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Zahid Hussain

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Manager Organizational Development, National Prawn Company

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Experience of HR Start-ups, Strategy and policy, manpower planning, compensation and benefits, Performance management tools, training and development, HRIS, etc

April 20, 2011

Zahid Hussain and 18 other people answered this question

what are the top 5 questions to ask employees in a performance review at a small company?

1. Whats your view of your achievements during the year and how you think it effected the overall corporate performance?
2. What were the motivating and mitigating elements in your job?
3. How you think you can add value to personal and corporate performance?
4. What are ... more

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Performance Review

Jan. 17, 2011

Zahid Hussain and 1 other person answered this question

Should employers carve out time for employees to do uncommissioned work?

Many companies in US, Europe and Far East encourage employee suggestions through a structured program, wherein the ideas are brainstormed, budgeted for pilot shot and then if successful, the launch is initiated while the employee is rewarded as well. Of course most of the time, ... more

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Employee Satisfaction

Jan. 17, 2011

Zahid Hussain and 1 other person answered this question

Why are private sector labor unions in decline?

mainly the weak, corrupt union leaders who are usually not interested in any growth for the common labour and instead politicize the situations for their vested interests only, lack of relevant labor law knowledge, failure to derive any utility from the unions, and lack of ... more

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Jan. 17, 2011

Zahid Hussain and 2 other people answered this question

How can I set different access levels to my HRIS?

I will go with Chintan and Stacy......Application provider should offer end user training as well as share the source code to enable future modifications, obviously in case the application has been purchased with required customization. more

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Jan. 17, 2011

Zahid Hussain and 5 other people answered this question

Do you communicate to your employees the details of the compensation policy at your business?

yes. as part of business ethics and HR best practices, regulatory requriements, and to avoid financial and legal complications specially in a complex and strong regulatory environment where laws are employee friendly... more

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Compensation Policy

Jan. 17, 2011

Zahid Hussain and 3 other people answered this question

What do you see for the future of employee training?

it will continue to go on and on, resulting from continuous technology advancements, multi-tasking and cost cutting needs requiring people to have multiple skills. All learning methods will prevail including, e-learning, classroom learning, on-the-job training, coaching etc depending on variation in the business needs and ... more

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Employee Development

Employee Training

Jan. 17, 2011

Zahid Hussain and 7 other people answered this question

What are the biggest tips you have for companies looking to avoid 'bad hires?'

skills' assessment tools, IQ tests, Stress Tests to evalaute ability to work under pressure and multi-tasking, structured interviews, well defined career paths, apprenticeship programs, structured on-boarding and training, credit and criminal check. more

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Hiring Mistakes

Jan. 17, 2011

Zahid Hussain and 6 other people answered this question

What do you think are the biggest limitations that HR managers face?

limitation will essentially include awareness level for HR interventions, relationship management with line managers, size of the company and industry, budgets, and company HR strategy itself. more

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Human Resource Development

Human Resource Management

Jan. 17, 2011

Zahid Hussain and 4 other people answered this question

I've seen a lot of questions about good or bad hires. What does this really mean to you?

good hire and bad hire to me is the value addition they do at work. Productivity, quality, volumes, attitude, team work, leadership skills, cost conciousness, self-motivation, safety sensitivity, environment friendliness, corporate image, employer brand are all key words here to analyse and differentiate between a ... more

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Employee Performance

Hiring Mistakes

Jan. 17, 2011

Zahid Hussain and 1 other person answered this question

Can you tell me about a HR software program that is widely used for a company of 25?

For a small company of 25 staff, an in-house SQL/VB based system is more appropriate and cost friendly compared to buying a software application. check with your IT wizard if he/she can do it..... more

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