course | Developing HR Policies and Procedures

Human Resources Management
 

• HR Management – Modern Definition
• Main functions in HR Management
• Competency-based HR Management
• HR deliverables: a model for multiple roles
• HR as a business partner
• HR competencies: moving from traditional HR to strategic HR management

Strategic Role of Human Resources
 

• Evolution of HR into a strategic function
• Steps to building the strategic role of human resources
• Policies and procedures are the cornerstone of strategizing human resources
   

Policies and Procedures
 

• What is Policy and its Procedures?
• Difference between Policies and Procedures
• Benefits of Policies and Procedures
• Importance of Policies and Procedures

Types of Policies
 

• Recruiting and Hiring Policies
• Code of Conduct and Sexual Harassment Policies
• Safety and Health Administration Policies
• Disciplinary and Termination Policies
• Drug and Alcohol Policy
• Leave Policy
• Privacy Policy (etc.)

Identifying areas where HR Policies are required
 

• Compensation and Benefits
• Employee Relations
• Health and Safety
• Training and Development
• Maternity, Parental, and Adoption Leaves
• Privacy (Data, etc.)
• Performance Management
• Code of Conduct
• Discrimination and Harassment
• Recruitment

Effectively making the HR Policies
 

• Targeting the values and morals of the organisation
• Making specific and clear HR policies
• HR Policies should be within government approved framework
• Consider the global regulations in case of presence across the globe
• Making employee-oriented policies
• Clearly define policies for permanent and contract employees

Developing HR Policies
 

• Identify the need for new policies
• Identifying the gaps that affect the decisions in a department
• Ensuring the organisation follows the law
• Anticipating the achievements of the policies
• Anticipate impediments and ways to address them
• Policies should be easy to implement
• Consulting the senior management

Developing HR Procedures
 

• Defining and understanding the processes and aligning procedures
• Building the process
• Making SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures)
• Using Flowcharts and other tools/ formats
• Developing effective and detailed procedures
• Considering all the aspects of the process

Drafting the Policy
 

• Language should be simple and positive
• Avoiding Jargons
• Policies should be flexible and unbiased
• Specify who the policy applies to/ who is excluded
• Policies should communicate the purpose
• Share the references for the policies
• Must have the date the policies come into effect
• Updated dates in case of amendments made

Reviewing the Policies
 

• Taking feedback from the people involved in the process of making the Policies and procedures
• Testing the policies on a group of employees and managers before implementing at an organisational level
• Analyse if the policies achieve the desired goals
   

Evaluating the regulatory impact of policies
 

• Involve a qualified legal professional for feedback
• Review and study the likes of your organisation to prevent any gaps/ flaws
• Keep abreast with changing laws and implications that might impact your policies and employees in the long run
• Facilitate audits to assess the relevance of policies in the changing environment
• Keep employees informed about any amends/updates to prevent distrust