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Ethical HR Practices

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Ethical HR Practices Source: (Wickramaarachchi, 2018)   HR professionals are the people in an organization that make sure the human resources are taken care of and their well-being. Hence practicing ethical HR practices is a must. Ethical HR practices simply referred to the actions, policies and principles set up and taken by the HR professionals that would promote fairness, justice and respect for all individuals within the organization (SHRM, 2014) . Some of the key ethical HR practices could be briefly elaborated as follows. First and foremost, Fairness and equity is a major ethical practice. Fairness and equality for all and in more importantly all organizational processes and practices, which would be including recruitment, selection, compensation, and career development should be thoroughly and strictly practiced. This also would mean ensuring fair and unbiased processes that would not discriminate anyone based on factors like gender, race, age, or disability (SHRM, 2...
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Talent Management

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  Talent Management   Source: (Skillshub.com, 2017)   Talent management could be considered as a major HR function as it is the strategic process of acquiring, developing, retaining, and transitioning employees to help build an organization's culture, engagement, capability, and capacity. (www.paylocity.com, n.d.) The main components of talent management generally include workforce planning to identify current and future talent needs, Recruiting and onboarding top talent which is required specifically for the organization, providing learning and development opportunities for the current and newly recruited employees, implementing proper performance management and career development programs, designing competitive compensation mechanisms and rewards systems, and also retaining and engaging high-performing employees (www.paylocity.com, n.d.) When it comes to effective talent management, it is crucial for organizations to attract and retain top talent to gain a compe...
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Employee Rewards and Recognition

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  Employee Rewards and Recognition                                                                                     Source: (Cronquist, 2023)   Employee rewarding and recognition is considered to be highly important for an organization to motivate and keep the employees engaged (Masionis, 2023). Rewards would be usually tangible incentives given to the employees by the organization for achieving specific target, goal, or a milestone. Rewards would be often considered as extrinsic motivating factors that encourage the employees to work and achieve more measurable outcomes (www.leapsome.com, n.d.). Also, rewards include financial bonuses, pay raises, extra time off or other tangible perks. In contrast, recognition is more in...
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Employee Relations in an Organization

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  Employee Relations                                                 Source: (TOPS Monday Moment of Truth, 2017)   The good or bad relationships with the employer and the employees and also the efforts made by organizations to establish and sustain positive, constructive interactions within the workplace is simply referred to as the Employee Relations (Crail, 2023) . When it comes to HRM, Employee Relations takes a critical place as it focuses mainly on building up positive relationships between the employer or the organization and the employees, fostering a sense of community, belonging and thereby improving overall employee satisfaction, engagement, and productivity (Personio, 2021). Additionally, Employee Relations consists of both vertical and horizontal relationships. Vertical Relationships mean the relationships between employees and their superviso...
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Importance of Employee Onboarding

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  Employee Onboarding                                                                       Source: (www.onrec.com, n.d.)   Employee Onboarding is one of the most important HR functions which involves the proper integration of the new recruits and facilitating their quicker adaptation to the organizational culture as well as their new job role (business.com, n.d.) .  Effective onboarding process generally provides numerous benefits such as improved retention rate, increased productivity, enhanced job satisfaction, better alignment with ultimate company goals, and also reduced costs (business.com, n.d.). It is a comprehensive process that involves the corporation of management as well as the other employees and could potentially last up to 12 months (SHRM, 2023). Also, a good onboarding process la...
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Benefits of Training and Development

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  Benefits of Training and Development                                                                                                                                                     Source: (Group. S.I, 2021)   Training and Development could be considered as one of the most important HRM functions which would be focused on educating the employees to enhance their performance and also develop their skills and competencies (Workhuman, 2022).  it is highly essential for both the employee and the employer or the organization, as T &D provides number of benefits for ...
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Workforce Planning in an Organization

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  Workforce Planning Source: (courses.lumenlearning.com, n.d.)   Workforce planning is a critical organizational function which includes the analyzing supply and demand of organizational workforce and making necessary amendments, actions accordingly. Workforce planning is important to ensure the business needs of strategic objectives are achieved by having the right workforce (Organ, 2023). It is also an ongoing, data-driven process that aligns the workforce with the organization's long-term needs and goals (SearchHRSoftware, n.d.)  HR Plays an extremely pivotal role in this. The role of HR is to ensure that the organization has the right talent consisting of skills, knowledge, capacity and attitude to drive and achieve overall business goals (courses.lumenlearning.com, n.d.) The key aspects of workforce planning are as follows. Firstly, a good assessment and understanding of the business needs should be done by assessing the organizational long-term and short...
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