HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Human Resource Management



Human Resource Management

Introduction

Until recently the dominant debates within human resource management (HRM) have paid little attention to HR practice in the public sector. The concern with the degree to which HRM represented a distinctive style of people management had little resonance for public services, widely viewed as subscribing to traditional patterns of personnel management. The emphasis on establishing the links between HRM and corporate performance was of limited relevance to services answerable to a wide range of stakeholders and with contested performance outcomes; and public service organizations rarely figured as exemplars of leading edge HR practice. Curiously, even developments that might have been viewed as highly relevant to HR practice in the public services, such as customer-employee relations and the changing shape of the HR function, paid scant attention to the public sector (Heskett et al., 2003; Ulrich, 2001).

Employment Retention

An organization is defined as a set up where individuals come together and work in unison to achieve a common goal. In order for an organization to be successful, it needs to understand that being able to convince employees that there is where they should be as well as and satisfy their needs to provide the best possible care is key. Some studies indicate the cost of turnover can average 150% of the employee's annual salary. Employee retention refers to the various policies and practices which allows employees to be part of an organization for a longer period of time. Organizations should focus on the following issues in order to maintain their qualified workforce in the long term: communication; decision making; compensation, benefits, and career development; recruitment; appreciation and understanding; and management

A second way to keep employees happy at the workplace, is to make each employee feel that he or she is valued for the work that he or she is responsible for. This can be accomplished by encouraging each employee and offering praise when it is appropriate to do so. Although employees have responsibilities to carry out, managers should always thank their employees for doing a good job. If employees are giving the feeling that they are valued for the work that its being carried out, it will motivate them to continue to do a good job or possibly a better one. As managers, the thought that the employees are only human and that there will always be a mistake always needs to be kept in mind.

A third way to keep ones employees happy, is to have a productive environment. From the layout of the office, to having all the supplies necessary is important to maximizing employee's productivity. One way to providing a productive work environment, is to give employees healthy air to breath. This healthy air can easily be provided by making certain that air filters are changed regularly and when and if possible allow employees to maintain widows open. Another way to providing a productive environment, is to allow employees to utilize as much real sunlight as ...