Presentation on Contemporary issues in HRM
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ISSUES IN HRM ü Job stress
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ü Employee burnout
ü üSafety
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ü Diversity and discrimination
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ü Sexual harassment and violence CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF HRM
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JOB STRESS MEANING ü Chronic disease ü ü Negatively affect an individual's performance ü ü Psychiatric consultation
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JOB STRESS ( CONTD .) REASONS ü Conflict between work and family roles.
ü Technological advances ü ü Service industry- Regular customer interaction.
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JOB STRESS ( CONTD .) SYMPTOMS ü Depression ü Loss of mental concentration ü Anxiety, stress ü Absenteeism ü Extreme anger and frustration ü Family conflict ü Physical illnesses
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EMPLOYEE BURNOUT MEANING “emotional exhaustion and detachment from work”. ü Factors—both professional and personal. ü Tight deadlines, high work pressure, no free time, stringent penalty clauses and poor leadership.
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EMPLOYEE BURNOUT ( CONTD .) CAUSES OF EMPLOYEE BURNOUT ü Low social/family ü Absence of work-life balance ü No time for hobbies ü The employee is pushed for a deadline by the organization to deliver
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EMPLOYEE BURNOUT ( CONTD .) SYMPTOMS ü Inability to enjoy life or share a laugh ü A sense of being constantly hindered in office ü Lack of energy and enthusiasm in work ü Irritability and less patience in dealing with clients and co-workers
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SAFETY MEANING ü Safety is the state of being “safe” ü ü Being protected from an event that causes health or economical losses
ü It can include protection of people or of possessions.
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SAFETY ( CONTD .) HOW TO IMPROVE SAFETY ü Safety climate ü ü Work design ü üTechnology
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DISCRIMINATION AND DIVERSITY ü Discrimination- Negative mental health outcomes. ü ü Diversity- Less communication with coworkers.
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE ü Psychological distress and overall health issues . ü ü Aggression from customers.
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HR RESPONSES üCompensation ü Employee involvement and job enrichment ü Diversity training ü Safety management ü Health promotion ü
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CONCLUSION ü Presentation shows the present challenges lying ahead of HRM. ü The major challenges include- job stress, employee burnout, safety, diversity and discrimination, sexual harassment, violence. ü Initiatives by organisations ü Promotion of health and safety in the workplace ü CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF HRM
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REFERENCES INTERNET www.routledge.com www.wikipedia.org www.hbr.org (case study) TEXT BOOK Human Resource and Personnel Management, Text and cases, By- K. ASWATHAPPA, Second Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2001
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