Human Resource Management: Trends, Problems, and Ethical Practices

This report discusses the current HRM trends and problems faced by New build plc, including discovering the right talent, skilled labour, upskilling and grooming the workforce, and lack of motivation. It also explores measures taken by the management to deal with these issues, and recommends using social media platforms and developing an ethical framework in the selection process. The report concludes that ethics is crucial for business success and that long-term workforce planning is essential for attracting talented employees.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
What are the current HRM trends and problems the organization face, and how does this
impact on them?.....................................................................................................................3
How might the HRM team start to plan ahead and think about long-term workforce planning,
what theories and practices will you consider?......................................................................5
What considerations can the HRM team take to ensure ethical practices are used in their
recruitment/selection process.................................................................................................6
Recommendations..................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management refers to those management of the organisation which deals
with the recruitment and selection of employees in the organisation. It is one of the most
important and valuable department of the organisation which has needed by all the department of
the organisation because of need of workforce. The main of this department is to employed the
talented employees in the organisation. The human resource management of the organisation not
only performed the function of selection but also the training and motivation of employees are
done by this department. It is the duty of the company to provide considerable authority and
resources to human resource management so that they can work effectively in the organisation.
There are number of issues are present in the market which can be faced by the organisation in
relation to human resource as it depends upon the management of the organisation that they deal
with these issues. The organisation which is chosen here to demonstrate this report is New build
plc which is a construction company and deals with a business of property. There are different
types of human resource problems are faced by the company which are states in this report and
also various theories of human resource management. It states various consideration made by
human resource department to develop ethics in their management.
MAIN BODY
What are the current HRM trends and problems the organization face, and how does this impact
on them?
Human resource management is one of the most important department of the organisation which
fulfil the workforce demand of all the department of the organisation. There are some problems
are present which makes the department ineffective in many condition so it is very important for
the management to focus on these issues on time and try to fulfilled them so. The management of
New build plc is one of the diverse management but their management has faced different types
of human resource problem from two years. These problems make the company to becomes
ineffective ion the market and enables to makes delaying completion of their construction
process (Andrei, Panait and Voica, 2018). It is very important for the management of New build plc
to analyse these problems and makes strategies to deal with these issues so that the company can
earn huge revenue from the market. The brief discussion related to problems faced by the
company are given below:

Discovering the right talent
One of the biggest problem faced by the management of New build plc in their human
resource department is that their management becomes ineffective to find the talented employees
from the market. it is very important for the success of organisation that they have talented
employees in the business which helps the company to achieved their goals and objectives
effectively and accurately. The management of New build plc has deal in business of
construction under which the need of talented employees is very high because not all the projects
are similar but each projects has diverse issues which can only solved by the talented employees
of the organisation.
Skilled labour
The requirement of skilled labour is the biggest need of construction business which
makes the company more effective and competitive in the market. there are number of skilled
workers are needed by New build plc in their business such as plumber, electrician and many
more. It is seen in many examples that the number of workers going outside the London for the
work. This makes the city a lack of workers in the local markets. it is every important for the
management of New build plc to deal with these issues so that the demand of skilled labour in
the company can be satisfied.
Upskilling and grooming the workforce
The management of New build plc has lack a proper training and development framework in
their organisation which provides training to the employees and develops various types of skills
in their personality (Chand and Markova, 2019). There are number of employees are present in the
organisation which requires proper training and development factors in the organisation so that
their skills can be uplift and they become more productive in the organisation.
Lack of motivation
Motivation is one of the most important and valuable factor for the development of the
employees in the organisation. Motivation is a process which stimulated the behaviour and
attitude of employees towards the achievement of goals and a\objectives of the organisation. The
management of New build plc has lack of motivation factors which makes their employees
demotivate towards their work. The motivation of employees are depend upon the need and
desires. It is the duty of the managers of the organisation to deal with these issues so that the
employees are stay motivated towards the goals and objectives of the organisation.

