Importance of HR in a company or organization

Liza S. Pamintuan

WHY IS human resources important in an organization? HR practitioners provide a number of services to employees, while enhancing an employees’ experience throughout the workforce and strengthening business operations.

HR people know how human capital affects an organization. HR leaders in fact participate in corporate decision-making that have something to do with staffing assessments and projections for future workforce.

Meanwhile, specialists develop realistic compensation structures that make company wages competitive with other businesses in the same industry. They conduct extensive wage and salary surveys to maintain costs in line with the organization's current financial status and projected revenue. They can also reduce the company’s costs associated with turnover, attrition and hiring replacement workers.

HR workers are important because they have the skills and expertise to negotiate benefits/ packages for employees, within the organization's budget. They also know which benefits would most likely attract and retain workers.

Employers, meantime, are obligated to provide safe working conditions – especially now that we are in a pandemic. They, along with the HR, have to formulate health protocols based on those implemented by the government, maintaining work logs and records, and developing programs that reduce the number of workplace injuries and fatalities.

HR practitioners also minimize an organization's exposure and liability related to allegations of unfair employment practices. They are the ones who identify, investigate and resolve workplace issues on legal matters.

Most importantly, they coordinate new employee orientation, while the training and development are conducted to support the company's fair employment practices and employee development.

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The author is Administrative Assistant II at Angeles Elementary School,

Jesus St., Pulungbulu, Angeles City