Role of Human Resource Department

This assignment provides an overview of the human resource department's functions and responsibilities in a company. It explains how HR managers play a crucial role in controlling and managing different types of operations, giving appraisals to employees based on their performance, and regulating employee skills and capabilities. The report also mentions various references from books, journals, and online sources that support the importance of human resource management.

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 The purpose and functions of HRM that relevant for workforce planning and resourcing...1
P2 The Strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to recruitment and selections............3
P3 Benefits of HRM practices for both the employer and employee.........................................4
P4 Evaluation of effectiveness of HRM practices for organisational profitability and
productivity.................................................................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
P5 Importance of employee relations that influence HRM decision-making.............................6
P6 Key elements of employment legislation and its impacts upon HRM decision-making.......7
P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices in the organisation with examples....................8
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is the main factor of any enterprises, there are various
functions and operation which are controlled and operated by department (Ellison and Boyd,
2013). Human resource department is the heart of any organisation because it perform crucial
activities of company in effective manner. It organise various types of interview process in order
to recruit and select employee according to the requirement made by company in proper way. It
also implement new and innovative method of training which aid to increase the working
efficiency of different employee working in company. Rowlinson knitwear is organisation
which deals to provide various types of cloths to schools going children and also provide dresses
to different corporate office employee. In this report it explains about the different role and
responsibility and various legislation which are implemented by government in order to protect
rights and duties of different employee, strength and weaknesses of different methods of
recruitment and selection, maintaining employee relation among organisation and many others
(Cavusgil and et. al., 2014).
TASK 1
P1 The purpose and functions of HRM that relevant for workforce planning and resourcing
HRM plays an important roles in order to accomplish different operation and functions of
organisation in proper manner. This department is took control over various department of any
organisation. It control and manage different types of function of organisation in effective
manner. It is responsibility of HR manager is to conduct different types of training session which
helps to increase the skills and knowledge of existing employee as well as newly recruited
employee. They put their effort in order to accomplish goals and objectives of organisation in
stipulated time period. The HR manager of Rowlinson knitwear focus on demand and desire
which is made by different customer. It provide improved quality of clothes which are used by
different clothes and employee who are working in different corporate office. HR manager of
organisation put their effort to improve the quality of different clothes which are provided by
company to their loyal customer. HR manger perform its different types of roles and
responsibilities in order to prepare effective plan to develop the premises of organisation and also
able to increase the performance of company in effective manner. It concentrate over the
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different types of trends which is ascertain by different rivals which are present in the market
and implement various strategies in order to compete those rivals (Hewitt, 2014).
Purpose of Human Resource management
The main purpose of HR manager of company is to control and manage various types
of functions and operations which are perform at workplace of enterprises in proper way. It
prepare different types of plan and policies which are used to build strong relationship with
customer as well as well as well as employee working in the organisation in proper manner.
There are various purpose of human resource management are explains below: Create better culture of organisation: As there are different employee coming from
different culture so the main purpose of HR manager is to define the culture of
organisation and guide their employee to perform their duty according to the culture of
company. The HR manager put its effort in order to create a dynamic environment which
helps employee to perform their work in effective way. Law: Management of organisation implement various laws and legislation which are
made by organisation. So employee needs to follow those rules and regulation in proper
way. There are various types of rules and regulations which is made by the government
and HR manager needs to follow these rules and regulations which aid in proper running
of business (Benn, Edwards and Williams, 2014). People management: The human resource department of Rowlinson knitwear regulate
their employee according to their skills and knowledge so that they can perform their
work in proper way. It aids to increase the productivity of organisation in proper manner. Stakeholders: There are different stake holder of organisation which took part in
performing different types of activities of organisation in proper manner. It aids to
maximise the profit of company. Giving appraisals to employee. HR manager of monitor the performance of employee
and give them appraisals and reward to employee on the basis of their performance.
Functions of Human Resource department
HR manager of Rowlinson knitwear perform different functions and operations of
organisation in proper manner. It aid to increase the profitability of organisation in stipulated
time period. It also helps in improve the quality and design of different clothes which are
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provided to students and corporate officials (Ross, 2017). There are different types of functions
which are performed by HR manager of company are describe below: Orientation: HR manager of company perform its functions which are concern on to
conduct orientation program for the those employee who are going to join the company. Recruitment and selections procedure: HR manager plays a significant role in order to
recruit and select new employee according to the requirement for performing different
types of work in proper manner.
 Training and learning period: It is responsibility of HR manager is to conduct new and
innovative training period which are based on theory and practical which aids to increase
the capability and efficiency of organisation in proper manner. This helps to increase the
productivity of company.
P2 The Strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to recruitment and selections
There are different types of operations which are controlled and managed by the HR
manager of Rowlinson Knitwear. These functions are filling the vacant post of company by
selecting and hiring new employee. While recruiting these employee Manager needs to consider
the skills and knowledge of new applicant. HR manager in order to discover new design and
innovative design of clothes which aids to attract large number of customer in proper manner.
