Personnel Management

An essential activity for the success of a company.

Personnel management is a mission that concerns all companies.

Personnel management: definition

It consists:

* the recruitment;

* the compensation;

* the personnel evaluation;

* the passage of annual appraisal interviews;

* the job and skills forecasting.

Personnel management is not universal. Each company must take into account its needs and its sector of activity in order to establish a good personnel management.

Managing personnel is:

* recruit the right people in the right job;

* and make them evolve;

* with the aim of achieving success.

Importance of the environment in personnel management

The management of personnel implies a good knowledge of the external factors. Indeed, the latter directly impact the work of employees.

These external factors are:

* demographics;

* new directives on labor law;

* social developments;

* news in general.

Moreover, personnel management does not only involve employees. Indeed, it takes account of:

* shareholders, owners;

* clients;

* suppliers, subcontractors, distributors;

* all persons connected with the company.

Issues in personnel management

Ensure work is done

Personnel management is the organization of human resources to ensure the execution of all tasks.

To ensure that the work is done correctly and on time, it is necessary to:

* well recruit;

* train staff;

* ensure their productivity;

* control the work;

* correct, to thank, to motivate and sometimes to sanction.

Continuously improving working conditions

Personnel management also means ensuring that employees work in good conditions. 

Personnel responsible for managing the staff should ensure:

* safety of employees;

* their evolution;

* improvement of working conditions;

* compliance with the various agreements relating to labor law.