3.6 Decision Making To Improve Human Resource Performance Flashcards
1
Q
What are some roles of HR?
A
-law
-pay review
-redundancies
-employee disputes
-performance reviews
-disabilities and special requirements
-health and safety
-GDPR
-recruitment
-holiday pay
-minimum wage
2
Q
What are the 6 HR objectives and values?
A
- Number, skills and location of employees e.g recruitment
- Employee engagement e.g fully involved, motivated and productive
- Talent development e.g attracting, development, engagement and retention of good staff
- Training e.g induction training, incompetencies/skills, to allow job rotation/enrichment
- Diversity e.g meeting legal requirements and recognising benefits
- Alignment of employee/employer values e.g to get employees ti share the same values as the organisation or to align HR objectives with corporate objectives
3
Q
What is an HR strategy?
A
A plan to achieve an organisations HR objectives
4
Q
What are the two HR strategies?
A
Hard and Soft
5
Q
What is a hard HR strategy?
A
Treats employees as a resource of the business
6
Q
What is a soft HR strategy?
A
Treats employees as the most important resource in the business
7
Q
What are the features of hard HR management?
A
- identifying work force needs of the business
- short term changes in employee numbers
- minimal communications (top down)
- pay, enough to retain and recruit
- little empowerment or delegation
- appraisal systems focused on making judgements about staff
- taller organisational structures
- suits autocratic leadership styles
8
Q
What are the features of soft HR management?
A
- strategic focus on longer term workforce planning
- strong and regular two way communication
- competitive pay structure, with suitable performance related rewards
- employees empowered and encouraged to seek delegation and responsibility
- flatter organisational structures
- suits democratic leadership style
