Human Resources Managers

Human Resources Managers typically perform the following tasks: • Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems. • Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations. • Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures. • Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations. • Negotiate bargaining agreements and help interpret labor contracts. • Advise managers on organizational policy matters, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes. • Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives. • Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements. • Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview, and select applicants. • Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance carriers. • Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices. • Administer compensation, benefits, and performance management systems, and safety and recreation programs. • Prepare and follow budgets for personnel operations. • Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates. • Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, opportunities for promotion, and employee benefits. • Plan, organize, direct, control, or coordinate the personnel, training, or labor relations activities of an organization. • Conduct exit interviews to identify reasons for employee termination. • Oversee the evaluation, classification, and rating of occupations and job positions. • Analyze training needs to design employee development, language training, and health and safety programs. • Allocate human resources, ensuring appropriate matches between personnel.