Learning Management System Human Resources Practices

Published Date: 02 Nov 2017

Introduction:

Mughal steel works is a renowned rerolling steel and Garder manufacturing firm that has many sub branches in Karachi.

New Mughal Steel.

Bilal Steel.

Al- Wahab Steel.

This all started when a person Mr. _________________________ in 19_ _ manufactured just a little amount of steel and then sell it into the market and then after sometime they did some investment on the SITE area near HINO PAK Ltd. And till today they are running their business by his grandsons.

They grow their business and make another factory New Mughal Steel in Mangho Pir, which is very popular in making steel bars of different sizes and of different good qualities. For Example 1/2, 5/8, 7/8, etc, from ship plates and many other Raw materials.

Then they move on to their next desired objective Bilal Steel on HITE Baluchistan near Gatron Polyester Factory. They used to manufacture square bars of steel.

Finally, they strive hard for their next objective AL WAHAB Steel on HITE Baluchistan near Bilal Steel, they manufactured Steel bundling wires, to bind their overall manufactured Steel product.

Detailed View of Mughal Steel & Its Branches:

Location:

Mughal Steel Works Located in A-110 Auto Field SITE, Just beside the Makro near Hino Pak Motors Ltd on ManghoPir road.

Operated Area:

Its operated area is above than 1500 Sq/m.

Number of Employees:

Mughal Steel has more than 200 employees in both shifts (Day / Night).

Number of Departments:

It has many departments.

Administration Department.

Accounts Department.

Purchase Department.

Human Resource Department.

Labor Issues Department.

Services department (2 or 3).

MUGHAL STEEL WORKS

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTBasically Mughal Steel’s purchase department deal with the Ship breaking Department to have the Raw materials (Scrap) of a standard good quality, as (Mughal Steel also have a policy of made to order in various kinds of steel bars) so for this, they often use to purchase the average quality of raw material (that may be the billet, bloom and Slab).

HR Sub Dept # 2

HR Sub Dept # 1

HR Planning of Mughal Steel:

Human Resource is the first and important step of Human Resource Management because in this step they analyze the job, if organization has a need of it. If they have so, they recruit in order to meet the organization requirement. Through planning process HR department determine right job for the right employee in order to complete requirement for the benefits of organization as well individual.

Methods for Forecasting HR Needs in Mughal Steel:

There is no proper method for identifying the need of HR requirement. The HOD just writes down job and forwarding it to HR Department. After it HR department plans how to recruit the employees. If management allows hiring new talent so Hr department also use external source rather than internal source.

Recruitment of Mughal Steel:

This is the second step of Human Resources Department. Through recruiting, HR identifying the right job for the person.

It can increase the ratio of success.

It can increase the organization efficiency of various recruiting techniques.

The recruitment process of this firm is only from their internal source; because internally employees influence is so much dominant so that the upper management should have to do as they want (they don’t want to have the terrible chemistry with the employees).

Internal Source:

From this resource they note the letter of job on the notice board as well employee’s reference is also used as internal source.

Problem:

Some of the problems in recruiting are as under:

They don’t hire the new talent which is available in huge quantity.

The internal sources are not very much reliable.

Employees want to hire their favorable person or whom they like the most.

New talent hunt is a Dream to the company.

Solution:

Here are the some solutions in the light of the study of HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

The company should follow the proper rules of HR.

The policies written and followed should be same.

They should not use biasness process.

They should hire new talent through which they can have a GEM STONE in their organization.

Employment Selection Process:

This is another step of HR department after recruitment. It’s essential because we have a pool of candidates so we have to search those candidates who are eligible and effective for our organization. In this step we filter the candidates who are nearest equal in terms of knowledge, qualification, experience and skills for a certain job.

Human Resource Department of Mughal Steel used effective and simple way of recruitment and selection.

Forecasting of job positions to be filled.

Advertisements (Notice Board).

Receiving applications and building a pool of candidates.

Short listed the candidates.

1st interview taken by HR department.

2nd interview taken by Department Head.

Final Interview taken by Top Level Management.

Telephonic confirmation for joining.

Problem:

As the firm uses most of the procedures which are said and written in HR Practices, but The main problems are as follows:

Technical Department uses biasness in interviewing during this selection process.

They don’t test the fitness of the employees as they want technical labor or employees.

They don’t test the physical capabilities of the employees.

The selection process is sometimes not very much clear as the interviewer have a call from some senior officer or colleague.

