HRM Report: Role of HR Function, Recruitment Strategies, Talent Management Approaches in Tesco

This report discusses the role of HR function, effectiveness of recruitment and selection strategies, talent management approaches, HR policies and systems, and their impact on organizational performance in Tesco. It also provides solutions and recommendations for improving the strategies of the business organization.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
Company over view ...................................................................................................................1
Literature review .............................................................................................................................2
Role of HR functions .................................................................................................................2
Effectiveness of recruitment and selection strategies ................................................................2
Talent management approaches .................................................................................................3
Explain the HR policies and system in order to have an effective business practices ...............3
Analysis and discussion ..................................................................................................................4
Explain the role of the HR function within an organisational context.......................................4
Explain the effectiveness of recruitment and selection strategies to maintain organisational
performance.................................................................................................................................5
Explain the approaches used to manage talent linked to organisational performance along with
an exploration of good practice models .....................................................................................6
Explore HR systems and procedures and how they enable the achievement of business
objectives.....................................................................................................................................7
Solutions and recommendations .....................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
It is very important for every business organisation to manage its activities and different
functions in order to achieve the goals and objectives within the business enterprise. The human
resource management plays vital role in the development of the employees and as well as the
performance of the business organisation. It is very important for the human resource
management to manage its workforce in order to achieve goals and objectives in an effective and
efficient manner. The human resource department plays an important role in managing different
functions of the business organisation. This is the most important function of an business
organisation in order to achieve growth and success. This is the report in which the organisation
which is chosen is Tesco which is the multinational supermarket. the company is headquartered
in London, England. The Tesco is considered as the third largest retailer in the world. The
business organisation was established in 1929 by Jack Cohen. It has expanded globally with its
operations in 11 other countries (Garg, S., Sinha, S., Kar, A.K. and Mani, M., 2021). This report
will include various topic such as role of human resource function, effectiveness of recruitment
and selection, strategies to maintain organisational performance, approaches which is used to
manage talent linked to transnational performance and at last various HR system and procedures.
This is the report which will be including the discussion on the HR as a function and the role of
HR within the organisation so that the goals and objectives can be achieved in an effective and
efficient way. This will further include the various HR procedures and policies which can help
within the organisation. This will also include the different approaches of recruitment and
selection which need to be adopted by the company in order to be effective and efficient. Then
further it will include the various recommendations which have been suggested to the company
in order to improve over the strategies of the business organisation.
MAIN BODY
Company over view
Tesco is the British multinational grocery retailer supermarket. The organisation is
headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. It is considered as the third largest retailer in
the world. The organisation was established in 1919 by Jack Cohen. It has shops in five countries
across Europe and it is considered as the market leader of groceries in United Kingdom. There
are variety of products which is distributed by the company. The company has several sections
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such as toys, food, clothing, groceries etc. this is the largest company in United Kingdom which
is famous for its quality of products and services. It is identified that Tesco is the leading brand
in London where there are variety of products available in the market. The company is well
established and has its own brand name. As the company has diversified into other areas such as
retailing of books, clothing, furniture, toys, financial services etc. the company is targeting to
attract the large range of social groups in order to achieve the objectives and goals in an effective
manner. It has been identified that the Tesco is a profitable business and can be successful by
adopting to the latest technologies in order to attract customers. (Macke, J. and Genari, D., 2019)
Literature review
Role of HR functions
According to Ruth Mayhew, 2019, it has been identified and analysed that the HR
function plays a vital role in the performance of the business organisation. In context of Tesco it
is very important that the HR function plays the role in an effective manner in order to achieve
goals and objectives effectively and efficiently. There are various role which is played by HR
department such as training and development, implementing changes, workforce planning in
order to achieve growth and success. It is very important that the Tesco company focus on the
development of the workforce planning so that the company is able to hire the suitable candidate.
It is very important that the HR is able to develop the training in an effective way so that they are
able to perform effectively. This will help the organisation in achieving success and growth.