The main objectives of management is to hire various applicant as per the requirement of
organisation in proper manner. There are various approaches which are given below: Job analysis: This is first stage which are related to gathering of different types of data
and information about the different post which are vacant in organisation (Shepherd,
2014). Description of Job: This is second stage which provide different types of information
which are related to the number of vacant post within the organisation and also gather
details about the salary, experience and perform different types of activities which needs
to perform by employee in proper manner. Personal specifications: This stage is concerned about the different types of term and
condition which are related to the skills, knowledge, capacity to perform different types
of activities which are related to the post description. Job posting strategies: HR manager of Rowlinson Knitwear should prepare plan and
policies in order to recruit and hire new employee for organisation in proper manner. It
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needs to follow the different types steps which are involve to select the best choice which
able to perform their work in organisation in proper manner. Those candidate who are
able to fulfil all term and condition of organisation in proper manner. The HR manager
give proper post to that applicant within organisation (Phillips, 2012).
Capability of recruitment and selections
 organisation implement internal procedure in order to fill the vacant post within
organisation without consumption of time.
 This process is very less time consuming which aids to accomplish different steps in
short period of time. It did not need lot of capital to perform internal process of
recruitment.
 This procedure is used to create dynamic environment which aid new employee to
perform different activities of organisation in proper manner.
 This process is very time consuming process and it needs huge amount of capital to hire
candidates. The candidate are hired by the manager by pool campus, conducting
interview, drive campus placement in schools and colleges. Rowlinson Knitwear focus on to hire those candidate which fulfil all criteria which is
made by management. Those candidate who fulfil all criteria then they are liable to join
the company.
Weaknesses of recruitment and selection
There are various weaknesses of recruitment and selection, the internal procedure of
selection implemented by the organisation it stops new comer to join the organisation due to
giving existing employee new responsibility.
 There is lot of capital invested to hire new talent for company , it needs to publish
advertisement on social media, newspaper which helps to hire new applicant for
organisation.
 This is very time consuming process and needs lots of capital to hire various employee
for organisation ( Shafritz, Ott and Jang, 2015).
P3 Benefits of HRM practices for both the employer and employee
Human resource management is the most vita assets for any organisation. It plays a
significant role in order to perform different types of function of company in proper manner.
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This department deals with all department of organisation in proper manner. The HR manager of
Rowlinson Knitwear needs to concentrate upon the performance of different employee who are
perform various activities of organisation in proper manner. It monitor working activities of
employee who are involve in producing different types of clothes for the students and official of
different organisation. So in order to maintain effectiveness in performing different types of
activities of company HR manager needs to apply various HRM practices which aid company in
effective way.
Benefit of manager of company focus on the task assigned by the management: In order to perform different types of
task HR manager of organisation needs to build strong team with help of different
employee as per their capabilities. Performing work in team it leads to increase the
productivity of organisation in effective manner (Alarcon, 2011). User work time: There are different types of HRM practices which are used by HR
manager of Rowlinson Knitwear in order to perform different types of task. This aids to
accomplish different types of goals and objectives of company in proper manner. Reduce absentees of different employee: Due to implementation of various types of
HRM practices which are used by organisation in order to maintain effectiveness in
performing different types of activities of organisation in proper manner. It help to reduce
the absentees of employee and it also increase the capability of different employee in
effective manner.
Benefit for employee Experiences in new sector: In order to maximise the level of profit of company HR
manager implement different HRM practices in order to expand its new business in
different area. It leads to maximise the level of profit of company in proper manner. Chance of training and development: The HR manager of Rowlinson Knitwear needs
to focus on to conduct different types of training session in order to increase the level of
profit of company ( Decramer, Smolders and Vanderstraeten, 2013).
 Personal satisfaction and culture interest: There are various types of HRM practices
which are implemented by the HR manager which aids to increase the effectiveness in
performing different types of activities of organisation in effective way.
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P4 Evaluation of effectiveness of HRM practices for organisational profitability and productivity
There are various rules and regulation which are implemented by the organisation in
proper manner. There are different HRM practices which are implemented by company in order
to accomplish different types of organisation in proper manner. This aids to fulfil demand and
desire of organisation in proper manner.
Setting of directions and implementation: There are various direction and process to
perform work is provided by the manager of Rowlinson Knitwear which aid to complete the task
in appropriate time period.
Individual and team goals by effective communication: The HR manager needs to make
effective communication with their employee in order to accomplish different task of
organisation in proper manner.
Update skills and maintain productivity at workplace: the manager needs to implement
new and advance technology while conducting different training session. This aid to perform
different types of work in proper manner.
TASK 2
P5 Importance of employee relations that influence HRM decision-making
Employees are the most important assets of any organisation which perform different
types of activities of company. This aid to maximise the level of profit of company and also aid
to capture large number shares in marketplace. So it is very important for HR manager to
maintain healthy relationship with their employee. It aids organisation to accomplish different
types of task in proper manner.
Mutuality of work: The management of Rowlinson Knitwear give assignment to their
employee, manager needs to provide effective guideline to them in order to complete assignment
in stipulated time period.
Resolution of conflicts: The HR manager of organisation monitor the performance of
different employee and if there is issues and problems arises then it implement various strategies
in order to resolve these issues in proper manner.
