The document discusses employee orientation and placement in organizations. It defines orientation as introducing new employees to their jobs, coworkers, and the organization. The purposes of orientation are to make employees comfortable, reduce anxiety, and help them adjust. Effective orientation programs include an introduction to the company, orientation about the specific department and job, and follow-up meetings. Placement refers to allocating employees to jobs, including initial assignments and promotions. Factors like the individual employee and avoiding independent work must be considered in placement.
18. FACTORS OF REMUNERATION Labour market Cost of living Labour unions Government legislation Society Economy Business Strategy Job Evaluation and Performance Appraisal The Employee
Formal : the management has a structured programme which is executed when new employees join the firm. Informal : new hires are directly put into job and they are expected to do the work themselves. Individual : It is orienting each person individually. It is more likely to preserve individual differences and perspectives. Collective : It is orienting people in a group. Most of the large firms tend to do this approach. Serial : orientation becomes serial when an experienced person inducts a new hire. Disjunctive : It becomes disjunctive when the new hire do not have any predecessors available for them. Investiture : It seeks to ratify the usefulness of the characteristics that the person brings to the new job. Divestiture : It seeks to make minor modifications in the characteristics of the new hire, though he or she was selected based on his or her potential.
A general introduction to the company, given by the HR dept Specific orientation to the dept and the job, typically given by employee supervisor A follow – up meeting to verify that the important issues have been addressed and employees questions have been answered.
1. Employee is overwhelmed with too much of information. 2.Employee is overwhelmed with too much of information. 3. Employee is given a menial task that discourages him. 4.Employee is forced to fill the gaps 5.Employee is thrown into action too soon 6.Employee’s mistakes can damage the company 7.Employees may develop wrong perception
Wages and salaries : the payment made to the employees as a compensation to their work Incentives : It is paid in addition to the wages and salaries. It depends on the productivity, sales, profit or cost reduction effort. Fringe benefits : It includes employee benefits like provident fund, gratutity and medical care. Perquisites : these are allowed to executives and include company car, club membership, paid holidays and furnished house. Non- monetary benefits : This include recognition or merit and challenging job responsibilities.
Labour market: Demand and supply of labour influenec wages and salary fixation. A low wage paid when supply of labour exceeds and vice-versa. Cost of living: This matters during periods of rising prices, and forgotten when prices are stable or falling. Labour unions: labour union often determine the quantum of wages paid. Government Legislation: Some laws like, the payment of wages Act, 1936; the Minimum wages act, 1948; the payment of bonus Act, 1965; Equal remuneration Act, 1976 also determine the amount of wages. Society: The remuneration paid to employees has social implications too. The supreme court has been keeping social and ethical consideration in adjudicating wages and salary disputes. Economy: It is possiblethat there is a change in the wages in a recession, inflation and depression.
Legally required payments: They are, old age, disability, health insurance, worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation. Contingent and deferred benefits: Some are, pension plans, prepaid legal plans, sick leave, tuition aid benefits. Payment for time not work: vacations, holidays, voting pay allowances Other benefits: Travel allowances, company car and subsidies, child care facilities, uniform and tool expenses.