Effectiveness of recruitment and selection strategies
According to Tanya Ridding, 2019. as it is identified that the human capital is the main
assets for the business organisation in managing the different task and in order to achieve the
goals and objectives. It is very important for the business organisation to develop its workforce
in an effective way in order to perform effectively. There is the significant impact of the
recruitment and selection strategies in the organisational performance. As it is identified that if
HR department is able to recruit the right person for the job requirement the task can be
completed in a right way which will help the organisation in achieving the higher profits. It is
very important for the HR to adopt to the various recruitment and selection strategies so that it
can focus on the hiring of the talented workforce in order to manage the different task. This will
help the organisation in maintaining its reperformance. An effective recruitment and selection
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process can help in reducing the cost and enhance organizationals reputation from the both the
sides which are market and candidate perspective. Also this helps in identifying the best talent
which can be brought into the business for achieving the goals and objectives. It is very
important for the organisation to have an strategic planning for the recruitment and selection of
suitable candidates for the growth and success of the business enterprise.
Talent management approaches
According to Hannath Malmstorm, 2021, it is identified that in today's world it is very
important for the business organisation to invest in their employees so that they can increase the
efficiency in order to achieve goals and objectives. This plays a major role in the organisational
performance. As in context of Tesco it has been identified that if the organizational and manager
focus on develop the different strategies in order to talent management which is beneficial for the
organisational performance. In order to increase the performance of the organisation and making
it profitable it is very important that the company focus on various approaches such as employee
training tools, giving feedbacks and reviews to employees. Measuring the performance of
employees. This is most important for the organization to develop the skills of their employees
by giving the right training to its employees. This plays a major role in the performance of
employees. As if they are aware of the task which need to be performed which can be performed
in a better way. The talent management approaches has a significant impact for the development
of employees in such a way that the employees are motivate in order to work in an effective and
efficient manner. This will help the organisation to manage the work and apply the various
approaches for the business operations.
Explain the HR policies and system in order to have an effective business practices
According to Helen Crooks, 2022 . it has been identified that it is very important for
every business organisation to have a systematic procedures so that employees can work in an
effective manner in order to achieve the organisational objectives. It is very important for the
human resource department to have a various system and polices which can help in identifying
the different procedures in rode to motivate employees and increase their efficiency. It is very
important for the organisation to practice various system and procedures in order to have a
systematic framework within the business organisation. It is very important for the organisation
to have a strategic framework for the motivation of employees. The various HR policies plays a
significant role in developing the activities for the employees in order to achieve goals and
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objectives in an effective manner. It is very important to have an HR strategy where they can
focus on strategic planning in this competitive business. This helps in practices the business
operations in an effective and efficient manner. It is very essential that the organisation focus on
developing strategies which can help in an effective business operation in order to achieve
success and growth.
Analysis and discussion
Explain the role of the HR function within an organisational context
It is very important for the organisation to achieve its goals and objectives in an effective
manner. Her the HR plays the vital role in developing and structuring the business process and
procedures. There are various functions which is performed by an HR in order to meet the
business needs and manage the organisation valuable resources. It is very important that the HR
manager is able to manage its workforce in an effective manner. There are various role of the HR
function which is discussed below: Workforce planning- This is the most important function for the HR which need to be
performed in order to achieve the goals and objectives in an effective and efficient
manner. The workforce planning is related to the hiring of the suitable candidates for the
organisation. It is very important for the HR department to plan before in order to manage
the workforce. It is essential that the HR is able to analyse, forecast and target talent
management within the employees of the organisation. (Liu, P., Qingqing, W. and Liu,
W., 2021) Implementing changes- This is another important role which is played by the HR
function in order to achieve goals and objectives in an effective and efficient manner.
This is related to the changes which required by the organisation in order to be dynamic
in nature. As in today's scenario the pandemic has made force for the organisation to
adopt to the digital platforms in order to achieve goals and objectives. It is very important
for the Tesco company and the HR function to adopt to the changes in the world for the
organisation growth. Organisational structure- This is the most important role of the HR function which is
developing the organisational structure. It is important for the organisation to have s
systematic structure so that employees can perform the different activities effectively.
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The organisational structure of the company may deal with the flow of communication
between the employees and the mangers from one department to another department.
 Training and envelopment- This is another role of the HR function which need to be
performed by the HR department. It is the most important role of the HR manager in
order to train its employees in such a way that they are able to perform better in achieving
goals an objective. It is very important for the HR to develop the performance of
employees and provide with the training sessions.
