Human Resource Management Practice in Partex Group

Main purpose of this report is to analysis Human Resource Management Practice in Partex Group of Bangladesh. Partex Group various steps taken with the management to develop personnel policy around the basis realistic cost-benefit investigation, to made better supervision decisions in HR, to modify costs incurred in purchase of HRM to improve effectiveness of investment choices. The company human resources development strategy is too built up quality manpower with conceptual managerial knowledge skills through designing of continuous in house and outside training program.

Introduction

Human Resources Management (HRM) is a new concept. It is a combination of HR, Accounting, Management, Financial Management and Economics. Globalization to would economy has exposed the corporate business organization to worldwide competition, mobilization of professional manpower and modern quantitative management practice. So, there are growing realization cannot achieve its goal effectively and efficiently. To face this complex management challenge, effective objectively measurable database system to measure and apply HRM information.

Now-a-days, in Bangladesh, every year, and huge amount of money and talented HRM are being engaged by corporate to improve the productivity or skills o f their workforce across the country. Such huge expenditures are made with the expectation of future returns in terms of improved services to be rendered by skilled employees. In other words, organizations by investing human resources development definitely increase the service potentials embodied in human resources and these investments thus create economic assets for the organizations.

Human resource (or personnel) management, in the sense of getting things done through people, is an essential part of every manager’s responsibilities, but many organizations find it advantageous to establish a specialist division to provide an expert service dedicated to ensuring that the human resource function is performed efficiently.

“People are our most valuable asset” is a cliché which no member of any senior management team would disagree with. Yet, the reality for many organizations are that their people remain under valued, under trained and under utilized.

The rate of change facing organizations has never been greater and organizations must absorb and manage change at a much faster rate than in the past. In order to implement a successful business strategy to face this challenge, organizations, large or small, must ensure that they have the right people capable of delivering the strategy.

There is a long-standing argument about where HR-related functions should be organized into large organizations, e.g., “should HR be in the Organization Development department or the other way around?”

The HRM function and HRD profession have undergone tremendous change over the past 20-30 years. Many years ago, large organizations looked to the “Personnel Department,” mostly to manage the paperwork around hiring and paying people. More recently, organizations consider the “HR Department” as playing a major role in staffing, training and helping to manage people so that people and the organization are performing at maximum capability in a highly fulfilling manner.

Company Profile

History of Partex Group

Partex Group is among the large Bangladesh private sector manufacturing and service based enterprises, owning and operating over twenty units giving value for money to all customers.

The group started modestly in 1959 in tobacco trading and with prudent entrepreneurship of our Founder Chairman Mr. M.A. Hashem today we have a stake in tobacco, food, water, soft drinks, steel container, edible oil, wooden board, furniture, cotton yarn and the IT sector. After Bangladesh was established our Chairman set up M/S Hashem Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. in Chittagong city meeting the large demand of food and materials needed for sustaining the needs of a new nation through imports. From importing to import substitution was the next logical step and the stepping stone into the manufacturing sector, which has matured to the multi million dollar diverse investment of the Partex Group today.

A dedicated work force and committed board members led by our Chairman and backed by a market oriented corporate strategy has been the cornerstone of our success. Today the group has over twenty family owned private limited companies with a sizable turnover. Ours is a dynamic organization always exploring new ideas and avenues to expand and grow further.

Long before environment came to dominate the development agenda. Star Particle Board Mills in the sixties pioneered an eco-friendly industry to reduce pressure on our scarce forest recourses. It is a unique combination of environmental protection and commerce; belaying most doomsayers who claim the two to be at odds. The one score and ten year successful perpetuation of our timber substitute products not only speak volumes of the foresight of Partex’s founders but also their vision of the future.

They make particle board from agro-waste, mostly jute stalks, and ensure greater value to the jute growers of Bangladesh. Products are processed using modern technology to produce homogenous and strong particle board that can withstand seasonal change and are free from termite and fungal attack. These particle boards go on to produce veneered boards of various design and texture. Also door panels both plains and decorative in various finishes and sizes. In addition their produce special furniture boards, stylish furniture and even various plywood on our range of products.

Beside, in house and outside training, recruits business graduates from reputed universities as management training for mainstream banking to enrich quality of human resources contributing towards operations effective and long-term sustainable results.

Vision Statement

The Sky is not the limit for us, but their expectation is within limits. Therefore, their imagination soars beyond conventional barriers. Partex Group share or destiny with their beloved motherland. They want to serve her in the greater quest for national uplift.

Mission statement

To sincere traveler, the way is never too long. Partex Group believes in “progress in diversity and service through entrepreneur”. They are merchants and missionaries, doers and dreamers, entrepreneurs and professionals. They are futuristic with emphasis on creating thinking and dynamic action.

• High quality financial services with the help the latest technology.
• Fast and accurate customer services
• Balance growth strategy
• High standard business ethics
• Steady return on shareholders equity.
• Innovative banking at a competitive price.
• Attract and retain quality human resource.
• Firm commitment to the society and the growth of national economy.

Objective of the study

In view of the above discussion we find following objectives:

• HR practice is in Human Resources Management.
• Various steps taken by the management to develop personnel policy on the basis realistic cost-benefit analysis, to made better management decisions in HR, to adjust costs incurred in acquisition of HRM to optimize effectiveness of investment decisions.

Teams or work groups exist in all organizations, ranging in nature from ad hoc to formal. However many teams have not clearly articulated their common purpose for all team members and have not invested in agreeing the team’s common way of working.

Company has facilitated many teams to identify the barriers to team performance, define its core aims and deliverables, agree a team contract on how the team members will work together, and to develop team working skills. We have developed expert tools and processes to support team development and provide ongoing measures of team effectiveness, for example TDP Survey and Senior Team Development.

