Challenges of HRM.

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CHALLENGES OF HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
.Prepared by,
MEJO K GEORGE
MATHEW IVAN
MOHITH MANOHARAN
LINTO THOMAS
MOH.AJMAL SHAH

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External and internal factors influencing the HR
External factors Internal factors
V Technological factors
Globalization v Mission
v Economic challenges v Policies
v Political factors v Organisational culture
v Social factors v Organisation structure
v Local and Governmental issues v HR systems
v Unions
v Employers’ demands
v Workforce diversity

3. 1).Globalization
The following challenges are being faced by HR
managers in terms of globalization:-
• “Anything, anywhere, anytime” markets
• Managing diversity of workforce.
• Managing pressures for more labor rights in
other countries.
• Managing outsourcing of employees.

4. Globalization….cont..
• More part-time and temporary work
• Managing productivity and Quality
• Adjusting compensation plans for
overseas work
• Coping with flexible working hours
• Developing foreign culture and work
practice training programs

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2).Technological Challenges
And HRM
Technology includes tools, machinery, equipment, work
procedures and employee knowledge and skills. The
impact of technology on HR can be profound, as the
following things clearly reveal:
v New skills, knowledge, experience and expertise
required to gain the edge over rivals.
v Collaborate and achieve teamwork
v Relocate work from the office to the home
v Internet and intranet revolution

6. 2).Technological Challenges
Technology can create additional stress
for workers.
• Increased job demands
• constant change
• constant e-mailing and texting, and
• Technology in the workplace leads to stress
issues, as well as safety issues such as carpal
tunnel .

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3).MANAGING WORKFORCE
DIVERSITY
The workforce is becoming increasingly diverse now and
organizations are doing their best to address employees.
The diversity issues, mainly, include the following:
vComposition In terms of age, caste, education,
culture, region, religion
v Minority groups, Economically backward groups
v Displaced persons
v Contract labour
v Women employees

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4).Economic, Political And Social
Challenges And HR
Economic factor
•Global competition is making
every firm to think in terms of
gaining an edge over rivals by
producing high quality goods at
a very competitive price.

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4).Economic ….count
Political factors
v Political stability
v Formation of new political parties
v Influence of politicians over Productivity linked wage agreements
v Opposition to VRS schemes, downsizing operations, restructuring
exercises.
v Freedom to show the door to unwanted people
Social factors
v Conducting business in a socially relevant and responsible way.
v Hire qualified people or hire inexperienced local people and train
them to avoid trouble?
v Helping economically poor people, unemployed, underprivileged
ones…etc.

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Local and government-related
factors
v Meet legislative requirements
v Offering jobs to certain sections of local community
Trade unions
v Demands for higher wages, better working conditions, incentives,
benefits, services

11. 5)Training and Development
• With the need to cut training costs, training
itself often suffers. Yet the skills an employee
needs must still be taught.
• Many companies are meeting this challenge
by providing E-Learning opportunities that
allow employees to receive the training they
need without the expenses associated with
travel, on-site trainers, hours away from their
jobs and high-priced materials.

12. 6)Compensation and Benefits
• The key is to present mandatory changes in
such a way that employees can accept, if not
necessarily agree with them while providing
non-monetary morale boosting incentives
whenever possible to make the changes less
traumatic.

13. Salary comparison graph
Daily earnings

14.  Employees have the responsibility for their
parents and for the organization (how they
balance?)
 Managing work life and personal life of employees
is challenging task for the HRD
 Challenge on time management (flexibility)

15. WFPMA- Top 10 HRM Challenges
• In the Survey of Global HR Challenges: Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow, conducted by
PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the World
Federation of Personnel Management
Associations (WFPMA), several challenges for
human resource management were revealed.
This survey, which concluded that "despite
national and regional differences, there was
remarkable unanimity," disclosed the following
top 10 human resource management challenges:

16. WFPMA Cont…..
Challenges % of Companies
1. Change management 48%
2. Leadership development 35%
3. HR effectiveness measurement 27%
4. Organizational effectiveness 25%
5. Compensation 24%
6. Staffing: Recruitment and availability
of skilled local labor
24%
7. Succession planning 20%
8. Learning and development 19%
9. Staffing: Retention 16%
10. Benefits costs: Health & welfare 13%

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