RSM100Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Canadian Union Of Public Employees, Abraham Maslow, Equity Theory
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Human resource management: the function of attracting, developing, and retaining employees who can perform the activities needed to meet organizational objectives. The core responsibilities of human resource management are: planning for staffing needs, employee recruitment and selection, employee training and performance evaluation, employee compensation and benefits, employee separation. Hr plans must be based on an organization"s overall competitive strategies. Hr managers work with other managers to determine how many workers will be needed and what skills they will need and what skills they will learn on the job. Hr managers are often asked for their input on decisions to lay off workers to reduce costs or hire new workers increasing costs. Methods of recruiting workers include: college/university job fairs, personal referrals, want ads, internet. Listings on social networking sites (i. e. facebook) An interviewer may not ask job applicants about their marital status, children, race or nationality, age, criminal records, mental illness, medical history, or alcohol and substance abuse.
