hr area of ​​a company

Y-Negocios

2022

We explain what the human resources area of ​​a company is, what its functions are and some examples of its tasks.

The HR area is in contact with employees before and after hiring.

Human resources area of ​​a company

The human resources area (also known by the acronym HR) deals with organizing human factors and maximizing their performance within the business.

The term "human resources" does not refer to goods, but to persons considered active and proactive agents, endowed with abilities. Therefore, it is important that this area is aligned with the strategies of the organization to accompany your process and evolution together with the human value that makes it up.

The term "human resources" began to have popularity from the year 1910, after the Second Industrial Revolution. Employees were seen as a species of assets of capital, that is, it can generate even more Profits for the company and not just being a person who fulfills a task.

Just as the company optimizes the use of technological resources or machinery to obtain the highest performance, in a similar way it began to consider employees to provide their maximum performance.

HR area functions

Among the main functions of the human resources area are:

  • Recruitment and selection. It refers to identifying the needs of the company to define the professional profiles that it needs to incorporate, publish job offers, conduct job interviews and analyze the results for the selection and hiring of candidates.
  • Recruitment. It refers to the integration process of the new candidate chosen to form part of the organization (from the signing of the contract until their proper insertion to the job). The area of human Resources must accompany and supervise this process.
  • Formation and training. It refers to facilitating access to knowledge and tools (documents, training, courses, etc.) necessary for employees to improve performance in their tasks and to reach other positions within the organization.
  • Control of the work environment. Refers to establish House Rules, avoid rumors and maintain a communication open with all staff (through bulletin boards, internal emails, team meetings, etc.), so that they contribute to maintaining a good relationship between employees and with the organization.
  • Management of dismissals and dismissals. Refers to the management administrative related to an employee who will stop providing his services to the organization, either for temporary licenses, for leaving the company permanently or for layoffs.

Examples of tasks in the HR area

The HR area identifies which employees must access specific training.

Some tasks performed by the human resources area are:

  • Determine the needs of the staff so that they can carry out their tasks in the best way and to improve their experience within the organization. For example, that require training on the management of the software billing.
  • Identify and incentivize the most efficient employees, for example, by facilitating access to trainings for professionals that allow them to reach higher positions within the organization.
  • Monitor compliance with working conditions by employees, for example, check that they comply with the entry and exit times stipulated by the company.
  • Communicate the terms and conditions of the company directed to the employees, for example, the announcement of the privacy policies and other specifications of use to access the storage cloud of the organization.
  • Avoid discrimination between employees and from the organization to its employees. For example, hiring women to occupy hierarchical positions is a way not to discriminate based on the sexual condition of the person.

Success stories in human resources areas

Some multinational companies stand out for the work of the human resources area, which improves their institutional image and generates greater interest of people to become part of the organization. Some examples are:

TWITTER.

The American company implemented a staff induction program called "from yes to desk" which refers to the good experience that the company offers, from the moment the employee accepts the job (from when he says "yes") until he sits down. for the first time at your desk.

The process includes seventy-five steps that HR must follow along with other areas, so that newcomers are not alone on their first day. For example, along with the area of technology make sure that the new member has activated their e-mail and access to the computer, your desk is in order and equipped.

With him work team of which the new member will be a part, make sure that they are not alone during their first breakfast or lunch and that they receive the information necessary on the operation of the company.

NATURA COSMETICS.

The Brazilian company developed a research to detect the benefits of the organization that are most valued by its employees. The objective of knowing this information is to improve the decision making when investing to expand the company.

The research developed by the human resources area was based on the analysis of a hundred indicators. Due to the positive results, Natura's human resource management is regularly analyzed to improve the organization's action plans.

Communication with their employees changed and they were left behind, for example, old methodologies as evaluations valued through ratings that did not contribute to improving employee performance.

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