| Almost all large sized companies have some type of | | | | time, detailed information about the medical plan, |
| human resources management in place so that | | | | probation periods after being hired, company ethical |
| employees have someone available to help them deal | | | | policies, and contact information within the company. It |
| with many different types of issues that include | | | | is usually the human resources manager that is |
| understanding the companies medical/dental plan, | | | | responsible for editing employee manuals and keeping |
| dealing with differences between employees, | | | | the information up to date and accurate. It may seem |
| managing sick days, managing holiday time, the hiring | | | | like a small issue, but human resource management is |
| and firing of employees, and the day to day issues | | | | essential to the success of a company. |
| that face all employees. Most companies will hire one | | | | Without a human resources system a company will |
| or two human resources managers to deal with all of | | | | find that any disputes that come up between the |
| the above issues. This system of human resource | | | | company and an employee, or between two |
| management will serve to ensure that company | | | | employees, will take far too much time to work out. |
| employees are happy and that when disputes and | | | | Many times the end result will be unresolved issues |
| differences occur there is someone neutral to | | | | that cause an employee to quit out of anger or |
| approach who can implement the proper polices to | | | | frustration. Human resources are there to prevent this |
| deal with them | | | | from happening by having effective policies in place to |
| Many companies will publish employee manuals so that | | | | deal with any conceivable problem that may arise. The |
| any human resources information that any employee | | | | success of most companies depends on this system |
| needs to access is readily available in one place. The | | | | to be in place and considers it a part of any strong |
| manuals will have information about sick time, holiday | | | | management team. |