Question

'Human resource management includes many specialized activities and duties.' Explain.

Answer 1

Human Resource Management is a management function that is related to development and management of human element of an organisation. It involves such functions as determining the requirement of personnel, recruiting personnel, training and developing them, working towards the overall welfare of the employees and handling their complaints and grievances.
It includes many specialised activities and duties which the human personnel has to perform. Some of them are:

1. Human Resource Planning
2. Recruitment (or searching qualified people)
3. Analysing Job and collecting related information for preparing Job Description
4. Training and Development of Employees
5. Performance Appraisal
6. Maintaining Labour relations and Union Management relations
7. Handling grievances and complaints by employees
8. Providing for social security and welfare of employees
9. Defending company in lawsuits and avoid legal complications