Human Resource Analysing and Reporting

Running Head: HUMAN RESOURCE ANALYSING AND REPORTING
Human Resource Analysing and Reporting
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HUMAN RESOURCE ANALYSING AND REPORTING 2
Human Resource Analysing and Reporting
Activity 1
1.2. Two reasons why the organization needs to collect HR data
Many organizations gather human resource to keep accurate employee records since they
assist in different ways –boosting the effectiveness of selection, promotion, and training. The
data collected by the organization since it will provide raw data, which will be utilized to
monitor equal opportunities issues plus legal requirements (Bratton & Gold, 2012).
To meet Legal Requirements
Organizations collect HR data for legal requirements that ensure compliance. It is a
requirement that all organizations must maintain records of details of employees. These
organizations will need this HR to use for compliance purposes as needed by the law by keeping
workers personal and job details recorded and keep updated records and stored for a specific
period of time (Fitz-enz & Mattox, 2014).
Management of Absenteeism
The human resource manager needs to keep up data to identify the permitted and
unpermitted absence of personnel. The keeping of the information by the HR will help them to
monitor individual performance of the employee and thus, helps in identifying the parts, which
need action to solve issues that affect it (Cohen, 2015).
Keep Workers Personal Data

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Recording, as well as the maintenance of data assist in keeping the worker’s personal
information. The personal information needs to be stored so that the organization may know the
workers in the organization.
1.2. Two types of data that is collected within the organisation and how each supports
HR practices
There are a number of HR data, which a company collects to support the company in
performing the HR practice. The types of data that may be collected by the company to support
the HR include employee details, and contractual agreements (Douthitt & Mondore, 2013).
Contractual Agreements
The details on contract agreements comprise the digit of working hours, which the
workers of a company are working, as well as the pay rate that the company is providing to an
employee. The HR may too make sure that details are stored regarding changes, which are
impacted by the contract agreements. This data may be requested by government agencies that
are concerned with the tax collection to certify the organization’s compliance with minimum
wage and working hours (Bratton & Gold, 2012).
Employee Details
Another type of data collected by the organization is employment details, contract terms,
compensation and hours. This makes sure that all the workers in the organizations have the
minimum legal requirements in regard to the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (Fitz-enz &
Mattox, 2014).