...Roles of HR Department of Labor Human Resources roles shape the business world of today. Some current roles and responsibilities of an HR professional include strategic operational and administrative roles. HR must take protect the rights of both employees and the organization while maintaining compliance with both federal, and state laws. One very important regulation that must be followed is the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prescribes standards for wages and overtime pay, which affect most private and public employment. The act is administered by the Wage and Hour Division. It requires employers to pay covered employees who are not otherwise exempt at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay of one-and-one-half-times the regular rate of pay. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit. The EEOC has the authority to investigate charges of discrimination against employers who are covered by the law. Equal Employment...
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...------------------------------------------------- Sheehan, C. & De Cieri, H. (2012). Charting the strategic trajectory of Australian HR professional. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources. 50, 151-168 doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7941.2011.00011.x Summary of the article “Over the past five decades, the nature and role of the Australian HR function has changed dramatically, mirroring developments in the U.S and in Britain. The most significant change for the HR profession has been shifted from reactive to strategic focus” (Sheehan & Cieri, 2012). This research explores that some key issues which is essentially relevant with HR to success its strategic roles. These are collaboration between non-executives and board of directors, new opportunities as a relationship manager. It is comprehensible that from the article how the shifting and its effects from the emergence strategic evolution in HR gives its background to readers in order to understand consequences of the survey. One of the result from the article is to show how companies do recruitment process recently. It is important to emphasize that articles revel out how changes of companies’ choices against the phenomenon such as scanning for talented. Broadly speaking, I agree with this result because identifying talented, even retaining them in the waves of globalization is key point to keep strategic advantages of a company. The authors also highlight the source of HR influence. This article address that the way delivering strategic management to the organization...
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...HR Management Roles Paper Ebony Williams HCS/341 April 30th, 2014 Igor Shegolev HR Management Roles Paper “Traditionally, the role of the Human Resource professional in many organizations has been to serve as the systematizing, policing arm of executive management.” (Heathfield, n.d) Human resource managers are the starting point not only for potential employees but also for those needing assistance with current employees. This position has a large responsibility to not only the company also those looking to this department for guidance and leadership. “The HR professional helps establish the organizational culture and climate in which people have the competency, concern and commitment to serve customers well.” The HR department plays a vital role in an organization being successful and it is built of a few functional roles. The human resource department is responsible for staffing, employee development, compensation and governance. Staffing consists of recruiting and selecting employees. Staffing includes managing employees separations voluntary and non-voluntary, transfers, demotions and also retraining employees. Employee development begins with the HR department creating its own training system and implementing it effectively. “Development is an effort to provide employees with the abilities that the organization will need in the future.” (University of Phoenix, 2010) Compensation initiates with the HR department, by establishing pay scales and offering...
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...Explain what HR management is and how it relates to the management process. There are five basic functions that all managers perform: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. HR management involves the policies and practices needed to carry out the staffing (or people) function of management. HR management helps the management process avoid mistakes and to get results. 2. Give several examples of how HR management concepts and techniques can be of use to all managers. HR management concepts and techniques can help all managers to ensure that they get results--through others. These concepts and techniques also help you to avoid common personnel mistakes such as: hiring the wrong person; experiencing high turnover; finding your people not doing their best; wasting time with useless interviews; having your company taken to court because of discriminatory actions; having your company cited under federal occupational safety laws for unsafe practices; have some employees think their salaries are unfair and inequitable relative to others in the organization; allow a lack of training to undermine your department’s effectiveness, and commit any unfair labor practices. 3. Illustrate the HR responsibilities of line and staff managers. Line managers are someone's boss; they direct the work of subordinates in pursuit of accomplishing the organization's basic goals. Some examples of the HR responsibilities of line managers are: placing the right person on the...
