Discussion 4

Write down:1. The types of Employees' Appraisal.2. Benefits of Employees' Appraisal. Discuss each type in details of Question number 1.

Working individually, prepare a job description for administrators and lecturers in your university or college. What are the differences, and similarities in the job descriptions? Why are the job requirements different? Present your descriptions

As an associate member of the institute of human resources, you have been invited to give a presentation on employee benefits. Briefly outline your presentation under the following sub headings  Justification for employee benefits Statutory benefits and their importance Factors considered in benefit planning Effective administration of benefits

Poor hiring decisions can be very costly to employers. When a new hire is terminated or quits, the employer’s investment in acquiring that employee is lost. These costs include recruiting, screening, and training the new employee. How can an employer avoid hiring the wrong person? What factors should be considered in making a hiring decision? How would the employee selection process differ for a high-level, key position versus an entry-level, low-skill position?

Assume that you are responsible for developing and maintaining the O’Leary Organization’s performance appraisal system.Respond  to each employee who sent you an e-mail.  what additional actions you would take with reference to each item. SituationThe O’Leary Organization is a medium-sized organization with headquarters in the Midwest. The training and development section consists of you or your team. In addition to conducting training, you have full responsibility for the organization’s performance evaluation system. The O’LearyOrganization’s present performance appraisal system, which you are to assume you or your teamdesigned, requires that all employees be evaluated by their supervisor on a periodic basis. All employeesare evaluated at the end of a 90-day period (the initial employment period) and on a yearly basis thereafter. The O’Leary Organization Performance Appraisal FormE-Mail ItemsItem 1To: HR DepartmentFrom: Tom Morrison, Accounting DepartmentRE: 90-Day Employee EvaluationI…

Assume that you are responsible for developing and maintaining the O’Leary Organization’s performance appraisal system.Respond  to each employee who sent you an e-mail.  what additional actions you would take with reference to each item. SituationThe O’Leary Organization is a medium-sized organization with headquarters in the Midwest. The training and development section consists of you or your team. In addition to conducting training, you have full responsibility for the organization’s performance evaluation system. The O’LearyOrganization’s present performance appraisal system, which you are to assume you or your teamdesigned, requires that all employees be evaluated by their supervisor on a periodic basis. All employees are evaluated at the end of a 90-day period (the initial employment period) and on a yearly basis thereafter. The O’Leary Organization Performance Appraisal FormE-Mail Items Item 6To: HR DepartmentFrom: Howard Adams, SupervisorRE: Necessity of Signing Evaluation…

Assume that an organization operating in hospitality sector acquired your services as a consultant to structure its new pay plan. Develop a ranking job evaluation system for non-managerial employees (housekeepers, valets, front-desk clerks, phone operators, wait staff, groundskeepers, and security guards) of that hotel. You can use any two compensable factors of your choice e.g. level of effort etc. in order to rank jobs in comparison to each other

Which performance appraisal tool is being used when a supervisor places predetermined percentages of appraises into various performance categories? What potential problems may occur after such an appraisal? You are to develop such tool please mention all steps you will undergo through?

You are a manager and have been assigned to a task force to consider discontinuing a number of the employee benefits your firm currently offers. What issues should you address in making this decision?

What are the important elements of a good appraisal system? 1100 words   Why is performance appraisal needed?1000 words

Read the pages and make a brief summary of them with your own words, please. Mention important parts. Also, you will put your comments and ideas about the topic. please don't write item by item

Read the pages and make a BRIEF summary of them with your own words, please. Mention important parts. Also, you will put your comments and ideas about the topic. please don't write item by item. Please do not write long

Before Human Resources is able to draft an appropriate and qualified job description, the job itself must be analyzed to that the proper qualifications are matched to the proper job requirements and you do not hire someone under-qualified for the position.Continue with your previous research of the company used in the individual project.Discuss how you would begin the job analysis of the position.Identify at least 2 areas where the employer would want to make sure that the person used to fill the position has the qualifications to provide the best services to the company’s clients.

Hiring 1-IT manager 1 -Marketing manager 1- Security supervisor and 2- Operations managers   develop a recruitment and selection plan for the chosen organization. In your plan:   Analyze the role of the recruiter.   What unique opportunities and challenges are present for the selected company?   Outline a recruitment process to meet organizational objectives for the selected company.   Include a step-by-step process for the selection of supervisors and managers.   Include the best practices that support your recommended best recruitment plan. Consider the use of social media, types of employment tests, and how to conduct effective interviews, for example.   Include additional information that make the positions more attractive.   Explain an organization's legal considerations for recruitment and selection functions.   Analyze how to measure success of the chosen selection method for the selected company.   What specific metrics would you use for your selected company?

