Abstract
The selection and employment processes are considered among the complicated jobs that the human resources department performs. It is related to making specific decisions that are often difficult to withdraw or undo, such decision determine the fate of the organization in terms of human competencies that is selected to conduct the business functions. The employee selection and contracting are changing heavily in the digital transformation era, HR department needs to transform and find new ways to hire and retire based on technology tools. More professionals are looking at limited time jobs rather than permanent jobs as shown in the gig economy. The main objective of this chapter is to highlight hiring, training, and contracting of professionals in this era along with development stages, types, and strategies. In addition, it shows how such activities contributes to increase the effectiveness of employment process as well the organization effectiveness. In the last part will be presented the conclusions, recommendations, and future research suggestions.
TopIntroduction
The selection and employment process require careful study of all aspects related to the job description and specifications to achieve the organization's goals in general and the job position efficiently and effectively. The main goal of this process is to determine the preferred candidate or setup among individuals applying for the job. This will enhance the ability to make the best decision in choosing individuals who are most distinguished and tuned with the job requirements (French, 2003).
Technology has added new dimensions to the recruitment processes considering the competencies that is required. Legal practitioners are not an exception. Furthermore, the employment contracts also have been changed significantly in this era of digital transformation. Moreover, organizations have different methodologies in terms of choosing the type of work contracts based on their nature of work, policies, organizational strategies and the different workload.
Employment contracts are defined as an official document written between two parties to ensure the rights and duties of each of them. Employment contracts take different types, namely:
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Permanent work contracts: which are not governed by a specific period of time for the work to end, as the employee continues to work with his position in the organization throughout their life span.
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Specific work contracts: in which the start and end period of the work is determined in advance, this can be extended in consent of the parties
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Temporary work contracts: those are labor contracts that finish with the end of the preset task or goal achievement.
This chapter will be discussing the effects of digital transformation on the employment process and associated contracts. It will also describe how align the hiring process to get wider disciplined legal practitioners that can lead to a better contracting style.
TopJob Selection
Dura (2008) indicated that the selection process is an essential sub-stage in the recruitment process and that it is used to select qualified persons from among the group of persons who are nominated for the job to be employed in the organization to carry out the workloads. Based on that, we can know the selection of employees as a process whereby a comparison is made between a group of individuals and applicants for the job in order to select the best from them and decide to accept their employment in a specific location in the organization.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Digital Transformation: System of technologies, data, processes, and individuals that aims to improve the performance of organizations and make all of their members and customers more satisfied.
Contemporary Business Cultures: Such environment is designed for digital talent who are looking for fast-paced, rewarding work, with flexibility to do. This includes fun, agile work that gives the workers a sense of purpose.
Gig Worker: A temporary worker who are not intersected in permeant hiring who are providing service on temporary basis.
New Work Era: An era in which humans and machines can work together to perform the tasks: they can collaborate or chain the jobs till fully completed. Both can be temporary hired and fired.
Innovative Contracts: Contracting structure that enables the maximization of opportunities and reduction of risk based on agile and smart features.