Contemporary HR Issues and Challenges in Next Plc: A Business Focus Report

Business focus report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
PART A...........................................................................................................................................1
Identify an organisation with a contemporary HR issues or challenges and demonstrate that
you have understand it by presenting the key aspects of issues or challenges............................1
Explain the responsibility of the relevant HRM functions in resolving the issues or challenges.
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PART B............................................................................................................................................5
HR theory and model to identify the possible solutions to the HR issues and challenges..........5
Relevant recommendation for changes........................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management can be describe as the strategic approach that is significant for
effective and efficient management of employees or people with in the company. This is crucial
function of business that assist in gaining competitive advantage over other rival companies.
Human resource management consist of different task and activities that is beneficial for
enhancing overall performance and productivity of business (Wassell and Bouchard, 2020). This
report is based on Next Plc. This is British multinational organisation that is creating high quality
clothing, footwear and home products in order to successfully meet requirements of customers.
Next Plc company is dealing in retail sector and it is providing its products and services to world
wide market area. This company was founded in year 1884 and founder of this organisation is
Joseph Hepworth. This report includes different issues and challenges of HR with in
organisation. Different responsibility of HRM functions in order to resolve issues or challenges
has been determined in this report. HR theory and models for identifying solutions to HR issues
has been analysed. Apart from this different recommendation for changes has been analysed in
this report.
MAIN BODY
PART A
Identify an organisation with a contemporary HR issues or challenges and demonstrate that you
have understand it by presenting the key aspects of issues or challenges.
It has been analysed that there are different issues and problems related to human resources is
faced by organisation. These issues lead to have significant negative impact on overall
performance and growth of business. It is very important for Next Plc company to identify and
determine different issues regarding Human resources in order to take correct actions for
enhancing performance of business (Al-Dhaafri and Alosani, 2020). Human resource
management is consider as the crucial function of business that assist in enhancing overall
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