Human Resources is of utmost importance and an integral part of any enterprise. It works as both the backbone of a company in handling the staff’s safety and serves as your guideline in making sure that you are doing the best that you can in progressing your company while keeping your team in check. HR disasters can originate in the small confines of the office space but can lead to disastrous implications in court. Here are some examples of HR errors to watch out for in your workplace.
Overwork or under-compensating
Overwork is mostly a case seen among start-ups. The issue of putting in too much work or putting different objectives and prerequisites for your staff is partly due to the constraints of having a small team in managing a growing business, but it can also be partly due to your mismanagement.
Employees feel that they are overworked if they are performing too many tasks at once or going above and beyond their job description for the sake of doing ‘favours’ for their boss. As employees, they don’t have that much of a say in the matter especially if it’s their first job or if the business is small. Under-compensating your employees adds insult to injury with the case of overwork and can cause your staff to go from being passive to acting against your business’ needs purposefully.
Sexual harassment cases
It’s 2019, and the apparent reality that people of different sexual orientations are in danger from harmful office colleagues shouldn’t be in any workplace. Not only are sexual harassment cases a pain to handle, but they can also lead to restraining orders or even lead straight to court if they go unchecked. As an owner of a business, it’s your priority to ensure that the workplace is a safe environment for everyone, even if it means putting strict rules for the benefit of your staff’s safety and comfort or laying off even your top staff members if they are known to be making the workplace unsafe.
Workplace accidents
Besides the mental and psychological threat of sexual harassment, your employees are also in danger of workplace accidents especially if you’re in the industrial sector. Workplace accidents can range from a stubbed toe to a broken shoulder, and you should be sure to have the facilities necessary for first aid and the proper resources within your workplace to handle an accident. Adequate documentation and initial treatment are smart ways of keeping your employees safe and secure so that they won’t be too quick with their trigger fingers in filing a lawsuit.
Resolving HR concerns
Well-known HR consultancy UK firms devote their services to providing a guiding hand to both start-ups and growing businesses as these issues do not fade over time. Specific problems are the result of the limitations of your business at the time. Keeping your business and your employees’ safety as a first is an excellent way for your enterprise’s steady and consistent growth.
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