We also said facilitation support between individuals when relationships have broken down and a new way of working needs to be contracted between individuals, groups, departments.

Functional overview and strategy for HRM

These issues motivate a well thought out human resource management strategy, with the precision and detail of say a marketing strategy. Failure in not having a carefully crafted human resources management strategy, can and probably will lead to failures in the business process itself.

This set of resources is offered to promote thought, stimulate discussion, diagnose the organizational environment and develop a sound human resource management strategy for your organization. We begin by looking at the seven distinguishable functions human resource management provide to secure the achievement of the objective defined above.

Following on from this overview we look at defining a human resource strategy. Finally, some questions are posed in the form of a diagnostic checklist for you to consider, which may prove helpful for you to think about when planning your development programs for the human resources in your organization, if they are truly “most valuable asset.”

Methodology

We were informed in our class and providing written instruction by our teacher Maksudul Karim yet an individual assignment has to be prepared and would be submitted by the class of the semester. On the light of the assignment in HRM practice in Bangladesh.

Developing of Data Collection

We developed the research plan for collecting data and information on research problems and adjusted it in the light of the research objective. We determined what types of data, facts, figures, and information are needed for the research. Then we design our research plan considering the following issues.

Primary Data Collection through Questionnaire Survey:

We have used the observational approach and interview approach for collecting our required data. A questionnaire is prepared to find out the Human Resource Management Practices of Partex Group of Bangladesh. We collected the information from different sources. We had to face a lot of hardship to find this information. We visited the Partex Group at Farmgate. We also visited their offices in to different places.

Secondary Data Collection:                          

Secondary data is collected to the review of existing data from Internet, Teacher’s Notes news paper, Internet, TV news & magazine. Another source of our information was the internet. We visited the official website of the banks to collect information. For the secondary data analysis there was a limitation in data gathering.

Methodology of Data Analysis:

At each stage of survey, data is checked, edited & coded. By using Statistical techniques, data is summarized to find out expected result and presented that by graphical presentation. Data from various sources is coded entered into database system using Microsoft Excel Software. Preliminary data sheets are compared with original coding sheets to ensure the accuracy of data entered.

Implementing the Research Plan

Then we have processed the collected information. We have analyzed the information in light of our course with our objectives.

Reporting the Finding

Then we have tried to find our report findings from our research problem. Then we have drawn a conclusion and made a recommendation.

Scope of the report

We mainly focused on the main Human Resource Management Practices of Partex Group of Bangladesh.

Importance of HRM

Prior to the mid- 1960s personnel departments in organizations were often perceives as the “health and happiness” crews. Their primary job activities involved planning company picnics, scheduling vacations, enrolling workers for health-care coverage and planning retirement parties. That has certainly chanted during the past three decades.

Federal and state laws have placed man new requirements concerning hiring and employment practices in employees. Jobs have also changed. They have become more technical and require employees with greater skids. Furthermore, job boundaries are becoming blurred. In the past, a worker performed a job in a specific department, working on particular fob risks with others who did similar fobs. Today’s workers are just as likely, however, to find themselves working on project teams with the various people from across the organization. Others may do the majority of their work at home – and rarely see any of their coworkers. And of course, global competition has increased the importance of organization improving the productivity of their work force, and looking globally for the best-qualified workers, this has resulted in the need for HRM specialists trained in psychology, sociology, organization and work design and law.

Federal legislation requiem’s organizations to hire the qualified candidate without regard to race, religion color, sex, disability, or national origin- and someone has to ensure that this is done. Employees need to be trained to function effectively within the organization land again, someone has to oversee this. Furthermore, once hired and trained the organization has to provide for the contriving personal development of each employee. Practices are needed to ensure that these employees maintain their productive affiliation with the organization. The work environment must be structured to induce workers to stay with the organization, while simultaneously attracting new applicants. Of course, the someone’s we refer to those responsible for carting our activities are human resource professionals. Today, professionals in the human resources area important elements in the success of any organization. There require a new level of sophistication.

Human resource and employee personal-development courses are founded upon the principles of psychology in the workplace. Some courses are competency-based and provide practitioners with skills to appropriately assess and develop employees at work. Also plays a part in every employee’s development through the provision of courses such as Time Management, Stress Management and Conflict Resolution. Additionally, we are involved in team-building and motivation events, as well as skills development for those who are seeking employment.

But it also creates a new difficulty for managers and supervisors – because they need to understand and act on the new model of HR Management and learn the necessary distinctions between the old management and the new empowerment style. This workshop is designed to provide a Manager or Supervisor of any function with some `real life tools` and `tips` to become an empowering leader and establishes their credibility as an effective supervisor.

Functions of HRM

Human resources are critical for effective organizational functioning. HRM (or personnel, as it is sometimes called) was once relegated to second class status in many organizations but its importance has grown dramatically in the last toe decades. Its new importance stems from increased legal complexities the recognition that human resources are a valuable means for improving productivity. And the awareness today of the costs associated with poor human resource management.

Indeed, managers now realize that the effectiveness of their HR function has a substantial impact on the bottom line performance of the firm. Poor human resource planning can result in spurts of hiring followed but layoffs- costly in terms of unemployment compensation payments, training expenses and morale. Haphazard compensation systems did not attract, keep and motivate good employees reassigns discrimination lawsuits. Consequently, the chief human resource executive of most large business is a vice president directly accountable to the CEO and many firms are developing strategic HR plans and integrating those plans with other strategic planning activities.

Guest’s model of HRM

David Guest’s (1989, 1997) model of HRM has 6 dimensions of analysis:

• HRM strategy
• HRM practices
• HRM outcomes
• Behavior outcomes
• Performance outcomes
• Financial outcomes

The model is prescriptive in the sense that it is based on the assumption that HRM is distinctively different from traditional personnel management (rooted in strategic management, etc.).

