HR Benchmark™: Areas of research

The following areas are researched through the HR Benchmark™ Best Practices Survey.

1. Organisational Strategy: What are the organisation’s talent management priorities?
2. The HR Function: The functioning of the HR department and its alignment with the overall business strategy.
3. The Leadership of the Company: What is the level of active involvement of the executive in talent management as a driver of employee engagement?
4. Communication: What are the lines of communication between employees and the company, and what is the impact of this?
5. Diversity management: How is the company responding to the diversity imperative (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment).
6. Corporate Social Responsibility: How is the company responding to SA’s social development imperatives and how are employees engaged in order to achieve this?
7. Knowledge Management: How is this aspect of the business managed, and how does this translate into organisational success as knowledge is gained and shared?
8. Talent Management and Employee Engagement: Assesses ‘vital’ statistics on employee entry and exit, and how this is managed.
9. Employee Training and Development: How are employees nurtured, mentored and developed in order for both them and the organisation to reach their goals?
10. Performance Management: Performance agreements and competency framework assessment.
11. Rewards and Recognition: How are employees recognised and rewarded for their achievements and successes?

Each area has an overall score that can be achieved, and some areas are weighted more heavily than others.

The following areas are researched through the HR Benchmark™ Best Practices Survey.

1. Organisational Strategy: What are the organisation’s talent management priorities?
2. The HR Function: The functioning of the HR department and its alignment with the overall business strategy.
3. The Leadership of the Company: What is the level of active involvement of the executive in talent management as a driver of employee engagement?
4. Communication: What are the lines of communication between employees and the company, and what is the impact of this?
5. Diversity management: How is the company responding to the diversity imperative (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment).
6. Corporate Social Responsibility: How is the company responding to SA’s social development imperatives and how are employees engaged in order to achieve this?
7. Knowledge Management: How is this aspect of the business managed, and how does this translate into organisational success as knowledge is gained and shared?
8. Talent Management and Employee Engagement: Assesses ‘vital’ statistics on employee entry and exit, and how this is managed.
9. Employee Training and Development: How are employees nurtured, mentored and developed in order for both them and the organisation to reach their goals?
10. Performance Management: Performance agreements and competency framework assessment.
11. Rewards and Recognition: How are employees recognised and rewarded for their achievements and successes?

Each area has an overall score that can be achieved, and some areas are weighted more heavily than others.