How effective are your human resource practices?

The following questionnaire was designed to help companies evaluate their human resource practices.
Complete the following questions, checking off yes or no, then add up your total and check the results at
the
bottom of the page.
1. Do you have a program to assist employees when their personal problems may affect their on-job
productivity (e.g. alcohol or drug related, financial, etc.)?
yes ____ no ____
2. Are you presently doing performance evaluations for all field employees on a regular basis?
yes ____ no ____
3. Do you communicate regularly with field employees regarding the success of the company, future job
prospects and other issues affecting the company?
yes ____ no ____
4. When laying off workers, do you try to find work for them elsewhere in the industry?
yes ____ no ____
5. Do you have a well-understood pay-for-performance compensation program?
yes ____ no ____
6. Do you have a formal or informal orientation program for new employees?
yes ____ no ____
7. Do you provide incentives or rewards to employees for bringing forward suggestions on improving
productivity?
yes ____ no ____
8. Do you formally recognize field employees with 20 or 25 years service with your organization?
yes ____ no ____
9. Does your company organize annual social functions for your employees?
yes ____ no ____
10. Do you conduct occasional surveys of your employees, receiving formal feedback on company
policies, compensation, benefits, employee attitudes, etc.?
yes ____ no ____
11. Do you conduct regular surveys of your competition to ensure your compensation policies are
competitive?
yes ____ no ____

H.R Questionnaire
12. Do you actively encourage unskilled workers to enroll in apprenticeship programs and do you attempt
to give apprentices varied work experience?
yes ____ no ____
13. Do you meet with your field supervisors on a regular basis to discuss job progress, job productivity,
job profitability, etc.?
yes ____ no ____
14. Does your company offer a pension or retirement savings plan or profit sharing plan for field
employees?
yes ____ no ____
15. Are you providing field employees with a comprehensive group benefit program (life insurance,
extended medical and dental benefits, etc.)?
yes ____ no ____
16. Do you provide your supervisors with any supervisory training courses or programs?
yes ____ no ____
17. Does your company provide employees with a company manual outlining terms and conditions of
employment, company policies on hours of work, safety, etc.?
yes ____ no ____
18. Do you have a written safety program and policy for your company?
yes ____ no ____
19. When hiring field employees, do you screen workers according to skills? Do you do reference checks
on all new hires?
yes ____ no ____
20. Do you have a formalized complaint resolution process within your company?
yes ____ no ____
SCORE TOTAL
# of Yes responses ________
# of No responses _______
EVALUATION
0 - 4 YES Responses
Your organization is in need of the introduction of basic human resource programs. At
the start, stay with basic
programs related to employee benefits, retirement, compensation, supervisor training
and safety. “Less talk and more
action”
5 - 1 5 YES Responses
Your organization has the potential to benefit from human resource programs. The
introduction of a few programs
could put you into the ballpark of being a solid company to work for from an employee
viewpoint. Make sure the
basic programs are covered (compensation, benefits, retirement, supervisor training
and safety).
11 - 15 YES Responses
Your organization is doing many things right. Programs to target for include activities
identified in questions 11
through 20. Don’t forget about monitoring the success of existing programs.
16 - 20 YES Responses
Your organization is doing an exceptional job at providing human resource programs.
Activities should focus on
ensuring your programs are effective, thus maximizing your investment.