Solution:

The solutions of these problems are:

The firm shouldn’t use the biasness because it’s not healthy for the firm or the particular department, as we know that HR in these days plays an important role in having competitive advantage.

Sometimes interviewer ignores the abilities of the employees, which can be harmful for the organization.

The firm should have the good and skilled HR Department employee.

Firm should use the medical and physical tests as well for having better results.

Training and Development of Employees:

Basically, training is the learning process that improves the skills, knowledge and increases the employee’s efficiency. It’s a motivational factor for employees which can be positive impact on the organization.

It can increase the use of human resource.

It can be helped the employees to achieve the organizational goals as well individual goals.

It can be helped in understanding and carrying out the organization policies.

It can increase the productivity of employees.

It can help to build good employee relationship.

It can be helped developing leadership skills and motivation factors in employees.

There are many types of training but these training apply according to the nature of jobs.

Orientation:

Through orientation, the senior level of employees introduce the firm’s culture, practices and policies to the new employees as well tell about the employee’s responsibilities which is helpful to the employees and give the positive impact on employees.

On joining the Human resource Department of Mughal Steel works gives orientation to the new employees in order to know about his/her job responsibility as well organization culture.

The main postulates of orientation are:

Firm tells the employee about the Daily Routine of work and also about the organization’s policies.

Firm most importantly tells about the safety measure and precautions, which employee should follow.

Firm or the colleague employees tell about the employee benefits from the organization.

Identification of Training Need:

Basically needs are connected to the requirement of the organization’s objectives and ensuring that employees are trained to perform the job effectively. If they identify the need of training of employees so they give the training to the employees in order to meet their objective.

In Mughal Steel Work, they identify the need of training whether to trains the employees or not. If they searched the need of training so they use only one method of training that is On the Job Training.

On the Job Training:

On the job training is one of the best training throughout the multiple trainings. In this process you trains the employee under the supervising or those who have experienced. This training has benefit, if the employees did make mistake so you can correct it immediately because you monitor the employees.

The HR department of Mughal Steel, trains the employee under the supervising or those who have experienced.

Problem:

Some of the problems are as under:

The basic lacking in the firm is that they don’t provide off-the JOB Training.

They don’t up-to-date the employees.

The employee is not that much competitive because he / she just can’t get out from his department so he can’t think out of the box, or can’t have any experience.

Solution:

Some of the solutions of the above problems are as under:

Firm should provide off-the-job training, so that the employee can have good skills ability and knowledge as well.

Firm should update their employees so that they can work effectively and efficiently.

If the employee remains updated so they can build a marvelous competitive advantage.

If the employee work in stimulated situation, but realistic environment so they can be ready for action in any situation.

Employee Development:

Employee development programs contributed positive impact on organizational performance.

In Mughal Steel employee development is depends on the employee’s job tasks as well interpersonal communication with manager.

Problem:

Solution:

Performance Management:

Performance management is another step of human resource department. Through performance management they ensures about the tasks are consistently meet in effective and efficient way. It’s applying on the employee’s productivity, organization’s goals as well a department. It focus on the learning, development and improvement of employees in order to achieve the organization objective and maintain a high performance staff.

Problem:

Solution:

Compensation and Benefits:

Compensation is not only about the basic salary which is paid to the employees. It’s also included direct and indirect rewards and benefits which are paid to employees in order to give their contribution for achieving the organizations goal. Compensation can be form of the salary, variable pay or fixed pay and benefits can be form of the insurance, retirement plans, medical expense and vacation pays. It’s a motivational factor for employee. A good compensation and benefits strategy is important Human Resource policies and it can be promises to well return for a company.

Problem:

Solution:

Employee Relation and Retention Strategies:

It’s another step of Human Resources Department. Everyone in the organization want healthy environment and be comfortable with each other.

Employee wants fairness by the management.

Employee wants feel comfortable with manager rather than feeling fearful.

Employee wants favoritism should be avoided.

Employee wants feel as a member of the organization which can help to motivate the employees.

It’s necessary for HR that they make good and healthy relation with employee in order to achieve the organizational goals as well make a well environment.

If the employee perform their task in a effectively and efficiently way so, HR want to retain their employee because they are the key of success as well if the company has a high human resource it’s also a good for their organization. If HR doesn’t maintain a good relation with employee whose are beneficial for the organization so company will face the high cost of turnover.

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