Line Functions Line managers direct the activities people in their own departments and in related service areas perform. These HR functions carried out by line managers are known as line functions.

Line managers' HRM responsibilities:

- Placing the right person on the right job
- Orienting new employees
- Training employees for jobs new to them
- Improving the job performance of each person
- Gaining creative cooperation and developing smooth working relationships
- Interpreting the organization's policies and procedures
- Controlling labor costs
-Developing the abilities of each person
- Creating and maintaining department moral
- Protecting employees' health

Coordinate Functions Assisting and advising line managers is at the core of the HR manager's job. HR managers coordinate personnel activities, a duty referred to as functional control. Here, the HR manager and department act as the "right arm" of the executive and make sure that line managers implement all of the organization's HR objectives, policies, and procedures.

HR managers must coordinate the activities of HR specialists in varied areas such as benefits, compensation, and training.

The Hiring Process

Line managers specify the qualifications employees need to fill specific positions
The HR staff contact sources of qualified applicants and conduct initial screening interviews

HR staff administers appropriate tests and coordinates this activity with the line managers by referring best applicants to line managers who interview and select the suitable applicants they want

After selection is made, HR handles the hiring process

	Created by britneysoll over 8 years ago

Grade 11 Human Resource Management Note on Introduction to Human Resource Management, created by britneysoll on 02/09/2015.