2. Defining Human Resource Management
Human resource management is the integrated use of
system
policies
management practices
To support organization to meet its desired goal through recruitment, maintaining
and development of employees
*Attempts maximum utilization of pooled skills & experience
3. Need in Health sector
• Requirement of varied manpower (non skilled to highly skilled)
• Outcome of any programme depends on competencies & skills of implementing personnel
• Mismatch between requirement & production of manpower
• Continuous updating of skills and knowledge has not been mandatory
• Regional disparities both in quality & quantity
5. A. Human Resource Planning
• HR Planning includes all activities required do to forecast current & future HR needs
Needed when a new programme is envisaged
Must be done prior to recruitment & selection
Demand forecasts estimate number & qualifications needed
Supply forecasts estimate availability & qualifications of current workers
Job Analysis
Determines Requirement for job:
Skills
Duties
Knowledge
Training
Job Specification
Minimum acceptable standards:
Educational Qualification
Training
Experience
Forecasting Manpower
Projected turnover
Suitability of existing employees
Budget availability
6. B. Recruitment & Selection
• Recruitment: Defining jobs & Inviting applications
• Selection: Specific filtering process for choosing the most suitable personnel
• External Internal Outsourced
• Medical fitness/Police verification
• Probation
7. Recruitment & Selection Contd....
Cognitive Ability Test
Performance tests Personality test
Group Discussion
Interviews
Selection Tools
8. Recruitment & Selection Contd....
35 joined
50 selected
150 interviewed
200 called for interview
1000 applications received
Recruitment Pyramid
9. C. Training & Development
• An act of increasing knowledge & skills of employee to do a particular job
• Health personnel are adults: Principles of adult learning
• Participatory approach, Experiences are to be shared
• Initial period best for training
• Introduction to goals/vision/mission; Work culture/Hierarchy explained
• Job description chart
• Induction/pre-placement training Reorientation/Refresher training
10. D. Training & Development contd...
Training
&
Development
Training
Need
Assessment
Training
Objectives
Training
Delivery
Training
Evaluation
Training needs
Task Analysis
Competency analysis
Seeking expectations
Measurable/Observable
Relevant skills/knowledge
Updating
Motivation
Cognitive/Practical
Behavioural approach
e-learning
Pre/Post test
Feedback
11. E. Performance Management
Defining
performance
Correctiveaction
Training &
Developmental
plan, Salary, Career
Development
Performance
appraisal &
Evaluation
Regular review &
monitoring
Feedback
Setting standards/targets
Mutual agreement
Immediate Superior
Monthly meetings
Verbal/written
Reprimand/Appreciation
Employer/Employee
Needed support
Actions for misconduct
Quantity/Quality
Expectations
Achievement
Feedback
Competency vs Reality
Linked to
performance
12. Performance Management contd...
• Organization: Standing orders about code of conduct/procedure for disciplinary actions
• All employees treated at par
• Initially verbal warnings (immediate supervisor)→Written warning
• Charges communicated → Opportunity to defend → Penalty
• Appeals
Major Penalties (Enquiry)
Compulsory retirement
Removal from service
(with/without future disqualification)
Minor Penalties (Head of office)
Censure
Withholding of promotion
Withholding of increment
Reduction to lower scale
13. F. Salary & Reward Management
• Generally Govt wages are quite fair
• Each designated post carries a pay scale
• Salary doesn’t commensurate with performance
• Based on qualifications + years needed for qualifications
• Difference b/w regular & contractual employee
• Enthusiastic and best performer may lose interest
• Salary also linked to inflation rate
• Incentives/additional increments/out of turn promotions
14. G. Career Management
• Management should assist employees to achieve realistic career goals
• Timely promotions
• Opportunity to acquire additional qualifications
• Clearly defined promotion policy
• Seniority & Merit based
5-10 yrs
Trial stage
10-20 yrs
Stable
Occupational
goals
20-30 yrs
Secures &
maintains
place
>30 yrs
Reduced
power,
Salary,
responsibility
15. H. Retention & Attrition
• Retention: Worker remaining with organization for a long period
• Attrition: Departure of employee
• If premature departure: cycle repeated, Resource consuming
17. Morale & Motivation
Welcome new ideas
Recognize & Reward
Help in succeeding