Assume that an organization operating in hospitality sector acquired your services as a consultant to structure its new pay plan. (B). Develop a ranking job evaluation system for non-managerial employees (housekeepers, valets, front-desk clerks, phone operators, wait staff, groundskeepers, and security guards) of that hotel. You can use any two compensable factors of your choice e.g. level of effort etc. in order to rank jobs in comparison to each other. need pay scale chart with market rate

Performance appraisal is not merely for appraisal but, it is for accomplishment and improvements of performance.. discuss.

Imagine that you’re a human resources manager for Graeter’s. If you were writing the job specification for an entry-level, part-time employee who will serve customers in one of the scoop shops, what qualifications would you include, and why?

Every good employee per­for­mance review process seeks to improve how the overall organization performs while sup­port­ing the per­for­mance, development, pro­duc­tiv­i­ty and well-­be­ing of its employees.  How do you set goals for performance?  How often should reviews be given and what action plans should be given to those who do not meet agreed goals?

The company hires independent contractors to perform a variety of customer-focused tasks, such as complaint resolution, for its client, the financial services industry. We get to know all of our contractors because, as the chief of staff puts it, "vetting of such contractors is very important because of the nature of our client's business. We've even watched contractors develop. We have one contractor with us today who started at 16 and is now a manager at 26." The contractors are introduced to more than just the chief. Some of the contractors have been working with a customer for so long that if they leave, the crew must continue. This company has 4,000 contractors and 226 full-time employees, so succession planning must take both into consideration. When working with a contractor, it usually recommends to its financial services clients that they add the contractor to their at-risk registry. The client will hire a full-time employee, and the contractor will learn new skills. Select…

Suppose you work for a leading software house of Pakistan as an HR Manager. Your company has been facing a high turnover rate of employees in the recent months. 20 employees out of the 50 member staff has left the company in the past two months. The high turnover rate is negatively impacting the performance of the company.   Your CEO is concerned about this issue and he has asked you to conduct a research study to find out the causes of the high turnover rate in your company. You believe qualitative research to be the suitable type of research for this study.   Plan a qualitative study to investigate high turnover rate in your company by answering the following questions:Q. What steps will you take before, during and after this study to comply with research ethics? Write at least 7 steps. (around 100 words)

As the HR director of training and development, you have been asked to provide an analysis of the benefits and challenges of training programs within the newly developed organization. The following must be addressed in your analysis: What is the benefit of having an organizational training program?

One reason employers might offer a particular employee benefit is to aid in recruiting certain types of workers. One example is a tuition reimbursement program to attract highly motivated employees. What other example of benefits are you familiar with that might be used to attract a particular type of employee? What types of employees are most attracted to these benefits?

Research jobs that have to do with the Electronic Health Record positions. Post a small paragraph about the job and the pay, discuss with your classmates the differences in these jobs and any that interest you.

Week 7: Interactive activity (Case Analysis (Sorry, You're Too Smart Have you ever been turned down for a job because you ?"were "overqualified Although this may sound like a compliment, it can be disappointing when you are job hunting. Consider applicants who are turned down for jobs because they are "too smart." This could be determined by pre- employment testing or the interviewer may assume applicants' cognitive ability based on education level, GPA, or certifications. You don't often hear someone say that an applicant is "too emotionally intelligent" or "too physically coordinated." So why does it matter if you are ?overqualified in cognitive ability Employers may argue that cognitively overqualified employees will not perform well in their jobs. The lack of challenge they feel in the job tasks could make them bored and unmotivated and then lead to low performance. In fact, research shows that cognitively overqualified employees perform just as well as other employees, but not…

In a business plan, you are tasked to create a management team for your small online business which sells bento cakes and other small sweet pastries. Also what is your proposed salary as a compensation paid to an employee by an employer in return for their work performed.

Given the general dissatisfaction of employees and HR professionals with performance appraisal systems, how can performance appraisals be improved?

A company’s compensation and rewards strategy is most effective when it remains in line with the organization’s overall business strategy and maximizes talent management. While human resources departments must strive to attract and retain the best workers for each position, the incentives needed to engage those workers must be balanced with the costs to the company. For this assignment, research compensation strategies, and consider general compensation programs for the position you identified in previous module assignments. Describe the base pay range and major incentives that are included in your benefits package and respond to the following:  What types of rewards, both tangible and intangible, can be used to recognize and incentivize an employee in this position? Does your program include stock options, profit sharing, an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), healthcare, etc.? Are your specified options provided for employees of all levels or just for certain positions? How…

Differentiate the advantages and disadvantages of the sources of performance information?

Many companies use tests during the hiring process to predict how applicants will perform on the job. Based on today's society, what would you recommend to the hiring manager about forecasting job performance?