HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

- IES MCRC,Bandra.

Organization of Personnel Functions

Lecture 2

ORGANIZATION OF HR DEPARTMENT

It involves 2 issues –

Place of the HR Department in the overall set-up.

Composition of the HR Department itself

Place of the HR Department in the overall set-up

In small organizations there is no separate HR department.

A large-scale unit will have a Manager/ Director heading the HR Department.

A typical HR department is headed by a Director, under whom are Managers for Personnel, Administration, HRD & IR

Composition of HR Department

Director HRM

Manager- Manager- Administration Manager-HRD Manager- IR

Personnel

Appraisal

T & D

PR Canteen Medical Welfare Transport Legal

HRP Hiring Grievance Handling Compensation

Qualities of an HR Manager

Fairness & firmnessTact, patience &

resourcefulnessSympathy &

considerationKnowledge of labour

& other terms

• Broad social outlook• Competence• Confidence• Long-term

perspective• Academic

qualifications

Policies Of HR Department

What is a Policy?

A policy is a

Plan Of Action Statement of intentions committing Management

To a general course of action Guided by HR principles

Past practice in the organizationPrevailing practice in rival companiesAttitudes & philosophy of people at all levels

of the companyThe knowledge & experience gained from

handling countless personnel problems on a day-to-day basis.

Principal Sources Of HR Policies

HR Principles

Individual development

Scientific SelectionFree flow of

communicationParticipationFair remunerationIncentive

• Dignity of labour• Labour

Management Cooperation

• Team Spirit• Contribution to

National Prosperity

Few Personnel policies…

Policy of hiring people with due respect to factors like reservation, sex, marital status, and the like.

Policy on terms & conditions of employment compensation policy & methods, hours of work,

overtime, promotion, transfer, lay-off, and the like.

Discuss in groups

In the field of Personnel Policies, it is important to integrate the various organizational objectives with the desired results, through the people in action.

Do you agree / disagree?Explain

Activity for Next Class

Please carry Newspaper cut-outs of Job Descriptions from say, Times Ascent etc.

Review Questions

Discuss the Qualities of an HR manager. (20 M)

Write a short note on HR Policies (7 M)

What is Personnel Policy? Describe the important personnel policies that affect the job of the organization. (20 M)