It is idealistic, implicitly embodying the belief that fundamental elements of the HRM approach (essentially those of the Harvard map) such as commitment have a direct relationship with valued business consequences.

However, Guest has acknowledged that the concept of commitment is ‘messy’ and that the relationship between commitment and high performance is (or, perhaps, was – given the age of this material) difficult to establish. It also employs a ‘flow’ approach, seeing strategy underpinning practice, leading to a variety of desired outcomes.

Like its American predecessors, this UK model is unitarist (tying employee behavior and commitment into the goals of strategic management) and lukewarm on the value of trade unions. The employee relationship is viewed as one between the individual and the organization.

All the above are important to a manager when seeking to achieve optimum productivity levels from available resources by marrying scientific management principles to a human relations approach.

1. Human Resource Policies

The OECD has introduced several human resource policies. For example, policies exist in the following areas: equal opportunities, training and development, sexual harassment, non-smoking, part-time work and spouse support and employment.

2. Job Vacancies/Who can apply/How to apply

This section covers who can apply for OECD vacancies and how to apply. It is important to read this section before moving on to the list of job vacancies.

3. Salary and Benefits

A summary of the conditions of service for established staff members contained in this section is intended for use as a guide only.

4. Staff Categories

This section describes the types and grade structure of positions at the OECD. This information will give you an idea of the level or type of job you would be suited for before moving on to look at our list of vacancy notices.

5. Other Programmers

• Trainees
  This section explains how OECD hires trainees and how to apply.
• Young Professionals Programmed
  Please note that the Young Professionals Programmed vacancy for 2006-2008 was published on our Website from November 18 to December 14 and it is now closed.  The next opening is scheduled for the last quarter of 2007.

Here you will find full information and recruitment procedures for this 2-year Programmed. Every two years, the OECD recruits the highest quality professionals to work in 2 different directorates of the Organization. It is a highly competitive programmed that attracts approximately 2,500 applications for seven posts.

Support Staff
The OECD recruits support staff (eg secretaries, administrative assistants and statistical assistants) on a regular basis. Recruitment for this category of staff however is local, i.e. from within France, in most cases. Appointments are for an initial temporary period. There are however opportunities for extension of these appointments and there are many opportunities for permanent positions.

Fombrun et al identified four common HR processes performed in every organization:

• Selection: matching people to jobs
• Appraisal of performance
• Rewards: emphasizing the real importance of pay and other forms of compensation in achieving results
• Development of skilled individuals

These processes are linked in a human resource cycle.

The matching model has attracted criticism. At a conceptual level, it is seen to depend on a rational, mechanical form of organizational decision-making. In reality, strategies are often determined and operational zed on a more intuitive, political and subjective level. Certainly, the decision-making is more complex than the model allows. It is also both prescriptive and normative, implying that the fit to business strategy should determine HR strategy.

Randall Schuler and colleagues subsequently presented a more complex version of the matching model that took into account significant wider factors such as technology, organizational structure and size, unionization and industry sector. These accounts were heavily influenced by Michael Porter’s writing on business strategy.

This section gives a contemporary historical perspective on the concept of productivity. Though the word and concept is a fairly recent phenomenon the search for an optimum application of resources, human and other, to complete projects has been around a long time. Attitudes to work will be explored in this introductory section. Key developments during the Industrial Revolution, the rise of scientific management and its counterweight the human relations school of management will be explored from a historical perspective. In addition a view of the challenges faced, in terms of the contemporary role of management is offered.

To an alarming degree, the author has found during his career that the biggest factor holding back employee productivity is the attitude of the manager / leader towards his / her followers. The article on the self-fulfilling prophecy explores this concept.

A non-technical appreciation of job design and work organization is given to clarify and systemize the process. All samples pro forma are included in the PDF version.

The services offered by a modern HR department are explored and clarified, together with a diagnostic check list to help identify critical human resource issues.

Job analysis

A job analysis is a systematic exploration of the activities within a job. It is a technical procedure used to define the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of a job. Their analysis “involves the identification and description of what is happening of the job … accurately and precisely identifying the required tasks the knowledge and the skills necessary for performing the and the condition under which they must be performed.

Job analysis methods:

The basic methods that HRM can use to determine job elements and the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities for successful performance include the following:

Observation method:

A job analysis technique in which data are gathered by watching employees work.

Technical conference method:

A job analysis technique that involves extensive input from the employees’ supervisor.

Diary method:

A job analysis method requiring job incumbents to record their daily activities.

Individual interview method:

Method meeting with an employee to determine what his or her job entails.

Group interview method:

Meeting with a number of employees to collectively determine what their jobs entail.

The Manager’s Human resource Management Jobs:

Most writers agree that there are certain basic functions all managers perform. These are planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling. In total they represent what managers call the management process. Some of the specific activities involved in each function include:

Planning: Establishing goals and standards developing rules and procedures developing plans and forecasting.

Organizing: Giving each subordinate a specific task, establishing departments, delegating authority to subordinates, establishing channels of authority and communication, coordination the work of subordinates.

Staffing: Determining what type of people should be hired, recruiting prospective employees, selecting employees, setting performance standard, compensating standard, evaluating performance, training and developing employees.

Leading: Getting others to get the job done, maintaining morale, and motivating subordinates.

Controlling: Setting standards such as sales quotas, quality standards, or production levels, checking to see how actual performance compares with these standards, taking corrective action as needed.

