Is HR Only Active During Hiring and Exiting? What About Their Role in Between?

Hi friends,

Dear Bobkis,

Your question is not silly; it is absurd. You mentioned working for 9 years. Do you work in an HR team? If so, what is your designation and in which industry are you working? Please check the attachment at the following link: https://www.citehr.com/236284-role-hr.html.

Thank you.

Hi Mahr,

Thank you for your reply. I saw your presentation, and I found it to be very informative and well-suited for a presentation. As you mentioned in your PowerPoint, the main functions of HR are to attract, select, retain, develop, and motivate. If these functions are operating effectively, then why are there so many instances of retention issues and layoffs occurring? Companies seem to be active in attracting and selecting employees, but they appear to be lacking in their efforts to retain and develop employees' skills.

Please let me know if you need any further clarification or discussion on this topic.

Thank you.

Dear Mr. Bobkis,

In the 9 years that you worked, you might have received a salary every month. You might have taken leaves - whether for one day or for many days. Someone replaced you when you were on leave. You might have been unhappy with your job, salary, office environment, colleagues, etc. You might have worked very hard and wished someone noticed and appreciated your efforts. You might have wanted benefits apart from just a salary. You might have needed regular information on your job profile, salary structure, leaves, company policies, counseling on career growth, grievances, training requirements, etc.

Right from your interview until you exit from the company, remember at every step who was between you and the management. All your queries will be answered by yourself, except for dealing with an inefficient and irresponsible HR.

Thank you.

Hi 28677c5420521383353edc6e6,

Thank you for your reply. The reason I asked this question is that besides receiving a monthly salary inclusive of some late arrivals and exclusive of my overtime, I have not found the role of HR. Everything, including my leaves, appraisals, and increments, is all handled by our project head only. Even when we need to obtain approval from our project manager for a salary statement, we have to do so. Additionally, any complaints regarding our work or the environment must be directed to our boss; there is no HR department. I hope this clarifies why I have this doubt.

Dear Mr. Bobkis,

Since you worked as a production employee, can we look at it from another perspective? Why is a production employee necessary if the project manager is capable of handling all HR functions? If the project manager can effectively perform the tasks they have been guiding you to do throughout your career, one might question the purpose of a production employee. As you mentioned, "this question may appear silly, but besides assisting in production, I fail to see the necessity of a production employee when the project manager seems to handle everything."

Thank you.

Hi all,

The discussion is really getting intense, as people are debating which department is better rather than focusing on the importance of the HR department.

I just want to emphasize that HR is a support department, and its main role is to support the organization. While the production department may be considered the primary department, it cannot function effectively on its own. It needs HR to carry out all its vital functions.

Regards,
Bhanu

@bhanu, let me clarify that the discussion is not about which department is better. It seems you have the wrong notion. This pertains only to countering Mr. Bobkis's point of view, as he appears to understand it better that way.

I think you misunderstood me. I really want to know the role of HR as it is very minimal in my office, and there is a huge demand for HR personnel in the market. I want to know what they actually do in the office. Even the PowerPoint presentation shared by our friend Mahesh contains little information.

Once again, I am clarifying that I am not criticizing the role of HR.

Dear Bobkis,

As I went through this discussion, you are pointing out your company's HR responsibilities as they were not being handled properly. Two reasons for your thinking and querying in this site:

1) Maybe your HR people are not interested/capable of handling the activities.
2) Higher authorities/management may not give the power/right to make decisions regarding employee activities.

In this case, management has to rebuild the structure of the organization if required and implement procedural ways for assigning work to each department.

Regards,
Madhavi