Strategic Human Resource Management Assignment PDF
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................11.1 Importance and purpose of HR function for “Say it with Chocolate”..................................11.2 Role and responsibilities of a Human Resource Officer.......................................................21.3 The advantages and disadvantages of the current selection methods used by “Say it withChocolate” and comparison with other approaches of selection methods..................................31.4 Improvements that could be made to the current selection methods. ..................................4TASK 2............................................................................................................................................42.1 Create a person specification for the role..............................................................................42.2 Mediums for placing advertisement for recruiting Receptionist...........................................52.3 Advantages and disadvantages of the previous methods of advertising job.........................62.4 Questions which could be asked at the interview for the Receptionist.................................6TASK 3............................................................................................................................................73.1 Benefits of Apprenticeship to both the Microsoft and employees........................................73.2 Developmental opportunities available to staff once they are in permanent job role?.........83.3 Benefits of Microsoft's flexible working practices...............................................................83.4 How Microsoft motivates its workers through its job design and reward systems...............9TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................104.1 What is meant by the term employee engagement?............................................................104.2 Why is employee engagement an integral strategy of employee relations?.......................114.3 Key approaches to engaging workers & theirimportance in terms of improving communication in the workplace......................................114.4 Employment Legislation in UK and its impact on Human resource decision making.......12CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15
INTRODUCTIONHuman resource management is very important function for an organisation. It not onlyfocuses on the recruitment and selection process but also looks upon the overall decisionsregarding the human resource in an organisation, such as compensation, training anddevelopment, job designing, etc. Human resource officer of an organisation have responsibilitiessuch as staffing, policies formulation, training, resolving conflicts, employee retention, etc.There are various approaches of selection methods. An organisation can place theiradvertisement for recruitment in many sources. Apprenticeship and graduate training schemesare structured training programmes where graduates or students are been trained practically onthe job training at actual work place along their theoretical knowledge at their classroom.Flexible working practices are been used by the organisations to motivate and retain employeeswithin the organisation. Through job design and reward system the HR motivates employees toretain them. Present report show an understanding and ability to apply the principles ofeffective Human Resource Management.TASK 11.1 Importance and purpose of HR function for “Say it with Chocolate”Human resource manager's functions have three major areas, which are staffing,employee compensation and designing work for the human resource or the employees in anorganisation (Mess, 2004). Following are some of the main functions of an HR :Staffing : This is the activity of hiring of new employees according to the required skillsand qualification needed. It means to hire right person and placing him at a right job.◦Purpose : Identifying and fulfilling talent needed, adopting various technologies ofrecruitment to acquire a high applicants volume, maintaining ethical hiring practices,etc.◦Importance :▪For efficient performance of other management functions.▪Optimum utilization of resources.▪Developing human capital▪Human resource motivation▪Building higher morale1
Development : It is the key investment for the Say it with Chocolate. HR has to maintainan approach for training and development of the employees.◦Purpose : Preparing new employees through training for their roles, to keepemployees up-to-date in their respective fields, etc.◦Importance :▪Performance improved▪Fostering growth▪Enhancing satisfaction▪Reduces turnoverCompensation : HR identifies appropriate compensation based on the performance, roleand legal requirements.◦Importance and Purpose:▪To attract top Talent▪To retain & reward personnel▪To boost motivationThere are certain problems that are faced by HR or Say it with Chocolate are:Compliance with Laws and regulations: Say it with chocolate have to keep upwith changing employment laws. They have to follow local, state and federallabor laws related to compensation, payroll, safety and health of their employees.Management Changes: As business of Say it with chocolate keeps on growing,organisation's strategies, internal processes, structures, etc changes. It is hard forhuman resource for coping with those changes. Which would, decrease moraleand productivity of employees during changes.Future plans for further growth:Employee development plan: A better employee development plan is been made by Sayit with chocolate's HR for their employees. This would help to prepare a clear directionfor how to increase their skills and for career development, so that business would alsogrow with increased productivity of employees.2
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