The document outlines three aspects of human resource management: the line function, coordinative function, and staff functions. The line function involves directly managing employees within one's own department, including tasks like staffing, training, performance management, and maintaining morale. The coordinative function refers to coordinating personnel activities across departments and ensuring compliance with company policies. The staff function involves advising and assisting line managers on personnel issues, as well as innovating new HR practices and advocating for employees.

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5. LINE AUTHORITY ASPECTS OF HRM
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6. THE LINE FUNCTION
• Direct the activities of people.
• His/her own department.
• Placing right people at right job.
• Training employees.
• Improving job performance.
• Gain cooperation for smooth working.
• Control labour cost.
• Create and maintain employee morale.
• Protecting employee health and welfare.

7. THE COORDINATIVE FUNCTION
• HR managers also coordinate personnel activities, a duty often
referred to as functional control.
• Coordination of personnel activities (Functional authority/control).
• Ensure that line managers are implementing firm’s HR
policies/practices.
• E.g. Adhering to sexual harassment policy

8. STAFF FUNCTIONS
Staff manager
A manager who assists and advises line managers
• To understand the personnel aspects of the company.
• Other roles :
• Assist > Hiring, training, evaluation, compensation etc.
• Administer > Benefit programmes, retirement benefits etc.
• Innovator > Up to date information, new methods for HR
practices etc.
• Employee advocacy > Clearly defining how management
should be treating employees.

9. HR Manager’s
Functions
Line Function
Coordinative
Function
Staff Function
• Directing the people
• Own Department
• Ensuring line
managers
• Adopting HR
policies/Practices
• Advising line
managers
• Assist
• Administer
• Innovator
• Employee
advocacy