Guides to Setting up a New HR Department Course

This course provides the information HR officers need to establish a human resource function in new, small and medium size companies or companies opening an HR department for the first time. It treats matters relating to HR policies, guidelines, procedures, records and information.

Course Contents

Day One

Roles of the HR Professional

• Operational and Strategic
• Partnering and Policing
• Qualitative and Quantitative
• Short term and Long term.

Recruiting, Selection and Deployment Manuals and Processes

• Personnel requirements and requisition manuals
• Recruitment procedures
• Orientation/Onboarding of new employees
• Employee deployment procedures

Day Two

Personnel Recordkeeping

• Information to include in employee file
• Regulatory compliance details
• Record retention requirements.

Personnel Policies

• Personnel Policy guidelines
• Staff Handbook details
• Personnel communication channels.

Day Three

Compensation and Benefits

• Researching industry practice
• Designing a compensation programme
• Job evaluation
• Wage grades
• Payroll management
• Pay-for-Performance
• Tax, pension and other statutory compliance.

Day Four

• Laws Guiding Employment
• Employee Welfare
• Labour Relations
• Health insurance schemes
• HSE administration

Day Five

Performance Management

• Job descriptions
• Training and competency development 
• Appraisal process.