The HR Lounge

Introduction Employee relations refers to an organization’s efforts to manage relationships between management and employees. An organization with a good employee relations program provides fair and consistent treatment to all employees and they will be committed to their jobs and loyal to the company. Such programs also aim to prevent and resolve problems arising from situations at work (Shinn, 2019). Employee relation is a crucial factor when it comes to overall organizational performance. Because good employee relationship management leads increased employee wellbeing and performance. Since employees are the engine of any organization, management wants to make sure that both relationship between management and employees and relationship among employees are well maintained (Verlinden, 2020).   Benefits of employee relations According to Martic (2020) organizations with good employee relationships enjoy many benefits and it is easier for the management to  engage, ...

  Introduction   A performance appraisal is a regular periodical review of an employee's job performance and overall contribution to a company. A performance appraisal evaluates an employee’s skills, achievements, and growth. Companies use performance appraisals to give employees big-picture feedback on their work and to justify pay increases and bonuses, as well as termination decisions (Hayes, 2021). Performance appraisal can provide an indication of areas of training need as well as direction for leadership development, performance improvement and succession planning Richards, 2021).   Benefits of a performance appraisal Companies use performance reviews to evaluate and assess the performance of individual employees on the job. Performance appraisals are used to explore each employee's job growth and to set goals and benchmarks to strive for during the next appraisal period. Understanding the benefits of performance appraisals can help managers and supervisors make the...

Introduction Digital recruitment refers to the process of using modern technologies to find, attract, analyze, select, and hire candidates to fill an open job role. It goes beyond posting job vacancies online and social media, rather it highlights a host of digital tools and strategies that covers the entire recruitment process from start to end (Owusu, 2020). Recruiting is a major concern for most of the employers these days. Digital recruitment can make the overall process of recruiting much easier. Because it is highly useful for online recruiters to search employee profile, assess them for experience and skills and send them a quick response asking them for a chat or about a novel opportunity (Reddy, 2021).   Advantages of digital recruitment According to Barcelos (2018) with more and more job seekers turning to digital platforms and social channels in search of jobs, companies are now digitalizing their recruitment process to build their talent pool. ...

  Introduction The professional world is becoming competitive and continuously changing. Therefore, professional development and continual learning  is more important than ever in being successful and achieving personal and organizational goals (Antley, 2020). Professional development of employees is referred to as a process during which employees, with the support of their employer, go through professional training to improve their skills and grow their knowledge.  Helping employees to improve their strengths and grow their skills better equips them for their role. This add up more value to the work they do and directly benefits to the business. In addition to that making learning and development culture within  the organization, helps improve employee engagement,  increase retention and attract elite candidates (Heinz, 2021).   Importance of investing in employee professional development   Investing in professional development of employees also...

  Introduction Human resource outsourcing refers to a process in which organization transfers responsibilities and risks for HR functions to the external provider, which performs these tasks on behalf of the organization. Since HR functions are complex and time-consuming businesses prefer for outsourcing either whole HR functions or part of the HR responsibilities  (Bell, 2021) .   Most companies outsource human resources functions by collaborating with a professional employer organization. Although outsourcing HR might not be right for all businesses, there are some significant advantages to doing so, especially when it comes to saving time and money (Hamlin, 2019) .   Importance of HR Outsourcing Human resource outsourcing is an important strategic HR initiative. It helps organization to focus on internal resources towards doing what they do best and simultaneously helps to control the bottom lines. HR outsourcing helps an organization to gain cost and time efficie...

Introduction Employee wellbeing is not only physiological or mental ill health but also it is about optimizing the health of all employees in the organization. Employee wellbeing also extends beyond health into happiness and job satisfaction (Short, 2018). According to the methodology for assessing employee wellbeing PROWELL, there are seven major components of employee wellbeing in the workplace, which fall into three domains such as mental, physical and social wellbeing. However, many people associate wellbeing with physical health only while wellbeing is much more than that (Martic, 2020). Thee Domains of Wellbeing (Source: Workplace Wellbeing Assessment: PROWELL) Importance of employee wellbeing programs Employee wellbeing programs have  multiple   benefits,  both   for the organization and the employee. These programs d o have a strong impact on employee retention and have a powerful influence on keep employee loyal as well. Employee morale is a huge f...

  Introduction The advancement of an employee from his or her present job position to another job position that has a higher salary range  a higher-level job title, and higher-level job responsibilities in an organization is defined as a promotion. Sometimes a promotion results in an employee taking on responsibility for managing or supervising the work  of other employees. Decision making authority tends to rise  with promotion as well (Heathfield, 2019).   Why employee promotion is so important? Promotion or career advancement is a process, which an employee of a company is given a higher share of duties, a higher pay scale or both. A promotion is not just beneficial for employees but it also highly crucial for the business organization. Promotion boosts the morale of promoted employees, increases their productivity and hence improves upon the overall performance of the organization, which has direct impact to both top and bottom line (Belyh, 2020).   Beh...