http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/ Human Resource Director Jobs Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:02:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/comment-page-1/#comment-1930 smiley_f Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:49:34 +0000 http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/#comment-1930 WOW! This sounds a LOT like our company and HR director. Not really the open door policy that we all think it should be, plus one director that is a complete bitty and a couple other full timers that are her pawns. I feel for you, but I don't believe there is a governing body that regulates a private company's HR director. Companies create rules to conform everyone and there are always variables in people's lives...so the HR usually have to be the, as I call them, "Policy Enforcers", which can easily be turned into POLICE. It must suck to be them and everyone hate them or come to them with all of their problems. I couldn't do it! WOW! This sounds a LOT like our company and HR director. Not really the open door policy that we all think it should be, plus one director that is a complete bitty and a couple other full timers that are her pawns.
I feel for you, but I don’t believe there is a governing body that regulates a private company’s HR director.
Companies create rules to conform everyone and there are always variables in people’s lives…so the HR usually have to be the, as I call them, “Policy Enforcers”, which can easily be turned into POLICE.
It must suck to be them and everyone hate them or come to them with all of their problems. I couldn’t do it!

]]> http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/comment-page-1/#comment-1929 rwa000 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:32:34 +0000 http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/#comment-1929 there is no law most companies have them to help the company not the employee, they do not have to have one if they choose so there is no law most companies have them to help the company not the employee, they do not have to have one if they choose so

]]> http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/comment-page-1/#comment-1928 everyone's mom Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:05:04 +0000 http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/#comment-1928 No legal requirement to even have an HR department. No legal requirement to even have an HR department.

]]> http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/comment-page-1/#comment-1927 G-gal Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:28:05 +0000 http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/#comment-1927 No, there are no such rules. In fact a company is not required to have an HR department per-say. They can even outsource the hr function outright. No, there are no such rules. In fact a company is not required to have an HR department per-say. They can even outsource the hr function outright.

]]> http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/comment-page-1/#comment-1926 Nefertit Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:30:36 +0000 http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/#comment-1926 There are likely state statutes which cover employment issues. You could check with your state Attorney General's office. There are likely state statutes which cover employment issues. You could check with your state Attorney General’s office.

]]> http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/comment-page-1/#comment-1925 Usefully Employed Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:54:51 +0000 http://directorhrjobs.com/are-there-legal-requirements-about-the-size-and-responsibilities-of-hr-departments/#comment-1925 A company with 200 people should really have at least a couple of full time HR specialists. An alternative to this is to have one, but then have backup provided by an external company. There are many that do this sort of thing, usually backed up by a helpline and internet document support. HR specialists are usually members of the CIPD, but you can't make a complaint about them - it's mainly a training and representation body. There are no rules or laws about HR departments. The unfortunate answer is that you're going to have to resolve this yourself with the company's management. It's probably only a matter of time until some employment law catastrophe occurs, so make sure you've left a decent paper trail showing whose fault it really is! A company with 200 people should really have at least a couple of full time HR specialists. An alternative to this is to have one, but then have backup provided by an external company. There are many that do this sort of thing, usually backed up by a helpline and internet document support.
HR specialists are usually members of the CIPD, but you can’t make a complaint about them – it’s mainly a training and representation body.
There are no rules or laws about HR departments. The unfortunate answer is that you’re going to have to resolve this yourself with the company’s management. It’s probably only a matter of time until some employment law catastrophe occurs, so make sure you’ve left a decent paper trail showing whose fault it really is!

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