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...instrumental role in helping their organization achieve its goals of becoming a socially and environmentally responsible firm – one which reduces its negative and enhances its positive impacts on society and the environment. Further, human resource (HR) professionals in organizations that perceive successful corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a key driver of their financial performance, can be influential in realizing on that objective. While there is considerable guidance to firms who wish to be the best place to work and for firms who seek to manage their employee relationships in a socially responsible way, there is a dearth of information for the HR manager who sees the importance of embedding their firm’s CSR values throughout the organization, who wish to assist the executive team in integrating CSR into the company’s DNA. And as high profile corporate failures such as Enron make all too clear, organizations that pay lip-service to CSR while neglecting to foster a CSR culture run the risk of damaging their corporate reputation if not their demise. Indeed, HR’s mandate to communicate and implement ideas, policies, and cultural and behavioural change in organizations makes it central to fulfilling an organization’s objectives to “integrate CSR in all that we do.” That said, it is important to understand that employee engagement is not simply the mandate of HR. Indeed people leadership rests with all departmental managers. HR can facilitate...
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...Website Review and Summary Paola Gervassi HCS/457 January 16, 2014 Juan Nevarez Website Review and Summary * * ind national, state, and local governmental health agency websites that address the issue you selected in your Week One assignment. Follow the example to document your findings in the table. Health issue: _H1N1 Website | Website Information Type | Type of Surveillance: survey, self report, statistics, case report, and so forth | Data changes over time: Has the incidence increased or decreased? | Identify two interventions that affect the issue. | Example: http://www.cdc.gov/media/h1n1flu/index.htm#FAS | Table of contents, search, print, videos, surveillance data current and past, deaths, hospitalizations, and educational resources | Statistics and self-reporting | Swine flu incidences have decreased. There are now isolated cases, compared to the fall of 2009. | Vaccine, hand washing, and isolation masks | Local website: health.mo.gov/living/lpha/ | Publications and data & statistics laws & regulations, resources | applications & formscases statistics events and meeting and agendas | provides technical support, laboratory services, a communication network and other services to support local public health efforts to decrease incidence+ | work to control communicable diseases such as flu and supports local public health services | Local website: | | | | | State website: | | | | | State website: | | | | | National website:...
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...Change agenda THE CHANGING HR FUNCTION THE KEY QUESTIONS Introduction The HR function and its evolution have been identified as key areas within the CIPD’s research programme. Despite a wealth of information that exists on the HR function, its role and its structure, and a vast amount of literature on the link between people management practices and organisational performance, there is little definitive evidence, either from the CIPD or from academic researchers, which gives a clear indication of the impact of HR structure and staffing on organisational outcome or performance. In particular, as many organisations embrace and implement the so-called Ulrich model, questions on the extent to which it meets their particular needs and what difference it has made to HR performance, stakeholder satisfaction and HR staff aspirations, have not been answered. This Change Agenda is based on the scoping stage of a larger piece of work, and it examines what we know about the impact of new structures and roles on the HR function, on the implications for skills and development of HR staff, and on the relationships with line managers. We will also look at how HR has measured its performance against this background. The result of this exercise will be to throw up a number of unanswered questions that will form the basis for the next phases of research. Phase one For this segment of the project we have undertaken two main pieces of work: we have explored the literature around the...
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...ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE (HR) FOR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR). Ms. Suhas Diwate Suhas_diwate7@rediffmail.com Name of Author/Co-Author: Suhas B. Diwate Institutional Affiliations: Asst. Professor (HRM- Department of Management Studies), Bapurao Deshmukh College of Engineering, Sewagram Correspondence Address: Suhas B. Diwate C/o B.M. Diwate, Gajanan Nagar. Near Z.P. Colony. Wardha-442001 ( Maharashtra) Contact Details: • E-mail ID- suhas_diwate7@rediffmail.com • Mob: +91 8087293033 • Fax No: NA Title of paper: “ Role of HR for CSR” ABSTRACT: Concept of CSR A Business Unit is in society, within which it operates. This speaks of a number of stakeholders to which the organization has a responsibility. The social responsibility of business encompasses the economic, legal, ethical and discretionary expectations of that society have of organizations at a given point in time. The Concept of CSR originated in the 1950s in USA. CSR became a matter of utmost importance of diverse groups demanding change in business. It is a voluntary assumption of responsibilities that go beyond the economic and legal responsibilities of corporations. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) covers all aspects of an organization’s operation, inter-alia the relations with stakeholders including the employees as one of them. Business cannot exist in isolation. They need the infrastructure...
