Human Resources Department

The human resources department: essential to the smooth running of the company.

Human resources management is provided by the human resources department.

Main activities of the human resources department

The human resources department is attached to the human resources management. It manages staff administrative records, develops action plans to improve working conditions.

There are many HR activities. They cover several areas:

* Remuneration: salaries, bonuses, allowances, expense claims, participation, profit-sharing, benefits in kind.

* Staff absences and leaves:

- paid vacation;

- days of working time reduction;

- leave without pay;

- sabbatical leave;

- business start-up leave;

- leave for training;

- sick child leave;

- sick child day;

- maternity leave;

- unjustified absence;

- absence for an event such as the birth of a child, absence from the union, etc...

HR and Personnel Management

The HR department ensures the management of the personnel thanks to powerful tools and methods, in particular in the following areas:

* recruitment;

* evaluation of staff;

* career management;

* work time;

* training;

* problems:

- work accident;

- disciplinary sanctions;

- dismissal.

* Representative institution:

- staff representatives;

- election of staff representatives;

- committee on enterprise;

- committee of health, safety and working conditions.

HR Professions

In large companies, the HR department is managed by a group of employees. The most frequent jobs are:

* Human Resources Director;

* Human Resources Manager;

* Human Resources Assistant;

* HR Consultant;

* Recruitment Officer;

* Training Officer.