Human Resource Audit

According to Dale Yoder

"Refers to the evaluation and examination of policies , practices and procedures to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of human resource."

SCOPE OF HUMAN RESOURCE AUDIT

• Audit of all the HR functions.
• Managerial compliance audit.
• Human resource climate audit.
• Human resource corporate strategy audit.

BENEFITS OF HUMAN RESOURCE AUDIT

• Helps to find out proper contribution of HR department towards the organisation.
• Reduce the HR cost.
• Motivation of HR personnel.
• Find problems of HR and solve them.
• Sound performance appraisal system.
• Systematic job analysis.
• Clarification of HR department duties and Responsibilities.

APPROACHES OF HUMAN RESOURCE AUDIT

• Comparative approach.
• Outside authority approach.
• Statistical approach.
• Compliance approach.
• Management by objective.

OBJECTIVES OF HUMAN RESOURCE AUDIT

• Building Organisation structure.
• Proper communication and feedback.
• Status of industrial relation manager.
• Evaluate implementation of policies.
• Evaluate performance of personnel staff.
• Seek information of failure and success of HR.
• Seek priorities and goals of management philosophy.
• Greater delegation of authority.

AREAS OF HUMAN RESOURCE AUDIT

• Mission statement relating to HRM.
• Objectives , goals and strategies of HRM.
• Accomplishment of HRM.
• Programmes of HRM including Detailed procedures.
• HRM policies.
• Role of HRM in total quality management.