Emotional Intelligence, HR Roles, and Labor Law Essentials

Posted on Feb 15, 2025 in Philosophy and ethics

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence allows us to control our own feelings, understand the feelings of others, and be effective and satisfied in life. It involves:

  1. Knowing our own emotions.
  2. Managing emotions to alleviate anxiety, increase motivation, and reduce melancholy and irritation.
  3. Empathy.
  4. Acting appropriately in relationships with others.

Human Resources (HR)

The HR department deals with all aspects of the human factor within a company.

HR Roles

  1. Organizational and Personal Planning

    This involves planning templates based on the organization’s function, describing the professional profiles of the company’s employees, designing appropriate workplaces, and defining roles and responsibilities.

    Competency Management: Managing company personnel so that they can adapt to various situations within the company.

  2. Staff Selection

    Determining the exact profile of the person needed for a position based on pre-defined competency standards. This includes recruiting candidates through internal or external selection, conducting personal interviews, and choosing the candidate who best matches the job requirements. Finally, hiring the person if they have a satisfactory outcome during the trial period.

  3. Knowledge Management

    Managing the intellectual capital of an organization to add value to products and services, enhancing market position and competitive differentiation.

Labor Law

Work is the provision of services for the benefit of a person or company, compensated with wages. Labor law considers the following characteristics:

  • Voluntary: A person decides whether to work and where.
  • On Behalf of Another: Working for another person who benefits from the job with a salary.
  • Remuneration: Work must be paid for with a wage.
  • Subordination: The person is subject to the decisions of the employer.

Regulatory Framework

The regulatory framework is the set of laws and legislation that determines the work environment.

  • Status Report: The fundamental basic norm in the workplace that reflects most of the legal rules involving work.
  • Collective Agreement: An agreement between the company and workers that regulates the characteristics of workplace coexistence and the norms applicable in an enterprise or industry.
  • Employment Contract: An agreement between the worker and the enterprise, setting the characteristics of the employment relationship and expressing the wills of both parties.
  • Labor Union: An organization formed by associated laborers to defend their rights jointly, reaching collective agreements through collective bargaining with the company.
  • Business Association: Business associations that represent their common interests, agreeing on collective agreements with unions in collective bargaining.
  • Strike: The interruption of work by workers to impose conditions on the company or place a proposal. The target of the strike, steps taken, starting date, and composition of the committee must be notified.