Change Management Plan

Avery Clementin

Dr. Allan Beck

HRM 560

4/15/2016

Selecting A Company

Human resources practice in Walmart

The human resource is one of the core assets of any company that wants to succeed. World top companies such Google and Acuity insurance are known to employ the best HR practices that reduce staff turnover while retaining their morale. This paper will look at Walmart retail stores and its human resource practices. It shall evaluate the efficiency of these policies and practices. It shall also point out “the bad” policies that the company should change so that it can reclaim its top position in the world.

Hypothesis

Walmart Company should change its policies on how it treats its employees including discrimination and improve on its remuneration policies so that it can reduce staff turnover.

Human resource practices

Walmart retail stores is one of largest companies in the ranking among top thirty best companies according to 2015 Fortune list. The retail store has some of the best human resource practices such as employee training that ensure that workers have the best on-job skills. The store focuses on harnessing the best performance that is cost effective from the workforce. Kumar (2014) posit that the retail store uses such policies such as organizational analysis, task analysis, and cost-benefits analysis manage HR costs. The policy document also shows that the company uses recognition, bonuses, promotions and academic credit to retain its employees.

Issues and recommendations

Recent reports reveal that Walmart pays its workers less than the expected industrial wage. Secondly, the workers are not unionized, and there have been some cases with employees suing the company in different countries over wages and other work-related issues (Campbell, 2014). Therefore, the human resource department should create an ample environment for the workers’ unions in the locations. Secondly, it should adjust its wages so that they can match the industry.

Conclusion

Employees need to feel that their presence is valued in the organization. This feeling is in itself is a motivation even before the company gives them the hefty packages. Workers should have Unions that will enable them to air their grievances to the employer. Lastly, the employer may not be owner all their requests, but they should give them the best working environment.

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