Explain the effectiveness of recruitment and selection strategies to maintain organisational
performance
It has been identified that recruitment strategies play the most significant role in
managing the organisational performance. It is very important for the HR function to recruit the
effective workforce in order to complete the task effectively. This can help the organization in
improving the performance and achieving success and growth. It is very important for the
organisation to adopt various recruitment strategies which are discussed below: Creating job post which reflects of the company- it is very important for the organisation
Tesco to create the job post in an attractive way in order to recruit the employees. This
plays a major role in attracting the effectives employees for the business organisation.
 Use of social media- The Tesco company can focus on using this as a strategy in order to
recruit employees. The use of social media can be through LinkedIn, Instagram post and
other pages so that people are aware of the job opportunities. (Acquah, I.S.K., Agyabeng-
Mensah, Y. and Afum, E., 2020.)
The recruitment strategies have the significant in the organisational performance as the company
will be able to hire the right person for the job who can perform the task in an effective and
efficient way in order to achieve the organisational goals an objective. It has been identified that
a fast and process of the recruitment can help in reducing the cost and also enhance in the
organisation’s reputation for the both market and candidate perspective.
The selection is defined as the process of HR function where the department need t select
the right candidate for the development of the organizational and increase the performance.
There are various strategies which can be used by the Tesco in order to select the right employed
which are discussed below:
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 Outsourcing- This is the most common strategy which is adopted by the organisation in
order to hire the talent from the job interviews, check references, through the application
pools. This is the type of the strategy where the organisation can hire a company for
selecting the candidate and the interviewer can select on the basis of the performance of
the candidate in the various assessment. (Shanock, and et.al., 2019)
 Multistage selection strategy- This is the strategy which combine the number of
assessment tools as a part of process. In this type of strategy, the human resource
department is responsible for validating each assessment which is matching to the
required open position within the organisation.
The selection strategies have a significant impact on the organisation performance. In context of
Tesco if the HR function plays the vital role in the recruitment and selection process than the
organisation can improve in the performance management of the employees. This is effective for
the company in achieving gaols and objectives.
Explain the approaches used to manage talent linked to organisational performance along with an
exploration of good practice models
It has been identified that self-development and talent management play vital role in the
HR function in order to manage the task in an effective manner. The self-development is the
main aim of an individual employee in order to gain the competitive advantage. The self-
development is included with the various aspect of the employee’s development in order to
increase efficiency of working within the business organisation. There are various approaches
which can be adopted by the Tesco company in order to have benefits within the organisational
performance which are discussed below: Employee training tools- there are various programs which can be taken into
consideration by the HR department in order to train employees according to the goals
oriented of the company. It is very important for the organisation to provide with the
professional development opportunities through the good training programs. There are
various tools which can be considered by the organization such as micro learning
platforms, video training software, learning management system etc.(Chaudhary, R.,
2018) Track and measure performance- it is very important for the manager to set goals and
key performance indicators for the team members. This is the most important and the
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suitable approaches which can be considered by the organisation in order to manage the
talent to increase the organisational performance. The key performance indicator is the
tool which can be used in order to measure the past and current performances within the
organisation.
 Give feedback and reviews- It is very important for the HR function to manage this
strategy in order to increase the performance of employees which has a direct impact over
the performance of the business organisation. This is the most important strategy which
can be adopted by the organisation where the managers can focus on giving regular
feedbacks and reviews of the basis of the performed task to its employees so that they can
improve over their mistakes.
The above discussed approaches can be considered by the Tesco for the benefit of the
organizational performance. It is very important for the management to focus on the various self-
development and talent management approaches so that they can achieve the goals and
objectives in an effective and efficient manner. The organisational performance can be improved
if the manager focus on the development of employees and employees are considered as the
main asset for the organisation. It is very important for the organisation to provide with the right
feedback for the employees in order to improve the organisational performance and this will help
in increasing the profits of the company. (Bankins, S., 2021)
Explore HR systems and procedures and how they enable the achievement of business objectives
There are various HR systems and polices which need to be followed by the employees in
order to work in e effective and efficient manner. It is very important that the HR department is
able to make s systematic policies in order to guide employees to work within the organisation.
This is defined as a set of guidelines in order to manage people and the business operations.
There are various HR system and procedures which are discussed below: Performance management- This is the most important for the HR system and procedures
to manage the performance of the employees in order to achieve the goals and objectives
in an effective manner. It is very important for the organisation to manage the
performance of employees.
