Human Resource Initiatives in Foxconn

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Human Resource Initiatives in Foxconn
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Introduction
Human Resources refers to the function within an organization which deals with
people and the issues that are related to the compensation, recruiting, performance
management along with the organizational development. The human resources in a company
should develop the sustainable practices that can help in paving the path for a cleaner earth.
Sustainability helps in the process of the maintenance of change within the balanced
environment and it helps in meeting the human aspirations. The development of the
sustainability initiatives in relation to the human resources can help in bringing about the
improvement of a company (Morrow and Mowatt 2015). Foxconn Technology Group was
founded in the year 1974 that emerged to become largest multinational company within the
framework of the Electronics Manufacturing Services Industry. This case study analysis
discusses about the sustainability initiatives that have been taken by the human resources of
Foxconn Technology Group. This paper also elaborates about the authenticity in relation to
the human resources sustainability initiatives within the company. It also talks about how the
human resources of the company can help in enhancing the positive social along with the
human outcome in the company. The case study analysis elucidates on how the human
resource outcome would differ in the case of a different business context.
Human Resources sustainability initiatives in Foxconn
The human resources department in Foxconn Technology Group works in accordance
with the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights that helps in offering protection to the
rights along with the interests of the employees. The human resources of the company makes
the employment policies that provides equal opportunity to the people coming from the
various kinds of backgrounds irrespective of their age, gender, nationality along with the
religion. The employees are treated in the fair manner that has helped in the sustainability of

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the company. Foxconn recruits the employees with the help of the social along with the
educational institutions by taking recourse to the unbiased screening process that helps in the
maintenance of respect of applicants (Ehnert, Harry and Zink 2013). It helps in promoting the
diversity within the workforce. The company prohibits employment in relation to the child
labour along with the forced labour. The human resources are instrumental in recruiting the
disabled people that can help in the sustaining the company in the future. The human resource
management in Foxconn lays emphasis on the community-based programs along with the
volunteer programs that can help in bringing about improvement in the overall condition of
society. The company takes recourse to measures that can help in bridging education gap in
between the people who live in the urban areas and that of the rural areas (Gessner and
Bortree 2019). Foxconn along with the Yonglin Foundation have come together for
supporting the fledgling start-ups with the health care sector.
The human resources of Foxconn provides the employment opportunities to that of
the local workforce within the market of its operation. It has helped the company in achieving
the high employee localization rate. The human resources of the company takes care of the
fact that the majority of the people are in the formal positions that helps in taking care of the
sustainability of the company. The department of the human resources of company hires the
temporary workers along with the part-time employees on the basis of the manufacturing
cycles along with the business needs (Noe et al. 2017). The human resources of the company
have developed the incentive system which is aligned with that of the needs of the modern
day business. The company has adopted the forward thinking approach in relation to the
employee evaluation along with the compensation. The human resources of the company
evaluates the employees on the basis of their business performance along with the work
ability. The human resources of the company has implemented the system of the annual