HRM is the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees, and attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns. The topics we’ll discuss should therefore provide you with the concepts and techniques need to carry people or personnel aspects of your management job. These include:

1. Conducting job analyses (determining the nature of each employees job)
2. Planning labor needs and recruiting hob candidates
3. Selecting job candidates
4. Orienting and training new employees
5. Managing wages and salaries(compensating employees)
6. Providing incentives and benefits
7. Appraising performance
8. Communicating(interviewing, counseling, disciplining)
9. Training and developing managers
10. Building employee commitment
11. And what a manager should know about:
12. Equal opportunity and affirmative action
13. Employee health and safety
14. Handling grievances and labor relations.

Human resources planning

They need for human resource planning may not be readily apparent .However an organization that does not do planning for human resources may find that it is not meeting either its personal requirements or its overall goals effectively .For example ,a manufacturing company may hope to increase productivity .With new automated equipment ,but if the company does not start to hire and train to people to aspirate the equipment before installation ,the equipment may retain idle for ,weeks or ever months .Similarly an-all male ,all-white organization that does not plan to add women and minority group member to its staff may well have travel maintaining high performance and its also likely to become the in a civil rights lawsuit .Planning for human resources is a challenging task today ,given the increasingly competitive environment ,projected labor shortages ,changing demographics and pressure from government to protect both employees and the environment .The HRM can have a significant effect on an organization in a number of ways ,depending on what goals a company choose to focus.

Objectives of Human Resource Planning                   

Human resource planning has some objectives .For the fulfillment of these objectives human resources management undertake some activities and program .If all these activities are properly done and programs are undertake ,that can determined the efficiency of HRM .However the object of HRM can be mentioned in the following paragraphs:

To Use Human Resources: The first objective of HR is to ensure optimum use of human resources .It means proper distribution of functions among the employees.

To Forecast Future Skills: Second objectives of HR planning are to forecast whether required skills may be available or not .If it is seen that HR will not be available in future as per desire necessary steps can be taken just in the planning.

TO Asses HR Requirements: Reasonable number of human resources is required for efficient and timely performance or organization activities .HR planning can help the management to ass’s future HR requirements properly.

To Provide Control Measures: Proper control measure can help in ensuring discipline in the organization .HR planning determines the accurate number of human resources and satisfies its demand.

To Determine Recruitment Level: HR planner must determine an established recruitment level .If not well-conceived and well accepted recruitment level or policy can be determined, he will not be able to recruit right people.

Method of recruitment

The historical arithmetic relationship between recruitment leads and invitees, invitees and interview, interviews and offers made and offers made and offers accepted. Some employers use a recruiting yield pyramid to calculate the number of applicants they must generate to hire the required number of new employees. The company knows it needs 50 new entry level accountants next year. From experience the firm also knows the ratio of offer made to actual new hires is 2 1 about half the people to whom its make offer accept them. Similarly the firm those that the ratio of candidates interviewed to offer made is 3 to 2 while the ratio of candidates invented for interviews to candidates actually interviewed to be about 4 to 3. Finally the firm knows that of six leads that come in from all its recruiting efforts only one applicant typically get an interviews- a 6 to 1 ratio.

Recruiting may bring to classified ads, and mine employment agencies but current employees are often the best sources of candidates.

Strategic Human Resource Process

Mobilizing and managing human assets has become one of the most critical factors for organizational success. Experience and research indicates clearly that maximizing the contribution of all team members requires a systemic approach that relies on three characteristics:

• Alignment of individual and team behavior and goals with organization values and strategies
• Integration of human asset applications into a common set of processes based on common success criteria
• Distribution of accountability and learning using enabling tools and technology helps organizations both refine or augment selective parts of their human assets systems and design and implement comprehensive people strategies. Frequently we are asked to:
• Create a vision, values and supporting competencies
• Generate a goal-setting approach
• Create talent identification and pipelining process
• Produce a human assets management approach (i.e., ensuring availability, mobilization and development of the right people for the right projects and/or positions
• Develop a process, tools and support materials for creating a learning organization
• Integrate the core human asset management applications (e.g., hiring/selection, assessment, development, learning and performance management) into a common process

These resources will include information on the following themes:

• An overview of recruitment and selection,
• Preparing to recruit,
• Accessing potential applicants,
• Selection processes,
• Making quality selection decisions, and
• Post decision processes.

The primary functional areas of the consolidated department are:

1. Regional and Community Planning

1. Planning Applications
2. Subdivisions and Development Approvals
3. Permits and Inspections

Salary and Benefits

The basic salary is specified in the offer letter and is payable in euros, as are all other allowances (family allowances, expatriation and installation). Emoluments (basic salary and allowances) are payable in arrears, with the exception of the installation allowance which is payable on taking up duty.

Family Allowances

Family allowances comprise a head of household allowance paid under certain conditions, an allowance for each dependent person other than the spouse, as recognized by the Organization.

Annual leave and holidays   

Annual leave amounts to two and a half working days for each month of service. Working days (8 hours per day) are Monday to Friday inclusive, and French public holidays are observed.

The Medical and Social System

The Medical and Social System of the Organization has an excellent and comprehensive medical and social scheme. This includes paid sick leave and paid maternity leave. The healthcare insurance covers staff members and their families.

Pension Scheme 

All staff members are required to subscribe to the Pension Scheme at the rate of 9.2 per cent of their basic salary. The maximum age for retirement is 65, but staff members are entitled from the age of 63, and after at least 10 years of service, to a pension amounting to 2 per cent of the final basic salary per year of service up to a maximum of 70 per cent for 35 years of service. A reduced pension can be paid to retiring staff members from the age of 51.The regulations provide for other benefits in the case of disablement and death.

Traveling and removal expenses   

On the same occasion, and under certain conditions, the cost of removal of furniture and other personal effects is paid by the Organization.

Currency transfer 

Staff members receiving an expatriation allowance may transfer through the Organization up to 50 per cent of their total emoluments to the country of which they are nationals or to country of residence at the time of appointment.

