HR activities and practices of Independent Television Ltd.

Abstract

Independent Television is a 24 hours news channel in Bangladesh. It is a sister concern of Beximco Group. Independent Television seeks to be Bangladesh’s number one 24 hours news channel, where viewers will find a full spectrum of news and analysis. Independent Television will carry news, break news and make news through investigative reporting in a way that is not done before in the country. The organizational structure of Independent Television is very systematic flowchart. Here, at the top, there is board of directors whose are the key decision makers of the company. Under board of directors, there are Executive Editor & Managing Editor. There are several departments in Independent TV like as Broadcast Technology, Distributions, Finance and Accounts, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, CSR, News. Independent Television treats every employee with dignity and respect in a supportive environment of trust and openness where people of different backgrounds can reach their full potential. The organizational human resources policy emphasize on providing job satisfaction, growth opportunities, and due recognition of superior performance. There are some responsibilities in HR department like as Short Term HR Planning, Long Term HR Planning, Work and Job analysis, design and evaluation, Recruitment and Selection, Employee and Management Training and Development. In this report I am trying to describe TV channel’s HR department’s corporate entity and want to show Independent TV in terms of Selection process, Recruitment methods, Recruitment sources, Training & development programs and Compensation practice. Before drawing any conclusion based on this report it may be noted that the report was prepared in a very short term and there is lack in data. But still the report may be useful for TV channel’s HR department of a corporate entity.