Goals of Human Resource Management Function
Human Resource Management, in the sense of getting things done through people, is an essential part of any manager’s responsibilities, but many organisations find it advantageous to establish a specialist division to provide an expert service dedicated to ensuring that the human resource function is performed efficiently. “People are our most valuable asset” (Storey, 2001) is a cliché which no member of any senior management team would disagree with. ... As organisations vary in size, aims, functions, complexity, construction, the physical nature of their product and appeal as employers, so do the contributions of human resource management. But, in most, the ultimate aim of the function is to ensure that at all times the business is correctly staffed by the right number of people with the skills relevant to the business needs, that is, neither overstaffed nor understaffed in total or in respect of any one discipline or work grade. The basic goals of the human resource management function in most organisations today are to facilitate organisational competitiveness, enhance productivity and quality, promote individual growth and development and comply with legal and social obligations. This essay outlines the importance of these four goals for human resource manager in developing and implementing plans and activities for an organisation. ... The Human Resource Department of Fiji National Provident Fund plays a major role towards the growth and development of the Fund. Firstly, organisational competitiveness is based more and more on the quality of the human resource of the organisation. Good human resource management thus becomes an important cornerstone of an organisation competitiveness strategy. Being an integral part of the strategic management of the organisation, the various human resource policies, functions and practices should contribute to the creation and sustenance of the organisation’s competitive advantage. Thus, the development of the culture of productivity and creativity, the building–up of mutual trust and shared values, initiatives and self-management, multi-skilling and skills upgrading and continuous human resource management functions of human resource planning, staffing and allocation, human resource utilization, human resource development and motivation and commitment building. ... Organisations must rely more on self-management. ... Human resource managers can facilitate organisational competitiveness by recruiting and selecting wisely. Human resource recruitment is defined as any practice or activity carried on by the organisation with the purpose of identifying and attracting potential employees. ... Strategic approaches to human resource management place a great deal of importance in determining the financial worth of their human capital. ... Quality is the most important focus of attention in Total Quality Management. ... Total Quality Management organisations try to be strongly customer focused. ... High leverage training is linked to strategic business goals and objectives, uses an instructional design process to ensure that training is effective and benchmarks the company’s training programs against training programs in other companies. ... In Fiji National Provident Fund, training is one of the means available to the management to ensure that all the human resources on whom the board depends have the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to perform their tasks in the most efficient manner. ... Human resources are unique in their potential to grow and develop to meet new challenges. ... Attracting and retaining talent requires a holistic view of human performance tailored to the unique needs of organisations. Key initiatives include, benchmarked measures of performance that increase employees’ speed-to-proficiency and interest in their work, world-class recruitment, selection and workforce planning processes that reduce hiring and administrative costs, improve the quality of new hires and ensure that the right workers are performing the right jobs and sophisticated performance management processes that motivate employees to perform at their best. ... It is the responsibility of the Human Resource Department to make sure that all the employees of Fiji National Provident Fund are informed and reminded with the law of the Funds operations.