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...Human Resources Management Roles Human resources is a “resource for humans” in the workplace. The HR department manages employees within the organization; there are many responsibilities in this department. HR may also act like a “middleman” between the employees and management. Human Resources handle many issues pertaining to the employees who work for the company. A manager will oversee department functions and manages employees within the department. They must be a knowledgeable human resources point of contact in this department as well. This paper will explain the human resources management’s role in the health care industry. The roles that will cover are hiring and staffing, compensation and benefits, training and development, and employee relations. Hiring/Staffing This is the first point of contact a person has with the company will be through the HR department; they also may attend job fairs and recruit. They will perform interviews with applicants and screen resumes, check references, and perform background checks. Organizations face several strategic HR choices in recruiting, selecting, and socializing employees. Emphasizing a good fit between the applicant and the firm versus hiring the most knowledgeable is part of the hiring and staffing process (Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, & Cardy, 2010). They perform the orientation of the new hires while informing them of the policies and procedures. Compensation and Benefits “Compensation is the payment that the employees...
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...How roles and functions contribute to organisational performance A Tarmac case study Page 1: Introduction A Nottingham County Surveyor, Edgar Purnell Hooley, discovered tarmac by accident in the early 20th century. He found a barrel of tar had spilled onto the road at a local ironworks. This had mixed with waste slag from the furnaces. The result was a dust-free, strong surface. Hooley created and patented the product that could take the weight of the new automobile. In 1903 the Tarmacadam syndicate was formed, its name taken from the developer of the road construction system, John MacAdam. The Tarmac Group is now a large and complex company and is organised into three businesses: Tarmac Quarry Materials ready mixed concrete, asphalt, aggregates, lime, cement and contracting services Tarmac Building Products mortar, screed, masonry, packed and precast products International. To manage its business Tarmac has a clear strategic framework and one important element of this is having the right people with the right skills in the business. It is Tarmac's core belief that its people make the difference and enable the business to be the leader in its chosen markets. It aims to have motivated people all working together as one team across its business units and functions in support of its vision to 'achieve the exceptional'. To deliver exceptional value, Tarmac focuses on five big goals which are clearly defined and easily remembered as the mnemonic 'DREAM': ...
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...HR Roles and Responsibilities Zina Williams MGT/431 May 3, 2012 Teletha Leonard HR Roles and Responsibilities The role of human resource management has changed over the course of time. Within this paper the author will explain the different trends that human resource management uses for globalization, and technology, also how it may impact the world of e-business. Next the author will explain how diversity may affect the management of the human resource department within certain organization. Lastly the author will talk about the changing role human resource management may take when dealing with e-business and how it is done, and how it may affect the ethical standards of the organizations. About Human Resource Management Firstly, in order to explain the different roles of human resource management or (HRM) the author has to define what human resource means. Now according to "HR Certification Institute" (2010-2012), “Human Resources refers to the individuals and support systems within an organization responsible for personnel hiring and firing, applicant tracking, skills development, training, benefits administration, and compliance with government regulations. Management is all about managing people. All together human resource management means managing the availability of limited and scarce skilled people in the organization” (What is Human Resource Management). In order for the human resource manager to succeed within an organization, HRM has to understand...
