INDEX
1. Introduction 03-04
Definition of Personnel Department
Meaning of Personnel Department
Nature of Personnel Department
2. Organization of Personnel Department 04-05
Composition of Personnel Department
Personnel Department in a flat organization
Personnel Department in a tall organization
3. Personnel Policies 06-08
Definition of Personnel Policies
Principles of Personnel Policies
Types of Personnel Policies
Coverage of Personnel Policies
4. Role of Personnel Department 08-08
5. Responsibilities of Personnel Department 08-12
6. Functions of Personnel Department 12-17
7. Importance of Personnel Department 17-18
8. Case Study 19-22
Introduction
Definition of Personnel Department
1. Personnel Department can be defined as department which obtains uses and maintains a satisfied workforce. It is a significant part of management concerned with employees at work and with their relationship within the organization.
2. According to Flippo, “Personnel department does the work of planning, organizing, compensation, integration and maintenance of people for the purpose of contributing to organizational, individual and societal goals.”
Meaning of Personnel Department
The term personnel department refers to the function of the organization that is responsible for the management and motivation of people in the workplace. Increasingly today the term Human Resource Management has come to replace personnel- because personnel management is seen as an old fashioned way of managing people, giving priority to organizational rather than individual development needs. Typically personnel work is concerned with:
1. The recruitment and selection of new employees, e.g. helping to prepare job advertisements and job descriptions for new posts, and helping to organize the interview process.
2. The induction of new employees where they are introduced to the company, and aspects of the...