HR Issues

By
Sumit Bedi(Roll.No-50)
Role of HRM
The Strategic Role of HRM

 Human Resource management has shed its old personnel

image and gained recognition as a vital player in corporate
strategy

 HRM departments not only support the organization’s

strategic objective but actively pursue an ongoing,
integrated plan for furthering the organization’s
performance

●Higher employee productivity

●Stronger financial results
●Achieve organization’s strategic goals
●Key players on management team
Human Resource Management Goals
HRM Environment
Company Strategy Legislation
Trends in society
International events
Changing
Attract an Effective Workforce HRM technology
planning
Job analysis
Forecasting
Recruiting
Selecting
Maintain an Effective Workforce
Develop an Effective Workforce
Wage and salary
Benefits Training
Labor relations Development
Terminations Appraisal
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Ethical HR Issues
 Executive perquisites
 Performance Appraisal
  Employment Issues
  Privacy issues
 Safety and health
 Restructuring and Layoffs
 Ethical Dilemmas
Strategic HR Issues

 Becoming more competitive

globally
 Improving quality, productivity, &
customer service
 Managing mergers & acquisitions
 Applying new information
technology for e-business
International HR issues

 Business activities
 Increased complexities
 Increased involvement in
employee’s personal life
 Complex employee mix Increased
risks
Current Issues in HRM
Managing Downsizing
– The planned elimination of jobs in an
organization
• Provide open and honest
communication.
• Provide assistance to employees
being downsized.
• Reassure and counseling to surviving
employees.
Current Issues in HRM (cont’d)
Sexual Harassment
– An unwanted activity of a sexual nature
that affects an individual’s employment.
• Unwanted sexual advances, requests for
sexual favors, and other verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature when submission
or rejection of this conduct explicitly or
implicitly affects an individual’s employment.
– An offensive or hostile environment
• An environment in which a person is affected
by elements of a sexual nature.
Current Issues in HRM
Workplace Romances
– Potential liability for harassment

Managing Work Force Diversity

– Widen the recruitment net for diversity
– Ensure selection without discrimination
– Provide orientation and training that is
effective
 Current Issues in HRM (cont’d)
Work-Life Balance
– Organizations have become more attuned
to their employees by offering family-
friendly benefits:
• On-site child care
• Summer day camps
• Flextime
• Job sharing
• Leave for personal matters
• Flexible job hours
HR Issues in the New Workplace
Teams and Projects
 Major trend in today’s workplace
 With emphasis on projects, distinctions between
job categories and descriptions are collapsing
 Many of today’s workers straddle functional &
departmental boundaries; handle multiple
tasks/responsibilities
 Virtual team made up of members who
– are geographically or organizationally dispersed,
– rarely meet face to face, and
– do their work using advance information technologies.
HR Issues in the New Workplace
Technology
 Telecommuting and virtual teams are related
trends
 Telecommuting = using computers and
telecommunications equipment to perform work
from home or another remote location
 Work anywhere - wireless Internet devices,
laptops, cell phones, fax machines
 Extreme telecommuting = people live nd work in
countries far away from the organization’s
physical location
Suggestions for a Successful Management Career
Thank You!