A STUDY ON EMPLOYEES’ PERCEPTION ON HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN CEMENT INDUSTRIES SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MADRAS CEMENTS LIMITED (RAMCO), ARIYALUR

In today's highly competitive and turbulent business environment all modern organizations are operating in dynamic changing scenario. Due to increasing complexities and cut throat competition running organizations effectively become challenge for employers. To gain competitive advantage, organizations need to implement unique strategies. Human Resource Management is a proactive central strategic management activity which is different from conventional personnel management. The Human Resource Management has tremendous relevance to productivity of industry. Human input is the single largest that goes in the cement industry. The level of efficiency of production of this input is reflected in the quality of product provided by the industry to its customer. Madras Cement Limited is one of the large scale organizations in the cement industry employing thousands of human resources and operating three production units in the State of Tamil Nadu. This study is carried out to know the human resource policies and practices in the organization and the perception of the employees with respect to these practices. Suitable suggestions and measures are also stated for betterment of these practices.