Objectives of Personnel Management
1. Achievement of Organizational Goal: The main function of personnel management is to get the employees in harmony with the organizational goals, aesthetically combine the staff and have skilled individuals recruited and groomed to fulfill their personal roles. This can be done through a carefully developed policy of recruitment, training, and placement.
2. Personnel Objectives: The role of personnel management is to make sure that workers in the organization are contented both mentally and physically. It can be achieved by ensuring that employees receive their jobs along with favorable work environment and job satisfaction. The workplace must be tidy and well-ventilated, with proper lighting and airflow. Besides, employees’ recognition in terms of remuneration, job security, and promotion will enhance job satisfaction.
3. Social Objectives: One of the objectives of the personnel management is to ensure the welfare and development of the whole community. An enterprise carries a social obligation towards the wider society. It provides service to society by opening more employment opportunities and offering quality products at cheap prices.
4. HR Information Systems: The major goal of HR Information Systems (HRIS) in personnel management is to develop an efficient and technically competent approach to HR processes that aid employee data management and decision-making. Since centralized data, workflow automation, analytics and reporting, compliance management, employee self-service facilities and strategic planning are provided through the HRIS, the HR operations are enhanced and enable the achievement of organizational objectives through the human capital management approach.
5. Health and Safety: Becoming part of personnel management, health and safety fosters the aim of having safe environment and healthy people at work. It involves providing employers with guidelines for workplace safety, complying with regulations, ensuring staff is trained and educated, creating a safety-oriented culture, preventing injuries and illnesses, and planning for emergencies.