(solved) Application of Human Resource Management

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Purpose and functions of human resource management........................................................1
P2 Strength and weaknesses of various recruitment and selection process................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
P3 Benefits of HRM practices for employer and employee.......................................................6
P4 Effectiveness of different HRM practices in raising organisational profit and productivity.7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
P5 Importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision-making............8
P6 Key elements of employment legislation and its impact on HRM decision-making............8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P7 Application of HRM practices in a work-related context......................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management includes processes which are conducted by administration
to have adequate manpower in an organisation for achievement of goals and objectives.
Recruitment, selection, directing, compensation, motivation, training and development are
various practices which are performed by HR to have skilled and competent people in firm. This
help management to execute business operations effectively and deliver quality products and
services to people to fulfil their needs and requirements (Human resource management, 2016).
Present report is based on John Lewis Plc which is retail store which has headquarter in United
Kingdom. This assignment defines purpose and functions of human resource to have adequate
staff members in firm. For this, strengths and weaknesses of recruitment approaches and
selections tools are acknowledged by HR to select and use appropriate staffing tools. HRM
practices benefits employer and subordinates to increase profit and productivity of organisation
is also mentioned in this report. Besides this, employee relations and employment legislations are
considered by management to make appropriate decisions (Bratton and Gold, 2017).
Company background
John Lewis Plc is a retail firm which was incorporated by John Lewis in 1864. It is a
firm which has around 38,000 employees that help management to offer cleaning material and
party stationery and many other products to public. This benefits head to earn good amount of
profit that is £4 billion to sustain its position and market share in respect to other rival brands.
TASK 1
P1 Purpose and functions of human resource management
HR plays essential role in organisation, which is to manage manpower for utilising
resources properly in execution of business activities in efficient manner. It is necessary that
John Lewis have sufficient workforce which help manager to provide appropriate products and
services to customers to satisfy them through fulfilment of their demands and needs.
Function of HRM: Managerial, operative and advisory are various functions which are
performed by human resource to attain business goals and objectives (Functions of HRM, 2017).
Managerial function:
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(Source: Functions of Management, 2018) Planning: This is essential future oriented activity which is conducted by management to
formulate program which help them to make appropriate decisions and design system
accordingly. For this, top personnel of John Lewis need to have ability of predicting and
foresee future to execute business activities to sustain firms position for long time. Organising: It is refer to formal structure which is designed by administration to
construct a network between staff members to distribute them into departments to
conduct operations effectively (Brewster and Hegewisch, 2017). This help HR of John
Lewis to utilise resources that is funds, material and manpower efficiently. Along this,
management even delegate responsibilities to superior for proper coordination of
employees and their efforts. Staffing: This is another function of human resource to have adequate manpower in
organisation. For this, their duty is to retain existing staff members and hire new
candidates for filling vacant positions. Training and development are another activities
which are conducted by management of John Lewis to improve skills and capabilities of
subordinate to provide quality items and services to customers. Along this, performance
assessment, motivation, compensation are other tactics which help HR to have skilled and
competent people in company.
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Illustration 1: Functions of Management