Who is the HR Manager?

"You must treat your employees with respect and dignity because in the most automated factory in the world, you need the power of the human mind. That is what brings in innovation. If you want high quality minds to work for you, then you must protect the respect and dignity. " (N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Ltd)

 Edwin Flippo defines- Human Resource Management as “planning, organizing, directing, controlling of procurement, development, compensation, integration, maintenance and separation of human resources to the end that individual, organizational and social objectives are achieved.”

key functions of HR

• ·       Human resource planning
• ·       Recruitment and selection
• ·       Performance management
• ·       Learning and development
• ·       Career planning
• ·       Function evaluation
• ·       Rewards
• ·       Industrial relations
• ·       Employee participation and communication
• ·       Health and safety
• ·       Personal wellbeing
• ·       Administrative responsibilities

 

The HR Manager must have:

• ·       A proven track record of leading the delivery of HR functions to a high standard.
• ·       A proven track record as a HR generalist.
• ·       A CIPD qualification or equivalent occupational experience.
• ·       Up to date knowledge of employment law.
• ·       The ability to originate and lead organizational strategies in HR.
• ·       Experience in developing HR policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance.
• ·       Ability to write (as necessary), plan and direct the development and maintenance of training
• ·       programs for all levels of staff.
• ·       Knowledge and experience of introducing new ideas to improve employee engagement.
• ·       Ability to write and deliver creative, imaginative presentations to colleagues at all levels.

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     Experience in talent management, succession planning and development, writing and delivering training programs appropriate to the needs of employees and the business

The HR Manager must be smart, positive, personable and well-presented. Will bring expertise in talent management, be passionate and driven to deliver exceptional results, demonstrate learning agility, whilst being skilled at communicating with and influencing employees and business leaders at all levels in the organization.

The HR Manager will need to be:

• ·       Energetic/driven
• ·       Tenacious
• ·       Versatile
• ·       Confidential
• ·       Hard working
• ·       Loyal
• ·       Trustworthy
• ·       Strategically Aware

·    Not every company understands or values their human resource department. Human resources professionals are the lifeblood of the company, because their job is to ensure that the business gets the most out of its employees. In other words, the human resource department needs to provide a high return on the business’s investment in its people.

 Companies are ranked higher if they are recognized across multiple core areas. Based on the results, the companies with the best hr departments are as below:

1.    Salesforce – performance index 9.575
2.    Delta Airlines – performance index 9.425
3.    Bain and Company – performance index 9.183
4.    Ultimate Software – performance index 9.182
5.    Facebook – performance index 9.06
6.    Accenture – performance index 9.008
7.    Deloitte – performance index 8.963
8.    Starbucks – performance index 8.936
9.    Google – performance index 8.877
10.   Adobe – performance index 8.783

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