Functions Of Human Resources Management

What Is e-HRM? It is pretty easy to know what e-HRM is from the name. Everyone knows that anything prefixed with an “e” refers to electronics or, more precisely, IT and the internet. Human resource management that uses these technologies to complete various tasks in collaboration with other entities like employees and top management is called e-HRM. The system stores all data about employees. It also has valuable information about the company that employees need to access. The use of web technology is transforming HR the way it never has.   E-HRM is not similar to HRIS. While the latter is for the use of the human resource department only, the former is used by all entities in an organization. This technology helps to spread the activities of the personnel department to employees and top management members. It offers more opportunities for these actors to collaborate. It enables human resource departments to deliver a self-service system to employees. This system keeps everyone inf...

  WHAT IS EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION Employee motivation is all about how engaged an employee feels in tandem to the organisation's goals and how empowered he/she feels. Motivation is of two types: Intrinsic motivation Extrinsic motivation Motivated employees are an asset to an organization, they are directly proportional to an organization’s success. Motivation is intangible, difficult to measure and extremely difficult to control, but very easy to facilitate if done right. It’s all about intention, intensity, and perseverance. Intrinsic motivation Intrinsic motivation refers to the act of doing something that does not have any obvious external rewards. You do it because it’s enjoyable and interesting to you, not because of any outside incentive or pressures, like rewards or deadlines.  In short, intrinsic motivation is performing an activity for its own sake rather than the desire for some external reward or out of some external pressure. Essentially, the...

  Human Resource Planning (HRP)? Human resource planning (HRP) is the continuous process of systematic planning ahead to achieve optimum use of an organisations most valuable asset—quality employees.Human Resources planning ensures the best fit between employees and jobs while avoiding manpower shortages or surpluses. Robbins (2001) defines HRP as “the process by which an organization ensures that it has the right number and kinds of people at the right places, at the right time, capable of effectively and efficiently completing those tasks that will help the fulfill organization’s overall objectives.” Why is HR planning important? Increases the value of current employees:  Human resource planning emphasizes reviewing current employees, their job titles and additional skills that make them vital to company operations along with training needs. Helps companies adapt to industry changes: By making use of human resource planning, companies can anticipate changing needs in ta...

What is Employee Counselling? Employees face a variety of problems both at workplace and at home. These problems involve economic, social, physical, psychological and religious factors. These problems can affect their performance and productivity. The problem may be between employee and employee, employee and manager and between managers . Employee counselling is done to bring out a positive result from the de-stressed employee. In simple terms employee counseling is like a stressed person discuss about the problem or about the poor performance and other person consoles and try to sort the problem. Counseling is the process of helping other persons to find solutions to their problems and anxieties. The person carrying out counselling is known as counsellor and the person being counselled is called counselee or client.   The Need For Workplace  Counselling There are a variety of reasons why employers use counselling as one of their employee-care strategies. The follow...

Training and Development is one of the most important functions of Human Resource  Management in any of the organisation. The objective of this Training is to enhance employees’ skills behaviour and expertise by putting them into learning new techniques of doing work. Employee Training and Development helps in updating employees’ skills and knowledge for performing a Job which at the end results in increasing their work efficiency and increase the productivity of an organization. It ensures that Employees oddness or eccentricity is reduced and learning or behavioral change should take place in a very structured format.  Training development or learning and development are official ongoing educational activities designed for goal fulfillment and enhance the performance of employees. Difference between Training and Development Training is mostly short term with a concrete goal that aims at a particular role or job requirement. While Development is a long term activity...