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...THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ISSUE BRIEF AND ROADMAP REPORT FOR PREPARED BY: Coro Strandberg Principal, Strandberg Consulting MAY 2009 CSR and HR Management Issue Brief and Roadmap 2 ISSUE BRIEF AND ROADMAP OBJECTIVE • To understand the foundational elements that need to be in place to foster a high performance CSR (corporate social responsibility) organization and develop a framework or roadmap for firms wishing to become a high performing CSR organization. AT A GLANCE • Human resource professionals have a key role to play to help a company achieve its CSR objectives. Employee involvement is a critical success factor for CSR performance. Human resource managers have the tools and the opportunity to leverage employee commitment to, and engagement in, the firm’s CSR strategy. • High performing CSR organizations foster a culture of CSR and fully integrate CSR throughout their operations, rewarding and incentivizing CSR decisions and initiatives. • Employees prefer to work for organizations aligned with their values; thus, incorporating CSR into the employee brand can enhance recruitment and retention, particularly in tight labour markets. • CSR can be applied to the HR toolkit, resulting in a roadmap or pathway for human resource practitioners to follow who wish to contribute to the achievement of their organization’s sustainability and business aspirations, thereby improving social and environmental conditions...
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...The Role of HR and the Organization Akinbade,Beatrice Walden University Abstract Looking at the organization used in week one assignment,one will say that a good HR strategy should be able to accurately come out with a statement which portrays the reason an organization is in existence and then make a tie between what the organization wants to be known for and how it intends to use the talent(human capital)of the organization to achieve this task.”differentiating and managing both strategic and transactional work effectively…is not a simple task” Ulrich ,D,et al (2009).How does HR plan the daily running of the activities of an organization including” the process of enhancing the effectiveness of an organization and the wellbeing of its members through planned interventions;” Society for Human Resource Management. (2010). Human capital role in my organization’s actual high-level strategy play:Transformation and Improvement through HR Organizational Strategy. In my organization,employees are periodically trained in other to function optimally in their job roles.Special assignments are given out as at when the need arises in order for employees to gain experience in new fields and for new talents to be discovered.Business partners with technical skills are often invited to give training to employees in special fields.Experienced and skilled employees are promoted to new positions when they are...
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...offered. A great asset for having a human resource department is employees and customers often are more satisfied with the company. It is important for the operation of HR to run smoothly this entitles maximum productivity, and develops a reputation of quality in the business world. ArticleBase. (2010 There are strategies that take place in effective human resource operations. It is important in the strategy planning to keep ethics, rules and regulations and laws, and economy. As business changes the strategic planning needs to be carefully analyzed to make any adjustments that would be necessary. Human resources need to be informed of new technologies, and global markets. Market competition has become dog eat dog in the business world of today. The only way to survive and prosper is to adjust to this competition as fast as possible. (Need to Transform, 2007) Globalization and technology Technology is the passport to the global business world through the use of the Internet in different medias, it makes communication possible to present a product or service encompassing the whole planet. It is the human resources responsibility to provide the necessary employees that are qualified to perform the task that are necessary if they are assigned to a satellite operation located outside of the United States. The HR department needs to work closely...
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...The Transitioning Role of HRM Novelette Anglin University of Phoenix November 28, 2010 The Transitioning Role of HRM Changes in each individual and organization world becomes a need doing business differently whether from a smaller to larger firm, one position to the next, or just a general big change for many reasons. The transition structure and role of HRM can be a bit costly and reorganization for transition can bring negative and positive factors. In this paper the transitioning role of HRM will discuss and line out the factors that changed the primary role of HRM from that of functional operation to that of strategic partner, the way technology affect HRM, and how HRIS influence organizational culture and change. Factors that change the primary role of HRM from the functional aspect of operation to a strategic partner are the opportunities gaining a momentum as one of the best asset in an organization. As HRM is adopted in the strategic partner relationship the prospect defines a long-term relationship, and objectives well achieve in common aspect and with partners of the organization. The activities in the HRM strategic partnership is an intention to ensure the financial aspect of the organization. According to the strategic human resources website, the website stated that,” Partners do not hinder one another. They support each other to achieve common objectives. This includes business objectives...
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