The human resources management team suggests to the management team how to strategically manage people as business resources. This includes recruiting and hiring employees with specific skill sets to meet the company’s current and future goals, coordinating employee benefits and suggesting employee training and development strategies.
At all levels of the organization, managers and HR professionals work together to develop employees’ skills. In a flexible organization, employees are shifted around to different business functions based on business priorities and employee preferences. HR professionals also suggest strategies for increasing employee commitment to the organization. This begins with using the recruiting process or matching employees with the right positions according to their qualifications. Once hired, employees must be committed to their jobs and feel challenged.
Human resource management requires strategic planning to address not only the changing needs of an employer but also a constantly shifting competitive job market. Employee benefit packages must be continually assessed for costs to the employer. Tweaking the packages also provides an opportunity to increase employee retention through the addition of vacation days, flexible working arrangements or retirement plan enhancements.