Top 4 objectives of HRM

  Objectives of HRM Policies 

HRM policies are formulated to achieve the following objectives: 

1 ) Providing Uniformity:

 Clearly communicated HR policies aim at providing uniformity in messages and administering the organisational policies. In case two employees working in different departments arrive late regularly or fail to meet performance standards, it becomes easier to handle them uniformly due to set employee discipline policies. 

This ensures that every employee is treated equally and also safeguards the organisation at times of complaints or lawsuits. 

2)To Help in Supervision:

In large organisations, HR generalists or directors may not be present all the time to take care of every incident related to employee discipline or to respond to every query related to leave policy or other such HR issues. 

A supervisor having a good understanding and easy access to the written organisational policies can effectively respond to the queries and grievances of the employees and handle small disciplinary issues without the involvement of the human resource department.

 In case the supervisor is questioned by any employee regarding the handling of an issue, the employee can be apprised about the organisational policies and doing so the supervisor can keep control and an unbiased image  

3)Provide Information to Employees: 

Using the manuals and handbooks of policy and procedures available online and offline, employees can easily discover any information on their own.

 Every employee must be provided a hard copy of the handbook and employee must sign a declaration acknowledging the receipt of policies and procedures. If employees have some questions on issues like working hours, sexual harassment, vacation time, dress code, etc., 

they can find answers in the handbook by themselves Additionally, having complete information on policies helps the employees in getting information regarding the person to be contacted for various issues related to their employment. 

4)To Assist in Policy Administration: 

In case a policy of work standards, tardiness, discrimination or any other employee issue is challenged, the HR policy manual would act as a guideline to be followed for uniform and fair handling of issues. 

HR professionals use the policies to answer the questions and guide supervisors on how to effectively document the disciplinary problems of employees.