Human Resources Practitioner

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CIPD ASSESSMENT DEVELOPING YOURSELF AS AN EFFECTIVE HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTITIONER CONTENTS Activity 1......................................................page 3 Activity 2 .....................................................page 6 References ................................................. page 8 Word count ................................................ page 8 HR Professional Map .................................. page 9 HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL MAP (HRPM) The HRPM- “covers the technical elements of professional competence required in the HR profession as well as behaviours that an HR professional needs to carry out their activities” - Leatherbarrow, Fletcher and Currie (2013) The HRMP is made up of…show more content…
Generally starting at Band 1 and progress to Band 4. The map will suggest the skills and knowledge that you will need in order to progress to the next level of your career. The idea that by working your way through the knowledge areas of each professional area on the HRPM and then by following the suggestions that are given after the testing, you should be able to develop your own individual development plan and gain the knowledge that then allows you to move up to the next band. I personally have an interest in the employee relations area and I have discovered that I need to develop my skills in order to be considered band 2. The HRMP has given some suggestions to shadow colleagues when dealing with resolutions of an employee, to learn more about negotiation principles and to attend employment tribunals as an observer. I have chosen to comment on the knowledge about employment law in the employee relations professional area. This area can be very difficult to know how to deal with; there are potentially very sensitive issues. For example employing someone who does not have the right to be working in the UK without appropriate Visas or sponsorship. If the organisation does not have a “flow chart” decision maker about what documents are needed as evidence then it would be possible to use the governments web site to determine whether that person could be
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