Scope of Personnel Audit           

The scope of personnel audit is very broad. It covers areas such as personnel philosophy, programmes, policies, personnel results and practices. The main areas of personnel audit include forecasting, programming and scheduling to meet organisation and personnel requirement. The areas of recruitment, careers, selection, training, promotions and development also   come   within   the   scope   of   personnel   audit.   Furthermore,   the   welfare, grievances, areas of leadership, employee mobility, performance appraisal, and industrial relations are also included within the scope of personnel audit. The levels and areas of personnel audit, according to Dale Yoder, are moderately exhaustive.

Box: Levels & Examples of Audit Data