERRA, non-discrimination notices, and more.
Keeping up with everything that ought to be posted and making sure that the most current notices are posted in the workplace can be a real chore for big and small businesses alike. What’s more, posting a collection of paper notices can make your office look messy.
To solve the problem, a number of companies sell labor law posters that combine all the state and federal regulations on one or two posters. The posters, in general, are a good thing. They tidy up offices and help businesses stay in compliance with labor laws.
What to Expect From an Hr Consulting Service
An HR consulting service will study how your staff can be managed effectively, where you can save money (and where you need to spend it) and how changing systems can make you more productive. Consultants can help you comply with the law from the time you start the recruitment phase to the moment that an employee leaves your company. One key area that an HR consulting service can manage is creating employment contracts and staff handbooks that set out everyone’s rights and responsibilities, as well as procedures when things go wrong. It’s helpful to have a sound knowledge of UK employment law to prepare this paperwork and HR consultants will certainly be professionals in this area.
Employment law is changing all the time, imposing new obligations on employers. With an HR consulting company, you can be sure that your practices and procedures will be up to date and fully compliant with the law. You won’t be caught out by changes to the provisions for maternity leave and pay, the increase in the minimum wage or laws relating to discrimination. Instead of leaving yourself open to a costly court case, get the consultants in to make sure that you are meeting your obligations.
Did Your Boss Sleep With the Secretary?
When you work in an office, there is a fragile environment that is created. You see your co-workers every day and whether you get along with them or not seems to come and go in waves. However, what do you do if you start noticing your boss and your boss’ secretary getting a little close? Since it’s the boss, there is no attempt to mask or hide the flirtation and pretty soon you notice the secretary coming in with more expensive clothes, appliances and goodies that you know could not be afforded on a secretary’s salary. You also start to notice the secretary snubbing you and the other co-workers and getting away with missing hours, not coming in on time and overall just being a terrible worker. What’s more, the secretarial duties that are being neglected are starting to make their way to you. You begin to come to work with a list of calls to make and meetings to schedule. What’s going on?
This is an actual situation I found myself in several years ago. The secretary, however, was a male and the boss was a female, which is not usually how people imagine this situation. I literally found myself, after a while, doing my job and the secretary’s job. I felt completely helpless because really, what do you do in this situation? I didn’t want to rat anyone out (the boss’s husband would frequently call during the day, so I certainly had the chance). I also, really didn’t want to lose my job. Things got so bad, in fact, that the boss and secretary would leave in the morning and not return until the day was almost over. I used every excuse in the book on my boss’s husband and was feeling completely overworked, underappreciated and increasingly angry about the whole situation.