What are the objectives of human relations in Human Resources Management?

What are the objectives of human relations in Human Resources Management?

Answer: 

The following are the objectives of human relations in Human Resources Management:

• A human Relations attempts at enhancing employee motivation and workplace morale through an improved three-way communications and through employee participation in the decision making processes. 

 • Human relations seek to emphasise ‘employee’ aspects of work rather than technical or economic aspects.  For example while it might be in the best interest of an organization to have a employee skilled and completely proficient in one job/ set or responsibilities, today’s organization provides’ opportunities for employees to multi-skill and acquire knowledge of new yet related jobs/responsibilities. 

• It also seeks to make employment and working conditions less impersonal. 

 • The human relations approach emphasises on policies and techniques designed to improve employee morale and job satisfaction. For example it is common place in organizations to encourage employee empowerment where-in the team brings about creative measures to reduce cost and improve customer satisfaction. 

• To strengthen and appreciate the human assets continuously by providing training and development programs. 

• To establish and maintain organizational structure and desirable working relationships among all the members of the organization. 

• To provide fair, acceptable and efficient leadership. 

• To provide an opportunity for expression and voice management. 

• To secure the integration of individual or groups within the organization by co-ordination of the individual and group goals with those of the organization. 

• To identify and satisfy individual and group needs by providing adequate and equitable wages, incentives, employee benefits and social security and measures for challenging work, prestige, recognition, security, status.