Trends Impacting HR Policies

Running head: HR POLICY
Trends Impacting HR Policies
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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
Use of HR policy to take advantages of opportunities posted by the identified trend....................3
The way through which the HR leaders use HR policy to mitigate the risk associated with
identified trends...............................................................................................................................4
Reasons for which the HR policy needs to be changed in light of the identified trends.................4
Implication for an organization of not addressing the trend via HR policy....................................5
Synthesizing the importance of organizational context in formulating HR policy and discussion
of the own experience......................................................................................................................5
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction:
Social media plays a very important role in the human resource management in the
multinational organizations. Today, most of the business organizations have social media
presence on platforms like Facebook and Instagram. These social media platforms more informal
environment which encourage employees to communicate with each other. Social media today
plays significant role in this respect especially for multinational companies which employ their
employees all over the globe. Social media today enable organizations to build stronger bond
between employees which ultimately boosts their performances. The paper would explore this
role of social media in the human resources policies of the present organisations.
Use of HR policy to take advantages of opportunities posted by the identified trend
Social media application is a current social trend that has a big implication on HR policy.
On the other hand, the large organizations focus on the incorporation of corporate social
responsibility and sustainability in their business strategy (Bamberger et al. 2014). SPAR Group
is a large retailer in South Africa (Spar.co.za 2018). However, application of social media
facilitates the HR policy. For example, in SPAR group the HR department is able to improve
their recruitment process through social media. They can advertise their organization and
identify candidates through various social websites. As a result, the recruitment policy can be
maximized through social media trend. On the other hand, corporate social responsibility focuses
on increasing shareholder value. CSR boosts the employee engagement policy, which is a vital
HR policy. Therefore, incorporation of sustainability also facilitates the human resource
management in an organization.