Concept of Personnel Administration
- The task of personnel administration is to, assure a steady source of people who can contribute to the success of an organization and meet the growing demands of development.
Personnel Administration aims at:
- Effective utilisation of human resources
- Desirable working relations among all members of the organisation
- Maximum development
- Meeting the organisation’s social and legal responsibilities.
Scope of Personnel Administration
- Personnel administration incorporates all aspects of the management of persons in the organization.
- The primary objective of personnel administration is to ensure effective utilization of human resources in pursuit of organizational goals.
- The personnel administration departments should design and establish an effective working relationship among all the members of an organization by division of organizational tasks into jobs, defining clearly the responsibility and authority for each job and its relation with other jobs in the organization.
- Personnel administration must try to enthuse among the employees’ feelings of commitment, involvement and loyalty to the organization.
- The aim is to create cordial relations among the employees and do away with frictional situations arising out of personal jealousies, rivalries and prejudices.
- Personnel administration also has to curb unfavourable practices like favouritism and nepotism in an organization.
Functions of Personnel Administration Some of the important functions of personnel administration are:
- Manpower Planning
- Recruitment
- Training
- Promotion
- Salary structuring
- Employees’ welfare