The activities of the Personnel & Organization department are subdivided in a number of main categories: 

• Facilitating recruitment, transfer and outflow of staff
  • implementation of recruitment procedures (also the non-EC employees)
  • promoting flexibility of staff; management of outflow / outplacement of staff (including the legal procedures)
  • counselling the management on recruitment and selection policy
  • maintenance of staff surveys
  • supervising the staff review process (performance interviews, PDP, appraisal)
  • age-conscious personnel policy
• Terms of employment
  • active participation in the deliberation with the Works Council and in the NWO Employers Association
  • drafting and updating collective and local terms of employment
  • job rating procedures
  • facilitating annual payment differentiation
  • housing for foreigners
• Occupational health and safety: Arbo-policy
• Providing information
  • management information like: drafting job descriptions and ratings, ratio permanent/temporary staff, absenteeism, fluctuation of staff
  • general information, through public announcements on all kinds of personnel-related matters, participation in Works Council meetings, introductions for new personnel
  • people database
  • organizing HR-related events
• Organization of development activities
  • evaluation of organizational changes
  • management development activities
  • developing career paths for specific categories of personnel and individuals
• Implementation of HRM framework document
  • introduction and implemtation of PDP's
  • introduction and implemtation of new job rating system policy
• Contributing to the organizational development of the Service Departments and themes within CWI