Do Recent Development in Human Resource Management System Enhances Employee Performance – A Study with Special Reference to Leather Industry

The study aim was to investigate the important aspects of the Human Resource Management System and the changes in Employee Performance brought by the human resource management system. For the study, the descriptive research design was adopted. The data was collected from 81 companies. Only the HR managers and Directors of the company situated at Vellore were considered as samples. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire employing a simple random sampling technique. From the analysis and interpretation, it can be interpreted that, considered variables under the Human resource management system and employee performance is reliable. Also, it was interpreted that the majority of the HR managers and Directors in the leather Industry are aged above 45 years. Further, it was understood that it was mostly the large size company that is employing modern human resource management systems compared to medium and small-sized companies. Further, it was found that there is no significant difference in opinion among the respondents for the human resource management system and employee performance. It was understood that the important aspects contributed by modern human resource management systems are; easy storage and retrieval of data on employee performance, better monitoring system, reduced work complexity and reduction in overall expenses. Furthermore, it was understood that the important changes in employee performance due to the human resource management system are; Decreased Employee turnover, Reduced Employee Absenteeism, Increased Productivity per Employee and Better rewards and recognition. Also, it was found that the human resource management system influence employee performance positively.