ROLES OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER

ROLES OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER

     To achieve the objective of an organisation, the HR manager has to perform various roles. Although HRM is still a growing function, every organisation has a personnel function. A specific HR manager is designated in big companies who may be charged with fulfilling the various duties. He may act as a “picnic planner” and as an adviser to top management.

1. As a Mandatory Function: A specialist HR manager advises the different functional heads on various aspects of personnel function, such as manpower planning, recruitment, selection, orientation, training, appraisal, compensation etc. He provides new ideas, suggestion, and information on these matters.

2. For Information Purpose: HR manager provides valuable information about laws, labour market, routine personnel matters, industrial researches, personnel policies and other related areas. He knows legal roles.

3. As a Societal Role: He brings changes in the organisation. He serves as an internal change agent to initiate improvement in personnel practices. He assists in introducing and implementing major institutional changes in the organisation.

4. As a Teacher: The HR manager must be interested in learning and also in achieving growth. He helps human beings to grow and realize their full potential. He provides opportunities for his employees to learn and to assimilate new ideas.

5. As a Visionary Leader: HR manager has deep faith in human values. He performs his duties with sensitivity and empathy. He ponders on his social obligations towards organisation. He has the ability to reasonably forecast future events and evolve its vision to meet the coming challenging.

6. For Productivity: HR manager is considered an expert in human relations. He is regarded as good motivator and positivity. He is expected to understand the various needs and aspirations of his employees.

7. The Solution Provider Role: He is a problem solver in respect of issues involving human resource management. In union-management relations, he acts as fire fighter and as a shock absorber. He acts for management against trade union activities. He helps to remove disputes and conflicts between employer and workers.

8. As an Understanding: The HR manager possesses the skills to articulate, understand, and communicate personnel matters. He can conduct fruitful discussion. He can foresee the personnel problems and has the mental ability to deal with his people in an intelligible manner.