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Challenges in Employee Relations

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Source - https://www.myshortlister.com/insights/employee-relations Employee relations refer to the function of managing the relationship between the organization and employees. Most people misunderstand that employee relations are only needed when organizations need to deal with trade unions (Gennard, J. and Judge, G., 2005). This is not the case. Managing employee grievances, disciplinary actions, maintaining a positive workplace, having transparent procedures, training and developing employees are parts of employee relations which would assist in achieving organizational success through an employee relations function. In this article, we are discussing the challenges faced by HR in building an effective employee relations function. Source - https://www.stoodnt.com/blog/freelancing-and-gig-economy-in-india/   Challenges The gig economy – This is a global market system where companies and independent, freelance workers engage in short-term work arrangements (Woodco...
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Challenges in Employee Engagement and Retention

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  Source -https://www.growthforce.com/blog/the-amazing-roi-of-recognition-rewards-and-engagement Employee engagement means “a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind that is characterized by vigour, dedication and absorption.” Schaufeli et al (2002) Employee retention means having lower employee turnover in the company, in other the ability to keep current employees motivated and dedicated to work in the company for a longer period. There is a positive relationship between employee engagement and employee retention, which means a significant increase in employee engagement, will increase employee retention. In other words, organizations with higher employee engagement have lower employee turnover rates (Council, C.L., 2004.). Welcome to the 'Challenges faced by HR and how to overcome them' blog. In this article, we are going to discuss the challenges faced by HR in employee engagement and retention functions and how to overcome them.   Challenges Source-...
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Challenges in Compensation and Benefits

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  Source - https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/benefits/ Welcome to my 4th Article on modern challenges faced by Human Resource Management. In this article, we are going to discuss the challenges faced by HR in the compensation and benefits function (Remuneration function). A compensation system reflects the company’s HR objectives and policies and covers all tangible and intangible employee remuneration forms (Poór, J. ed., 2020). Compensation and benefits have a direct impact on performance management, the topic we discussed in the earlier article gives a descriptive idea of challenges faced in performance management and some recommendations on how to overcome those challenges. Let's see some of the challenges I have identified in modern HRM concerned with compensation and benefits. Challenges Source - https://transcosmos.co.uk/blog/just-how-important-technology-is-to-customer-service-in-todays-time/ Incorporating technology – One of the main challenges in ...
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Challenges in Performance Management

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  Source - garagestock/Shutterstock.com Performance management refers to the process of establishing targets, monitoring progress, getting feedback and evaluating the performance of employees. Based on the evaluation training or rewards will be given to the employee to increase efficiency and employee retention. Constant communication between operational level employees and tactical level employees is mandatory to achieve the targets of the company, in other words, to have a higher individual performance which directly impacts on reaching towards the mission of the company. In a world emerging from technological advancement performance management is crucial for a company to be in the competitive market.  Given below is a list of challenges faced by HRM in the current modern world.   Remote work environments – With the occurrence of the Covid-19 pandemic, most companies were forced to adopt remote work. Many employees and millennials prefer wo...
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Challenges in Learning and Development

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Learning and development in HRM refer to the process of assisting employees to gain skills, knowledge, and competencies to perform their tasks effectively. In other words, it's investing in employees to do their current jobs better, improving employee engagement, employee productivity, and retention, and enhancing their overall competitiveness. Traditional learning and development methods used by HR practitioners Source - https://hrsoftware.in/blog/traditional-methods-of-performance-appraisal/ On-the-job training – When a fresher with theoretical skills enters the job market, this is one of the best ways to train them in the job tasks. It is where the employee gets more practical skills and knowledge while they are engaging in the job tasks. Formal training programmes – These are programmes that train an employee on a specific set of skills and knowledge. This could be done either by internal trainers in the company(eg:-By current employees who have experience in the relevant...
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Challenges in Recruitment and Selection

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HR sector has grown tremendously in the past few years The estimated size of the global market for human resource technology in 2021 was valued at USD 32.58 billion, and it is anticipated to increase at a CAGR of 9.2% from 2022 to 2031 to reach USD 76.5 billion (Source: GlobeNewswire) The tremendous growth in the HR sector increases the challenges in managing the heart of the organization, the Human resource. In this article, we are going to discuss some of the challenges faced by HR and how to overcome those challenges. We will take a look at the challenge based on some of the main functions of human resource management. Human resource management (HRM, or simply HR) is a function in organizations designed to maximize employee performance in service of their employer’s strategic objectives. (HRM in changing organizational contexts, 2009).To manage it effectively we could segregate it into 7 main functions.   Recruitment and Selection Performance Management Learning & De...
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