1. Find applicants
When recruiting for new roles, HR must understand the organization's requirements and ensure that those needs are addressed. It's not as straightforward as posting an ad on Indeed: you'll need to do market research, communicate with stakeholders, and manage finances.
Following that, extra research must be conducted to ensure that the proper applicants are recruited and presented. Recruiting is a massive—and expensive—task; the right applicant may rejuvenate a whole business, while the incorrect candidate can destabilize operations.
2. Hire the proper people
Human resources is responsible for scheduling interviews, managing recruiting initiatives, and onboarding new workers. They are also in responsible of ensuring that all documentation associated with employing someone is completed and that everything from the first day to each following day is properly managed.
3. Payroll processing
Payroll is a beast unto itself. Every paycheck, taxes and hours must be calculated and collected. Expenses must be refunded, and increases and incentives must be included. If you think completing taxes once a year is a hassle, consider being in HR and making sure they're correctly deducted every pay month.
4. Implement disciplinary measures
This is maybe why human resources has a negative reputation. When handled incorrectly, disciplinary proceedings may result in the loss of a valued employee as well as litigation or a terrible reputation. However, when handled correctly, disciplinary action might result in an employee's success.
For example, if a firm detects that a certain employee is often late and continues to be late after receiving multiple warnings, HR might step in and examine the cause of the tardiness. It might be a chance to provide extra advantages to the employee, such as counseling, or to provide more resources to assist the person learn to be on time. Rather of incurring the expense of terminating and then seeking a replacement for that person, it might be a learning experience that will advance that individual's career.
On the other side, disciplinary action isn't always the greatest option, and an employee should be let go. The greatest human resources departments recognize when an employee is not a good match for a firm and would be happier elsewhere. It is essential to HR to have a strong enough connection with managers and workers equally to determine a team's cohesion and health.
5. Policy revisions
Policies must be revised (or at the very least reviewed) every year as the company evolves. It is HR's responsibility to issue public policy updates and to advise policy changes when they no longer benefit the firm or the workers. As a result of an incident, a policy should be revised at times. HR should always be involved in and advised on these choices.
6. Keep employee records
The keeping of HR records is required by law. These records assist organizations in identifying skill gaps to aid in the recruiting process, as well as in analyzing demographic data and complying with legislation. They also include personal information and emergency contact information for each employee.
7. Perform a benefit analysis
When striving to recruit the greatest personnel, being competitive is critical. If the advantages are more appealing, a good candidate may select a different business with lower compensation. HR should constantly study comparable organizations to see if their perks are competitive.