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Drop ins with HR - a good idea?

Joanne Vera Sarah

Hi I'm looking into being more accessible to all staff going forward and new in the organisation where I work. Does anyone provide any HR surgeries or drop ins, or wellbeing surgeries?? just wondering if anyone had any ideas, or if this has proved successful??? look forward to hearing from HR colleagues across the country. many thanks.

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  • Welcome to the community Joanne

    I once hijacked the company suggestion box for a month for HR purposes, the idea was people could ask about our various policies or anonymously highlight unfair work practices etc. By the end of the month I had gathered a rich harvest of insults and affronts, most of which were untrue. There was also a tomato ketchup sachet and if there was a hidden message intended for me I've yet to decipher it. Needless to say I did not repeat the experiment.

    However, I also started an HR noticeboard where I used to post any changes to policy, reminders about booking annual leave and other run of the mill stuff, but every month I would highlight an issue like harassment, workplace stress and so on and eventually that did prove quite effective at demonstrating I wasn't just there to hire and fire.

    At the end of the day some things work and some things don't but don't stop trying.

    Good luck with the job.
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  • Welcome to the community Joanne

    I once hijacked the company suggestion box for a month for HR purposes, the idea was people could ask about our various policies or anonymously highlight unfair work practices etc. By the end of the month I had gathered a rich harvest of insults and affronts, most of which were untrue. There was also a tomato ketchup sachet and if there was a hidden message intended for me I've yet to decipher it. Needless to say I did not repeat the experiment.

    However, I also started an HR noticeboard where I used to post any changes to policy, reminders about booking annual leave and other run of the mill stuff, but every month I would highlight an issue like harassment, workplace stress and so on and eventually that did prove quite effective at demonstrating I wasn't just there to hire and fire.

    At the end of the day some things work and some things don't but don't stop trying.

    Good luck with the job.
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