Functions of Human Resource in Achieving Organizational Goals

HUMAN RESOURCE
Report
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
1: Elaboration of various functions of human resource that play in an organization to achieve
its overall goals............................................................................................................................3
2: Analysation of effectiveness of recruitment and selection strategies within an organization. 5
3: Elaboration on various approaches for talent management:....................................................8
4: Analysation of procedures and systems of human resource and help an organization to
enable business objectives.........................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource refer as a practice that help an organization in managing people so that it
achieve better results. Human resource is responsible to play many key functions that mostly
includes training and development, selection and recruitment and provide bonuses to employees
as per their achievement. This study focus on Unilever company which has its headquarters in
London and operates at global level. Company mostly deals in consumer goods and its products
mainly includes varieties of goods for example, food products, soft drinks, baby foods, soft
drinks, baby products, beauty products and other related items. This report includes various
functions that human resource in an organization. Further, report discuss effectiveness of
selection and recruitment and its plan of action to maintain performance of an organization.
Report also analyse various approaches that used to manage talent that connect with
organizational performance. Lastly, report discuss various human resource procedures and
systems.
1: Elaboration of various functions of human resource that play in an organization to achieve its
overall goals.
HR is considered as one of the key department in various companies. Human resource plays
various essential functions within an organization for smooth functioning of all processes. Each
functions that human resource link with wide variety of activities. Let's discuss more in detail
about those functions that HR is responsible for:
Selection and Recruitment:
Selection and Recruitment is one of the primary function of HR, as it involves selection of
desired candidates. It helps Unilever to achieve goals or objectives by recruiting well-qualified or
skilled employees. Overall process starts with selecting the correct workers out of the overall list
of applicants, hence human resource management carefully place the suitable candidates for the
interview or selection process later (Michael, 2019). Now, all the selected candidates are then
going for a comprehensive screening test so that it filters out the most desirable candidates from
the pool of applicants. Once this function of human resource is completed than candidates get
selected after so many rounds of interviews in Unilever and all of them helps to make greater
contribution in company.
Training and Development:
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This is another main function of HR that is essential in Unilever. Training is provided by
employers with the help of required equipment so that it assist them to follow new organizational
culture. In Unilever, the main role of training and development is to furnish them with proper
resources and prepare new workers for their job role, help them to become more expertise in
their specific fields and able to perform their task more efficiently. Human resource management
performs crucial task in order to prepare all employees for harder or bigger task so that it leads to
the development of employees at work. For healthy relationship in workforce, Unilever give
chance for growth and improvement to its employees, as a result all employees will perform their
job with up to date software and information. Training helps Unilever to upgrade satisfaction of
employees and enhances performance. This functions of HR also try to involve every staff
member towards more intriguing roles.
Safety and health:
Health and safety also very essential in an organization for keep employees safe and secure
towards their job role. Therefore, human resource is responsible to cater workforce culture in
Unilever that is related to safety and health culture. However, incorporating overall health and
safety culture in an organization is not sole responsibilities of HR, but it is also fallen in
employee's role sometimes. Human resource departments manage all workers as well as the
demands of every role with the help of job design, so it is up to HR to ensure that every position
is filled with an employee who is able to perform all required job duties properly in accurate
way. If there is a deficiency in ability or knowledge among employees, then human resource
must provide training so that the employees can bridge the gap and be able to execute their job
without unnecessary risk (Meskó, Hetényi and Győrffy, 2018).
Performance Management:
The next functions of human resource management include effective performance
management of employees. Effective performance management is considered important because
it ensures that the output of all workers will meet the objectives or goals of Unilever.
Performance doesn't only focus on one or two workers but believe efficient performance of
whole department, team or company. Human resource also plays vital role in executing and
utilizing performance appraisals. Performance management communicate vision and values of
Unilever to all its workers and customers. It also ensures that all employees will achieve their
overall objectives and Unilever will keep all its employees informed about their progress towards
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