Human Resources - are they a problem for you?

When I started my first job some 40 odd years ago only the larger companies had personnel officers and their duties appeared to be limited to sending out job application forms, liaising with potential employees and handing out P45s when an employee resigned or got the sack. Times have changed now and life is more complex!

One of the first outward signs of the growing complexity of handling employees was when the personnel departments began to change their names to HR (human resources) departments, a dreadful corporate name if ever there was one! However businesses have been faced with a huge burden of legislation to comply with and whilst employing and dismissing staff used to be a relatively straightforward matter there is a great deal more to it now, which means that HR staff now have to be thoroughly versed in all aspects of employer/employee related legislation, which has much room over the past few decades. Not only has employment protection become a major issue but also matters like health and safety and human rights have complicated the issue and consequently the demands upon the Department have grown exponentially. HR staff may now be faced with tasks that include not only staff recruitment but also training and retraining issues, dispute negotiations, counselling, deciding who is to be promoted or even demoted, and when; negotiations with the employee's union, or unions; analysing requirements and formulating suitable job descriptions; creating or overhauling inter-personnel communication systems; ensuring compliance with UK and European law (and possibly the laws of other countries as well) where these relate to employment issues; and even helping to prepare employees for a life and possibly another job outside the company if redundancies or dismissals become necessary.

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Much of this is of course well beyond the scope of the majority of small companies which is where we come in. With over 50 years experience of advising companies on employment based matters we have built up an unrivalled expertise in looking after the employment concerns of companies with between one and several thousand employees, whether by providing just an occasional piece of guidance on legal matters right up to setting up full-scale HR Departments using our own, contract, or clients' staff.

If you find that employment legislation and all the associated headaches that go with it are a problem for you why not give us a ring today and let us see how we can assist you! Email us on hr@matrix-hr.com or ring us on 0485 295286 today!

HR Outsource Systems, Crossley House, Maidenfair Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV9 7LA