Dear All,
I had gone through the report on the "Best Employers in India" and culled some of the following best practices followed by the Top 25 Best Employers:
I am sharing this list, and I hope you would add on to the same, or give some new ideas to carry these through.
In case anybody has the policy details on these activities from the companies mentioned alongside each practice, please do share.
1. Leadership Development Centre (senior most leaders conduct workshops – Infosys)
2. Employee taskforces with HR as just a facilitator (They have both the budget and the empowerment to take decisions which ensures successful completion of the project. – P&G)
3. Flexible working arrangements (HP)
4. Additional leave of 10 days for employee marriage (HP)
5. 10 days if employee is preparing for higher education (HP)
6. 8 weeks for legally adopting a child (HP)
7. 5 days for bereavement in the family (HP)
8. 5 days paternity leave (HP)
9. Compressed work week and flextime (Smithkline Beecham)
10. Area Sales Managers are provided with laptops to work from home (Smithkline Beecham)
11. TGIF is celebrated once every quarter (where employees are allowed to leave 1.5 hours early - Smithkline Beecham)
12. Mileage cards (for Suggestions, attractive rewards can be redeemed based on points – Satyam)
13. Weekly on-line survey (“Pulse” to ensure that areas of employee concern are addressed – Agilent)
14. Management by walking Around (MBWA) – American Express
15. Sitting late in office and working on weekends is strictly discouraged (American Express)
16. Managers have to ensure that employees complete their leave entitlement for the year (American Express)
17. Flexibility of choosing 12 optional holidays in the year from a basket of 26 days - (American Express)
18. Family parties every quarter - (Hughes)
19. Painting competition for children (used in New Year cards) - (Hughes)
20. Series of Libraries – (Tata Steel)
21. Holiday homes, which span across the country, allow employees and the families’ perfect spots for rest and recuperation – (Tata Steel)
22. Interest clubs such as music forum, performing arts club etc. which encourage and exhibit talents of its employees in different areas. (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories)
23. Regular outward-bound training programs for employees such as mountain climbing, river rafting offer adventure and fun. (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories)
24. Hibernation leave where on completing four years and employee is eligible for six weeks of paid leave (Sasken)
25. Every years managers along with their team make performance commitments to the Chairman. This presentation along with a photograph is laminated and kept on each manager’s table. On achieving their target, the Chairman sends a letter complimenting the team. (Reliance)
26. HR Portal facilitates multi-source feedback, self-paced learning, self-nominations to development programs and concierge services. (Compaq)
27. Online resources also include access to the HBR learning center, training on sales management and interpersonal skills. (Compaq)
With warm regards,
Swapna Nair[/b]
From India, New Delhi
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8I had gone through the report on the "Best Employers in India" and culled some of the following best practices followed by the Top 25 Best Employers:
I am sharing this list, and I hope you would add on to the same, or give some new ideas to carry these through.
In case anybody has the policy details on these activities from the companies mentioned alongside each practice, please do share.
1. Leadership Development Centre (senior most leaders conduct workshops – Infosys)
2. Employee taskforces with HR as just a facilitator (They have both the budget and the empowerment to take decisions which ensures successful completion of the project. – P&G)
3. Flexible working arrangements (HP)
4. Additional leave of 10 days for employee marriage (HP)
5. 10 days if employee is preparing for higher education (HP)
6. 8 weeks for legally adopting a child (HP)
7. 5 days for bereavement in the family (HP)
8. 5 days paternity leave (HP)
9. Compressed work week and flextime (Smithkline Beecham)
10. Area Sales Managers are provided with laptops to work from home (Smithkline Beecham)
11. TGIF is celebrated once every quarter (where employees are allowed to leave 1.5 hours early - Smithkline Beecham)
12. Mileage cards (for Suggestions, attractive rewards can be redeemed based on points – Satyam)
13. Weekly on-line survey (“Pulse” to ensure that areas of employee concern are addressed – Agilent)
14. Management by walking Around (MBWA) – American Express
15. Sitting late in office and working on weekends is strictly discouraged (American Express)
16. Managers have to ensure that employees complete their leave entitlement for the year (American Express)
17. Flexibility of choosing 12 optional holidays in the year from a basket of 26 days - (American Express)
18. Family parties every quarter - (Hughes)
19. Painting competition for children (used in New Year cards) - (Hughes)
20. Series of Libraries – (Tata Steel)
21. Holiday homes, which span across the country, allow employees and the families’ perfect spots for rest and recuperation – (Tata Steel)
22. Interest clubs such as music forum, performing arts club etc. which encourage and exhibit talents of its employees in different areas. (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories)
23. Regular outward-bound training programs for employees such as mountain climbing, river rafting offer adventure and fun. (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories)
24. Hibernation leave where on completing four years and employee is eligible for six weeks of paid leave (Sasken)
25. Every years managers along with their team make performance commitments to the Chairman. This presentation along with a photograph is laminated and kept on each manager’s table. On achieving their target, the Chairman sends a letter complimenting the team. (Reliance)
26. HR Portal facilitates multi-source feedback, self-paced learning, self-nominations to development programs and concierge services. (Compaq)
27. Online resources also include access to the HBR learning center, training on sales management and interpersonal skills. (Compaq)
With warm regards,
Swapna Nair[/b]
From India, New Delhi
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Swapna,
You have missed out on "Classic Stripes." The company makes labels for major corporations and was established around 1947. It has been voted as the second-best place to work, surpassing Infosys, etc.
