Human Resource Management

Almost every company, business and Government department has a human resources department, those people that manage people. In the past this area was called Personnel Management and over the last decade Human Resource Management has increasingly become a strategic department of most modern companies and public organisations.

There are many reasons for this, but the main one revolves around the need for the acquisition, development and retention of scarce talent - essentially, employing the best possible staff for every role in each business.

Human Resource Management explores the concepts, principles and systems associated with the management of employee performance in the workplace. It is now considered a key driver for modern organisations to achieve strategic competitive advantage making this course a strong complementary discipline to other Business studies.

Human Resource Management will provide you with a strong understanding of the areas of the professional human resource management including:

• The strategic role,
• employment policies,
• legal and environmental regulations,
• interviewing and hiring,
• rewards and recognition,
• pay and benefits,
• diversity,
• job assessment,
• health and safety,
• ethics,
• negotiating and bargaining,
• communications,
• motivation,
• organisational design,
• the future direction of human resources.