Managing a Human Resources Department

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how the human resource assets of the company are intended to be managed, including the human resource department staff and the senior line managers. It is written from the point of view of the director of the human resource department. The paper discusses strategic human resource management, human resources planning, job analysis, compensation system design, equal employment opportunities, human resources development initiatives, recruiting and benefits administration.

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Review and Discussion
Strategic HRM
Human Resources Planning
Job Analysis
Compensation System Design
Equal Employment Opportunities
Human Resources Development Initiatives
Recruiting and Benefits Administration
Conclusion

From the Paper:

" While the experts may not agree on the best approach, everyone agrees that it costs a lot of money to successfully recruit and train any new hire just as it costs less to keep an existing customer than it costs to find new ones; therefore, to the extent that this HR function is managed effectively is the extent to which the company will realize some important cost savings as well as improve its employee turnover, absenteeism rate as well as the costs associated with further recruiting and training requirements. Likewise, benefits administration, as a component of the overall compensation system design, must become more cost effective. Many companies have realized significant cost savings by outsourcing their benefits administration function, and at the risk of losing valuable corporate "turf," it is the incumbent's recommendation that our company also outsource this function."

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