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12/6/2016 |
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The Delicate Balance Of HR: Employees |
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The Delicate Balance Of HR: Employees by Catherine Iste From an employee perspective, HR can be anything from the team who coordinates the holiday party to the person who is telling us our benefits will cost more and we will not get a raise. In this series, we will look at the department from different perspectives to illustrate the delicate balance required to grow and maintain a functional department that contributes positively to the organization and its culture. In the first article, we examined HR from the leadership perspective. In this article, we will look at the employee perspective. With or against As employees, we can follow a few simple steps to get what we need from HR. The first step is to figure out the department. Is it one person who just grew into the position? Is it a director, a recruiter and a receptionist? Do they always seem overworked, behind schedule or bogged down with payroll? The department may be tasked with too many things, in which case no matter how nice they are or how much they want to help, they may not have the time, resources or bandwidth. Their support may be nonexistent or inconsistent. If that is the case, our second step will be to figure out how to align what we want with what they can give us. For example, if we want a raise and we feel like HR is a roadblock, we need to change our approach. Find out from HR what needs to happen for them to process a raise. Does it require a performance review and a form signed off from a VP? Whatever it is, once we get that information we can figure out what steps we may be able to take to facilitate the process. The key is to work in line with HR but relieve some of their administrative burden. Yes, it may feel like we are doing their job, but if they cannot and we do not, then who will? Once we recognize their resources may be limited, we can better prepare to address the gaps. Read full article on MultiBriefs.
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