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HR ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

The HR Assessment is a tool to help you rate your organization’s current performance in a number
of functional HR areas. It will help you understand what is required to build a strong foundation for
your people program and processes, and help you prioritize and develop an HR plan that will allow
you to attract, retain and develop the talent your organization needs to be successful.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY & HUMAN RESOURCE PLAN


Does your organization have a strategic plan and are
you confident that you have the organizational
structure and people resources to move this plan
forward?

Does your organization have a mission and vision


and have they been communicated to staff?

Have you defined your organizational values and


have you communicated them to staff?

WORKFORCE PLANNING
Does every position in your organization have a job
description?

Do you have a succession plan for key and critical


positions in your organization?

RECRUITMENT & SELECTION


Have you been successful in selecting the desired
talent to your organization?

Do you have a recruitment process/checklist?

Do you check references?

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HR ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

EMPLOYEE RETENTION
Do you have any formal or informal recognition
programs?

Does your organization have an attractive benefit


program that can retain employees?

Do you complete exit interviews or stay interviews?

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT


Does your organization have a development plan for
each employee?

Do you have a formal orientation program for new


employees or employees new to a role?

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Does your organization have a performance
management system and is it effective?

Are managers trained in Performance Management


processes?

COMPENSATION & REWARDS


Does your organization have a compensation
philosophy?

Do you have a process to administer salaries (i.e.


salary grid with guidelines)?

Is pay linked to performance? Should it be?

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HR ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

EMPLOYEE FILES
Do you know what documents should be maintained
in the employee file and which should not from a
legislative and privacy perspective?

Are files secured (either electronically or in locked


filing cabinets)?

Do you have a signed Employment Agreement for


each employee?

Do you have a signed Acknowledgement of


Company Policies and Procedures?

POLICY & PROCEDURES


Does your organization have a policy manual or
employee handbook? If yes when was the last time it
was reviewed to ensure that it is legislatively
compliant?

Do you have a process to communicate policies and


procedures to employees and new hires?

Are policies enforced consistently across the


organization?

Do you have a termination checklist for when an


employee leaves?

Need some support? We can help. We’d love to talk with you and identify where you may need to
strengthen your HR function, but more importantly, give you the tools to build capacity in that area.
Contact Salopek & Associates.

Salopek & Associates is a team of human resource and business consultants specializing in strategy, human
resources and board governance. Each Consultant on the team is a Chartered Professional in Human
Resources, which is a level of assurance, skill and service we are proud to extend to our clients. Salopek &
Associates understands the importance of attracting, retaining and developing good people.

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