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The article above discusses the city of Milton’s Human Resources department and how with only two employees the department has managed to provide “compensation and benefits, payroll, recruitment and retention, employee relations, safety and risk, and organizational development.” The department was given a “unique opportunity to be proactive and innovative in our approach to HR” and has “been able to build systems that best meet the needs of our employees and to change and adjust those programs as necessary.”
This displays that with the correct amount of motivation and innovative tendencies, a human resources department no matter how small is able to make change and contribute positively.
Although this is not an example of a human resources department found in a business, the human resources department of the city of Milton has been able to provide for all the citizens much like a human resources department in a business provides for all its employees.
I believe that this provides a deep insight into the value of Human Resources in a firm as such a department has the potential to make monumental contributions towards maintaining the efficiency of a company through keeping the morale of the employees up.
A human resource department focuses on the individuals who concentrate on getting their job done to the utmost quality. Therefore if such a department is able to keep the employees doing the jobs in good spirit by providing incentives, promotions and benefits, as well as dealing with those who fail to meet job requirements, the department provides a pathway towards the success of the company. As the employees represent the company and the various departments, and the HR department deals with such people.