HR Questions

1. List the tasks done by the human resources department.
Human resources contains many tasks, such as recruitment, administration, compensation and benefits,
training and development, performance management, employee engagement, risk management, audits and
legal compliance, diversity, equity, and inclusion, workplace safety. For recruitment, they find suitable
employees and bring them into the office to watch performance. For administration and compensation,
they track employee records and organize their pay as well as ensure the pay is suitable and keep track of
taxes, raises, and any given bonuses. They train employees into jobs to ensure they enjoy the job as well
as to critique any issues within their work, this also goes for older employees as they keep watch on
everyone. They kill any risks within the company and organize solutions to complex laws within the
business. All in all, Human Resources contains many significant laws which are key to the company's
future progression.
2. Why do HR departments hire and then train and develop experienced workers
when these workers have been working and accumulating experience for many years?
Human Resources departments do this as every workplace is different. They are all managed uniquely
with separate staff and floorplans. Even companies such as McDonalds would give experienced
employees from Burger King training as although it is still a fast food chain with an extremely similar
menu, the machines are used differently and it is still a requirement to be properly trained for equipment
that you will be using frequently. They hire them for obvious reasons, such as customer service
experience and they are used to the employment, yet everyone requires separate training in different
businesses as no two places function the same.
3. What is the purpose of a performance appraisal?

Performance appraisals may not be ideal for employees, yet they are key for companies in order to assure
money is utilized at maximum force for the greatest possible outcome in future references. In short,
performance appraisals are manager or HR inspections on employees in order to assess what they bring to
the company and if they exceed, are satisfactory, or underachieve in their given positions. An example of
this is a manager or Human Resources worker watching an assembly line in order to watch who has quick
production rates and who has slower production rates and calculating in order to pay. Overall,
performance inspections are necessary for developments within a company for future progress.
4. What is the difference between “technical skills” and “human skills?” Give two
examples of each.
Technical skills and Human skills are two very important factors that are considered during the hiring
process. Technical skills surround your technique during creating a product or using machinery. This
could be restocking shelves, working a forklift, or even creating food within a restaurant. Human skills
are more social, it is considered how you interact with others and your ability to sell specific items. This
could be a sales person, marketing workers, or customer service caller. Jobs require you to have
formidable talent with both of these skills, such as cashier workers as a prime example in the subject.
5. What is the difference between a wage and a salary? Which would you prefer to
receive from your employer? Why?
A wage is considered a certain pay for each hour an employee works. Such as in Ontario, the minimum
wage is $16.20 per hour. When working for a wage, you may receive commission for sales within a shift,
typical wages for commission vary between 5%-10%. A salary is a certain amount of money that is
promised within a year, this includes off days and holidays. Salaries can also get larger, each year you
typically are given a raise within your salary. This does not include bonuses which are additional amounts
of money that you may receive when overperforming within your career. For example, an electrician can
work for a wage or salary, yet they typically select the salary as it pays more with a guaranteed paycheck.
In Ontario, an electrician makes an average $60,700 per year, whereas when they work for wages, they
can expect to receive $34 an hour. The benefits of a salaried job outweigh the minor benefits from a
waged job, which is what leads people into working for businesses rather than being self-employed,
which I agree with.

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3. What is the purpose of a performance appraisal?

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