Staffing
This HR activity starts with determining a business's employment needs.
What is staffing?
This term refers to pay for work completed, either as an hourly wage or yearly salary.
What is compensation?
This HR activity ensures employees are knowledgeable and productive in their roles.
What is training and development?
This category of laws ensures workplace safety and health standards are maintained.
What are safety and health regulations?
HR representatives can serve as these when conflicts arise between employees or managers.
What are mediators?
A job description explains the responsibilities, while this term explains the skills needed for a job.
What is a job specification?
Health insurance, paid vacation, and retirement plans are examples of these.
What are benefits?
Training needs can arise due to the introduction of these, which often require new skills.
What is new equipment or work procedures?
HR must ensure that candidates are not asked illegal questions during these stages of the hiring process.
What are interviews?
This type of HR program assists employees with career planning or personal issues such as housing.
What is an employee assistance program?
This part of staffing involves seeking out and attracting qualified potential employees.
What is recruiting?
HR managers analyze costs to create this, ensuring employees receive fair packages.
What is a benefits plan?
HR may use this individual to oversee on-the-job training for new employees.
What is a mentor?
HR managers handle legal documents for employees under this type of agreement, though not all employees have them.
What are employment contracts?
HR deals with these relations when employees in the company are part of a union.
What are labor-union relations?
HR managers often use this type of software to weed out applicants who don't meet the job’s minimum requirements.
What is applicant-tracking software?
In some companies, HR teams work with these providers to offer healthcare benefits to employees.
What are insurance carriers?
This aspect of training involves reviewing employees' performance to give feedback and improve productivity.
What is performance management?
This law ensures equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, gender, or other factors.
What is Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)?
HR uses these sessions to gather employee suggestions for improvement when they leave the company.
What are exit interviews?
These discussions with departing employees aim to gather feedback on their experiences.
What are exit interviews?
A part-time employee might have to pay more into this type of benefit plan than a full-time employee.
What is health insurance?
This type of HR training focuses on developing specific skills and knowledge for employees to enhance their careers.
What is professional development?
HR managers handle these actions when an employee violates company policies or underperforms.
What are disciplinary measures?
HR professionals ensure a business adheres to these rules to avoid discrimination during the hiring process.
What are employment laws?