Why HR Should Be At The Heart Of Your Business

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Why HR Should Be At The Heart Of Your Business
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• Employing the right people for your business can
  prove vital to its success, and can give you a
  competitive edge over other businesses. Human
  Resources is a hugely important element of any
  business, but are you clear on exactly what role
  it provides?
• What is HR?
• A businesses HR department should be a source of
  expertise and knowledge on the issues faced by
  employees, and their role is to formulate
  policies and practices that tackle these issues
  and protect the individual worker. They are also
  there to give advice and guidance on

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• any aspects of a business that may affect its
  employees, and should try to view each issue or
  challenge faced, through their employees eyes.
  This then enables them to identify appropriate
  solutions, and better face any challenges that
  workers may be facing.
• An effective relationship between HR and the
  management team, is far more conducive to the
  translating of business goals and values into
  practical policies and actions, and they should
  be far better equipped to communicate these to
  the entire workforce.

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• What other functions do HR perform?
• A good HR department will have the necessary
  tools to manage and pay employees, and they
  should take care of new intake and those who wish
  to leave employment. They will also manage the
  recruitment process from beginning to end, and
  keep on top of any changes within the company
  that may impact employee wages.
• Whose side are HR on?
• There can be a fine line between a HR department
  standing behind the companys employees and
  championing their rights and demands, and

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• being a strategic partner to the management
  team.HR practitioners may find themselves in the
  unfortunate position of neither party being
  certain of their support, and when the outcome of
  an issue or grievance doesnt go in one parties
  favour, they may be scapegoated.
• Resolving the potential for such an occurrence,
  lies primarily in the business owners and/or
  management team making the role of the HR
  department clear to everyone, and establishing
  when they should tackle issues themselves, and
  when they should seek input from HR.

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• Why do businesses need a HR department?
• Some business owners - particularly those with a
  smaller workforce - may be tempted to tackle HR
  themselves, and often the PA to the CEO or the
  Office Manager will take on a HR role. They will
  handle mainly administrative or transactional
  functions, such as preparing contracts of
  employment or dealing with payroll matters, but
  as there are many other issues which can
  negatively affect both of those functions, they
  may quickly find themselves out of their depth
  and facing legal actions from disgruntled
  employees. Not having a HR department can prove
  highly detrimental, if relationships between
  owners or managers and their employees, turns
  sour.

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• Its rare that business owners and/or managers
  never experience issues with their employees, so,
  having a department of individuals who can help
  to tackle the issues without the need for costly
  lawsuits, makes perfect sense. Their experience
  and knowledge should enable them to mediate
  between higher management and employees, limiting
  the need for personal arguments to escalate among
  managers and their workers.
• A good HR team is vital for the success of any
  business, large or small, since they can build
  bridges between management and employees, and
  ensure that the legal obligations are fulfilled,
  and disputes are settled without the need for
  costly lawsuits. If your business needs a

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• professional solution for HR from an outside
  source, then there are many companies offering
  such services at competitive prices, and doing so
  will always be a sound investment. business'
  improve your business' performance and that
  improve your business' performance and
  profitability. Profitability.
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