... intensification of work and the choice of work location provided by technology. The main activities of human resource management1 is planning, encouraging involvement, Recruitment, training and development, contracts, fair treatment and equal opportunities, monitoring employee performance, employee welfare, health and safety, discipline, grievances, dismissal and redundancy. With all of these, it is reasonable to think that line managers will be involved to some extent in the HR function. The expertise of HRM is needed for more demanding and skills such as policy making, creating and implementing standards and procedures. These must integrate with the organisations existing organisational objectives, policies and procedures. To aid with implementation, the HR department must also be on hand to provide advice and support and organise staff training and development. They will also hold the responsibility of the involvement, communication and consultation of these changes within the organisation. There are two different types of personnel/HR managers; specialists and generalists. Generalists are ...

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