This job involves selecting and hiring the personnel for an organisation. This work is divided into several areas. Selection and recruitment: this includes defining a vacancy, placing advertisements in the appropriate media and interviewing applicants and then selecting the best-qualified person. Training and development: which involves arranging courses etc for the staff. Industrial relations: which is concerned with dealing with disputes at personal or Union level. Employee services and pay policy: this consists of overseeing health, safety and employee remuneration, both salary and extras such as incentive schemes. And lastly, planning ahead by estimating future personnel needs.