HR Issues and Solutions Case Study

This case study examines various challenges faced by the Human Resource department of a company. It analyzes issues such as employee turnover and retention, productivity, payroll management, and health and safety. The assignment proposes solutions for each issue, highlighting strategies like competitive remuneration packages, effective training programs, automated payroll systems, and robust workplace safety policies.

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As per the case study, there is a number of issues that the Human Resource (HR)
department faces in running the department as well as the organization. The HR must consider
the issues at the highest priority in order to resolve the same for the wellbeing of the
organization. The most severe issues are:
Employee Turnover and Retention:
Employee turnover is one of the biggest issues that the HR department of the firm faces.
The retention of the existing staffs within the organization is a challenging task for the HR
department. There are some situations both within and outside the organization that causes the
high employee turnover. The turnover is capable of disrupting the firm’s image and affects the
firm’s sustainability. Employee turnover, at the same time impacts on the firm’s productivity.
Solution:
Employee retention is considered as the fine balance among the remuneration, company
culture and the incentives. The HR department of the firm must handle the disrupting situation
effectively by providing each staff the proper combination of all the three to prevent the
turnover. On the other hand, effectual leadership is also capable of retaining the existing
employee o the organization.
Productivity:
The productivity is another major issue that is dealt in the HR department. The
productivity of the company is determined by the competency of the employees. If the
productivity is low, the HR is responsible to solve the issues by identifying the lack of
competency within the employees.

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Solution:
The HR must take effective steps according to the severity of the issue of productivity by
providing the employees proper training and making them comply with their job responsibilities.
Along with this, proper feedback from the employees will also enable the company to guide the
employees for increasing the productivity
Payroll:
Payment is one of the main issues faced by the HR apart from the finance department in
the case study. There can be emergency situation of bankruptcy, low profit, natural disasters and
other which can make the organization unable to pay salary to the employees. In addition, the
chance of mistakes is high in the manual process of payment.
Solution:
The organization must implement payroll software which will help the HR to pay the
wages of the staffs timely. Moreover, the company must seek technological implementation of
the payment process to avoid any kind of mistakes in the payment of the employees. On the other
hand, the HR must introduce the employees with some policies which will be able to resolve the
problem of emergency situation automatically.
Health and Safety:
The HR department is responsible for the health safety o the employees. Any health
issues of the employees within the workplace are a threat to the HR department as because health
hazards are capable of lower the productivity. Besides, the employee’s safety both physical and
social is another concern of the HR.

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Solution:
The HR department must introduce to some policies concerning the health and safety of
the employees in order to provide them with proper facilities regarding the same. At the same
time, the firm must have proper workplace structure to ensure the better health and safety of the
employees within the workplace.

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Reference:
Toronto Star, March 9, 1986. P. B1
A talk by James O’Toole to the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Business and Organizational
Ethics Partnership