Human Resources
Hiring
Establish a Hiring policy
- Pray about the nature of the job and who should fill it
- Define the job well (job description)
Firing
- Hiring the best person for the job.
- Place the right person in the right job (career assessment)
- Think through crucial issues ahead of time. Compatible Values and federal guidelines
- Establish a trial period
- Examine the character of potential managers and executive team members. They establish the culture of the business
Consider meeting the spouse
Its discouraging and expensive to hire the wrong person
recruiting, training, and an unproductive employee
Reasons
Dishonesty
Disobedience
Laziness
Incompetence
Before Firing
Institute a trial correction period
Conduct an exit interview
Provide job referrals
Firing an employee is not unchristian
Promotions
Your business can fail or succeed based on who you chose to promote
Pray for direction
Evaluate how the person has done in the past (faithful, blessing of God)
Remember: Talent can take you to places your character can't sustain you
Paying Employees
Responsibilities
People are a companies most valuable assets
Communicate expectations and dissatisfactions (be clear and do it early)
Done when necessary keeps problems from building up
It is not biblical to dump long term employees because you can hire younger employees and pay them less
Recognize and reward good work
This encourages you employees
Ultimately the business will benefit
Reward displays of loyalty
Treat employees well
Care for them as people
Cultivate relationships between coworkers
Act fairly and humainly
Character flaws need to be corrected
If you have taken steps to correct them but they haven't made steps to change they need to be let go
Firing an employee may help them move to another place where they can flourish
Employees must conform to company rules
Biblical Foundations
- God doesn't require that everybody be paid the same amount
- Those who do better work should be paid more
- God demands fairness in paying employees
- An employer has the responsibility to meeting the minimum needs of an employees
The love in the workplace should be like the love Christ demonstrated when he went to the cross