Employee Involvement in Practice

Employee Relations

‘Employee Relations’ is a relatively new term which broadens the study of industrial relations to include wider aspects of the employment relationship, including non-unionized workplaces, personal contracts and socio-emotional, rather than contractual, arrangements. This is an area with diverse ideological underpinnings and political ramifications. Governments have taken an active part in determining its conduct. In Europe, harmonization is leading to the establishment of works councils across the EU, giving a new role for collective representation.

Human Resource Management in a Business Context provides an international focus on the theory and practice of people management. A thorough and comprehensive overview of all the key aspects of HRM, including case studies, articles from HRM Guide and other sources, key concepts, review questions and problems for discussion and analysis.

Employee relations as an activity

In many developed countries the industrial relations of the 1950s to the 1970s depended on the existence of company rules and regulations which served the purpose of clarifying what was expected of both employees and employers. Since then, the move towards flexibility and empowerment of staff has resulted in ‘fuzzier’ boundaries between required behavior and that which is regarded as inappropriate. Employees – particularly managers – have been given greater discretion on decision making in free market economies. This has been encouraged by ‘neoliberal’ governments throughout the world. Within the European Union, however, there has been a countervailing emphasis on formal rules because of the predominance of social market economies at the heart of the community. Typically, most large organizations continue to have formal rules on:

• Timekeeping
• Absence
• Health and safety
• Gross misconduct
• Use of company facilities
• Discrimination

The enforcement of such rules is a sensitive issue, requiring some form of formal or informal disciplinary system. Discipline is not only negative, in the sense of being punitive or preventative; it also makes a positive contribution to organizational performance. An effective organization cannot survive if its members behave in an anarchic way. Order within an organization depends on an appropriate mixture of each of these forms of discipline. Within the context of HRM, however, the emphasis has moved away from managerial discipline towards self and, especially, team discipline. Nevertheless, most organizations continue to have institutionalized disciplinary procedures, largely determined by management.

Implications of Employment Law

This 1-day workshop will provide delegates with information on the practical application of employment law and highlight their responsibilities in how to maintain an effective and legal working environment

Workshop Contents

The workshop will provide delegates with an understanding of the application of Employment Law and will address the ways in which the law impacts on the whole employment process. It enables participants to understand their role – through their behaviors, practices and policies – in upholding employment law. The following areas will be covered:

• Employment Law – The Framework
• The Contract of Employment
• Equality/Recruitment/ Sexual Harassment/ Bullying
• Organization of Working Time
• Discipline, Grievance & Unfair Dismissals
• Leave Arrangements – statutory and non-statutory

Workshop Aims & Learning Objectives
The learning aims of the workshop are outlined below.

Session One – Employment Law

• To understand the background and framework of employment law in Ireland
• To know the cornerstones of employment law

Session Two – The Contract of Employment

• To identify employee and employer rights
• To know the impact of legal changes on contracts, including those offered to full-time, part-time and fixed-term or temporary employees
• To reinforce the elements of a positive work environment
• To know the process for termination of employment

Session Three – Equality & Harassment Legislation

• To learn about equality legislation
• To understand what is defined as discrimination
• To be aware of the implications of this legislation regarding recruitment practices
• To understand the impact of equality and health & safety legislation on harassment, sexual harassment and bullying
• To know how to handle complaints
• To recognize the organizations obligations in these areas

Session Four – Organization of Working Time

• To understand the key points of the Organization of Working Time Act 1997 and Record Keeping Regulations 2001
• Understand the practical implications for managers

Session Five – Discipline and Grievance Procedures

• To understand the purpose and steps of the disciplinary procedure and the grievance procedure
• To clarify the link between performance management and discipline
• To know about the Unfair Dismissals Act and cases taken under it
• To understand the impact of not dealing with issues

Session Six – Leave of Absence

• To know the key points of the legislation covering Maternity Leave, Adoptive Leave, Parental Leave, Force Majuro Leave and Career’s Leave
• To distinguish between statutory and non-statutory leave

This workshop is available on a public and in-house customized basis. It is highly participative and will outline the legislation, and address best practice in the areas covered for managers and supervisors who deal with people issues.

Human Resource Policies

Equal opportunity

Equal opportunity and treatment between men and women is a fundamental principle of HR policy. Actions to give effect to this principle have meant that, over recent years, recruitment and retention patterns have gradually changed to give women a larger presence in the Organization’s staff. The situation could still be improved however because, as elsewhere, women are not equitably represented at all levels: their participation continues to be largely at the lower grades.

Training and Development

It is the policy of relevant training for its staff to obtain and maintain the mix of skills and knowledge needed to achieve the highest level of performance in accomplishing the mission and objectives.

Training, as one element of an integrated personnel management system that includes recruitment, performance management, career management, is one important means of learning.

Sexual harassment

Any type of harassment at work, or in connection with work performed on behalf of the Organization, will not be tolerated and may give rise to disciplinary action. This includes any action which constitutes sexual harassment.

Non-smoking policy

The protect non-smokers from the effects of smoking, and to help smokers to give up smoking if they so choose. The Organization’s collective areas are non-smoking (except areas set aside for smokers). Shared officers are considered to be collective areas, and are therefore non-smoking.

Part-time work 

New officials may be directly recruited to work part-time. The duration of part-time work may be from 50 to 90 per cent of normal working hours and may be scheduled in various ways on a daily, weekly, monthly or annual basis.

Spouse support and employment 

Organizations, when managing the recruitment of expatriate staff, are becoming increasingly sensitized to the needs of the family unit. Many such organizations have therefore introduced a spouse programmed to help the spouse make the adjustments necessary before the move takes place.

