What is Human Resource Management

Human resource management is a wide term and is based on the effective usage of workers and employees to accomplish the objectives of a company. It is present in each and every organization. There is no company or firm which does not have a human resource personnel or department. Its primary functions are to efficaciously utilize the talents and capabilities of the employees to reach the planned operational goals of the company, and ensure that the employee is comfortable working with the company; and satisfied with the working conditions, and different policies regarding compensation and benefits which are offered to him.

Human resource management plays a very important role in managing, controlling, developing, and maintaining the workforce which significantly contribute to the existence and profitability of the organization. They are in continuous contact with the top-level management of the establishment and are responsible for assisting the management for running the processes efficiently. They are also responsible for attracting skilled workforce, and carrying out the recruitment and induction procedures, training and development, and settlement of the employee in a particular work environment, he comfortable in.

In most of the companies, there is a human resource department, which are further divided into two main sections depending on the type of functions and responsibilities they carry out. The first one is the HR administration section, which is responsible for taking care of the employees' general work-related problems such as working conditions, extra work pressure, conflicts between the employees, bosses and the top management. Whereas, the other section is responsible for handling the recruitment functions, training the employees according to the corporate policies, providing information about the company in induction sessions, corporate education, etc. In this way, they handle most of the functions in an establishment, as a result, the top management highly depends on them.

There are some cases wherein the obligations of the HR department come into contrast with each other. There are few incidents where it is not possible to conclude an appropriate resolution which is suitable for both, the objectives of the organization and the wants or needs of the employees. At this stage, the human resource department needs to be very careful on what decision it takes as it may have an adverse effect on either the management or the company's workforce. This is where the skills, talents and abilities of the HR personnel come into act, who eventually satisfy the top management along with the employees, maintaining a healthy corporate relationship between them.

Whenever the versatile departments in a company require qualified employees for working on projects, they approach the HR recruitment section who then starts their recruitment processes by calling potential candidates, sorting eligible candidates, conducting HR and functional interviews, selecting candidates and introducing them as new joinees of the company. In this way, they provide the company with efficient workforce who can increase and maintain the quality of employee performances in the organization. They also handle the disciplinary procedures; and employee motivational factors, health insurance, retirement and profit sharing processes. As a part of the company, the HR department ensures that the decisions taken by them are according to the organization's rules and regulations included in the company information texts and handbooks. The HR personnel's assist and guide employees in doubts regarding the company processes such as leaves, holidays, insurance, income tax, etc.

In this way the human resource management is very crucial in any organization, be it from the IT or manufacturing arena. However, there are many more functions and operations which the human resource management carry out and are important for smooth running of the company.