Challenges of data conversion in HRIS at Fiber @ Home Ltd.

Abstract

Fiber @ Home Ltd. is one of the growing local companies in the telecommunication and transmission industry of Bangladesh. It is working to reduce the wastage of national resources and to ensure the growth of communication sector in all areas, BTRC issued the Infrastructure Sharing Guideline. Using a view to optimum utilization of existing network, not allowing reduplication of network in the same route and to reach all upazilas of the country, Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) License was obligatory at that time. Fiber @ Home Ltd. visions about a tomorrow where the whole Bangladesh is connected with one single thread and everyone has his portion of the information super highway. Those moments are not far. They are developing a completely Secured & Robust optical fiber backbone network nationwide. They are destined to build a network up to the Upazilas of the country. Working towards that goal Fiber @ Home Ltd. has built Underground Metro Ethernet Network in multiple Metropolitans. Fiber @ Home Ltd. has undertaken a project to cover Bangladesh by laying out optical fiber network with a view to facilitate country‟s ever-expanding TELCO, ISP, PSTN, BWA (WiMax), and cable TV etc sector. Fiber @ Home Ltd. applied and was duly awarded the NTTN (Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network) License from the BTRC on 7 January 2009. It is the first ever company to receive such a license in Bangladesh. Fiber @ Home Ltd. also awarded with ITC (International Terrestrial Cable) License on 5th January, 2012 and IIG (International Internet Gateway) license on 12th April, 2012. The company has a total workforce of around 377 employees. Fiber @ Home Ltd. as an employer highly put emphasis on an employee-oriented workplace culture and values the wellbeing of its employees. At the same time, the organization focuses on each and every rules and regulations set by the Government. According to Bangladesh Labor Law the minimal age of a person capable for working is 18, and any of the employees in Fiber @ Home Ltd is not under 18 years old. While taking interview especially in time of joining employees are asked to provide photocopy of their national ID card which is a proof that they are not below 18 years old. For permanent employees, they have be in a probationary for six months, after that if the line manager feels that the employee is capable to join the organization as permanent then the probationary period ends else the period is extended for extra three months. In terms of contractual employees, according to the need organization the time period of contract is extended. The payment scale of the organization is very confidential and it is maintained as per company rules. The employees are allotted with fourteen days of casual leave and fourteen days of sick leave. The target of preparing this report is to give an idea about the organization Fiber @ Home Ltd., the atmosphere of working as an intern, job description in recruitment division and finally the challenges that are faced while working in HRIS.