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Human Resource Management: Concerns, Challenges & Opportunities

This document discusses challenges in human resource management in India. It notes that while demand for labor is increasing, the supply of qualified workers is not keeping pace. It also reports shocking statistics, such as less than 3% of HR heads sitting on company boards and only 20% of graduates being employable. The document discusses factors that influence employee satisfaction like career development and feedback. It analyzes employee engagement levels and notes that Indian workers report higher satisfaction. Finally, it discusses HR challenges such as cultural challenges from mergers and acquisitions, leadership grooming, retaining knowledge, and promoting gender equality.

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Human Resource Management: Concerns, Challenges & Opportunities

This document discusses challenges in human resource management in India. It notes that while demand for labor is increasing, the supply of qualified workers is not keeping pace. It also reports shocking statistics, such as less than 3% of HR heads sitting on company boards and only 20% of graduates being employable. The document discusses factors that influence employee satisfaction like career development and feedback. It analyzes employee engagement levels and notes that Indian workers report higher satisfaction. Finally, it discusses HR challenges such as cultural challenges from mergers and acquisitions, leadership grooming, retaining knowledge, and promoting gender equality.

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HUMAN RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT

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Concerns, Challenges &
Opportunities
DAUNTING CHALLENGES
 Demand for manpower is rising, but
supply isn’t able to keep pace.

 Bloating wage bills, but manpower


quality is deteriorating.

 Surfeit of graduates, but low


employability due to poor skills.

 Deep-rooted mindset

 Managing aspirations of the 20-


somethings
SHOCKING Facts and Figures!!!

 Less than 3% of HR heads sit on the boards


of their companies.

 People efficiency in India is barely 50-60%


against a global average of 80-90%
 Out of the 2 million graduates that pass
out every year only 1/5th are employable.

 99% of India’s 3.57million SMEs don’t


follow contemporary HR practices.

 1800 SMEs do not employ HR heads.

Source: Kelly Services Survey,


Team lease Survey
EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY

FULLY ENGAGED
ALMOST ENGAGED

HONEYMOONERS
&
HAMSTERS
CRASH & BURN

DISENGAGED

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008


HEIGHTS OF ENGAGEMENT

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008


FACTORS INFLUENCING
SATISFACTION AND
CONTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYEES
 Career development opportunities

 Training

 More challenging work

 Opportunities to do what ‘I do
best’

 Regular, specific feedback

 Greater clarity
SATISFACTION LEVEL

Indian workers are more satisfied

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008


ENGAGEMENT BY GENDER

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008


EMPLYOYEES SEEK MORE CHALLENGING
ASSIGNMENTS

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008


WHAT INFLUENCES EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008


HR Challenges….
 Cultural challenges owing to M & As

 Leadership Grooming

 Retaining know – how

 Gender Equality
GENDER EQUALITY
 68% of the Fortune 500 companies do not
have a female boardroom member

 11% of the top executives are women

 Among total 128 countries, India ranks 114th in


terms of the Gender Gap Index 2007 report

 Only 16% of the junior managers are women

 Only 1% of the organizations have women


CEOs

 A female employee earns Rs 67 for every


Rs100 earned by her male counterpart for
similar work.

Source: The World Economic Form Gender Gap Index 2007


Confederation of Indian Industries Report
HR Initiatives for WOMEN
• On campus day-care centre –
(McAfee India)
• Flexi- Timing to accommodate
early parenthood
• Extended maternity leaves
• Adoption maternity leave – (IBM)
• A certain amount of payment of
the legal expenses incurred while
adopting a child – (HP)
• Cab drops during pregnancy
• Post maternity leaves without pay
for 6months to 1yr – IBM, Infosys)
Thank You

By: Mamata Sampath

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