Presented To Prof. Mubshir Husain Topic HR Policies of Ufone Program M.COM Semester II Section EA2
2 Introduction Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) that started its operations in January 2001 under the brand name Ufone. As a result of PTCLs privatization, Ufone became a part of the Emirates Telecommunication Corporation Group (Etisalat) in 2006.
3 Vision Statement
To be the leading telecommunication service provided in Pakistan by offering innovative communication solutions for our customers while exceeding shareholders value & employee expectations.
4 MISSION STATEMENT To be the best cellular option for U.
5 Management hierarchy of ufone 6 Our Brand BRANDS TARGET MARKET REASON FOR TARGETTING Post Pay Corporate class High usage for business & working people Prepaid Youth Night dwellers 7 STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION In general the whole setup is Centralized
At department level the structure is Decentralized 8 Functional Departments Technical Customer operations Finance Administration & Procurement Human Resource Co-ordination (Govt. relations) Marketing 9 SERVICES
Internal Excess Online Billing Payment Power SIM International Roaming Voice Mail Call Management Messaging
10 COMPETITORS
Ufone considers the following as its competitors:- a. JAZZ b. WARID c. TELENOR d. ZONG 11 Human Resource Department Human Resource Department of UFONE Human Resource department is being headed by the HR executive designated as Chief of Human resource department. The department is working for the personnel in the organization. There are 3 main sub-heads in the department Recruitment and Compensation Benefits HR Operations Recruitment & Selection
12 Human Resource Department Recruitment and Compensation Benefits Ufone has this policy of not mentioning the name of the company in a job advertisement. Usually hiring takes place through outsourcing with a help of a third party. Final selection takes place after the candidate has been interviewed by the Manager of the department who requires the new employee and then the HR Manager. A very effective way to retain an employee is to give him compensation and benefits. At Ufone following benefits are given: Medical facility Gratuity Provident fund
13 Human Resource Department Orientation Human Resource Planning HR hiring / recruitment Selection Process Compensation and benefits Human Resource Information system
Leave Policy Working Hours Policy Retirement Policy Performance Evaluation Career Counseling Training and Development
HR Operations HR operations at Ufone include the working over all Human resource Functions that are as follows: 14 Human Resource Department Recruitment Recruitment is the process of gathering a pool of candidates for an organizational vacancy. Ufone policy of recruitment is very simple, if at any time there is a vacancy, due to retirement, resignation, if employees takes the golden handshake or the death of an employee, the management of the branch will inform the head office about the vacancy. 15 Human Resource Department Selection Selection is the process of short listing only the qualified candidates who are fit for the job. Ufone has this policy of not mentioning the name of the company in a job advertisement. Usually hiring takes place through outsourcing with a help of a third party. Ufone mostly hires employees through Pioneer Services Sydiat Haider Associates.
16 Human Resource Department Selection Final selection takes place after the candidate has been interviewed by the Manager of the department who requires the new employee and then the HR Manager. On the joining day, the employee has to submit the following documents to the HR Department: Joining Report Copies of educational and professional degrees/certificates Reference Letter Three copies of recent passport size photographs
17 Human Resource Department Job Analysis There are mostly following methods used to conduct job analysis: Interviews Direct Observations Job Description Industry Patterns For Benchmark Jobs Job title Duties to be performed Distinguishing characteristics of the job Authorities and responsibilities of jobholder
18 Job Description form of Ufone 19 Performance Evaluation form of Ufone 20 Human Resource Department Performance Evaluation: At Ufone performance is evaluated on the basis of following: Goals Objectives Benchmark
21 Human Resource Department Rewards: Ufone is offering following types of rewards: Financial Rewards Non-financial rewards Financial Reward: There are different types of financial rewards offered by Ufone it includes Bonuses Salary increments
22 Human Resource Department Promotion Policy Sometimes it becomes a big issue that a junior is superseded over a senior. That might be the case here at Ufone because they promote their employees on performance basis. But according to them as the selection criteria is clear about the selection of an employee so that problem can be generated only in case of wrong hiring. Otherwise they took the best from the market that has knowledge about their field. The bottom line is there promotion policy is simply based on the performance of the employees so there is a pretty tough competition among the employees and this thing is doing favor for the organization.
23 Human Resource Department Compensation System Compensation and benefits are very impotant,They are offering: Minimum wage Overtime Equal employment opportunities (in terms of equal pay without discriminating against sex or race) Merit pay (payment based on performance) Profit sharing (focuses on individual employee)
24 Human Resource Department Training Methods Ufone is also using different method of training which are as following In house training program On the job training program Distance Learning Classroom Instruction
25 Why Training and Developmental Program? To improve three types of skills
Technical skills Interpersonal skills Problem solving skills
26 Human Resource Department Human Resource Analysis Currently there are over 1500 permanent employees working in Ufone nationwide. On the entry level the HR Department is mostly taking MBA graduates. According to Ufone their belief is that "Their people are their greatest asset. The HR team takes great pride in acknowledging the contribution of each employee. Ufone focuses a lot on HR Development and for that the HR team ensures:
Top Notch Executive Interviews: How to Strategically Deal With Recruiters, Search Firms, Boards of Directors, Panels, Presentations, Pre-interviews, and Other High-Stress Situations
Job Description and Person Specification Business Manager Job Description Title: Business Manager Accountable To: Reports To: Location: Salary: Contract