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Effective Employment Tool- Linkedin One of the most common reasons why hiring teams use LinkedIn includes job listings, networking, and marketing. LinkedIn is also a great medium for communicating and looking for the right talent. In addition to this,  LinkedIn has proven to be a robust tool for social media recruiting and hiring the best candidates LinkedIn is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Launched on May 5, 2003, the platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows job seekers to post their CVs and employers to post job. [linkedin.com, 2021]                                                                    Figure 01 [linkedin.com, 2021] Benefits of LinkedIn -Gain exposu...

  What is a Human Resources Information System (HRIS)           Figure 01: (Vulpen, 2022) Every company's human resources department is seen as crucial to its overall success. Its various roles assist the firm by providing skilled and talented workers, as well as management training, employee enrichment programs, and other services. Human resources help firms maximize the value of their most valuable asset, labor, which is typically their single highest expense. Human resources departments, on the other hand, must have the appropriate tools and resources to function effectively. Within the department, a human resources information system (HRIS) can be utilized to help employees and managers improve their productivity and the results of their efforts. What is an HRIS, or Human Resources Information System? Human Resources Information System (HRIS) is a term that refers to a system that keeps track of human resources HRIS stands for Human Resource Inform...

  Managing Career and Retention Figure 01: (Tes, 2022) Any employer should be concerned about high staff turnover. Consider the cost of recruiting, interviewing, and training new personnel, not to mention the fact that these individuals may be less skilled than the veteran staff they are replacing. Employees have more options when the economy improves and the labor market expands, making employee retention even more difficult. Employees are most likely to say they want higher income and benefits, are unhappy with their present company's career prospects or desire additional challenges when asked why they are looking for other jobs. To reduce turnover, career development programs can address these issues (Gomex, 2014) .   Employers can benefit from employee development in the following ways: 1.  Staff retention: showing your employees that you value them and their growth by spending time or money on them shows them that you care about them and their development, which make...

  Managing Remote Workers   Figure 01: (Barbara, et al., 2020) Many corporations and universities have urged their workers to work remotely in reaction to the uncertainties posed by Covid-19. While over a quarter of the US workforce already works from home at least part of the time, the new restrictions will require many employees — and their supervisors — to work out of the office for the first time, separating them from one another. However, some months into the major transition to remote work prompted by COVID-19, many of those fears proved to be unjustified. Prior to the outbreak, only 1 in 30 organizations had at least half of their workers working remotely, according to a report by human resources consulting firm Mercer. It was 1 in 3 as of late August 2020. Since workers began working remotely, 94 percent of organizations stated that productivity had stayed constant or risen.  (Fuscaldo, 2021) Although it is generally better to set clear remote-work policies and tr...

  Sexual Harassment Procedures Figure 01:  (Cummings, 2017) Sexual harassment can take many different forms. It has a huge negative influence on equality as well. Despite this, sexual harassment continues to be a problem for women in all types of workplaces and at all levels of management (Women in the Workplace, 2021). Women are significantly more likely than men to be victims of sexual harassment because they lose power, are in more vulnerable and uncomfortable positions, lack self-confidence, or have been conditioned to suffer silently.   Prepare line supervisors to handle sexual harassment complaints A line manager is likely to be the first senior staff member to become aware of a sexual harassment situation. They may receive a complaint from an employee or witness it firsthand. Ensure that the line manager: ·  Recognize the gravity of sexual harassment and the harm it can cause. ·  Know the latest harassment laws and what constitutes sexual harassment. ·...

  The Role of Psychology in the Workplace                                                             Figure 01 : (LSCI, 2017) Unemployment, underemployment, and insecure labor are all on the rise as a result of recent and ongoing worldwide changes. Individual and social well-being are harmed by the loss of decent labor, which fails to meet human requirements for economic survival, social connection, and self-determination. This is especially true for underserved communities and individuals with limited marketable skills. As a result, businesses are becoming more interested in the concept of workplace psychology. Psychology is defined as "the scientific study of man's relationship with the world of labor... in the process of creating a living" by Guion (1965). The application or extension of psychological...

  What is HR Compliance? Figure 01: (Limone, 2019) Every company must ensure that it complies with the government's as well as various industry's regulations and requirements. And it is the responsibility of every department in a corporation to follow the laws. To put it another way, they must remain compliant. HR compliance, on the other hand, is critical in ensuring that a company's HR procedures are fair. It's critical to stay current with changing employment industry norms, which is why HR compliance requirements are typically amended every year. Employee growth, retention, and hiring are all influenced by proper compliance operations. Understanding your goals and existing growth plan is critical since it will help you understand how compliance procedures may influence decisions or vice versa.   What does HR compliance entail? The process of designing policies and processes to ensure that your employment and work practices reflect a comprehensive understanding of ex...