Specialist Employment Law Training and Services

As Ireland’s leading provider of HR information, with 1,500 customers of our foremost publication, Personnel Policies and Procedures: The Law in Perspective Graphite’s research and analysis of new legislation and emerging trends keeps us at the forefront of HR practice in Ireland.

Based on our expertise we are the supplier of choice in the following areas:

Development of HR Policies and Procedures
Due to the complexity of employment legislation, many organizations require support in the development and production of employee contracts, policies and handbooks. We seek to build on policies and practices already in place and take account of an organization’s culture, while achieving legal compliance in policy and practice.

• HR Policy review and development
• Employee Handbooks
• Employee Contracts
• HR Audits and compliance analysis

Implications of Employment Law for Managers

The complex nature of our legislation and working practices requires managers to be at the forefront of implementing HR policies. Managers and supervisors need to fully understand the legal implications of day to day management activities such as refusing annual leave, absence management, dealing with grievances, interviewing and bullying allegations. Graphite provides a series of practical workshops to enable managers carry out these activities in a compliant and effective way:

• Implications of Employment Law
• Managing Discipline and Grievance
• Selection Interviewing Skills

Managing Dignity and Diversity

The progressive equality legislation in Ireland dictates that Dignity and Diversity awareness is disseminated, and policies and procedures are put in place to provide all employees with a safe working environment, free of discrimination, harassment or bullying. We use our expertise to support the development and communication of polices and complaints procedures, and provide expert training for employees nominated for Support Contact or Investigator Roles:

• How to Manage Dignity and Respect (Policy Briefings)
• Managing Dignity and Diversity in the Workplace
• Train the Designated Contact Person
• Investigator Training

Resolution of Issues

Whilst we advocate the use of informal methods of complaint resolution whenever feasible, at times objective investigation and analysis has to come from an external source. This is especially true when complex issues have built an internal legacy which is difficult to unravel, and when internal expertise is insufficient to resolve issues. We support resolution through:

• Facilitation
• Mediation Service
• Investigation Support Service

Our experts provide up to date input on the impact of current and new employment legislation, the requirements for day to day compliance, the responsibilities of managers and HR, and provide relevant skills practice, case examples and exercises.

Analytical Part

Employees Selection Criteria

The selection of the employees as a Partex Group is very complicated and difficult during the visiting time we know about it. The men/women who want to participate as an employee in this organization should have to drop the C.V here. Then the selection committee have choose a very few among them and call them for a written test. After that those who passed the test then they will have to give an interview to the selection members. If he qualified all this then he will be an employee. The process of the HRM department is same. ‘You don’t need to be a graduate associate in order to fast-track. It’s dependent on how well you’re doing and how much potential you have. You could be a very high-performing employee, but that does not mean you can manage very large businesses.

 Purpose

Partex Group’s main purpose is to manage the internal customer. Their main objective is to make the customer satisfied. Their motive is to solve each problem arises within the customer. Make the life of people easier & more comfortable. They give the full satisfaction to the customer about the any kinds of errors. They help staff to ‘use their strengths in their jobs and for them to be successful because everything we do in HR has to be linked to performance’.

ORIENTATION

A new class of Partex Group’s Human Resource Management begins each July, the beginning of in the fiscal year. The program kicks off with two days of orientation. During these days an introduction to the program and the Partex Group is provided. The Trainees also learn about their first rotational assignment. These opening days provide the opportunity to meet one another and to meet personally with a number of Partex Group Human Resource Management System officials.

MONITORING AND SUPERVISING

Meet with supervisors and mentors, both of whom play a major role in Partex Group career development and training. They serve as advisors and aid the throughout their rotations.

The mentor is a unique aspect of the Human Resource Management Trainee program. The mentor guides the overall professional career development of the Partex Group. The mentor also acts as teacher, counselor, motivator, and confidante to support and facilitate HRM them skill development. The mentor’s role is to take a long-term view in the Trainee’s career development and encourage doing the same in Partex Group. The mentor assists the HRM in the understanding of the technical, administrative, social and political systems within which Human Resource employees function. The mentor helps enable the HRM to shape realistic and reachable career expectations

Partex Group supervise develops the training plan for provides orientation to the sponsoring agency. The supervisor is responsible for planning, coordinating, and conducting them developmental activities and evaluating progress. The supervisor also assigns work to the Trainee that will encourage technical competencies and career growth. The supervisor evaluates the overall performance of provides input on the assignment that the Partex Group will be provided after the initial training year.

ROTATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

Typically have four rotations within the Partex Group’s Human Resource System. About every three months, they move to another program area within a different agency. The rotation types are assigned to accommodate the training plan of the needs of the sponsoring agency and Partex Group. The scheduling of the rotations allows the Trainee, supervisor, and mentor to have some degree of choice in both the variety and agency of the rotations. Depending on the needs of the agency, the Partex Group the personal training plan, and the requirements of the program, each rotation can be specialized to one functional area or may be generalized to encompass several areas.

Through the rotational assignments, they are exposed to the many program areas within the Partex Group’s Human Resource Management System. These rotational assignments include comprehensive orientations to the functional responsibilities, organizational structure, and program areas of the agencies. Work-related projects are assigned to further enhance the knowledge and understanding of how the Partex Group functions. Assignments may include experiences in the following areas:

1Job Classification, 2Labor Relations, 3Equal Employment Opportunity, 4Employee Benefits, 5Special Projects, 6Health and Safety, 7Recruitment and Placement, 8Training and Development, 9 HR Research, Project, 10 Design, & Evaluation, 11HR Systems & Computer Applications.

