Functions

The functions of personnel management are the following:

a. It is responsible for ensuring that the organization gets the right

type of

people (i.e. able, skilled and qualified people), in right quantity (i.e.
in sufficient

numbers to meet the human resource needs of the organization) ,

at the right

time and at the right place to achieve the goals (matlamat) of the
organization.

b. It is responsible for using human resources in the most effective

and efficient

way to reduce personnel costs, to right size the organization and

to eliminate

unnecessary work.

c. It helps in enhancing employee skills on present jobs and

upgrading skills for

future jobs, through training and development programmes, to

improve the

work performance of the employees.

d. It conducts performance appraisal to determine how well

employees are doing

their job and communicates that information to employees,

agreeing on new

objectives, targets or standards and establishing a plan for

performance

improvement (penambahbaikan prestasi).