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DO MEN AND WOMEN DESERVE THE SAME PAY?

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  WHAT IS EQUALITY IN WORKPLACE? Equality in the workplace means equal job opportunities and fairness for employees and job applicants. You must not treat people unfairly because of reasons protected by discrimination law ( 'protected characteristics' ) For example, because of  a person's sex, age or race. Figure 1 : It's equal pay day. ( entrepreneur.com, March 15, 2022) WHY lS EQUALITY IMPORTANT IN THE WORKPLACE? Equality in the workplace helps brings together workers from all different backgrounds, and puts all perspectives on the table. This promotes intra-company and inter-company networking and boost morale,and boosts cohesive teams focused on acheiving positive results for the company. EQUALITY PAY IN WORKPLACE The equal pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work. The jobs need not to be identical, but they must be substentially equal. Job content, ( not job titles ) determines whether jobs are substantially equal...

CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION IN HR

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  WHAT IS CULTURE?  Culture can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and instructions of a population that are passed dow n from generation to generation. FEW DEFINITIONS OF CULTURE ''Culture means the ideas, cutoms and social behaviour of a particular people or society.'' ( African - Caribbean culture ) ''The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual acheivement regarded collectively.'' ( 20 th century popular culture )  Figure 1: Multicultural Characteristics ( stratergicpsychology.com.au) WHAT IS COMMUNICATION ? Communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behaviour. FEW DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNICATION '' Communication is transfer of information from one person to another, whether or not it elicits confidence. But the information transferred must be understandable to the reciever.'' ( G.G.Brown ) '' Communication is th...

GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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  WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY GREEN HRM  Green Human Resource Managemnt ( GHRM ) can be defined as a set of policies, practices and systems that stimulate the green behaviour of a company's employees in order to create an environmetally sensitive, resource - efficient, and socially responsible organization. Figure 1: History of Green HRM (eduarticle.medium.com) WHAT IS THE MAIN GOAL OF GREEN HRM ? The main goal of Green HRM is to make the employees aware of the intricacies of environment management i.e . what action is needed, how it functions and how does it help the environment. The exercise really motivates the employees and develops a sense of pride in them for being a part of  the going green program. COMPONANTS OF GREEN HRM Green HRM consists of two essential elemants: 1. Environmentally friendly HR practices 2. Preservation of knowledge capital It entails undertaking environment friendly initiatives resulting in career efficiency, lower costs and better employee engageme...

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN HR

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WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN HR ? Mental health and wellness in HR are becoming top priorities for employers. In fact, HR leaders named mental health and wellbeing as their third biggest peoblem, behind the labour shortage and retaining talent. Clearly mental health and wellness is realated to the employee experience, and the new normal require HR leaders to provide support, empathy and guidance for helping those who need it.  Figure 1: Miding emplyee's mental health ( eshdailyadvisor.blr.com) WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH? The US government defines mental health as the emotional, psychological and social well being of an individual. Obviously, one's mental health contributes to how he thinks,feels and acts, and it relates to resiliency and relationships with others. WHAT IS WELLNESS ? Wellness refers to the totality of health- both mental and physical- of an employee , according to the society of Human Resource Management. When employers focus on wellness, they are aiming to...

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING

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WHAT IS ONBOARDING? The process of acqainting your newly hired employees with your company's standards,procedures and culture.  Effective employee onboarding will positively influence your bottom line with the correct onboarding software sinceit creates employee loyalty.The stronger that loyalty, the longer the individual will stay with the company. Figure 1: Onboarding (flimp.net) WHAT ARE THE FOUR PHACES OF ONBOARDING? 1. Preboarding During this phace,the employees goes through a checklist of things that introduce them to their role within the company. This will include things like corporate overview, employee handbook, compliance policy, social media and blogging policy, benefits package information, dress code information, and a list of resources to help the employee be succesful in the position. 2. Onboarding and welcoming new employees This is the orientation or the time when new employees first arrive at the organization. In this period they will be introduced to senior mana...

STRATEGIC HR MANAGEMENT

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  WHAT IS STRATEGIC HR MANAGEMENT ? Strategic human resource management (Strategic HRM) provides a framework linking people management and development practices to long-term business goals and outcomes . It focuses on long-term resourcing issues within the context of an organization's goals and the evolving of nature of work. Figure 1: Why strategic HR management is critical for your business (openrms.com,NOV 1,2018) DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HR MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC HR MANAGEMENT A strategic HR manager is focused on forming a long-term strategy. For example,when they are looking to hire for a position,they are considering future growth projections and goals of the company. Figure 2: Traditional HRM vs Strategic HRM While traditional HR managers work reactively,strategic HR managers work proactively . Figure 2: Strategic HRM,the basics ( aihr.com,2023) WHY IS STRATEGIC HR MANAGEMENT IMPORTANT? Strategic Human Resource Management is essential for retaining the best and talent and develo...

RECRUITING AND LABOUR MARKETS

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  WHAT IS RECRUITMENT IN HRM ? Recruitment is the process of actively seeking out, finding and hiring candidates for a specific position or job.  The recruitment definition includes the entire hiring process, from inception to individual recruit's integration in to the company. Figure 1: what is recruitment in HRM? ( ICEHRM07 Feb  2022) TYPES OF RECRUITMENT There are majorly two types of recruitment adopted and often used by the organizations in their recruitment process. i.e., Internal and  external recruitment. 1. INTERNAL RECRUITMENT This type of recruitment refers to hiring the employees within the organization internally. Various internal sources of recruitment are: Promotion  Transfer Recruiting former employees Job posting / job advertisements  Employee referals Previous applicants 2. EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT External recruitment refers to hiring employees  outside the organization.Various types of external recruitment are : Direct recruitment Emp...