JOB CLASSIFICATION

Job Classification is a core rotation that all will experience.  In this rotation, the Partex Group will gain an understanding of the responsibility of job descriptions, use of class specifications, classification principles, and other key Human Resource of Partex Group topics. The Trainee will develop skills in interviewing and questioning techniques, report writing, use of database for job classification, and application of job classification principles.

LABOR RELATIONS

Labor Relations is another core rotation of the program that Partex Group will experience. In this rotation they will gain an understanding of investigation procedures, grievance procedures, discipline concepts, arbitrations, and the conduct of labor-management meetings.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO)

In this rotation the HRM of Partex Group will learn about EEO program plans, principles of discrimination, and utilization of workforce and job group analysis. They will develop skills in EEO program plan development, investigation and resolution techniques, design and conduct of EEO training plans, and advising managers and supervisors regarding EEO issues and principles of non-discrimination.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Employee Benefits will give insight to the benefits available to Partex Group employees; Unemployment and Worker’s Compensation programs; the handling of leave provisions and holidays; and the relationship between benefits and the bargaining process. They will learn skills in processing benefit program actions; monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating benefit program cost; and counseling employees regarding benefits.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Partex Group may have a rotation that includes many disciplines. The special projects will help to develop skills in independent research, team participation, and report writing.

EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFETY

In an Employee Health and Safety rotation, Partex Group will gain an understanding of the, which offers employees and their families assistance with personal problems; safety programs in agencies; the role of unions in job safety; and Partex Group’s safety codes, regulations, and standards.

RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT

In Recruitment and Placement, the Partex Group will learn the application and testing process for Civil Service positions; the mechanics of hiring and promoting within the Partex Group; and the roles and responsibilities of agency Recruitment and Placement sections. The Trainee also will gain skills in interpreting and applying rules, regulations, procedures, and contract provisions.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Partex Group assignments in Development will offer learning in a variety of areas. These include training needs assessment, performance consulting and improvement, classroom presentation and facilitation skills, supervisory and management training, and technical training methods. Other HRM they development will encompass procedures for contracting for training, conference planning and management techniques, and the providing of outside training seminars to Partex Group staff.

HR RESEARCH, PROJECT DESIGN, AND EVALUATION

A rotational assignment in this area will provide the Partex Group with an opportunity to be involved in the design and development of a new Human Resource program or the evaluation of existing programs. Assignments may include participation on teams that are installing a new Human Resource Management System program or the evaluation of an agency as part of a Human Resource Management Review.

HR SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

The Human Resource Systems and Computer Applications rotation promotes an understanding of Partex Group how positions are filled; how time and attendance is reported; alternate work schedules; how Human Resource and payroll transactions are processed; and the procedures for maintaining, accessing, and releasing employee personnel information.

 TRAINING

The training of the HRM of Partex Group does not rest solely on the supervisor, mentor, and rotational assignments. They reunite regularly for formal training classes from the Governor’s Office of Administration. The formal training consists of lectures by Commonwealth professionals, tours of Partex Group facilities, and group learning activities. The core training focuses on traditional Human Resource areas, including labor relations, job classification, training and development, benefits, EEO, pay, recruitment, HR systems and computer applications, research and evaluation, and safety and health.

Partex Group also may participate in formal training that is offered through their rotational agencies. Agency-offered training allows the Trainee to develop specific technical skills that will benefit their work in their rotational agencies.

PLACEMENT

Upon the successful completion of their rotational assignments, Human Resource Management of Partex Group will be placed within the agency in which they began their rotations or another suitable position. At this time they will attain permanent status at the level of Human Resource Analyst 1 or Equal Opportunity Specialist 1.

Findings

Partex Group put together an experienced staff to design and merchandise, source and buys raw materials, develop product and components, and coordinate multi process embellishment and technical cut and sew operations. They ship finished product to either distribution or retail from their based distribution center. Partex Group does it fast and do it right!

Today, supervisors and managers are urged to follow a new model, a more compassionate, collaborative approach to leadership and Human Resources Management based on a philosophy of individual empowerment and team effort – much different than the model of cold authority figures. This modern approach to supervision and HR Management engages more workers’ intelligence, creativity, motivation and loyalty. It tends to reduce absenteeism and turnover, while increasing productivity and problem solving ability.

For my point of view the company should keep its young employees. Every potential junior auditor one day because a senior sufficient facilities and careful observation can brings success of these prospective trainee officers. After get appropriate training, they develop the many skill necessary to become good auditor. Conducted by research basic work and investigation my point of view the company should do to keep its young employees.  We find out some point which is as below:1.      Lack of experience of junior member which covered by the senior member of the Partex Group.2.      More productivity, Partex Group attention is usually focused on the work being produced. This is helpful to achieve the organization goal.3.      Junior auditors can learn many things about senior auditors working activity and others which is help to build their career as a “the next supervisor”4.      Less careful about junior officer. 5.      Always try to measure quantity not quality. 6.      Less careful about their further career development. Different type’s organization follow different types of philosophy for my point of view in this case working combination way such as team work or friendly manner as a result it reduce the turnover rate and enhance the satisfactory land which is helpful to organization goal.

In addition to Investigator Training, Graphite provides an Investigation Service which has two types of service offering. The investigation support service is designed to ensure that best practice in undertaking investigations is attained.

1. Support for Internal Investigators

Partex Group offering is designed to support internal investigators who have been assigned to complete an investigation on behalf of the employer into an employment related matter. In providing support Partex Group will provide a coach and mentor to the investigator/investigation team, who will be an expert with which to discuss, debate, review the course that the investigation is taking. In providing such a sounding board the internal investigator has an independent person with whom the process can be discussed in confidence. In particular, this helps the investigators to effectively manage the boundaries and reporting of the investigation.

