Human Resources & Human
Capital
Human resource management:
All the decisions and activities that are intended to improve the effectiveness of the human
resources (employees) and of the enterprise as a whole.
Aim:
Bridge the gap between management goals and the needs of the workforce.
Manage human resources in order to maximize their potential thereby enabling the
business to achieve its mission.
Manpower planning: - Always gets asked in matric exam papers!
How many employees the business needs.
What skills these employees must have.
When the employees are needed.
Work- load analysis:
How many people are required in terms of the amount of work that must be done.
Job Analysis:
Systematic method of obtaining all the relevant information about the tasks related to a
specific job:
The job must be accurately identified
All tasks of the job must be completely and accurately described
The demands the job makes on the worker must be analyzed
Job description: (job)
What has to be done and how, why, when and where.
The duties
Responsibilities
Level of authority
Job specification: (person)
the minimum ability a worker must posses (experience, education & physical
requirements)
Know the difference between job description & job specification + define work load
analysis.
Manning table:
, the Number of people required and the skills they must have
(Example in worksheets)
Recruitment plan table:
Difference between employees needed and current employees.
(Example in worksheets)
Recruitment:
Recruitment seeks to attract job applicants with the necessary skills and monitoring to cover
the shortage is identified.
Types of recruitment:
Internal recruitment
Within the business whereby people can be appointed to new positions: transfer/
upgrade or promotion
Job posting: Advertise the job on a notice board
Organization searches files for suitable employees
Recommendations of outsiders by present employees
Internal recruitment has positive effect on morale
External recruitment:
Outside the business; either from other businesses, recruitment agencies or
universities.
Advertising in newspapers
Employment agencies
Casual applicants and walk ins
Internet
Brings new skills and ideas to the business
Selection:
The selection process:
The screening of applicants and choosing the most suitable candidate.
The recruitment process is positive 😊
The selection process is negative ☹
Steps in the selection process:
1. Receipt of Application forms and CV’s:
Vacant post is advertised
HR manager or subordinate must be available to answer any queries from applicant.
At cut off date a list must be complied of all CV’s and applications forms received.
2. Initial screening:
Eliminates the applicants who don’t meet the requirements of the job:
Capital
Human resource management:
All the decisions and activities that are intended to improve the effectiveness of the human
resources (employees) and of the enterprise as a whole.
Aim:
Bridge the gap between management goals and the needs of the workforce.
Manage human resources in order to maximize their potential thereby enabling the
business to achieve its mission.
Manpower planning: - Always gets asked in matric exam papers!
How many employees the business needs.
What skills these employees must have.
When the employees are needed.
Work- load analysis:
How many people are required in terms of the amount of work that must be done.
Job Analysis:
Systematic method of obtaining all the relevant information about the tasks related to a
specific job:
The job must be accurately identified
All tasks of the job must be completely and accurately described
The demands the job makes on the worker must be analyzed
Job description: (job)
What has to be done and how, why, when and where.
The duties
Responsibilities
Level of authority
Job specification: (person)
the minimum ability a worker must posses (experience, education & physical
requirements)
Know the difference between job description & job specification + define work load
analysis.
Manning table:
, the Number of people required and the skills they must have
(Example in worksheets)
Recruitment plan table:
Difference between employees needed and current employees.
(Example in worksheets)
Recruitment:
Recruitment seeks to attract job applicants with the necessary skills and monitoring to cover
the shortage is identified.
Types of recruitment:
Internal recruitment
Within the business whereby people can be appointed to new positions: transfer/
upgrade or promotion
Job posting: Advertise the job on a notice board
Organization searches files for suitable employees
Recommendations of outsiders by present employees
Internal recruitment has positive effect on morale
External recruitment:
Outside the business; either from other businesses, recruitment agencies or
universities.
Advertising in newspapers
Employment agencies
Casual applicants and walk ins
Internet
Brings new skills and ideas to the business
Selection:
The selection process:
The screening of applicants and choosing the most suitable candidate.
The recruitment process is positive 😊
The selection process is negative ☹
Steps in the selection process:
1. Receipt of Application forms and CV’s:
Vacant post is advertised
HR manager or subordinate must be available to answer any queries from applicant.
At cut off date a list must be complied of all CV’s and applications forms received.
2. Initial screening:
Eliminates the applicants who don’t meet the requirements of the job:
