Don't make these HR mistakes!

The following HR practices in a small business should be guarded against. Never forget that all people want to feel valued, and part of achieving this, is sharing information. Company values, vision, mission statement, worker performance, company performance. All of this information is of interest to employees. You don't have to give detail, but rather share information that is pertinent to the worker and his level of involvement with the information being presented. It's important that this information is regularly updated.

Lack of policies and procedures.

need to feel they are being treated fairly and

consistently.

Employees

Misunderstanding probationary

periods.

fail it should not be a surprise.If an employee is going to

No job description.

expectation of what they should be doing.

People need a clear

No contracts.

receive written terms and conditions of

employment.

Legally, all employees must

No performance feedback.

employees need to know the goals of

the business, your expectations for their

performance, and if they are meeting them.

Motivated

Avoiding conflict.

become a major issue later.

A small problem could

Using contract workers to circumvent

legislation.

employee has a reasonable expectation that

his/her contract will be renewed.

This may result in problems if an

Management attitude.

same team, working for the good of the

business.

You are all on the

Lack of communication.

your employees and build trust.

Share ideas, inform

High expectations.

doing things perfectly the first time.People don’t learn by