Dear CiteHR Friends,
We have newly generated ID cards for all employees of all branches across India. The design of the ID card is as follows:
Front Side: Company Logo, Company Name, Photo of the Employee, Name of the Employee, Employee Code Number.
Back Side: Office Address, Office Phone Number, Office Website, Office Fax Number.
I have not mentioned any employee designation because I thought it may create a barrier to participation in activities. For example, in many cases, corporate clients prefer to interact with managers or top-level personnel rather than executives. Sometimes, peons are sent for collections as collection executives, so we cannot mention "Peon" on the ID card.
Some top management officers are now requesting the inclusion of designations as they claim that an ID card without a designation is of no use. This is not feasible for me as I handle all HR activities for over 100 employees across India, and changing all the cards is not possible. Please suggest what I can do. How can I explain the reasons for not mentioning designations on the ID card? If I provide the above reason, no one will listen to me.
Please help.
Regards,
Priya
From India, Calcutta
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10We have newly generated ID cards for all employees of all branches across India. The design of the ID card is as follows:
Front Side: Company Logo, Company Name, Photo of the Employee, Name of the Employee, Employee Code Number.
Back Side: Office Address, Office Phone Number, Office Website, Office Fax Number.
I have not mentioned any employee designation because I thought it may create a barrier to participation in activities. For example, in many cases, corporate clients prefer to interact with managers or top-level personnel rather than executives. Sometimes, peons are sent for collections as collection executives, so we cannot mention "Peon" on the ID card.
Some top management officers are now requesting the inclusion of designations as they claim that an ID card without a designation is of no use. This is not feasible for me as I handle all HR activities for over 100 employees across India, and changing all the cards is not possible. Please suggest what I can do. How can I explain the reasons for not mentioning designations on the ID card? If I provide the above reason, no one will listen to me.
Please help.
Regards,
Priya
From India, Calcutta
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i think id cards should be of 1side only. logo of company then address of company with ph.nos then employee photo emp code below photo and designation i think that info is more then enough thank you
From India, Panipat
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Thank you, Sarita, for your immediate reply. However, our Departmental Heads are not considering these reasons. They insist that if we do not mention the designation, it implies that the ID card lacks authority and is ineffective.
From India, Calcutta
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hai, You have include employee id or code number which itself tells about the designation and designation should not be included in the ID card which will demorale an employee
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Bhandhavi,
Thank you for your suggestion. I will use this reason as the basis for why I did not include the designation. Please tell me how it will demoralize an employee if he/she is in top management and how I can explain this to my seniors.
From India, Calcutta
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Thank you for your suggestion. I will use this reason as the basis for why I did not include the designation. Please tell me how it will demoralize an employee if he/she is in top management and how I can explain this to my seniors.
From India, Calcutta
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I have heard few companies like Financial Technologies, TCS, Wipro doesnt use designation in the ID card but wht is the reason behind it? I am literally in the soup.
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Hi,
You shouldn't include the designation on the ID card. Generally, companies don't use designations on ID cards. In our company, I don't mention designations on ID cards because we promote staff every 6-12 months. At that time, you can't issue another ID card with a new designation. You can explain this reason to your higher authority. You have already included the Employee ID on the card, which is more than enough.
From India, Hyderabad
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You shouldn't include the designation on the ID card. Generally, companies don't use designations on ID cards. In our company, I don't mention designations on ID cards because we promote staff every 6-12 months. At that time, you can't issue another ID card with a new designation. You can explain this reason to your higher authority. You have already included the Employee ID on the card, which is more than enough.
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Priya,
I understood your problem which I faced early in my career. Mentioning designations causes a demoralization of employees' attitudes. It is psychologically depressing for an employee in the workplace.
1) If two employees fully talented are working together in the same project but in the same cadre, how would you assign designations? If one person's designation is of lesser priority than the other, that person may not contribute their best performance.
2) Applying superiority,
3) Inferiority complex, and so on.
It is better to avoid emphasizing designations. Alternatively, consider avoiding ID cards for top-level management.
Kenady
From India, Hyderabad
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I understood your problem which I faced early in my career. Mentioning designations causes a demoralization of employees' attitudes. It is psychologically depressing for an employee in the workplace.
1) If two employees fully talented are working together in the same project but in the same cadre, how would you assign designations? If one person's designation is of lesser priority than the other, that person may not contribute their best performance.
2) Applying superiority,
3) Inferiority complex, and so on.
It is better to avoid emphasizing designations. Alternatively, consider avoiding ID cards for top-level management.
Kenady
From India, Hyderabad
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Dear friends,
It is better not to issue the ID card with a designation because the designation will change frequently for the lower-level people, sometimes even for staff levels. If the Manager becomes Sr. Manager later on, then you would have to change the ID card according to the promotions, which may not be feasible.
Another thing, we have received a letter from the Factory Inspectorate to issue ID cards for all the employees. The format is as follows:
IDENTITY CARD
PHOTO
01. Name of the worker:
02. Father's/Husband's name:
03. Date of Birth:
04. Address
Permanent:
Present:
05. Nature of employment: Permanent/Temporary/Contract
06. Blood group:
07. Date of issue:
08. Date of Expiry:
Signature of Holder Issuing Authority
I believe this information is sufficient for you.
Regards,
M. Alphonse
9443625359
Tamil Nadu
From India, Madras
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It is better not to issue the ID card with a designation because the designation will change frequently for the lower-level people, sometimes even for staff levels. If the Manager becomes Sr. Manager later on, then you would have to change the ID card according to the promotions, which may not be feasible.
Another thing, we have received a letter from the Factory Inspectorate to issue ID cards for all the employees. The format is as follows:
IDENTITY CARD
PHOTO
01. Name of the worker:
02. Father's/Husband's name:
03. Date of Birth:
04. Address
Permanent:
Present:
05. Nature of employment: Permanent/Temporary/Contract
06. Blood group:
07. Date of issue:
08. Date of Expiry:
Signature of Holder Issuing Authority
I believe this information is sufficient for you.
Regards,
M. Alphonse
9443625359
Tamil Nadu
From India, Madras
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