(Solved): The New Human Resource Manager. The Prime Manufacturing Company is a garment factory that employs ...

The New Human Resource Manager. The Prime Manufacturing Company is a garment factory that employs about 1,250 employees of varied skills. About 75 percent are women who are mostly in the production department. Men employees are assigned in the maintenance department and as operators of machines used in the garment production. Women are mostly in sewing department, packaging and quality control. Mister Rod Santos was hired to head the HR department. Prior to his assignment at Prime Manufacturing Company, Rod was in a construction firm, a medium-size organization. His main concern was preparing the payroll and handling employee’s records. The Human Resource Department was composed of 5 employees, a payroll clerk, a personnel assistant and two supervisors and Mister Rod Santos as manager. The record of Rod Santos in his academic achievements is quietly satisfactory. His bachelor’s degree is in the field of Engineering. Performance in the previous employment is quite satisfactory. The construction company of his previous employment closed shop due to an economic slowdown, this cause his separation from employment The garment business is globally competitive and customer’s satisfaction is of prime importance. Employee’s commitments to performance standard are high priority. In the three-month span of Rod Santos’ employment, 20 percent of women employees and 12 percent of male employees resigned for unknown reasons, as there was no exit interview conducted. Production schedule was delayed and foreign customers were alarmed. The general manager, Mario Mabilangan, called Rod Santos regarding the problem. He noted Rod’s indecisive approach to the HR problem and actions that he failed to take. He pointed out to Rod Santos that he did not know what to do regarding the current situation. Subordinates began to complain to Mister Mabilangan about Rod Santos’ indecision. Rod Santos became more withdrawn from his subordinates and other managers in the plant. He showed little interest in his job and concentrated on mental tasks concerning the department. In general, he lost control of his job of managing the department. Questions: If you were the HR Manger what recruitment process would you have put into place (20) It has come to your attention that Mr Rod Santos, wasn’t even inducted when he joined the organisation, but was rather told where his office was and “that he should get to work”. In the 3 months that he spent at Prime manufacturing, he has had to work on his own with very little direction and assistance from the HR Director. As the HR Manager you are tasked with the initiative to make everyone at the organisation aware of the benefits of a well-thought out orientation programme. Discuss the benefits of onboarding along with the disadvantages of not having a proper onboarding programme in place and how this could have assisted Mr Rod Santos in understanding and fulfilling his role Provide an overview of the key individuals that should have partaken in the implementation of an onboarding programme for Mr Rod Santos.