Personnel management

It may be defined as a set of programmes, functions and activities designed to maximise both personal and organisational goals.

It involves the establishment of various policies to deal with employees and to retain them.

It lays out the rules regarding working conditions, designs compensation plans and strengthens employer-employee relations.

Features of PM

It is concerned with employees both as individuals and as group in attaining goals.

It is also concerned with behavioral, emotional and social aspects of personnel

It is concerned with development of HR. It optimise knowledge, capability, skills and potentialities towards attaining both employee-organisational goals.

Features Cont.

It covers all levels and categories (unskilled, skilled, technical, profesional, clerical and managerial)of employees

It applies to the employees in all types of organisations in the world (industry, trade, socail, political and government deptt.)

PM is a responsibility of all line managers and a function performed by staff managers acros the organisation.

Features Cont.

PM is the central subsystem of an organisation and it permeates all types of functional management.

PM aims at securing unreserved co-operation from all employees in order to attain predetermined goals.

Personnel Policy

Policies are general statements that guide thinking and action in Decision Making.

They offer the general standards or parameters based on which decisions are reached. They serve as road map for managers on a number of issues such recruitment (for physically challenged),selection (based on merit), promotion and compensation.

Characteristics of Personnel Policy

Related to objectives Easy to understand Stable as well as Flexible Precise and Based on facts Appropriate number Just, Fair and Equitable Reasonable Review

Types of Personnel Policy

Originated policies: Established by top level Appealed policies: based on situations and

come from subordinates Imposed policies: from Govt. and Unions General policies Specific policies: cover specific issues Written or Implied policies

Roles of Personnel Management

ROLES

ADMINISTRATIVEROLES

STRATEGICROLES

OPERATIVEROLES

ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES

POLICY MAKING

ADMINISTRATION EXPERT

ADVISOR

HOUSEKEEPING

COUNSELLING

WELFARE OFFICER

LEGAL CONSULATANT

STRATEGIC ROLES

CHANGE AGENT

STRATEGIC PARTNER

OPERATIVE ROLES

RECRUITMENT

TRAINING

MOTIVATOR

CO-ORDINATOR

MEDIATER

EMPLOYEE CHAMPION

HR Department in Small Organization

MANAGER

PRODUCTION MANAGER

SALES MANAGER

OFFICE MANAGER

ACCOUNTANT

PERSONNEL MANAGER

HR Department in Large Organization

GENERAL MANAGER

PM ADMN HRM IRM

Manager Personnel

Human resource Planning Hiring Grievance Handling Compensation

Manager Administration

Public Relation Canteen Welfare Transport Legal

Manager HRD

Performance Appraisal Training Development

Staff Role of HR Department

Policy formulation: recruitment,selection,training,appraisal.

Advising: Managing HR,IR Assistance and Service: Securing and scrutinising

applications,conducting tests,interviews,orientation,developing relations

Monitering and Control: Performance Appraisal,Personnel Audit, implementation of Policies and Programmes.