2. Organization of HR department
Composition of the Personnel department
Qualities of a Successful HR Manager
HRM Policies & Principles
HRM: Arguments & conclusion
Jobs & Careers in HRM
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3. 2 Issues become relevant in a discussion on
organization of an HR department.
Place of the HR dept. in the overall set-up
Composition of the HR department itself
Status of the HR dept. depends on whether the
unit is small or large.
In small organizations there is no separate
dept. to coordinate the HR activities
A large scale unit will have a Manager/Director
heading the HR dept.
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7. Fairness & firmness
Tact & resourcefulness
Sympathy & consideration
Knowledge of labour laws & other terms
Broad social outlook
Academic qualifications
Others (positive attitude, competence to
perform activities for betterment of people)
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8. HRD policies can be formulated to cover the
following subjects:
1. Selection
2. Training
3. Compensation
4. Arrangement for work
5. Employee services
6. Industrial relations
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9. 9
Selection:
Reservation of seats
Employment of family relations/
people from competing firms
Preference for handicapped
people
Basis for discharging an
employee
The role of the union in
recruitment & selection
‘Closed Shop’ method where only
the members of the union are
hired others recruitment is ruled
out.
Training:
Training needs are to be
decided
Training curriculum must
be designed
Methods of follow-up
and evaluation needs to
be decided
Post- training support to
be given as and when
required
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10. 10
Compensation:
The relation of wages
to the market and to
the industry rate
The relation of wages
paid to different
employees within the
company
Recognition to be
given to differences in
individual
performance
Arrangement for work:
Policies about the
hours of work
Number and
duration of rest
pauses
Vacations and
working conditions
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Employee Service:
Policies about
organizing
cooperative societies,
festival celebration,
recreation centres
and sports and family
budgeting
Industrial Relations:
Issues like Collective
Bargaining, right of
workers to decide the
union and the union
leader they want
Policy regarding third
party intervention in
industrial disputes
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12. Principle of individual development
Principle of scientific selection
Principle of free flow of communication
Principle of participation
Principle of fair remuneration
Principle of incentive
Principle of dignity of labour
Principle of labour management
Principle of team spirit
Principle of contribution to national prosperity
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13. Critics argue that HRM is more rhetoric than
reality & the term HRM lacks precision. HR
functions cost money & no attempt has been
made to conduct cost-benefit analysis
Today, HR practices are becoming highly visible
in organizations
HRM now has gained a wider acceptance in the
industry over the last decade.
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