Monday HR Minute: How to Avoid Common HR Mistakes

Monday HR Minute: Common HR Mistakes - Employee Management

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How to Avoid Common HR Mistakes - Part 3 Employee Management

Employee management is a crucial area of running a company. Mismanagement of the people who work for you can create situations including poor morale, unacceptable performance, and legal exposure. Below are some common employee management mistakes that companies make.

Ineffective onboarding: Having new employees only complete their paperwork and get a handbook squanders a valuable opportunity to convey the company’s expectations and culture. Employees who are properly trained and integrated into the workforce will feel supported, perform better, and have a higher probability of staying long-term.

Keeping inaccurate, incomplete employment records: Not getting and/or properly maintaining employment paperwork (new hire forms, disciplinary and performance documentation, leave requests, etc.) as required under various employment laws creates holes in the employment picture and can create exposure if you ever need to produce the documentation.

Not having comprehensive job descriptions: Job descriptions that simply list general duties only convey a portion of the picture. For example, including detailed physical, mental, and environmental requirements establishes essential requirements for medical determinations.

Failure to document performance issues: Disciplinary action that is not properly documented (not written, not signed off on by the employee or a witness, and/or not filed in the employee’s file) may not serve as sufficient proof if needed in the future.

Having “favorites”: Not treating one employee the same as another can create bad feelings or even legal exposure. Consistency in applying expectations and policies equally to everyone is critical.

Not having effective performance management: Not taking the time and effort to set goals and evaluate performance means employees will not know what they are supposed to do and could extend the time an ineffective worker spends on your payroll. Working with the employee to set concrete goals, giving them the tools and training to meet those goals, and evaluating their abilities to meet those expectations helps to ensure they succeed so your company can succeed.

Terminating improperly: Even if employment is “at-will”, there are still wrong and illegal reasons or ways to terminate an employee. Firing someone for a discriminatory reason, whether intentional or unintentional, is illegal. Firing someone with no warning can create an uncertain work environment for other employees.

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The Monday HR Minute, brought to you by Affinity HR Group, is designed to provide you with practical, applicable human resources and management advice and information in a format that will take you 60 seconds or less to read. We believe that by dedicating just one minute a week to thinking about people management practices, business owners and managers can make enormous strides in improving workplace performance.

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