By:- Urmilesh. C. TiwariB.Com(P)

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Human ResourceManagement

Human Resources Management

Recruitment

The process by which a job vacancy is identified and potential employees are notified.

The nature of the recruitment process is regulated and subject to employment law.

Main forms of recruitment through advertising in newspapers, magazines, trade papers and internal vacancy lists.

Recruitment

Job description – outline of the role of the job holder

Person specification – outline of the skills and qualities required of the post holder

Applicants may demonstrate their suitability through application form, letter or curriculum vitae (CV)

Recruitment

Selection

The process of assessing candidates and appointing a post holder

Applicants short listed – most suitable candidates selected

Selection process – varies according to organisation:

Selection

Interview – most common methodPsychometric testing – assessing the personality

of the applicants – will they fit in?Aptitude testing – assessing the skills

of applicantsIn-tray exercise – activity based around what the

applicant will be doing, e.g. writing a letter to a disgruntled customer

Presentation – looking for different skills as well as the ideas of the candidate

Selection

Employment Legislation

Even in a small business, the legislation relating to employees is important – chemicals used in a hairdressing salon for example have to be carefully stored and handled to protect employees.

Increasingly important aspect of the HRM role

Wide range of areas for attention

Adds to the cost of the business

Employment Legislation

DiscriminationCrucial aspects

of employment legislation: Race Gender Disability

Disability is no longer an issue for employers to ignore, they must take reasonable steps to accommodate and recruit disabled workers.

Discipline

Firms cannot just ‘sack’ workersWide range of procedures and steps

in dealing with workplace conflictInformal meetingsFormal meetingsVerbal warningsWritten warningsGrievance proceduresWorking with external agencies

Discipline

Development

Developing the employee can be regarded as investing in a valuable assetA source of motivationA source of helping the employee fulfil

potential

Development

Training

Similar to development:Provides new skills for the employeeKeeps the employee up to date

with changes in the fieldAims to improve efficiencyCan be external or ‘in-house’

Training

Rewards Systems

The system of pay and benefits used by the firm to reward workers

Money not the only methodFringe benefitsFlexibility at workHolidays, etc.

Rewards Systems

Trade Unions

Importance of building relationships with employee representatives

Role of Trade Unions has changedImportance of consultation

and negotiation and working with trade unions

Contributes to smooth change management and leadership

Trade Unions

Productivity

Measuring performance:How to value the workers contributionDifficulty in measuring some types of output

– especially in the service industryAppraisal

Meant to be non-judgmental Involves the worker and a nominated appraiser Agreeing strengths, weaknesses and ways forward

to help both employee and organisation

Productivity

“One now reads of six varieties of leadership, four approaches to negotiation, and thirty-four personality types that the shrewd practitioner of human resources should discern.”

Gardner (2006)

“The days of simply maintaining personnel files and advising on hiring, firing and compensation are long gone for HR professionals. Today they fulfill a variety of roles that require knowledge and competencies in areas that were foreign to them in the past.”

Salvatore et al. (2005)

What About the Contemporary HR Practitioner?

Human Resource Management In TATA Motors Inc.

HR PHILOSOPHYCaring, Show respect, Compassion &

Humanity for colleagues

Work cohesively with colleagues across the groups

Encourage self sufficiency

HR POLICIESExecutive Selection Scheme (ESS). It is a fast track programme for accelerated growth of high potentials professionals.Selected candidates join high level in terms of

promotion & learning.Project based training programme. 4 months training at IIM.Rewarded with golden peacock national

training award.

HR STRATEGIESHiring practices

Reorganizing structure

Maintaining the morale to work hard

No salary cut

Reducing incentives

Going Through The Subject Of Human Resource Management I Came To The Conclusion That For Achieving Greater Success An Organization Must Hire Professional Hr Executive And Managers Along With A Great Method Of Utilizing Human Resource.

The More Complicated The Method, Lesser Will Be The Scope Of Success.

Conclusion