Function and Objectives of HR in Contemporary Organizations

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6/12/2019

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Ques1. Function and objectives of HR in contemporary organizations
Human resource division shows a major part in fulfilling the staffing needs of the company.
The HR analyses the job duties and the skills required to perform fill a particular job position.
In contemporary organizations, the role of HR is not only limited to recruiting of the right
applicants at the correct time. The HR focuses on bringing transformation by being parallel to
the changing needs of the company and able making the organization more adaptive and
resilient to change which in turn helps in increasing the productivity of the company
(Farndale et al, 2010)
In today’s organizations, HR is considered as the strategic partner that contributes to the
development of the wide business plan and focuses on designing of the work system. It
designs work positions and hires employees. It also designs rewards and recognition for the
employees. The HR focuses on designing fair wage system for the employees by focusing on
the current compensation trends and assesses the policies such as fair labour trends to analyze
the minimum wage and payment for the overtime by the workers (Noe et al, 2017). It
provides assistance for the payroll setup. It effectively develops and administrates the
employee benefits program to provide adequate coverage and benefits for the employees
which in turn help in reducing the employee turnover cost of the organization. The HR
focuses to provide safety and compliance of the laws that ensure the safety and security of the
employees. It reviews the performance of the employees and designs the appraisal in
accordance with the performance to retain and motivate the employees for the organization
(Kelly and Rapp, 2017).
HR plays the role of employee advocate and focuses on creating the working environment
where the employees feel motivated and happy. It creates a culture where the employees are
loyal and competent to help the customers efficiently. The HR champions the role of change

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to successfully implement and develops the strategies that reduce the employee resistance and
helps the organization in the successful application of the change strategies to achieve the
mission and the goals of the organization (Reilly and Williams, 2017).
The traditional roles of HR are not sufficient for operating the organization in a complex
business environment. Maintenance of the good employee relation in becoming the major
concern of contemporary organizations. Issues like diversity, inclusion and ethical
considerations are becoming the sensitive issues in the contemporary organizations, which in
turn create the complexity in the role of the human resource division. It develops the need to
ethically and professionally manage the HR department to motivate the employees and retain
the reputation of the company (Recardo, 2016). HR in modern organizations focuses on the
development of the existing employees and ensures the onboarding of the new employees. It
provides the training opportunities to the employees to keep them updated in their respective
fields and also prepares the new employees to fit in the organization (Cascio and Graham,
2016).
Managing of HR in an ethical manner allows the organization to attain the loyalty of the
employees and make them more committed towards the organization. It ensures safety and
protects the right of the employees to establish good employee relation and enhance the
reputation of the organization. It acts as the voice of the employees and focuses on employee
welfare (Rees and Smith, 2017). It coordinates with the unions and mediates the
disagreements between the organization and the human resource to retain the highly skilled
employees for the company and increase its productivity. The HR bridges the gap between
the individual and the organizational goals and aims to maintain the goal harmony. It ensures
respect for all the employees and motivates them to be disciplined in their actions and
perform the activities that are morally correct (Kuipers and Giurge, 2017)

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Managing of HR in a professional manner allows the company to establish a positive working
environment and develop the organization structure where the roles and the responsibilities of
all the members are clearly stated. It aids the organization to keep the employees and reduces
the labour turnover by serving the interest of the workforce and improving the efficiency of
the organization. HR aligns the efforts of the employees towards the common goal and help
in sustaining the business for a longer period of time (Rose and Raja, 2016)
Ques2. Different ways for delivering objectives
HR focuses on developing and recruiting the best employees for the organization. It designs
the policies that address the employment issues and provides the guidance of handling the
issues between the manager and the employees. It focuses on creating a positive working
culture under which the HR ensures transparency and consistency in operations (Boroughs,
and Palmer, 2016).
The organizations use HR outsourcing under which it subcontracts with the external supplier
to manage the HR function of the organization. The organization uses business process HR
outsourcing where the outside supplier manages the distinct HR activities including payroll
management, recruitment of employees or manages the whole HR function. The organization
also uses shared service for organizing its HR activities by sharing the administrative
activities with the external supplier. The shared service model helps the organizations in
reducing the cost and avoids duplication of efforts. It allows the company to have greater
focus over the HR strategy (Reilly and Williams, 2016)
The large scale organizations use HR outsourcing to manage personnel functions. It focuses
on the proper designing of the retirement, compensation, health benefit and insurance plan for
the employees and also hires the supplier for providing training and hiring of the employees.
On the other hand, the small scale enterprises use HR outsourcing for administrative payrolls