Perform Job Analysis as a HR Case Study

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT – JOB ANALYSIS  

Mr. Perera is the Managing Director of “Tuna Sea Food Export”, a family business located in  Negombo employing over 700 staff, which is exporting locally processed seafood for five countries in Europe and the USA. The company is in the process of signing a million-dollar  new business agreement with a Multinational Company (MNC) based in Europe to export  their products for another five years.  

HR Audit team from the MNC visited “Tuna Sea Food Export” and extensively surveyed the  existing HR Policies and Processes and informed the Management of “Tuna Sea Food Export”  to review and establish standard HR Practices such as Recruitment & Selection, Training,  Performance and Reward Management, Safety, communication, etc. as precondition to further  proceed with the agreement.  

You have recently joined the Company as Head of HR, and the Management directed you  to study the current related policies and practices within 02 weeks. You have observed below  areas which can be considered as unhealthy HR practices and brought to the immediate notice  of the Managing Director. 

• Most of the recruitment for the managerial and key positions were filled with relatives  and friends of the Perera Family.  
• No vacancies were advertised in printed/electronic media, and all the candidates were  sourced through a company owned by a family friend of Mr. Perera’s daughter,  Operations Directress.
• Most of the promotions were carried out on an ad-hoc basis, and the managers were holding senior positions in Marketing, Operations, Customer Service and even HR do  not possess proper qualifications, competencies and experience in the related fields. No  appropriate duties/responsibilities were allocated to them. 
• Over 75% of the key positions were not issued with the Job Descriptions, and most of  them were assigned to perform duties as and when a requirement arises, creating  numerous lapses and back-logs. 
• No proper salary structures were in place, and inequity was apparent in Pay and other  benefits awarded to Executive Grade employees.
• Turnover of the company was very high, and no mechanism was in place to fill the  vacancies on-time without affecting the operational activities  

The Managing Director very carefully studied your observations and directed you to submit below  facts to the forthcoming board meeting to educate the directors on the importance and benefits  of proper and effective HR practices and also to confirm the standards set by the MNC to secure  the valuable deal.  

1) Importance of preparing Job Descriptions and Job Specifications for key positions .

2) A detailed explanation of the process (Job Analysis) to be carried out with/without the  assistance of an external agency to prepare job Descriptions/Job Specifications for the  above positions. 

3) Usage and Benefits of Job Analysis information in areas such as Recruitment &  Selection, Training & Development, Performance and Reward Management & Health  and Safety. 

4) Prepare two sample Job Specifications out of below positions following standard  Rodger’s Seven Point Plan or Munro’s Five-Fold Grading system. 

a) Manager of International Sales & Marketing  

b) Relationship Manager 

c) Quality Assurance Manager  

d) Health & Safety Manager  

e) Employee Relations Manager  

f) Factory Manager  

Prepare a report of 1500 words covering the above facts and also your recommendations to  streamline the HR practices and enhance the operational excellence in “Tuna Sea Food  Export”. 

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Based on this mini-case study, you are required to answer the above questions. Ensure to read  and understand the class readings prior to answering the questions  

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