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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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  • As with the other comments, I understand why you would want to do this but would exercise some caution. Being new it could end up opening a floodgate and you could set a precedent of them coming to you for any old gripe. It might make them feel better but you could lose many hours listening to people moan about non-HR related items like the fact that Dave never fills up the photocopier paper or Sally never makes tea.

    I would really get to know where you are first, the company culture and the people. Get a feel for what could be missing and the areas you could really add value, that way you are listening and intuitively meeting a need rather than proactively giving a forum to raise issues that probably aren't really issues but you then have to do be seen to something about otherwise you might lose trust.

    If it went the wrong way it could set you off on the wrong foot and undo all of your really good intentions.
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  • As with the other comments, I understand why you would want to do this but would exercise some caution. Being new it could end up opening a floodgate and you could set a precedent of them coming to you for any old gripe. It might make them feel better but you could lose many hours listening to people moan about non-HR related items like the fact that Dave never fills up the photocopier paper or Sally never makes tea.

    I would really get to know where you are first, the company culture and the people. Get a feel for what could be missing and the areas you could really add value, that way you are listening and intuitively meeting a need rather than proactively giving a forum to raise issues that probably aren't really issues but you then have to do be seen to something about otherwise you might lose trust.

    If it went the wrong way it could set you off on the wrong foot and undo all of your really good intentions.
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