Human Resources Management Flashcards
(15 cards)
what sections do human resources cover?
Selection Recruitment Employment Discipline Development Training Reward Systems Trade Unions Productivity Motivation
What is recruitment?
-the process by which a job vacancy is identified and potential employees are notified.
How do they recruit employees?
- The process is regulated and subjected to employment law.
- Forms of recruitment are by advertising in newspapers, magazines, social media and internal vacancy lists.
What is selection?
- The process of assessing candidates and appointing a post holder.
- the most suitable candidates are selected and then short listed
what are the different selection methods?
- interviews
- psychometric testing
- aptitude testing
- in-tray exercise
- presentation
What is employment legislation?
-refers to a body of laws that regulate the relationships between employers and employees.
What are the different employment legislations?
- the Issues that are addressed by employment laws include discrimination, legal working ages, and safe working conditions
What is Discipline?
-the actions imposed by an organization on its employees for failure to follow the organization’s rules, standards, or policies.
What are the procedures to deal with workplace conflicts (how to discipline?)
Informal meetings Formal meetings Verbal warnings Written warnings Grievance procedures Working with external agencies
What is employee development?
employee development is a process of working with employees to improve, enhance, refine and hone existing skills, and to also develop newer ones, in support of the organization’s mission and goals.
how to ensure employee development?
Developing an employee
can be regarded as investing
in a valuable asset
A source of motivation
A source of helping the employee fulfill potential
What is the reward system?
The system of pay and benefits used by the firm to reward workers.
what are the different reward methods?
pay rise
Fringe benefits
Flexibility at work
Holidays, etc.
What are trade unions?
-the importance of building relationships with employee representatives and the importance of consultation and negotiation and working with trade unions.
what is employment productivity?
-the Measure of employee, productivity, which will show how efficient the employees are for a task or project. This metric itself can be used to determine if a project needs more or less workers.
