Human Resource Management: Functions, Benefits, and Impact on Decision-Making

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO1. Purpose and scope of human resource management:.........................................................1
LO2. Effectiveness of human resource management:.................................................................4
LO3. Internal and external factors that affect HRM:...................................................................5
LO4..................................................................................................................................................7
P7.Application of practices of HRM in work related context.....................................................7
Rationale of HRM practices for work related context.................................................................8
ACTIVITY B...................................................................................................................................9
HR assistant job specification:.....................................................................................................9
CV:.............................................................................................................................................10
Offer letter:.................................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSIONS............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Management of human resource is the process and strategy of the company from which
they could achieve their objectives and goals of the businesses. HRM purpose is for staffing,
employees compensation and benefits and designing work. HRM has to make sure that there is a
maximization of productivity level in the company. Sainsbury's is a public limited company and
has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom. There are 186,900 employees working as of
2018.
This report covers various approaches which are used by the Sainsbury's to increase the
performance level of the employees which leads to increase productivity of Sainsbury. The
process of human resource management includes recruiting, selection, training and development
of the employees that they could make their full efforts which helps to achieve the objectives of
the company. There are various functions and purpose of the human resource which helps to
acquire the goals of the Sainsbury's. The human resource management have lots of roles and
responsibilities for proper training and development of employees in organization. There are
different laws and legislation on employment of the employees which every Sainsbury's must
follow.
LO1. Purpose and scope of human resource management:
P1. Functions of human resource management:
Human resource management is the effective process of hiring the employee,
development of their skills and knowledge, giving motivation to achieve the goals of the
company. Workforce planning means that the company set the long term vision of achieving the
goals of the company with effective performance of the human resource. Sainsbury follows
various functions of the human resource management for acquiring the skilled and talented
employees in the company to achieve the objectives. It is the ongoing process in which it focuses
on the needs and wants of the company by their workforce for acquiring the regulatory, services,
legislative and requirement of the production and business objectives (Bileviciene, Bileviciute
and Parazinskaite, 2015). There are three function which is followed by the Sainsbury are
explained below:
Managerial functions:
Planning: In this function of the management of human resource a company identify the variety
of employees for achieving the current and future goals of the company. Efficient and effective
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planning is needed for fulfilling the long term needs and wants of the company and to measure
the behaviour and attitudes of the employees in the company. For example if the sainsabury
wanted to increase their profits, so they have to make their planning effective by improving the
quality of the products and training and development of the employees.
Organizing: Sainsbury follows the practices of management of human resource for allocating
various tasks among the employees, identify their relations and monitor the activities of the
employees that they work to increase the productivity of the company.
Directing: in the workforce planning this function of management of human resource involves
giving proper directions to the employees so that they work for the long term success and growth
of the organization (Ng and Parry, 2016). Effective motivation to the employees helps to achieve
the business objectives.
Controlling: this function is applied after planning, organizing and direction for measuring the
performance of the employees and if there is any mistake then there is need to controlling
measures is used to achieve the future and present goals of the company.
Operative functions:
Recruitment and selection: this process is used to hire the skilled and talented employees in the
company for achieving the long term objectives of the company. In the work force planning this
function is used for fulfilling the future and present needs of the company by recruiting and
selecting the skilled and talented employees which helps to achieve the company objectives.
Training and development: this function is used to improve the skills and knowledge of the
new and existing employees for performing the job efficiently and effectively. The Sainsbury
trains and develop their employees for increase in their level of productivity (Mahmood and
Nurul Absar, 2015). For example if the sainsbury gives the training to their employees it will
increase the sales and productivity of the business.
Labour relations: this function of the human resource management is applicable in the
workforce planning for maintain the good relations with the employees so that they will form the
union and take the decisions which affects their benefits, working condition and wages in the
Sainsbury.
In the Sainsbury the functions of the human resource management gives various talent
and skills to achieve the goals of the company. Determination of the needs of the staffing in the
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