Analysis of Human Resource Management - Tesco

Running head: ANALYSIS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
ANALYSIS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Executive Summary
This report is based on the review process of the human resource management related
functions of an organization. The company that is taken into consideration for the analysis in
the report is Tesco, which is a retail organization in the United Kingdom. The HR functions
of the organization and responsibilities and roles that are executed by the human resource
department in Tesco. The planning of the workforce, the selection and recruitment process
and the training and development programs that are implemented by Tesco has been analysed
in the report in detail.

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Table of Contents
About the company........................................................................................................3
Explanation of the purpose of HR functions and role and responsibilities of HR
functions.....................................................................................................................................3
Workforce planning.......................................................................................................4
Assessment of approach to planning, recruitment, selection, development, training....6
Recruitment and selection model approach...................................................................8
Approaches to training and development.......................................................................8
Conclusion......................................................................................................................9
References....................................................................................................................10

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About the company
Tesco PLC or Tesco is a multinational organization of British origin which operates
in the retail sector of the country. The company has its headquarters in Welwyn Garden city,
Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Tesco has acquired the position of the third largest
retailer in the entire world in terms of the profits that are earned by the company in the retail
industry. Tesco has been placed in the ninth position in world in terms of the revenues that
have been earned by the company in the UK market. The company has its operations in
around seven countries in Europe and has become the market leader in grocery sales in the
United Kingdom (Tesco.com. 2018).
The report will be based on the analysis of the human resource functions that are
conducted by the company. The HR planning, selection, recruitment, training and
development process that has been implemented in Tesco will be analysed in the report.
Explanation of the purpose of HR functions and role and responsibilities of HR
functions
The purpose of the HR functions of an organization are based on three major areas
which are, employee benefits and compensation, staffing, designing and definition of work.
The main purpose of HRM is to maximize the overall productivity of the organization and
increasing the effectiveness of the employees (Purce2014). The organizations run on the
human resources department so that they are provided with a particular structure and the
ability of meeting the business needs also increases in the process. The HR departments of
the organizations consist of various disciplines and areas and the practitioners in each of the
departments are able to perform more than six functions. Tesco requires huge number of
people or human resources in the different areas of its operations which are, supervisors,
checkout staffs, stock handlers and specialists (Brewster 2017). The main roles and