HR Practice What is it..?

It is about employee satisfaction

It is about making workforce more efficient by implementing various plans
It is about developing organization with the employee
How does good HR practice makes difference??
Reduces attrition
Employee satisfaction
Helps becoming a wanted employer
Differentiates form other company's work environment
Infosys
Treats its employees as its key asset
High level of senior management commitment:
Communicates & share information with employees on regular basis
Stand in lunch queue as everyone else
Play active role in employees events
No hierarchy & everyone is equal
Take input from employee before taking decision
Vigorous recruitment process
Interviews with HR manager, Potential supervisor, Supervisors manager, Potential peers & Skill
assessment
Employees referrals
Social events are organised regularly where employee & their family both participate
P & G (India)
Has strong Concern for people - as told by one of the employee
principle based approach is practiced interpretation of certain type of policy is individual need based
(eg. accomodation)
Health facility
Unlimited medical coverage
Education on health management
First aid workshop
Stress reduction workshop
Newsletter on health
Subsidized health club facility
Nutrition facility
Relocation : Many of the P & G (India) are relocated in singapore for this :
Education about new location is given
For next 2 years company will take care of any education, training or job of spouse of employee
H P (India)
No one breathes down your neck
Flexitime, telecommuting & reduced hour employement in place

Personal need based leaves besides statuary leaves are there

10 days for getting married
10 days for preparing for competitive exams
8 weeks for legal adop[tion of a child
5 days for a employee who has suffered bereavement in family
5 days for a new father
ICICI Bank
Internal portal is ICICI universe
Recruitment through employee referrals is preferred
Some welfare steps taken are
Company takes care of employee wards admission into a school
Holiday homes
Flexi hours are used sometimes
Camera linked crche
Saturday Kids club employees kids are brought to workplace and there is a special instructor for
learn through fun
Wise guy is knowledge management portal which is accessible to all the employees
Recognition is integral part of culture
Hughes
Placement is taken care virtually that is campus and company are always linked through portal
It has 8 week induction program named oasis
Lateral recruitment through referral is preferred
Stocks are given to employees
Pay revision in six months
Employee portal Anthra
Loyalty awards
On completion of one year watch
On completion of five year paid holiday
Regular parties and celebration of festivals
Inter industry competition b/w welfare activities
Misc. Examples
Wipros matrimonial site
NIIT started Disco passes
Cognizant has a assessment center to identify future CEO from star managers
Sapient corp. has emphasis in community building so that employees can offer goods and services
IBM has cafeteria pay package
Induslogic has a practice to vote best employee every quarter where he/she gets an opportunity to dine
Misc. Examples with COO
Shree cement is only company in India to ban tobacco within premises