HR 101: What Is HR Anyway?

Most business professions describe what they do in their name. This is especially true of Human Resources. Of all the resources a business has such as buildings, fixtures, tools or raw materials, it is the people who make the company go. No people equals no business.

We're going to look at the various elements of HR and what each contributes.

Here's a list of the basic and advanced elements which I call HR 101:
-labor law compliance
-recruitment
-employee documents
-compensation
 -employee relations
-employee discipline
-performance reviews
-safety

These elements are basic to every company, there are other functions that can be part of HR depending on the size and type of business.

Next we'll examine each one.

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