Some salient points about the company include:
- The average salary of a worker is ₹20,000 per month.
- The lowest bonus percentage is 14% per annum.
- Last year, every worker was given a motorcycle, and female employees were provided with automatic scooters.
- The company did not have an HR manager for all these years.
- The philosophy of "Quality at Source" is followed, similar to Sony, with no separate quality control department.
During the Mumbai floods last year, the management offered assistance to employees for home rebuilding. Surprisingly, out of over 300 people, only 9 applied for help, showcasing the honesty and dignity of the employees in not applying unnecessarily for aid.
From India, Delhi
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You have missed out on "Classic Stripes." The company makes labels for major corporations and was established around 1947. It has been voted as the second-best place to work, surpassing Infosys, etc.
Some salient points about the company include:
- The average salary of a worker is ₹20,000 per month.
- The lowest bonus percentage is 14% per annum.
- Last year, every worker was given a motorcycle, and female employees were provided with automatic scooters.
- The company did not have an HR manager for all these years.
- The philosophy of "Quality at Source" is followed, similar to Sony, with no separate quality control department.
During the Mumbai floods last year, the management offered assistance to employees for home rebuilding. Surprisingly, out of over 300 people, only 9 applied for help, showcasing the honesty and dignity of the employees in not applying unnecessarily for aid.
From India, Delhi
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Hi Sapna,
This information will be of great help. Actually, I am working on various benefits that can be given to an employee apart from the usual perks. This will help me in deciding on a few of them.
Thanks,
Faiz Khan
From India, Bangalore
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This information will be of great help. Actually, I am working on various benefits that can be given to an employee apart from the usual perks. This will help me in deciding on a few of them.
Thanks,
Faiz Khan
From India, Bangalore
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Dear Rana ji,
Can you tell us something more about the company? You have mentioned that there is no HR Manager; then how are the policies framed and controlled? Please do share some more information on the company.
Thank you.
Dear Faiz,
Glad that this note was of some help to you.
With warm regards,
Swapna Nair
From India, New Delhi
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Can you tell us something more about the company? You have mentioned that there is no HR Manager; then how are the policies framed and controlled? Please do share some more information on the company.
Thank you.
Dear Faiz,
Glad that this note was of some help to you.
With warm regards,
Swapna Nair
From India, New Delhi
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Swapna,
I have taken a subscription of "Human Capital", published by HR Information Services, M-64, Lado Sarai, Mehrauli Badarpur Road, Tel: 29523466/3583.
Website: www.humancapitalonline.com.
The article on classic stripes was in the May '07 edition. One of my colleagues has borrowed the magazine so I'm sorry I can't provide more information.
Swapna, concerning your query about the HR aspect of the company in the absence of an HR manager, it is simple.
Approximately 100 years ago, JRD Tata wrote a small booklet named HR. He was concerned about one simple thing - in large concerns, an employee may be facing one of the toughest times of his life while, on the other hand, the CEO is saddled with problems of running the enterprise. This is where HR comes into the picture. HR is not person-specific; it is more about an aspect of doing business the right way.
You must have gone through the annals of Six Sigma Enterprise. In India, the Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Charitable Trust has been effectively supplying tiffin boxes with only 1 system failure in 137 years. Poor, unlettered folks with no access to resources are beating big corporations. Two of their oldest members now teach at IIMs.
Surya
From India, Delhi
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I have taken a subscription of "Human Capital", published by HR Information Services, M-64, Lado Sarai, Mehrauli Badarpur Road, Tel: 29523466/3583.
Website: www.humancapitalonline.com.
The article on classic stripes was in the May '07 edition. One of my colleagues has borrowed the magazine so I'm sorry I can't provide more information.
Swapna, concerning your query about the HR aspect of the company in the absence of an HR manager, it is simple.
Approximately 100 years ago, JRD Tata wrote a small booklet named HR. He was concerned about one simple thing - in large concerns, an employee may be facing one of the toughest times of his life while, on the other hand, the CEO is saddled with problems of running the enterprise. This is where HR comes into the picture. HR is not person-specific; it is more about an aspect of doing business the right way.
You must have gone through the annals of Six Sigma Enterprise. In India, the Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Charitable Trust has been effectively supplying tiffin boxes with only 1 system failure in 137 years. Poor, unlettered folks with no access to resources are beating big corporations. Two of their oldest members now teach at IIMs.
Surya
From India, Delhi
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