Human resource records refer to the informational documents used by an organization to carry out its functions and represent the memory of the organization. These records provide tangible evidence of activities like training, performance, absenteeism, wages, productivity, and more. Conventionally, records are stored as papers, cards, files, and charts, but modern organizations also store records digitally on CDs, video films, and audio cassettes.

1. RECORDS IN THE HUMAN
RESOURCES OFFICE
HUMAN RESOURCE RECORDS: TYPES, OBJECTIVES, ESSENTIALS AND
PRECAUTIONS

2. HUMAN RESOURCE RECORDS: TYPES,
OBJECTIVES, ESSENTIALS AND PRECAUTIONS
• Human resource records refers to the informational documents utilized by an organization to
carry out its functions. It represents the memory of organization. The records provide
information about the organization which is maintained in tangible form i.e. written,
pictorial, charts etc.
• They are therefore tangible evidence of the activities of the organization. Personnel records
provide information about the position of HR in the organization e.g. – records relating to
training, performance, absenteeism, wages and salary, labor turnover, productivity, morale
surveys, job satisfaction, social security, employee welfare etc. Conventionally records are
stored in the form of papers, cards, files, charts, blue prints etc. But in modern times records
are stored in C.Ds, video films, audio cassettes etc.