‘Human Resource Management includes many specialised activities and duties’. State any four such activities.

(i) Recruitment: The primary function of the human resource manager is to find out the number of employees required by the organisation and make provision for their recruitment. To discharge this function he indulges himself in activities like recruitment, selection, placement, training, promotion, transfer, etc.

(ii) Providing Expert Services: Human resource manager renders certain services which require special knowledge, e.g., job evaluation, performance appraisal and negotiating with trade unions.

(iii) Developing Compensation and Incentive Plans: Human resource manager conducts research from time to time with the aim of improving upon the policies concerning personnel. On the basis of his research, he brings to the notice of top-level management new techniques in different fields of human resource management, such as suggesting new compensation and incentive plans.

(iv) Handling Grievances and Complaints: It is the responsibility of the human resource manager to establish cordial relations between the employers and the employees. To do this, he informs both the parties about the expectations of each other. In the event of disputes arising between them occasionally, he serves as a pacifier.