Personnel Management Functions

Personnel management is an administrative function of an organisation that exists to provide the personnel needed for organisation activities and to manage the general employee-employer relationship. Personnel management mainly deals in the following areas for monitoring and assessing employees: recruiting and training them, arranging payment, explaining management’s expectations, justifying management’s actions, satisfying employees’ work related needs, dealing with their problems and seeking to modify management actions that could produce an unwelcome employee response. The people who work in an organisation are the most critical resource of the business as without them there would be no business. They are a resource that is relatively inflexible

It impacts virtually every aspect of human resource management, including planning, recruitment, and selection. Human resource planning is the systematic process of matching the internal and external supply of people with job openings anticipated in the organisation over a specified period of time. The data provided set the stage for recruitment or other human resource actions. Recruitment is the process of attracting individuals on a timely basis, in sufficient numbers, and with appropriate qualifications, to apply for jobs with an organisation. Selection is the process of choosing from a group of applicants the individual best suited for a particular position and the organisation. Successful accomplishment of these three tasks are vital if the organisation is to effectively accomplish its

Safety and health

Safety involves protecting employees from injuries caused by work related accidents. Health refers to the employees’ freedom from physical or emotional illness. These aspects of the job are important because employees who work in a safe environment and enjoy good health are more likely to be productive and yield long term benefits to the organisation. Today, because of federal and state legislation that reflects societal concerns, most organisations have become attentive to their employees’ safety and health.

Employee and labor relations

Businesses are required by law to recognize a union and bargain with it in good faith if the firm’s employees want the union to represent them. In the past, this relationship was an accepted way of life for many employers, but most firms today would rather have a union free environment. When a labor union represents a firm’s employees, the human resource activity is often referred to as industrial relations, which handles the task of collective