List the four main responsibilities of Human Resources

Human resource planning
Recruitment and selection
Training and development
Performance management

Human resource planning

Businesses need to plan carefully to ensure they have the right number of suitable employees for their needs. To do this they need good understanding of the labour market in the area s where they operate. They also need to consider the following labour market factors for human resources planning:

Local employment trends
Local skills shortage
Competition for employees
Availability of labour

Recruitment and selection

Businesses recruit staff for a variety of reasons, these include:

The growth of the business
Changing job roles within the business
Filling vacancies created by registrations, retirements or dismissal
Internal promotions

They understand that the recruitment process can be costly in terms of resources devoted to the process and cost associated with recruiting poor-performing staff.