HRM Policies and Practices

Course Code: MGT450

Dr. Saqib Yousaf

 Introduction to Course

Nature and Scope of HRM

Challenges in HRM
An Investment Perspective of HRM
Human Resource Planning
Job Analysis and Job Design
Recruitment and Selection
Inducting and Placing New Hires
Performance Appraisal
Compensation Management (components of remuneration,
incentives, benefits and services, fringe benefits, perquisites,
top executives remuneration)
 Introduction to Course
Health and Safe Environment
Managing Separations and Rightsizing
Industrial Relations
Trade Unions
Resolving Disputes
Labour Laws in Pakistan
Equal Employment Practices in Pakistan
International Human Resource Management
Evaluating HR effectiveness
 Grading System
Assignment 10 MARKS

Quizzes 10 MARKS

Graded Discussion 05 MARKS

Sessionals (I and II) 25 MARKS

Final Exam 50 MARKS

TOTAL 100 MARKS

 Lecture Overview

HRM Definition

Scope of HRM

Difference between HRM and PM

Human Resource Management
Functions of HRM Department

HRM Functions and Objectives

 Reading Material

Gary Dessler : Human Resource Management

Publisher National Book Foundation

 CHAPTER 1

UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND SCOPE

OF HRM
 Lecture Overview

What is HRM?

HRM Activities

Scope of HRM

Difference between HRM and PM

HRM Objectives and Functions

 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM)

HRM defined as

HRM is management function concerned with hiring ,

motivating and maintaining people in an organization.
It focuses on people in organization

(Aswathappa, 2008, p.5)

 HRM: Peoples Dimensions In Organizations

HRM: the application of management functions and principles

related to employees

HRM functions applicable every where (not for profit and profit
driven organizations)

Employees decisions are integrated

Employee decision brings effectiveness/efficiency in

organization

HRM includes all major activities in professional life of a worker

All activities from employee entry to managing performance

and training until he or she leaves
 HRM Activities
HR Planning
Job Analysis and Design
Recruitment and Selection
Training and Development
Remuneration
Welfare
Safe and Healthy Work Environment
Industrial relations
 SCOPE OF HRM
1. Introduction to HRM

2. Employee Hiring

3. Employee Remuneration

4. Employee Motivation

5. Employee Maintenance

6. Industrial Relations

7. Prospects of HRM
 Scope Of HRM

Introduction
Prospects of
Employee
of HRM
Hiring
HRM

Employee
Career Remuneration
Development HRM

Employee
Employee Motivation
IR Maintenance

Source: Aswathappa, 2008, p.6

 The Semantics

There two terms

1. PM (Personnel Management )
2. HRM (Human Resource Management )
.
PM and HRM are different in scope and orientation
.
HRM is broad concept
.
PM and HRD (Human Resource Development) are part of HRM
 Differences Between HRM and PM
Dimensions PM HRM
1.Employment Care full delineation Aim to go behind
contract of written contracts contract
2.Rules Importance of Can do outlook,
devising clear rules impatience with rule
3.Guide to Procedures Business need
management action
4.Behaviour referent Norms ,customs and Values and mission
practices
5.Managerial task Monitoring Nurturing
vis--vis labor
6.Speed of decision Slow Fast
7.Management role Transactional Transformational
leadership
8.Communication Indirect Direct
9. Prized Negotiation Facilitation
management skills
10.Selection Separate ,marginal Integrated, key task
task
11.Labour Collective barraging Individual contracts
management contracts
12.Job categories Many Few
and grade
 Differences Between HRM and PM
Dimensions PM HRM
15.Respect for Labour is used as Peoples are used as
employees tool which is assets to be used for
spendable and the benefit of
replaceable organization
16.Shared interest Interest of Mutuality of interest
organizations are
uppermost
17.Evolution Precedes HRM Latest in evolution of
subjects
18.Locus of control External Internal
19.Oganization Mechanistic Organic
principles Top down Bottom-up
centralized Decentralized

20.Key relations Labour Management Customers

21.Initiatives Piecemeal Integrated
22.Pay Job evaluation Performance related
23.Training and Controlled accessed Learning companies
development to courses

Source: Aswathappa, 2008, p.7

 HRM Functions and Objectives

The main objective of HRM is to ensure the availability of

willing and competent force to an organization

There are other objective of HRM too

1. Societal objectives

2. Functional objectives

3. Organizational objectives

4. Personal objectives
HRM FUNCTIONS AND OBJECTIVES

Societal Objectives

Organizational
Objectives

Functional
Objectives

Personal
Objectives

Source: Aswathappa, 2008, p.8

 HRM Functions and Objectives

1 Societal objectives

Societal objectives of HRM make sure that the organization is

socially and ethically responsible

Minimizing negative impact of societal demands on

organizations

For example: EOE laws forces organizations to be ethical in

recruitment, to minimize the discrimination against hiring
based on ethnicity, race, and religion etc.
 HRM Functions and Objectives

2 Organizational objectives

To determine the role of HRM in organizational effectiveness

Its purpose is to assist/serve organization

HR department also serve other departments

 HRM Functions and Objectives

3 Functional objectives

To maintain department contribution in organizational

effectiveness

HR department services must fit into the organizational

needs
 HRM Functions and Objectives
4 Personal objectives

To assist employees in achieving their personal/individual goals

Maximum contribution to organization

Personal objectives are achieved when employees are satisfied,

motivated and retained

Satisfied employees excellent services excellent

organizational performance
 HRM Functions and Objectives

HRM Objectives Supporting Functions

Societal Objectives Legal compliance
Benefits
Union-Management relationship
Organizational Objectives Human Resource Planning
Employee Relations
Training and Development
Performance Appraisal
Placement
Functional Objectives Performance Appraisal
Placement
Personal Objectives Compensation
Training and Development
Performance Appraisal
Placement
Source: Aswathappa, 2008, p.10
 Summary

What is HRM?

HRM Activities

Scope of HRM

Difference between HRM and PM

HRM Objectives and Functions