Business Best Practices
Sailing the Ship: Employee Engagement to Prevent Sinking The Ship
Sep 12, 2016
Sep 12, 2016
At the beginning of the workforce management series, I posed the following questions: Isn’t workforce management just a euphemism for human resources or employee relations? Why do I need a workforce management director or team? Why would I need to outsource my human resources? Wouldn’t I want employee relations to be internal? Hopefully, by now, you know:
Finally, from the initial interview to the day-to-day scheduling—and all that is in between—effective workforce management increases the likelihood of a happy, engaged workforce. Above all, without a focused crew your ship will sink. The people that work for you are what bring your business to life; what truly activates your plans, turning your processes into products and determining your ROI.
As the days change and circumstances shift (as you sail into the storm), the dedication and resilience of your crew are what will keep you afloat. Communication, compensation and benefits (especially benefits), and workplace policy must be integrated to keep your employees satisfied and engaged in their work. The perfect match, extensive screening, detailed and diverse training, and full explanation and acknowledgement of workplace policy is the perfect recipe for an effective workforce management plan.
After the recruitment and candidate screening processes (onboarding), your new hires will be as eager as they will ever be to learn, and it is up to your training program to well equip them with tools for success as well as motivate them to do their job well. A detailed and diverse training program increases the likelihood of a happy, engaged workforce.
The final aspect of workforce management relies on your day-to-day functions referred to as labor management, which with no surprise, depends on your people. In the smallest unit of any functioning and successful business you will find people, processes, and policies. Labor management—scheduling, time and labor costs, and policy enforcing—is what makes the overall day-to-day chaos free.
HireLevel is here to lend a hand; to be your partner in workforce management. Outsourcing your recruitment and candidate screening processes, will save time and money while receiving the best candidates on the market and the perfect match for your company. You can even receive assistance with your labor management plan. From written workplace policies in a handbook to timekeeping and overtime compliance, we have customized workforce solutions to make labor management easier.
By outsourcing these services, your company can rest easy knowing that the foundation of your day-to-day business is in the capable, well-informed hands of an entire workforce management team rather than the overflowing hands of one person. For more information or to contact HireLevel directly, visit www.HireLevel.com.