Few people doubt that it is an organisation's
people who are the key determinant in the organisations
success or failure. Large organisations can usually
afford specialised employees (HR Managers) to act as
internal consultants across their businesses. These
HR specialists focus on ensuring that the organisation's
people are utilised effectively, developed and retained.
Small companies and SME's often do not
have the luxury of specialised HR staff, or find it
difficult to justify the cost. Often they look to existing
staff to take on the tricky role of HR Management. This
can have disastrous consequences and can result in smaller
companies being put at a strategic disadvantage when
compared to their competitors.
Odin can provide a complete HR solution
to smaller companies. On a retained basis, Odin will
act as the organisation's HR Manager.
Odin normally commences such work with
an HR Audit. The aim of Odin’s HR Audit is to
collect and evaluate information about the state of
the company’s HR practices and policies in order
to determine the overall effectiveness of procedures,
legal compliance and processes in place to manage people.
Odin Consulting undertakes a detailed analysis using
a process of interviews with key stakeholders and other
employees as part of an agreed consultative approach.
Employees representing all functions are interviewed.
Odin Consulting also undertakes a review of existing
HR policies, procedures and systems.
Odin Consulting will analyse the survey results and
integrate these to draw conclusions about the effectiveness
of current Human Resource Management activities. From
this, the business needs and requirements are translated
into HR initiatives.
A process and report is then presented to the Management
team and to all employees that documents feedback from
the process and includes recommendations for improvement.
The HR Audit focuses on the areas such as: - Induction and Orientation
- Position Descriptions
- Recruitment practices
- Remuneration and Benefits
- Managing Performance
- Employee Relations
- Training and Development
- Succession Planning
- Occupational Health and Safety
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