NEW AGE Human Resource Management and Impact of Employment Legislations in India By By V & M Associates 24 th Nov 2015 24 th Nov 2015 By V & M Associates

NEW AGE

Human Resource Management

and

Impact of Employment Legislations in

India

By

V & M Associates

24th Nov 2015

By

V & M Associates

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PRESENTATION CONTENT Recruitment & Selection Employment Contract Compensation & wages Performance Management Leave & Holidays Work place discipline Welfare Employee Movement Employee Exit Terminal Benefits Special Provisions

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Procedural Compliance

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GOVERNANCE – To retain

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Recruitment & Selection

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Unit 1

NEW AGE Human Resource Management

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Impact of Employment Legislations in India


Modern Techniques of Recruitment

Web Based Job Sites, Online Portals & Social Media Solutions and Legal Obligations


Concepts

Knowledge based Recruitment E- Recruitment / On line Recruitment Scouting – Investigations Re- Recruitment Event Recruitment Networking Job Portals – Posting the Job Description Resume Scanning – pre defined search Passive Job Seekers C V Bank Passer – by applicant Make every employee as Recruiter –

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Innovative Practices Sending SMS – texting simply “ APPLY” Video / Visual Networks Blogging on Social Networking sites Job Fairs, Job Application Banners, Pamphlets, Hoardings,

Advertisement In transit Advertisement – in public transport system Public Address system Radio / Television


Challenges in Modern Methods

Quality of Hire / Performance in the interview is good and in the work is poor

Source of Hire

Referral Rates / Conversion Rate

Pipeline Development

Legal & Moral Obligations


Job Portals

Act Applicable:

The Contract Act

Specific Provisions:

Talent Data Base of the company, Non Disclosure, Misrepresentations, Terms & Renewal, Posting conditions, Portal Promotional schemes etc

Contractual Obligations User based licenses Free and other mode of portals – services and the

employers obligations www.vmlegalassociates.com

Social Media Social media can be useful for

Recruitments What is it? How is it being used?

Company’s / Recruiters Personal legal obligations.

Users should be proactive with maintaining control over content and establishing institutional policies on

appropriate use.

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Recruitment & Social Networking Broad range of Internet activities generally involved :

Texting Chat rooms Emails Blogging Videos – Skype

Easily accessible Work computers – company I P ID Home computers – Personal I P ID Mobile smart phones and other devices

Inherent risks Immediacy Global reach Searchable “Email is Forever” Expectation of a dialogue


Online Social Networking

Face book>400 million users worldwide20 billion minutes spent on Face book each dayIncreasing corporate use for Marketing / Relationship

Building

Twitter“Tweets” – max. of 140 charactersCelebrity usage – Corporate use growing exponentially Over 85 million users / month and growingLargest user demographic


LinkedIn For professionals Over millions of registered users

MySpace Similar to Facebook

YouTube Online videos

Blogs The original social networking tool

Non-provider hosted sites (external sites) Different legal obligations may arise when a provider hosts blogs and

other media on its own servers

Online Social Networking


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Social Media & Networking

Act Applicable: Implied Conditions The Contract Act – based on the Press of “Accept”

Specific Provisions: Privacy aspects, Passive seekers, Conflict of invitation

Implied Obligations:Fake user / False invitations Recruiter – CautionServices and the Employers obligations Social Media Policywww.vmlegalassociates.c

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Social Media Policy

Providers should:Adopt a Social Media Policy for

employees and staff

Educate staff about the contents of the Policy

Enforce policy through imposing consequences for violations


Social Media Policy: Adopt

Policy should:Set rules for what information staff can post

and say online

Remind and educate staff about obligations – Candidate privacy, protecting proprietary institutional information

Clarify appropriate relationships between staff, the connection, service provider and the public

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Social Media Policy: Educate & Enforce

Educate:Any policy is only as good as the institutional

awareness of it

Know the policy; educate staff at hire and push periodic updates

Enforce:Follow through with penalties for violations


Social Media Policy: Provisions & Examples

Rules for use: Maintain Candidates Credentials Confidentiality /

privacyRespect the Candidates’ current organization – no

libelous or defamatory speechSafeguard proprietary institutional informationComply with copyright, trademark and other lawDo not communicate on “behalf” of institutionNo Recruitment Professional advice / to take some

company or not to accept the offer etc


Selection - Resume Screening

Caution in questioning Frequent Changes in Employment Resume fraud if found How To avoid Major negligent hiring Concerns over fraud and embezzlement Gut instinct” not a substitute for “trust,

but verify” Reluctance of past employers to give

detailed references Events of professional in nature Work place violence if


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Basics of Screening

S – Sources of information are public records (e.g., criminal records), private records, and verification of credentials – not viewed as an invasion of privacy or unusual

C – Consent in writing as declaration from the Candidates

R – Rationale (screening encourages honesty, demonstrates due diligence, and helps in hiring based on facts and not just instinct)

E – Even-handed (similarly situated people treated similarly – issue of discrimination against protected groups)

E – Effectiveness – no single tool can be relied upon but need a series of overlapping tools

N – Not a CBI/Police check or Big Brother watching, but a valuable due diligence employment tool to avoid surprises 12–


Scope of Screening

Criminal searches based on where applicant has lived, worked, or studied

Sexual offender records

Driving records

Past employment / education verification

Licenses and credentials

Various disbarment lists – agency wise

Financial / Credit reports for specific positions ( Marketing)

Internet searches (Facebook, search engines, business connection sites, etc)


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Available Tools

What tools are used to conduct background checks:

Research on the internet

Interviews with potential candidates

Request for information from former employers or government agencies

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Background Checks

Background Checks


Legal Framework of Back Ground Verification

What is the legal framework for each tool?

Law and regulations

Written consent by employee

Employment contract

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Applicable Law Back Ground Verification

Act: The Contract Act – Personal Agreement between the company and the Candidate

Specific provisions: Voluntary undertaking / Personal consent and Declaration in the form of details

*************** Making Use & Misusage of the verified report Maintaining confidentiality Organization's image, Loss of reputation Third party reserved rights and our obligation


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Damages and Remedies for Employees & Employer

Damages and remedies to applicants and current employees

Damages and remedies to third-party victims

Damages and remedies to the hiring company


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Specific Questions

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NEW AGE Human Resource Management and Impact of Employment Legislations in India By By V & M Associates 24 th Nov 2015 24 th Nov 2015 By V & M Associates