Performance appraisal is one of the important processes of human resource utilization function which is related to the periodic assessment of employee’s job performance. It can be understood as the act of comparing employee’s input and output with the pre-established criteria and objectives of the organization. Suppose, there is a life insurance company called, AZN … Read more
National origin or nationality discrimination in the workplace refers to the unfavourable treatment of individuals based on their country of origin or because they are from a particular part of the world. Equal employment opportunity should be granted to everyone regardless of birthplace, ancestry, linguistic characteristics or culture. Employment discrimination based on national origin can … Read more
If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit. – Bill Clinton Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and … Read more
Motivation can be defined as the reason behind one’s behavior or action. Talking about employee motivation, it can be defined as the factor that arouses energy and desire in employee to be constantly interested in or committed to a job, in an attempt to attain to achieve desired result. In general, motivation is of two … Read more
Human resources are the most important and powerful resources of an organization. Organization should be able to utilize its human resources to the fullest, to do which employee motivation is very essential. There are various ways to motivate employees to work hard, some of which are concisely described below. 1. Create cooperative environment In an … Read more
Reward is benefits provided by the employers, usually money, promotion or benefits and satisfaction derived from the job itself such as pride in one’s work, a feeling of accomplishment or being part of a team. – DeCenzo and Robbins A reward is basically a token of appreciation, given by the employer to the employee for … Read more
An interview is a standard tool of selection which is defined as a formal meeting arranged between two parties; interviewer (the question asking party) and interviewee( the answer giving party). In general, an interview is a verbal interaction held in order to extract necessary facts about the interviewee (applicants or candidates). Based on the convenience … Read more
Recruitment is the process of identifying human resource needs of the organization and taking necessary steps to overcome the probable problems that may arise due to human resource deficiency. There are generally two basic methods of recruitment; internal recruitment and external recruitment. Internal recruitment Internal recruitment is the process of filling the vacant positions in … Read more
Indirect discrimination refers to situations where a company policy, practice, provision or rule places people with shared personal characteristic or someone personally at a disadvantage. It occurs when a particular group of people is put at a disadvantage by company policies or practice which applies to everyone. Employees might face indirect discrimination in the workplace … Read more
Human Resource Management (HRM) is a modern approach of maintaining people at workplace which focuses on acquisition, development, utilization and maintenance of human resource. HRM is development oriented. It is concern of managers of all level and provides space for employee involvement, performance and growth. Several companies nowadays prefer HRM to personnel management because HRM … Read more
