Budget restraints putting pressure on in-house human resource teams
Chief human capital officers (CHCOs) indicated their employee recruitment efforts have been squeezed as they faced capital restraints, according to a recent Federal News Radio survey. At the same time, 90 percent said that limited funds had also forced them to adjust their employee training programs and 36 percent said it impacted their retention efforts.
"We are no longer able to recruit new employees in a timely manner," one of the CHCOs said in response to the survey. "We use salary lapse to fill other needs, often leaving positions vacant longer, which adversely affects those who must carry a heavier workload and reduces productivity/performance of the mission."
Putting additional tasks on employees can sacrifice morale among staff members carrying unwieldy workloads, but it might have more severe side effects in the form of employee lawsuits. It's been suspected that these types of practices have contributed to a recent spike in the number of labor rights violation claims.
If employers are investigated by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division for requiring employees to work longer without additional pay, they may be forced to issue back wages and remuneration for other damages.
"We are no longer able to recruit new employees in a timely manner," one of the CHCOs said in response to the survey. "We use salary lapse to fill other needs, often leaving positions vacant longer, which adversely affects those who must carry a heavier workload and reduces productivity/performance of the mission."
Putting additional tasks on employees can sacrifice morale among staff members carrying unwieldy workloads, but it might have more severe side effects in the form of employee lawsuits. It's been suspected that these types of practices have contributed to a recent spike in the number of labor rights violation claims.
If employers are investigated by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division for requiring employees to work longer without additional pay, they may be forced to issue back wages and remuneration for other damages.
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