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IntegrationFunction
Grievanceredressal
Discipline
Teamsandteamwork
Collectivebargaining
Employeeparticipationandempowerment
Tradeunionsandemployersassociations
Industrialrelations
EmergingIssues
Personnelrecords
Humanresourceaudit
Humanresourcesresearch
Humanresourceaccounting
Humanresourceinformationsystem
Stressandcounselling
International human resource management
Operative Functions
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Personnel Policies, Procedures And
Programmes
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Personnelpoliciesareguidestoaction.Theyserveasroadmapsfor
managersonanumberofissuessuchasrecruitment,selectionand
promotion.Theycoveralmostallfunctionsofpersonnel
management.Agoodpersonnelpolicyshouldbeeasyto
understand,basedonfacts,equitable,reasonablyflexible,precise
andrelatedtoobjectives.
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Types of personnel policies
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Originated policies
Appealed policies
Imposed policies
General policies
Specific policies
Written or implied policies
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Advantages of personnel policies
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Delegation
Uniformity
Better control
Standards of efficiency
Confidence
Speedy decisions
Coordinating devices
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Features of a sound personnel
policy
Related to objectives
Easy to understand
Precise
Stable as well as flexible
Based on facts
Appropriate number
Just, fair and equitable
Reasonable
Review
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Coverage of Personnel policies
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social responsibility policies
employment policies
promotion policies
development policies
relations policies
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Formulation of Personnel policies
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identifyingtheneed
collectingdata
specifyingalternatives
communicatingthepolicy
evaluatingthepolicy
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PERSONNEL PRINCIPLES
Principles of Individual Development
Principles of Scientific Selection
Principles of Free flow of information
Principles of Participation
Principles of Fair remuneration
Principles of Incentive
Principles of Dignity of labour
Principles of Labour management cooperation
Principles of Team spirit
Principles of Contribution to national prosperity
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Evaluating the impact of personnel
policies
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Theimpactofhumanresourcepoliciescanbemeasuredthroughtheir
outcomes:
Commitment:howlonganemployeestayswithafirm
Competence:appraisedthroughperformanceappraisaltechniques
Congruence:natureandfrequencyofgrievances,disagreement,
discordandconflict
Costeffectiveness:measuredthroughhumanresourceaccounting
techniques
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Organising The Personnel Function
Thepersonnelfunctioncanbeorganisedalongtraditionalaswellasmodern
lines,dependingonthenature,scaleandcomplexityofoperationsina
givenorganisation.Theorganisationofthepersonneldepartmentin
divisionalandmatrixstructuresdiffersfromthatoftraditionallineandstaff
organisations.
Lineandstaffrelationships:Therelationshipexistingbetweentwomanagers
duetodelegationofauthorityandresponsibilityandgivingorreceiving
instructionsorordersiscalledlinerelationship.Lineauthority,thus,
representsuninterruptedlineofauthorityandresponsibilityrunningthrough
themanagementhierarchy.Staffspecialistsofferhelpandadvicetoline
managers,wheneverrequired.“Staffsthinkandlinesdo”“Staffsadvise,
lineswork”“Staffshavetheauthorityofideasandlineshavetheauthorityof
command”.Viewedbroadly,therefore,personnelmanagementisaline
manager’sresponsibilitybutastafffunction”.
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Staff role of the personnel
department
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Policy initiation and formulation
Advice
Service
Monitor and control
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Personnel department in a line
organisation
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Chief Executive
Personnel Manager
RecruitingOfficer Training Manager Compensation
Manager
Welfare Officer
Assistants Assistants
Assistants
Assistants
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Personnel department in a functional
organisation
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Chief Executive
Personnel Manager
RecruitingOfficer Training Manager Compensation
Manager
Welfare Officer
Assistants Assistants Assistants Assistants
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Personnel department in a line and
staff organisation
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Chief Executive
Personnel Manager
RecruitingOfficer Training Manager Compensation
Manager
Welfare Officer
Assistants Assistants
Assistants
Assistants
Linerelationship
Staffrelationship
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Personnel department in a
divisionalised structure Managing Director
General Manager
Manager Manager Manager Manager Manager
Marketing Finance Production R & D Human Resources
Manger Manager Manager
Southern Region Central Region Northern Region
Deputy Manager Deputy Manager Deputy Manager
Marketing Production Human Resources
Branch Manager Branch Manager Branch Manager
Nagpur New Delhi Bombay
Officer Officer Officer
Marketing Production Human Resources
Denotes Line Relationships
Denotes Staff Relationship
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Personnel department in a matrix
structure Managing Director
General Manager
Manager Manager Manager
Automobile Machines Electricals
Supporting Functional Assistance to Projects
Production Marketing Personnel Finance
Personnel
Group
Heavy Industrial
Machines
Personnel
Light
Group
Industrial
Machines
Personnel
Agricultural
Group
Machines & Tools
Flow of Work Performance
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Roles Played by a Personnel Manager
Administrative roles
Policy maker
Administrative expert
Advisor
Housekeeper
Counsellor
Welfare officer
Legal consultant
Operational roles
Recruiter
Trainer, developer, motivator
Coordinator/linking pin
Mediator
Cont…
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Employee champion
Placing people on the right job
Charting a suitable career path
Rewarding good performance
Resolving differences
Adopting family-friendly policies
Ensuring fair and equitable treatment
Striking balance between employee expectations and
Organisational requirements
Representing workers' problems and concerns to management
Strategic roles
Change agent
Strategic partner
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Roles Played by a Personnel Manager
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Qualities And Qualifications Of A
Personnel Manager
HRprofessionalsmusthaveathoroughknowledgeofthe
organisationanditsoverallfunctioning.Todelivereffectiveresults,
theyneedconsiderableamountofknowledge,skillsandexpertisein
taxlaws,finance,statistics,socialsciencesetcapartfromthetraining
thattheyreceivefromreputedB-schools.
Qualities
Personalattributes
Intelligence
Educationalskills
Discriminatingskills
Executingskills
Experienceandtraining
Professional knowledge
Cont…
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Qualifications
Businessmastery
Changemastery
ProfessionalisationofpersonnelmanagementinIndia
Attributesofaprofession
Welldefinedbodyofknowledge
Formaleducationandtraining
Minimumqualifications
Representativebody
Serviceaboveself
Ethicalconduct
Qualities And Qualifications Of A
Personnel Manager
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Overtheyears,personnelmanagementhasemergedasahighly
respectedprofessioninIndia.Thereasonsarefairlyobvious;
Growthofmanagementinstitutes
Agrowingbodyofliterature
Professionalbodies
Self-regulatoryinstitutionsoverseeingtheoperationsof
personnelpeople
Codeofconduct
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Qualities And Qualifications Of A
Personnel Manager