A personnel manager is that person in a company who is in charge of the department that deals with recruitment and employment of workers in an institution. He/she then deals with their training and keeping the records of their employment and payments. They are also responsible for policies that deal with the company's improvement of performance and production. They also play link between other managers and all the other employees.

Concerning payment practices and administration, they ensure that labor laws are followed and that employees honor their contract terms with/to the company. As representatives of the organizations, they also negotiate with trade unions and employees organizations, especially if the company does not have an industrial relations manager dedicated to this task.

In larger institutions, these managers deal with different tasks according to their specialization.

This makes the personnel managers the wheels of the institutions.