HR Strategies for E-commerce Company - Case Study Analysis

Running head: HR STRATEGIES
HR STRATEGIES
Case study analysis
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HR STRATEGIES 1
Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................2
Task 1:........................................................................................................................................2
Critical analysis of the strategies and operational plan to identify relevant HR policies and
objectives:..................................................................................................................................2
Policies and procedures related to the recruitment, selection and induction covering the
legislation...................................................................................................................................2
Step by step procedure to be followed for recruitment, selection and induction process..........3
Identification of the need for recruitment..................................................................................4
Obtaining support on the policies and procedure in the simulated work environment..............4
Forms and policies developed and the necessary adjustments to the proposed plan.................4
Development of the position description for the following position in VTI Group:.................5
Development of the advertisements for each of the positions to be posted on job portals........6
List of specialists to be consulted in the HR process.................................................................8
Advertisement of the job to other colleagues:............................................................................8
Need of training and on-going support to the individuals involved in recruitment, selection
and the induction process...........................................................................................................8
A set of 10 questions to be asked in interview from each candidate for each job position.......9
A set of 5 questions for reference checks.................................................................................11
A template for an unsuccessful letter to be sent to the unsuccessful candidate.......................12
A template for the successful letter to be sent to the successful candidate..............................12
Development of the staff induction policy:..............................................................................13

HR STRATEGIES 2
Development of staff induction and checklist to follow the process.......................................14
Task 2:......................................................................................................................................15
Discussion on the three advanced software available to improve the recruitment, selection
and the induction process.........................................................................................................15
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................16
Reference list:...........................................................................................................................17

HR STRATEGIES 3
Introduction:
The aim of this study is to carry out a detailed analysis of the HR strategies that an
organisation has to undertake when there is a change in the operational activities of the
organisation. The study will give an overview of the steps that the HR department shall have
to undertake because the Melbourne based VTI group has decided to implement the online
selling strategy and begin with the e-commerce activities.
Task 1:
Critical analysis of the strategies and operational plan to identify relevant HR policies
and objectives:
As stated by Trappmann (2017), the role of the HR in the e-commerce sector can be
best described in terms of the quirking, agility and the ability of thinking out of the box when
the focus has to be made on the hiring and the retention policies of the organisation. As
pointed out by Stone et al. (2015), that the e-commerce activities are inclined towards the
technology used to carry out the buy and sell activity but amidst the increasing impact of the
technology in the e-commerce activities, the HR policies should include the ideas and
unusual benefits for the employees working in the organisation. As commented by
Melanthiou et al. (2015), for a star- up HR policies should go beyond the branding process.
The employees should be given the allowance and the leaves as per their capability and need.
For instance, the employees could be given maternity or paternity leaves, medical insurance
or any kind of benefits that could be given as a token of appreciation for achieving any target.
Policies and procedures related to the recruitment, selection and induction covering the
legislation
Recruitment policies are based on creating a brief description of the job of the
company keeping into consideration the mission and the vision of the company. Followed by