Human resources vice-presidents (HRVPs) are responsible for a variety of duties, including overseeing contracts, drafting written policies, ensuring the compliance of legal issues related to employees, and managing a team of employees. They have to ensure that the workers' laws are being followed and applied correctly within their company: They are responsible for the safety (OSHA) and equality of opportunity (EEO) taxes as well as pension and retirement plans, wages and compensation as well as other laws pertaining to contractors and employees. Another aspect that HRVPs oversee is the negotiations of contracts between the company and its employees, or sometimes the union. The process of negotiating and drafting the terms of a contract demands a lot of concentration on the details because it contains specifics like salary and the benefits of employees, clauses governing non-compete, confidentiality disclosures, and much more.
HRVPs also create policies that are relevant to the employees of the company. This covers the entirety of the company's human resources and the procedures for hiring firing, resolving complaints, and other administrative tasks that affects employees. Since these areas are vital and crucial, HRVPs will often consult with the legal department to ensure that employee handbooks, documents for personnel as well as other written policies are clear, complete and practical. The education requirements for becoming an HRVP typically include at minimum an undergraduate degree (if there isn't a master's degree) in human resources, management or business. HRVPs typically work a 40-hour week.
