The Roll Of HRM At FedEx

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William R. Tracey, in The Human Resources Glossary defines Human Resources as: “The people that staff and operate an organization … as contrasted with the financial and material resources of an organization. The organizational function that deals with the people ...” (Heathfeild, M. Susan, 2004)
The roll Human Resource Management at FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage is the utilization of human resources to achieve organizational objectives. Those who work at FedEx have come to recognize that the most fundamental and important part of HRM is to understand the function of it. The inner working of HRM is run by the HR manager, who is an individual who works with departmental managers to help them deal with personnel needs of the organization. For FedEx the HRM is primarily responsible for coordinating the management to help achieve organizations goals. HRM is the key to the organizations success, by hiring the right personnel for a specific job; Human Resources effect the total output and quality needed to reach the goals set by the organization.
After speaking with my Human resource manager, John Young, he pointed out some of these Human Resource Management Functions: human resource planning, recruitment, and selection; human resource development; compensation and benefits; safety and health; employee and labor relations; and human resource research (Young, John 2004).
Human resource planning is the process of reviewing the human resource requirements to ensure that the required numbers of employees, with the required skills, are available when needed. Recruitment is the process of attracting individuals to apply for jobs with the organization. Selection is the process though which the organization chooses, from a group of applicants, those best suited for the open positions and the company. Human resource development helps individuals, groups, and the entire organization become more effective. Compensation and Bene...