HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (HRM) PART I

What’s HRM  It is the group of functions in charge of the human component of the company.  These functions cover a lot of different aspects :  Administrative work: payroll, social documents, contracts, personal files,…  Recruitment and selection of the new workers  Skill development: through training  Skill assessment  Social relations with the unions  Well-being at work  Dismissals  …

HRM in the worker’s life  HRM is in charge of selecting the appropriate candidates for a function. When the person arrives in the company, he must be supported by the HR department and led to his new position.  The HR department is also in charge of integrating new workers in the company. If they need trainings, the HR manager has to plan, organize and appraise the training process.

HRM in the worker’s life (2)  The manager and the worker have to set objectives in the beginning of the year. The HR manager participates to the yearly appraisal which determines if the targets are met.  During the worker’s daily life the HR staff is there for the salary payment, questions about days off, sickness, accidents,… they give him support.

HRM in the worker’s life (3)  They also take care of well-being at work. They have to comply with the laws but also try to develop good work conditions (ergonomics, plants,…)  They take part in the worker council and are often the interlocutors of the unions.

 They are in charge drawing career plans for the workers and listen to their needs and wishes.  They manage the career ending of the workers (retirement, early retirement, departure interview…)

PART II Senior Worker

Vocabulary  To be old at work means to be aged between 55 and 64 year.  The early retirement is at 58,3 for men and at 56,9 for women.  Loss of skills

Repartition of seniors on the Belgian’s Labour Market The year

The early retirement  People can leave the company earlier than legal retirement with some conditions  Due to energetic crisis in the 70’  Decrease unemployment for young people  Give the opportunity to old worker to have more leisure activities  Protection for jobless people

Senior’s problems at work  Stress at work  54% of the older than 55 year  Nervous breakdown  The seriousness of the trouble increase Lay off, lack of job’s security,…  Training  Quality training suited to their needs

Reality at work  Many people don’t want to leave work  Even productive than younger worker  Are able to develop their skills  Can adapt to changing  Other motivations

Some solutions  Promote the recruitment for the older than 50 year  Promote longer career  Reduce early retirement  ….

STOP MOTION PICTURE ABOUT A BELGIAN COMPANY PART III

FPS Economy also known as Ministery of Economics  Presentation of the company  Solutions  Mentoring  Knowledge Management (transfer)  Workshop about different subjects