Functions and

Activities of
HRM

Prepared and Presented by:

SHARON FAJILAGUTAN~GEROQUIA

Human Resource management is

the body of knowledge and a
set of practices that define
the nature of work and
regulate the employment
relationship. HRM is the
function within an organization
that focuses on recruitment,
management and providing
direction for the people who
work in the Organization.

Five Functional Areas:

3.1 Staffing
deals with obtaining people with
appropriate
skills,
abilities,
knowledge and experience to fill
jobs in the work organization.

Pertinent practices are:

HR PLANNING> process for
determination and assuring that
organization will have adequate
number of qualified persons
available at proper times,
performing jobs which would
meet needs of the organization
and provide satisfaction for
persons involved.

JOB ANALYSIS > study and collection of

information relating to the operations
and responsibilities of a specific job.
- Collection of data, facts and ideas
relating to various aspects of jobs
including men machine and materials.
- Preparation of job description and
employee specification w/c help in
identifying the nature and levels of HR.
- Providing guides, plans and basis for job
design and for all operative function of
HRM.

RECRUITMENT > process of searching

prospective employees and stimulating
them to apply jobs in an Organization
- Identification of existing sources of
applicants and developing them
- Creation of new sources of application
- Stimulating the candidates to apply for
jobs in an Organization.
- Striking a balance between internal and
external source.

SELECTION > process of

ascertaining the qualifications,
experiences, skills, knowledge
skills of an applicant with a view
to appraising her/his suitability
to a job appraising

PLACEMENT > assigning the

selected candidate with most
suitable job in terms of
requirements.

3.2 Rewards
Involves the design and administration of
reward systems to encourage employee
cooperation and commitment. Practices
include job evaluation, performance
appraisal, and benefits.
Compensation- process which inspires
people to give their best to the Org.
through the intrinsic and extrinsic
rewards.

3.3 Employee Development

Is analyzing training
requirement to ensure that
employees posses the knowledge
and skills to perform satisfactorily
in their jobs or to advance in the
Org. Performance appraisal can
identify employee key skills and
competence.

 Training > continues process in

learning skills for improving,
changing and developing skills,
knowledge creative ability,
aptitude, attitude and values of
an employee. The aim is to
improve the skills and
performance of the employee.

3.4 Employee Maintenance

Is the administration and

monitoring of workplace,
safety, health and welfare
policies to retain a competent
workforce and comply with
statutory standards and
regulations.

3.5 Employee Relations

A range of employee
involvement/participation
schemes in Union or Non-Union
workplaces. In a union
environment, it is also includes
negotiations between
management and union
representatives over decisions
affecting the employment
contract.

HRM Functions and Activities

1. Understanding and relating to
employees as individuals, thus
identifying individual needs and
career goals.
2. Developing positive interactions
between workers, to ensure
collated and constructive
enterprise productivity and
development of a uniform
organizational culture.

3. Identify areas that suffer lack of knowledge

and insufficient training, and accordingly
provide remedial measures in the form of
workshops and seminars.
4. Generate a rostrum for all employees to
express their goals and provide the necessary
resources to accomplish professional and
personal agendas, essentially in that order.
5. Innovate new operating practices to minimize
risk and generate an overall sense of
belonging and accountability.

6. Recruiting the required workforce

and making provisions for expressed

and promised payroll and benefits.
7. Implementing resource strategies
to subsequently create and sustain
competitive advantage.
8. Empowerment of the organization,
to successfully meet strategic goals
by managing staff effectively.

9. The human resource department

also maintains an open demeanor
to employee grievances.
Employees are free to approach
the human resource team for any
conceived query or any form of
on-the-job stress that is
bothering them.

10. Performance of employees is

also actively evaluated on a
regular basis. These are checks
conducted by the HR to verify
and thereby confirm the validity
of the employees actual
performance matching the
expected performance.

11. Promotions, transfers or expulsion of services

provided by the employee are some duties that
are enforced by the human resource department.
Promotions are conducted and are predominantly
based on the overall performance of the
individual, accompanied by the span or tenure he
has served the organization.

12. Looks at the possibilities of the

employee from one job to another,
maintaining the hierarchy in the
company and considering the stability
of post and the salary obtained over
a period of time.

HRM activities
-Recruitment Management
-Workforce Planning
-Induction Management
-Training Management
-Performance Management
-Compensation & Benefits
-Attendance Management
-Leave Management
-Benefits Management

-Overtime Management
-Pay slip Distribution
-Timesheet Management
-Employee Information/ Skill
Management
-Employee Survey
-Exit Interviews & Process
-Health & Safety

These activities may vary

from one workplace to another.
Large workplaces are more likely
to employ at least one
HRM/personnel. Large org. might
divide HRM activities among
several managers; one specialist
for recruitment and selection,
and one for employee trainings
and development.

HRM functions and activities are

the heart of the organization.
Getting the right people to do
the right job and in the right
places will go a long way to
ensure the overall achievement
of the goals of the organization.
Therefore, the functions must
be well towards excellence.

~The end~
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