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Summer-2013
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MU0013–HR Audit-4 Credits
(Book ID: B1735)
Assignment (60 Marks)
Note: Answer all questions (with 300 to 400 words each) must be written within 6-8 pages.
Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60
Q1. Define Human Resource (HR) Audit. What is the need for HR Audit? What are the various
approaches to HR Audit?
Answer. It is mechanism to review the current HR policies, practices and systems to ensure that
they fulfill the rules and regulations. The audit also helps in identifying the areas of
improvement in the HR function. Nowadays, the audit is done regularly in the organizations.
The HR audit covers various functions of HR like Recruitment, Compensation & Benefits,
Performance evaluation, Termination Process and exit interviews etc.
Q2. Write a brief note on staffing. How does an employee orientation program help
employees? What are the characteristics of good employee orientation programs?
Answer. According to Harold Koontz, staffing is defined as follows:
“Staffing means filling and keeping filled, positions in the organization structure.” Or "Staffing is
the function by which managers build an organization through the recruitment, selection, and
development of individuals as capable employees"
Staffing Process
 Recruitment: It is identifying and attracting capable applicants for employment. it ends
with the submission of applications by the aspirants.

2.  Selection: It is choosing the fit candidates from the applications received in the process
of recruitment.
Q3. What is HR Scorecard? Explain the reason for implementing HR Scorecard.
Answer. HR scorecard measures the HR function's effectiveness and efficiency in producing
employee behaviors needed to achieve the company's strategic goals. In order to achieve that
you would need to:
 Know what the company's strategy is
 Understand the causal links between HR activities, employee behaviors, organizational
outcomes, and the organization's performance
 And have metrics to measure all the activities and results involved.
Q4. Define competency management. Explain the two frameworks of competency
management.
Answer. Competency management is an old, widely used practice that consists of all of a
company's formal, organized approaches to ensuring that it has the human talents needed to
meet its business goals. Once the skills are defined, each employee (or subcontractor) is
described based on these standardized definitions. These skill and personnel descriptions are
then used to forecast needs, determine training goals, and measure progress toward those
Q5. Write a brief note on workplace policies and practices.
Answer. “Many of our employees work in safety-sensitive positions. As a part of the hiring
process, we require applicants to provide medical documentation, as well as undergo
background checks, physical testing and drug tests. Are we asking for too much?”
“Our employee handbook and workplace policies were drafted several years ago. With our
evolving business and the recent changes in legislation, we’re concerned that we may no
longer be in compliance.”
Q6. What are the areas to be concentrated on for HR Audit? Prepare a questionnaire for
conducting an audit for manpower planning.
Answer. Areas that should be audited include, but are not limited to:

3.  Legal compliance (EEO, AA, ADA, FMLA, IRCA, etc.)
 Record-keeping (personnel files, I-9s, applications, etc.)
 Compensation/pay equity
 Employee relations
 Performance appraisal systems
 Policies and procedures/employee handbook
 Terminations
 Health, safety and security (OSHA compliance, Drug-Free Workplace, AIDS in the
workplace, etc.)
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