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Effectively Manage the HR Policy Portfolio

Take protective action to build a robust HR policy portfolio and free up HR’s time.

  • Organizations face difficulties in establishing policy priorities, struggle with drafting clear policy documents, and lack the proper communication and enforcement policies.
  • Misalignment with organizational culture has the highest negative impact on policy effectiveness. In writing and revising policies, organizations must ensure that the polices that exist, as well as how they are written, align with the culture.

Executive Summary

Critical Insight

  • Well-managed HR policies ensure things run smoothly and consistently by guiding employees and managers. Once effective policies are in place and communicated appropriately, they reduce employee confusion and uncertainty, which frees up the time that HR would have spent answering questions and dealing with inappropriate behavior.

Impact & Result

  • Organizations face difficulties in establishing policy priorities, struggle with drafting clear policy documents, and lack the proper communication and enforcement policies.
  • Misalignment with organizational culture has the highest negative impact on policy effectiveness. In writing and revising policies, organizations must ensure that the polices that exist, as well as how they are written, align with the culture.

Research & Tools

2. Write and revise effective HR policies

Establish a standard framework for policy writing and the revision process.

3. Communicate and enforce HR policies

Ensure employee compliance using a policy management tool like myPolicies.

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