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 Employment contract- This is the type of policy which need to be created by the HR
department in order to know about the various aspect for the employees working within
an organisation. It is very important for an organisation to prepare a proper
documentation of employees that work within the business organisation. Th employee
contract act as an umbrella which is covering the list of HR policies and agreements. Leave policy- It is very important that the organisation have a good leave policy. This
impacts the working of employees within the organisation. It is the most important for the
company to have an adequate leave for an individual so that they are motivates. This is
the most important in order to attract employees within business enterprise.
The various HR system and policies have a significant impact on the organisational
objectives as this helps in managing people in a effective way. It is important that every
employee is aware of the system in order to conduct business operations. It is very essential for
the HR manager to adopt to the various HR policies so that they can manage the flow of
communication effectively in order to achieve goals and objectives. This plays a major role in
developing the effective business operations within the organisation. It is very important for the
Tesco to adopt to different processes and system in order to keep the environment friendly for
the employees. (Shaw, J.D., 2021)
Solutions and recommendations
There are various recommendations suggested for the Tesco company in order to have an
effective business operation and achieve the goals and objectives. Some of the suggestions are
discussed below:
1. It is suggested that the HR department of the organisation need to function its role in an
effective manner. There are various strategies which need to be adopted y the human
resource management.
2. It is very important that the human resource management is able to manage the workforce
in an effective manner by using the different motivation strategies within the
organisation. (Banfield, P., Kay, R. and Royles, D., 2018)
3. It is suggested that the Tesco organisation can focus on the training and development
programs in order to motivate employees to work in an effective manner. This is most
important for employees and increase their efficiency.
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4. There are various methods of the recruitment and selection which can be considered by
the human resource department in order to gain competitive advantage. This will help the
organisation to achieve goals and objectives in an effective manner.
5. Th Tesco company can focus on using the social media in order to attract the candidates
and find the most suitable candidate for the job role within the organisation in order t
achieve goals and objectives in an effective and efficient manner.
6. There are various approaches which can be considered by the Tesco company for the
talent management such as employee training tools, giving feedbacks and reviews.
7. It is very important for the organisation have different polices and system in order to
manage the people within the organisation.
8. It is very important that the company has a good ;eave policy in order to attract
employees of the organisation.
9. The Tesco company can motivate its employees by managing workforce effectively.
10. The company can focus on the various HR polices which is able to attract employees.
This can be the leave policy where employee is motivated. It should be that adequate
amount of leave should be provided by the organization to each individual employee
within the organisation.
11. The human resource department can use the social media in order to attract employees in
different ways. There are various procedures which can be considered by the organisation
such as use of the LinkedIn order to attract the best talent.
12. The Tesco company can focus on adopting to the various programs which will help in
motivating employees. This is most important for the organization as they need to be
aware of the operations within the organisation.
13. It is also recommended that the Hr polices need to be formulated for the beret Funtington
of the business organisation in order to achieve goals and objectives in an effective
manner.
14. It is recommended that the Tesco company can focus on the development of Hr strategies
so that employees feel motivates. The working conditions can be improve.
15. The HR can conduct the game zone on every Saturday for the employee motivation. This
can help in enhancing the various strategies and help in developing the morale of
employees.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that human resource management is defined
as the practice of recruiting, hiring, deploying, and managing the employees of the business
organization. It is very important f or the HR department to practice various role in order to
achieve the goals and objectives in an effective and efficient manner. There are various role
which has been played by the HR as a function for managing the workforce of the company. The
recruitment and selection within the HR process plays major role in attracting the best talent for
the organisation. It is very important that the organisation focus on adopting the various
appropriates in order to achieve the goals. The talent management plays a vital role in
development of employees and the business practices. It is very important for the organisation to
adopt to various approaches of talent management so that employees know how they need to
perform task effective. It is very important for the organisation to adopt to different strategies so
that it can achieve the goals and objectives in an effective and efficient manner. There are
different policies which is essential for the company so that they can motivates its employees.
From the above discussion it has been identified that HR function plays a major role in
developing the employees and the workforce in an effective way. The HR function has different
role which is important for the company. There are several recommendations suggested which
can be adopted by the company in order to be effective and efficient. It is recommended that
Tesco can adopt the use of various digital platforms so that they can improve over the
recruitment and selection processes for the organisation. The company can focus on developing
various programs so that they can motivate its workforce in an effective manner. It is also
recommended that the company can focus on the training and development programs in order to
increase the efficiency of the employees within the business organisation.
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