An Analysis of Human Resources In The Modern

Corporation

Team 8Jeff Nielsen

Sean O’BrienUjiro Okiomah

Jack Norray

Human Resources are the people used in an organization

to achieve its goals.

Serve as a link between employees and organization.

An employee will deal with HRM throughout their time with the organization.

All of us need to understand HRM and its functions before we enter the labor force.

Why is Human Resource Management Important?

How can Human Resources remain a vital part in a modern organization.

How can Human Resources ensure fairness in hiring practices.

What should a Human Resource Director include in a presentation to the heads of functional areas its serves.

This Presentation will Explain:

How can Human Resources remain a vital part in a Modern Organization.

An Analysis of Human Resources in the Modern Corporation

Describes the function and conditions of jobs.

HR must decide which jobs need to be created, eliminated, or redesigned in a changing environment.

HR is designing jobs around work groups.

Job Design

Employees are needing flexible work schedules to take care of children and aging family members.

Job sharing

Flextime

Telecommuting

Scheduling

Hiring another firm to do work that is important and must be done efficiently.

HR must decide what tasks can be outsourced while still keeping the organization competitive.

The company does the work itself but moves operation overseas.

Usually to take advantage of cheap labor or resources.

Outsourcing Off shoring

HR is using more technology in the recruiting process.

Organizations are using both internal and external recruiting.

HR is encouraging referrals from current employees.

Recruiting

U.S. labor force is expected to decrease for the next 15 years.

HR must anticipate a decline of skilled labor in the U.S. labor market.

China and India are producing highly skilled labor to compete with the U.S. labor market.

U.S. Labor Demographics

HR is making employees take over most of their responsibilities of assessment.

Many HR are offering antidiscrimination training. An organization may not be liable for their employees if they discriminate.

Training and Development

Since it is very costly to recruit, hire, and train employees HR is investing heavily in retention.

Most turnover problems are under HR control.

HR must anticipate potential layoffs and downsizing and find ways to avoid them.

Retention

Unions represent employees when dealing with HR over issues relating to work.

Unions can impend upon control and flexibility, but they can improve cooperation and make the organization more competitive.

Union membership has declined in the private sector but risen in the public sector.

Unions

Develop a public image of the company so that employees have pride in the firm

Provide flextime working conditions

Reward employees for participating

Rewarding Employees

Structure jobs so that employees have more control

Challenge the employees

Provide first-class facilities

Offer employee discounts

Rewarding Employees

Social Security

Compensation for time off

Paid Holidays

Compensation Benefits

Paid Vacations

Sick Leave

Health and Life Insurance

Compensation Benefits

How can Human Resources ensure fairness in hiring practices

An Analysis of Human Resources in the Modern Corporation

Follow EEO laws and regulations as they pertain to protected groups

Focus on the person/job match and person/organization

Focus on consistency with all measurements of interviewing, ratings, and tests.

Convince management to hire an external consulting firm

Human Resources Ensuring Fairness

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination that include:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Equal Pay Act of 1963 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

EEO laws and Regulations

When race, religion, sex, or national origin are not factors in determining an applicant pool, that firm would depict fairness in business that is rarely seen.

Abercrombie & Fitch Company.

Person/Job & Person/Organization Match

Unless the job is a Bona fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ).

EEOC laws prohibit companies from illegally discriminating in any aspect of employment.

Advertisements cannot include information such as race, ethnicity, gender, marital status, religion or age.

TIC Holdings Incorporated.

Consistency with all Measurements

A visit of at least once a year to audit the Human Resources division

The external consulting firm should specializes in Human Resource Support and Staffing strategies

May be costly to the company in the short-term, but extremely beneficial in the long-term

Hire an External Consulting Firm

What should a Human Resource Director include in a presentation to the heads of

functional areas its serves

An Analysis of Human Resources in the Modern Corporation

Finance and Accounting

Human Resources

Production Operations

Administration Support

Research and Development

Customer Service

Marketing/Sales

Functional Areas

Human Resource Issues

Finance and Accounting

Human Resource Issues

Human Resources

Human Resource Issues

Production Operations

Human Resource Issues

Administration Support

Human Resource Issues

Customer Service

Human Resource Issues

Marketing/Sales

Conclusion

Analysis of Human Resources in the Modern Corporation

How can Human Resources remain a vital part in a Modern Organization.

How can Human Resources ensure fairness in hiring practices.

What should a Human Resources Director include in a presentation to the heads of functional areas its serves.

Analysis of Human Resources in the Modern Corporation

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