Human Resource Management

 Human resource management is about the management of the people or

employees in an organization.

 The responsibility of managing employees is first in the hands of the

immediate manager or supervisor of that employee.

 However, many organizations have a separate human resource department

for this purpose.

What are human resources?

 Human resources are the people in the organization.

 People working in an organization are considered one of the key resources

because it is they who help make an organization successful.

Importance of human resource management

 The people in an organization are very important for its success, as they are
needed to produce goods and services and supply them to the customers.

 Therefore, it is important for the human resources division to

 Find the right people for the right job
 Help them work efficiently and happily
 Motivate them
so that the employees work efficiently and the organization achieves its
goals successfully.
Functions of the Human Resource Department

1. Recruitment
and Selection

6. Redundancy 2. Wages And

and Dismissal Salaries

Functions
of the HRD

5. Health and
Safety 3. Training
4. Good
Relationship
with Employees

Recruitment and Selection

 This involves attracting candidates when there are vacancies in the
organization through job advertisements (recruitment).
 Then, selecting the best candidate by having interviews (selection).

Wages and Salaries

 The HR department decides on the wages and salaries of the employees.
 These salaries and wages should be sufficient to motivate the people to work
efficiently.
Training
 It is important for the HR department to train their staff so that it improves
the knowledge and skills necessary to perform better in their job.

Good Relationship with Employees

 It is also important for the HR department to communicate with the workers
and consider their problems, ideas and suggestions to improve the
organization, etc.
 Otherwise, the employees will be unsatisfied causing their performance to be
inefficient.

Health and Safety

 The HR department is responsible for the health and safety of the
employees.
 They should provide clean and safe conditions and should abide by the
related regulations and laws.
Eg – Workers involved in construction should be provided with a helmet and
other safety equipment.

Redundancy and Dismissal

 Redundancy means asking some staff to leave the organization because there
is no work available for them.

Eg – If an organization is closing down a branch, then those workers are

given some money and asked to leave.
 Dismissal happens when employees are asked to leave the organization due
to their work or behavior being unsatisfactory.

Eg – An employee who is constantly late for work or who was caught

stealing or who is unable to do the job properly, will be dismissed.