Human Resources Management

Whether you are a small and expanding entity with no Human Resource Management department or a large organization with an overburdened Human Resource Management component, Abacus Business Coaching will assist in providing the tools, strategies and approaches necessary to effectively and efficiently support the company's Human Resource Management function.

Human Resources Management and Development Consultancy

Abacus Business Coaching will:

• Create a customized employee policies and procedures employee handbook; personnel forms and a supplementary handbook that details the "how to's" and "do's and don'ts";
• Design descriptive Job Summaries for all employee classifications;
• Design and provide consultation on the employee performance review process;
• Design and/or update/revise a comprehensive employee wage and salary program;
• Consult on employee discipline and terminations to ensure that they are conducted appropriately and done in a well-documented manner in order minimise litigation;
• Interview Panel Service
• Be available to provide assistance on other workplace/workforce matters;
• Advise on changes in employment laws, rules, regulations and guidelines, their impacts and effective dates ;
• Confer with management regarding the initiation and implementation of new workplace/workforce initiatives;
• Provide a mediation / conciliation service ;
• Human Resources Audits ;
• Restructuring programmes
• Career management
• Outplacement
• Competency based Job Descriptions ;
• Succession Planning .

We can also improve the skills and motivation of your staff by continuous training and development. Here is a sample of work shops ; alternatively courses can be tailor-made to meet your needs.

• Recruitment & Interviewing Skills
• Handling Discipline & Grievance situations
• Handling Conflict
• Managing Change
• Communication Skills
• Effective Delegation
• Managing Performance
• Effective Training & Evaluation
• Team Building
• Improving your Business
• Leadership & Management Development
• Employment Law

Abacus Business Coaching's prime role is to assist the client to identify Human Resource Management needs, develop an action plan and facilitate change to enhance the success of your organization. Our management, human resource, and training services are designed to improve productivity, efficiency, communication, employee morale and Employment Law compliance.

Benefits to you:

• Best practice and employment law compliance for your organisation with improved morale and profitability
• Expert advice and support to ensure you make the right HR Management decision
• Someone to support you through challenging employment law situations
• You are kept up to date on future developments within Human Resource Management which may impact your business
• Able to manage sickness absence
• Improved motivation and staff retention
• A successful organisation

National Employment Rights Authority

Employment Rights Law

National Employment Rights Authority ( N.E.R.A ) are now inspecting all employers in your area to ensure compliance with Employment Law Legislation if you are found to be non compliant fines can range from €1,900 to €15,000 for a breach of regulations increasing to €5000 fine or 2 years imprisonment ( summary offenses ) or €250,000 fine or 3 years imprisonment ( indictable offenses )

In general Inspectors have the following powers :
To enter any premises at a reasonable time , demand sight of records , inspect records , take copies of records , interview and require information from any relevant person including your staff .

Sample records which an inspector will require access to during the course of an inspection: -

• Terms of employment for each employee / Payroll details / Copies of Pay Slips
• Employees' job classification / Dates of commencement and where relevant, termination of employment
• Hours of work for each employee (including starting and finishing times, meal breaks and rest periods)
• Holidays and Public Holiday entitlements received by each employee and taken
• Any documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with employment rights legislation

So what can an Abacus Business Coaching experienced Human Resource Management service provider do for you?

Phase 1 This is to include an initial visit and audit of your current Human Resource Management practices and to familiarize myself with your requirements and current employment law compliance .

Phase 2 Delivery of Human Resource Management documentation and user instructions.

The completed package will include:

• Current relevant JLC/ERA publication
• Job Description Template
• Application Form
• Medical Questionnaire
• Interviewing Checklist
• Contracts
• Statement of Terms and Conditions
• Termination Letter
• Full set of policies / procedures
• Health and Safety Booklet
• Employee Handbook
• Employers Employment Law Hand Book and Instructions Manual
• 12 month email Human Resource Management Mentoring service

• Abacus Business Coaching have the skills and capability to carry out an immediate and none intrusive health check of the organisation and they can quickly advise on what you need to do to ensure employment law compliance and get the best out of your people.
• Abacus Business Coaching ( at a minimum) provide you with bespoke employment contracts; user friendly Human Resource Management policies and procedures and an employee handbook that meets your individual requirements.
• Abacus Business Coaching work with you to ensure you understand your responsibilities as an employer and will be able to translate your needs into practical advice that makes sense to you and your business.

In summary, we provide the panacea and individual comfort level on a confidential basis in a timely and appropriate manner.

Additionally, Abacus Business Coaching can provide :

• An external expertise to the organization in all aspects of people management.
• An objective sounding board on performance management and organizational design issues.
• An advise on the most appropriate Human Resource Management policies and procedures that will suit your business needs, whilst advising you on employee communications and ensuring dignity at work.
• An external window as to what other organizations are doing, in best practice in the management of people.
• Work with you to save the organization money, over a period of time in all aspects of their service.

So how can Human Resource Management save the organization money from Day One?

In the recruitment and selection process by:

• Making the right decision first time, thereby reducing labour turnover costs
• Minimising the attraction and selection time, so there is no need for interim cover or agency search fees
• Offering salaries that are realistic and market place positioned, saving the company money
• Implementation of succession planning, which means there will be internal candidates who can immediately take up the position
• A defensible position against third party cases, brought for inequitable treatment, by either the public or employees (Compensation can range from 1000 euro to 30,000 euro)

In the effective management of absence:

• To give advice on employee absence and to provide creative legally complaint solutions to getting the employee either back to work or terminated their employment with the company.
• Implementation of an attendance policy, which includes a return to work procedure, which will guarantee a reduction in number of days, lost through absence.
• To attune management to problems that exist, that may currently result in an employee taking time off, than facing the issue and ensuring business as usual. Again, a value adding exercise in days lost and overtime payments to cover.

In the development of an appropriate performance management system:

• To coach managers on getting the best performance from their employees ALL the time. In excellent organisations, this has resulted in more work being undertaken with the same head count. A cost saving on overhead costs and increased revenue.
• To advise management on value adding training and education investments, to ensure they are fully focused on enhancing job performance and that there are tangible measures in place and evidenced in employee outputs.

In the provision of Human Resource Management policies and procedures and bespoke timely advice in addressing people challenges as and when they arise:

• Value adding activity is normally measured under the saving of legal fees. This is the tip of the iceberg, costs include- management time as required to ensure due process and preparation of employees in meeting with legal experts.
• The very presence of transparent policies and procedures, can demonstrate to employees that the company is willing to invest in them. It will result in employees having to go through internal procedures before taking action, in an external arena. The compensation figure will be reduced, if the organisation has documented internal procedures that the employee deliberately chose not to follow.

Performance Excellence

Human Capital for most organizations is the critical differentiator between outstanding results delivery and mediocrity. Abacus Business Coaching Human Resource Management's Performance Excellence division supports organization in unblocking the barriers to performance and thereby contributes directly to the bottom-line.

Abacus Business Coaching work with organization on a variety of strategic Human Resource Management Process and Systems assignments such as setting Human Resource Management Strategy, Change Management, Diversity Management, Performance Management and Auditing HR Practices.

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