‘Thank you’ notes
Huddle
Open up
Have fun
Add perks
Let resisters go
Measure morale
Motivation: Set of processes driving a person towards a goal
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
18. Stress
• Not a personality trait/psychological problem
• Physical/psychological condition of body/mind
• Situations, people & events don’t cause; Perceptions, attitudes, values, belief & rexns
Stressor Perception of threat Emotional Reaction
Activating event Subjective
appraisal of
a situation as
dangerous
Stress response
19. Stress...Management
• Realize that stress is a fact of life
• Modify your –ve self talk to +ve
• Dispute irrational beliefs
• Accept responsibility for yourself
• Accept that you are not in control of world
• Stop perfectionistic attitude
• Cultivate spiritual intelligence
• Manage time/habits/hobbies
• Engage in leisure/exercise
• Learn to say no
20. Conflict
• Issue of perception: different feelings about what is logical/natural, desirable, good/bad
• Contradiction in perception of needs within a person in interest & thinking from others
Intrapersonal Interpersonal
Antecedent conditions
Communication
Structure
Personal variables
Perceived
conflict
Felt conflict
Conflict handling
Competing
Collaborating
Compromising
Confronting
Avoiding
Accommodating
Overt conflict
Party’s behaviour
Other’s reaction
Increased
performance
Decreased
performance
Stage I
Potential opposition
Stage II
Cognition & Personalization
Stage III
Intentions Stage IV
Behaviour
Stage V
Outcome
21. Conflict Management...Resolving conflict
• Working through differences
• Authentic communications between & among
members: trust & support
• Genuine respect for differences in idea,
knowledge, attitude, emotional status
• Role Clarification/ Job description
• Personnel problem: Counselling
• lack of motivation: On going in-service program
• Grievance: Fairly/quickly
22. Employee welfare
• Anything done for intellectual, physical, moral & economic betterment of worker by
employer/Govt over and above what is laid down by law or what is normally expected
of the contractual benefits for which the worker may have been bargained (LIC 1946)
• Adequate canteens, Rest & recreational facilities, Sanitary, Medical facilities, Travel
arrangements from/to, Accommodation, Social security
• Provided with in/outside establishment
23. Employee welfare contd...Measures
Medical
&
health care
Regular health checks
In/out patient coverage
Referral services
Benefits to dependents
MCH/FP services
Maternity/paternity leaves
Health education
Occupational
safety
Periodic Medical Exam:
Early Dx of occu dis
Prompt Rx
Job rotation
Working Environment
Safe Work area
Equipment operation
Clothing/PPE
First aid kits
Installation
Personnel
Policy
Financial measures:
Pay/Bonus/Loans/cash/incentives/promotion
Ret/Medical/Disability/Death benefits
GIS/staff benefits
Recognition: LOP/certificate/badges
Administrative measures
Work hours, Leave/absence, Couple employees
Communication: Intercom/allowances
Housing/Rest room/canteen/creche facility/Transport
Water/Noise/Lighting/Cleanliness/Recreation rooms
24. Personnel Records
• Need: Enables manager to identify/classify the available HR
• Methods: Manually/Computer-Incomplete/Infrequently updated
• Contents
Application of recruitment
Record of selection
Bio data of applicant
Copies of certificates/testimonial (DOB, Caste status, qualifications, character)
Identification mark, signature/thumb impression, photograph
Copy of appointment letter
Job description
Leave records
Letter of confirmation, increments, promotions, transfers, punishments
Record from previous employer, if any
Exit form including retirement benefits
Any other relevant record
25. Grievances
• Grievance handling: Heads/Superior perform technical professional duties
• Without proper skills, head can interpret conflict as personal attack
• Grievance procedure
Mechanism by which employee’s disputes/problems can be resolved
Ensure fair treatment/environment where conflicts are settles amicably
• Why Grievance Committee?
Enables employee with a means of airing dispute without fear
Renders decision making authority as neutral
Supervisor may lack necessary skill/authority
Allows employee to bypass immediate superior for a just cause
Can avoid union activities/strikes
27. Training & Development
Training Development
Learning skills to do a
particular job
Growth of an
employee in all
aspects
Job oriented in nature Career oriented in nature
Short term perspective Long term perspective
Provided to lower
level
employees/junior managers
Provided to senior managers