Of all the production functions, labour is the most important. For any nation to develop, the human resource must be developed. There has been an evolution as to how labour has and is being managed - from the slave trade, in which labour was regarded as a commodity, to the current stage in which labour is regarded as a partner in industry. Indeed, this is industrial democracy. Gone are the days of personnel management and in are the days of human resource management and development. This book is meant to make the reader understand where we have come from and where we are, as well as understand where we shall be in the next millennium. The art of work has been made simple to understand and it can be used by diploma, undergraduate and post-graduate students. It can also be used by human resource practitioners as a manual. The writer is also writing books in labour economics and micro- & macro-economics to supplement the HRM book. (NB: This book is primarily for the African market)