2. Carry out Investigations

The offering is designed to enable an employer to engage the services of an external investigator to carry out an independent investigation into an employment related matter, particularly harassment or bullying of the Partex Group. The investigatory service includes full administration, management and documentation of the process. In this role, a Partex Group consultant will go on-site to interview complainants, alleged harassers, witnesses, and collate all relevant information. The findings will be compiled into an objectively written investigatory report. All documentation and information acquired throughout the process will be treated sensitively and confidentially.

Investigation Support Service provides

• Confidentiality
• Adherence to best practice
• Support to the employer in the carrying out of investigations
• Effective management of the stages of the investigatory process
• Formulation and communication of central issues and findings

Change in power relations and highlights the supremacy of Partex Group’s management. The management prerogative is rediscovered but in place of command and control the emphasis is on commitment and control as quality, flexibility and competence replace quantity, task and dumb obedience. To put it another way: the managerial agenda is increasingly focused on innovation, quality and cost reduction. Human resource management makes more demands on employees, work is intensified…. there is less room for managerial slack and for indulgency patterns.

Recommendation

A simple strategic model is comprised of four key components via; Mission, Objectives, Strategy, Implementation and Review. The term ‘strategic management’ defines the process by which these long term aims, the strategy and implementation are managed. ‘Strategic HRM’ deals with the longer-term people issues, as part of the strategic management of human resources, in accordance with its Partex Group’s strategy and mission statement.

It may please be noted that Partex Group Government regulations do not permit employment of non-Bangladeshis. These however are only allowed on the request of the employer for highly technical nature of work not normally available in Bangladesh, because they follow a bookish selection methods but it is not to a perfect way in the current suction.

In addition to Partex Group vast sales and distribution network of dealers, they have 6 sales depots located at strategic points, but it is not possible way of the business. If they increase their distribution network then it is easy to establish the business position.

We identified the following six factors as accounting for the increasing interest in and resort to HRM practices of Partex Group:

1. Public sector and institutional reform.

A coherent sector strategy is a prerequisite for sustainable HR strategy and supporting structures. Partex Group need to develop improved in-house training management practices and utilization of training resources especially training centers and, effectively utilize their own resource persons to improve and update the skills of junior staff and new entrants thus, preventing knowledge erosion.

2. Strategic groups.

The formation of a high-level strategic HRM policy group, and a lower level working group, to support the change process. The strategy group would be led by the Partex Group contain highly influential in HR management. In addition, there would be private sector representation to expand the knowledge base of HRM and share good practice.

3. Institutional Analysis.

Linking the Local Consultative Groups (LCG) to the Partex Group is an opportunity to develop an institutional analysis study funded by the set in motion a programmed to address HRM/D and could develop better performing Departments working in accordance with the reformation process. This provides donors with an opportunity to support skill development once again but this time as part of a public sector reform initiative.

4. Support for in-country HRM development.

If the Partex Group were well developed, it could become the professional body for HRM in the country. Support could include a small scoping study to examine how the Society could be developed, where and how the public sector would fit, timescale for any support and long-term sustainability.

5. Co-coordinated support for MIS Development.

There is currently duplication of Partex Group’s development for HRM systems. This could be established as a standardized system to meet all HRM needs. Support could include an initial review of current systems and an agreed plan on an integrated approach to MIS development.

6. Developing a Code of Conduct.

The purpose of a code of conduct is to provide a framework for Partex Group’s accountability; maintaining safeguards and outlining clear statements of expected behavior. All interested parties can use it as a point of reference.

They should not be static but reflect the changing organization and engender a sense of integrity offering assurance to the public (customers etc). It is a proven effective human resource management tool creating a sense of discipline and responsibility.

They always says they are the leading of manufacturer, seller and distributor in Bangladesh achieving their business vision through growth in market reach, increasing operation size, international distribution, total service and consistent branding activities by the being most customer focused & Innovative, cost effective & efficient, environmentally responsible & quality concerned company in the business. It is not easy process, but they are trying to make a successful business.

Conclusion

Partex Group focuses on building high quality human resources with expertise and professional skills adopting the human resources re-engineering and development plant was a view to creating and excellent clientele service environment for ultimate achieving of sustain profit growth making no comprising with the quality assets creation .

The company human resources development strategy is too built up quality manpower with conceptual managerial knowledge skills through designing of continuous in house and outside training program. The arrange in house, customized special training at for fresh entrained to build up quality manpower and suitable placing them in productive channel. It also arrange training program, workshop etc. Under executive development program for increasing quantum of quality manpower at higher management level.

Partex Group offer challenging professional opportunities to young persons who can give sustained and focused hands on performance in the field of marketing, accounts, finance, production, MIS / IT and engineering. Vacancies arise from time to time to fulfill requirements of the Group.

Partex Group offer attractive salaries and benefits in line with top industrial employers in Bangladesh. Scope of advancement is strictly performance based. They have mobilized adequate distributors to serve all parts of the regions; they are one of the largest distribution organizations in Bangladesh. This network makes possible the flow of goods from the producer through intermediaries to the buyer

The region’s proximity to the market, favorable duty and quota treatment, low cost environment and strong work ethic make it the ideal place for apparel production. Partex Group opened their state of the art manufacturing facility. One of the most modern facilities in their 57,000 square foot facility contains a one shop of capabilities for the most efficient means of apparel manufacturing available.

Danish Condensed Milk Bd. ltd. is the one of the largest distribution network in Bangladesh of Partex Group. Hundreds of eager energetic and effective sales representatives are working supported by our dedicated sales and marketing division. We are marketing many products namely Ovaltine, RC cola, MUM-natural drinking water in PET bottles, Danish Condensed Milk, Danish Milk Powder, Danish Fruit Juice and Distributor of Aktel Scratch Card & E-fill. All the process is achieved only use the proper method of Human Resource Management.