Personnel clerks

Definition

Personnel clerks maintain and update personnel records such as information on transfers and promotions, performance evaluations, employee leave taken and accumulated, salaries, qualifications and training. Tasks include - (a) updating information on employment history, salaries, performance evaluations, qualifications and training, and leave taken and accumulated; (b) initiating records for newly appointed workers and checking records for completeness; (c) processing applications for employment and promotions and advising applicants of results; (d) receiving and answering inquiries about employment entitlements and conditions; (e) sending out job applications and announcements of job openings and job examinations; (f) maintaining and updating manual and computerized filing and registration systems, and compiling and preparing reports and documents relating to personnel activities; (g) storing and retrieving personnel records and files on request. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Human resource assistant - Human resource clerk