Loyalty of employee: There are various types of strategies which are used by
organisation to make their employee loyal to company. So the management needs to consider the
different issues and problems of employee while performing different types of work of
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organisation. By eliminating those issues company can gain the trust of their employee and it aid
to increase the performance of employee in proper manner (Ten Brummelhuis and Bakker,
2012).
Implementing effective communication system: It is very important for company to implement
effective communication system in order to communicate with their employee it aid to
communicate with their employee in effective manner. It plays an important roles in order to
deliver the different types of information which are deliver by the upper level of management of
organisation in effective manner. It also aids to build healthy relationship between employee and
management of Rowlinson Knitwear.
P6 Key elements of employment legislation and its impacts upon HRM decision-making
In order to protect the rights of various employee working in different organisation
government of UK impose various rules and legislation. There are various employment act and
laws which are imposed by the government which aid to protect rights of employee in proper
manner. There are various types of Hierarchy system in the different companies which are
present in UK. The management needs to follow those rules which is imposed by government for
proper running of company. This aids to maintain coordination between the employee working in
Rowlinson Knitwear which aids to attain goals and objectives of organisation in proper manner.
The manager of company put their effort in order to maintain effectiveness in performing
different types of activities of organisation in proper manner. Determination of position: Management needs to focus on various application which are
related to the different post. The manager of Rowlinson Knitwear need to acknowledge
their employee about their roles and responsibilities which are supposed to perform in the
organisation. Equal wages act: As per this act organisation do not create difference between the
employee within organisation on the basis of gender, cast and sex. Minimum payment act: According to this act organisation cannot disobey rules and
regulation which is made by government in order to perform different types of activities
of organisation. The management have to give minimum wages which is assigned by the
organisation (Ageron, Gunasekaran and Spalanzani, 2012).
 Employment rights act: This act provide protection against the different rights of
employee working in the organisation in proper manner.
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P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices in the organisation with examples
Human resource department plays an important role in order to accomplish various types
of activities of organisation in effective manner. Management of organisation need to implement
different types of new and advance technology which aids to perform various activities of
organisation in proper manner (Madlener and Sunak, 2011). This aids to give appraisals to
different employee hiring and selection of different applicant in order to perform different
applicant in proper manner. It also aids to perform various operations and functions of
organisation in proper manner. Giving appraisals to employee it help to boost the morale of
employee. The management implement different types of HRM practices which aids to
accomplish different types of functions of organisation in proper manner. This aids to
accomplish goals and objectives of company in proper manner. Here are various HRM practices
which are mentioned below:
Job analysis: it give the information about the number of vacant post within
organisation. This is can determined as the example of description of job which are mentioned
below:
Name of company
Rowlinson Knitwear
Profile of job
Human Resource Assistance
Location of company
London
Concerned to
Human resource department
Roles and responsibility
 Prepare effective plan and policies related to HR
 Maintain record of attendance of different employee
 boost morale of employee
 conduct interview process organise orientation of different employee
Eligibility
MBA (Master in business administration )
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Experience
4 years to 5 years
Salary
7 lacs per annum
This is the proper per forma of description about the post after accomplishing it in the
second step the manager of company needs to publish this description in newspaper and other
electronic medium which are concerned with the vacancy in the organisation. The CV of the
candidate are mentioned below:
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Name: Jabier pinto
Mobile no: 8796788698
Address: Discovery park, Unit 2A, Crossely rd, Stockport UK.
Career objectives: To grab the chance to show my talent in Human resource department and
ascertain growth in the future.
Qualification: MBA (Master in business Administration)
Experiences:
4 years experiences in HRM sector
Personal skills:
 Good communication skills
 Decision making capability
 Problem solving Leadership traits
Declaration:
Hereby I declare that all information are correct as per my knowledge and belief.
Recruitment and selection process: The manager needs to follow recruitment and
selection process which is prescribe by the upper level of management. This aids to select right
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candidate for the right post (Helmreich and Merritt, 2017). It is about the organising different
types of interview process.
Documentation: The manager of Rowlinson Knitwear collect educational qualification
documents like market sheet of academics character certificate and many other documents
which is mandatory for screening of application and verification process.
CONCLUSION
According to above mentioned report it has been assumed that human resource
department plays a significant role in order to control and manage different types of operation of
company in proper manner. This report also explains about different roles and responsibilities
which are perform by HR manager of any organisation. This department also aids to give
appraisals to employee on the basis of their performance. This department also regulate their
employee as per their skills and capabilities of organisation in effective manner.
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REFERENCES
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Hewitt, K., 2014. Regions of risk: A geographical introduction to disasters. Routledge.
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demand: What can we learn for urban energy planning and urbanization management?.
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Phillips, J. J., 2012. Handbook of training evaluation and measurement methods. Routledge.
Ross, J. E., 2017. Total quality management: Text, cases, and readings. Routledge.
Shafritz, J. M., Ott, J. S. and Jang, Y. S., 2015. Classics of organization theory. Cengage
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Shepherd, A., 2014. Hierarchial task analysis. CRC Press.
Ten Brummelhuis, L. L. and Bakker, A. B., 2012. A resource perspective on the work–home
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