SCOPE HR Summit: Role of HR in governance
Role of HR in governance
Apropos the report “Central PSUs
urged to follow transparent promotion policy” (Hindu Business Line, February 21), one observes with
comfort that the relevance of human resources management gets focused attention
from experts in the field of governance across public and private sector
establishments, thanks to efforts from organizations like SCOPE. But there is
no evidence to show that the periodic presentations on various themes
concerning crucial areas of management at various levels and the role of
planning in skill-development at graduation level to board level appointments
are getting factored in, in policy formulation and financial planning including
central budget.
Time is ripe for a comprehensive
study at the highest level, may be NITI Aayog can play a leadership role, to
have a look at the availability and optimum deployment of manpower in India
considering:
(a) Different skill requirements in
various sectors, say in 2022, 2027 and 2032. The assessment will help changing
the mix of various streams of graduate and post-graduate educational
institutions.
(b) Entry level qualification needs and
recruitment processes.
(c) Career progression and remuneration
packages. Though uniformity in career progression and compensation in different
organizations may not be possible or desirable, at least organizations
dependent on public funding (these include listed companies in which
shareholders and ‘depositors’ invest money), there should be transparency in
procedures and some relativity in compensations across establishments.
(d) A related issue is timely filling up
of vacancies at all levels.
(e) Succession plans and a reasonably long tenure
at top management levels are also crucial.
M G Warrier,
Mumbai
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