HR Roles and Responsibility
...the applicant or employee’s race, color, gender, national origin, or religion. Title VII also protects against discrimination in relation to compensation, employment terms and conditions, layoffs and benefits.”(Bennet-Alexander, 2003, p. 82). Title VII has had a significant impact on the way employers recruit and retain employees. This has changes the way employers conduct business. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission assists employees and potential employees in determining if they have experienced discrimination and provide victims of discrimination with a method of obtaining restitution. In addition to that Human Resources Department acts as resource for matters relative to discrimination and sexual harassment cases. 2. Administer company benefits. One of the HR responsibilities at Swissotel is to provide employees with the following benefits: • Basic health care • Disability benefits • Retirement • 401K Medical services like hospital, clinical are provided to employees and their family members. 3. Provides structure and ensures fairness in compensation and benefits. 4. Advertises job openings, screens applicants, trains managers in interviewing skills and extends offers of employment. Selection of new employees is the process of picking individuals who have relevant qualifications to fill jobs in an organization. The purpose of selection is to pick the most suitable candidate who would meet the requirements of the job and the organization the best. For example, at the Swissotel, selection of candidates for a job opening consists of a series of steps. The hotel gives importance to testing potential employees when other companies may emphasize interviews. Employees of the Human Resources provide detailed orientations at Swissotel. They want to make sure that new employees are comfortable and ready with their new jobs and their new responsibilities. New employees have on-going training after they day they are hired. 5. Administers all performance reviews or evaluations for employees. Human resources must maintain employee files including all performance evaluations each employee receives while they are employee. 6. They also maintain all personal records, including employee social security numbers, family member social security numbers, addresses, emergency contact information and beneficiary information. 7. Human resources also have the responsibility for keeping payroll records up to date. This includes any direct deposit information, tax withholding requests and the annual W-2’s. 8. Human resources may also be required to conduct background checks to ensure the prospective...