Measures taken by management of New build plc to deal with these issues
From the past few years the management of New build plc has faced different human
resource issues in their organisation which makes the company to have suffer from huge losses
so losses so the management of the company try to solve these problems in effective manner and
develop different measures which are given below:
 The management of New build plc has decided to make external hiring in term of internal
hiring. From the past few years the management of organisation has hired the employees
from internally due to the lack of skilled workers in external market the board decided to
stop this function and start external hiring.
 The management of New build plc has used many new and advanced technology in their
organisation so that the skilled and talented employees can be take out from the market.
there are different types of technologies are developed in the market which can be used
by the company in their process such as internet of things and social media platforms.
 The management of the New build plc has developed effective pay structure in their
organisation so that the talented employed can attract towards the organisation.
How might the HRM team start to plan ahead and think about long-term workforce planning,
what theories and practices will you consider?
It is very important for the management of New build plc that they develop long term plan for
their human resource management. The recruitment and selection of employees are not this task
as it requires huge funds and efforts from the organisation. The recruitment and training of
employees are very expensive for the company (Knap-Stefaniuk and Burkiewicz, 2018) (Shore,
2020). It is not possible for the company to enjoy the return of their investment in human
resource in short term sop it is very important for the management of the organisation that they
develop long term plan. The management of New build plc has used four models of HRM to plan
long term workforce and the brief discussion relation to the same are given below:
Selection
It is very important for the management of New build plc that they provide jobs security
to the employees for long term if they want to develop long term workforce in their organisation.
It is required by the management to develop contract of long time with the employees at the time
of selection.
Appraisal

It refers to those term which is related to the increment in salary of the employees according to
their performance in the organisation. It is very important for the management of New build plc
that they provide appraisal to their employee time to time according to their performance. The
timely appraisal of employees makes the company popular in the market which helps to attract
the employees to\wards the organisation (Kurshumov, 2021). The appraisal of employees also
motivates the employees towards the achievement of organisational goals and objectives in the
organisation. there are number of employees are present in the organisation which has need of
salary increase in the market and the timely appraisal makes them able to stay in the company for
long time.
Development
The development of the employees in the organisation are the most important aspect for
the long term workforce planning of the employees. All the employees of the organisation have
one similar need in the organisation which is to grab the considerable growth in the company.
All the efforts of the employees are done for the fulfilment of these needs. It is very important
for the management of New build plc that they develop those measures in their organisation
which has make possible for the growth of employees in the organisation. It is very important for
the management of the organisation that they analyse the performance of the employees and
provided them considerable opportunities for the growth in the company.
Rewards
It is related to those benefits and incentives which is provided by the company to their
employees for their higher performance in the organisation. it is one of most attractive methods
which helps the company in their long term workforce planning in the organisation. there are
many employees are present in the market which has done higher efforts in their organisation
and if they do not get extra benefits for their efforts then they become demotivates towards the
organisation. if the management of New build plc has provided these benefits to the employees
then the number of employees from the market are attracted towards the organisation.
What considerations can the HRM team take to ensure ethical practices are used in their
recruitment/selection process
Ethics is related to conduct a work with honesty and integrity. The business ethics is related
to the conducting a business in such a way to promote the right and responsibilities of all the
stakeholders of the business. It is very important for the management of New build plc that they

develop effective and efficient management in their organisation which promotes ethics in their
business practises. Ethics plays a important role in the management of the organisation and
makes able the company becomes popular in the market and removes all the barriers from
getting success in the market. The management of New build plc has planned for long term
planning in the organisation so ethics is also important plan and the ethics ion selection process
are given below:
 It is very important for the management of New build plc to provide equal rights to all the
employees and candidates so that they become motivated towards the organisation.
 It is very important for the management of organisation that they provide considerable
opportunities and chance of all the candidate in selection process.
 There are many candidates are present in the selection process so it is required for the
management to provide them equal time and chances to express their side.
 It is important for the management to select the candidate on the basis of their skills and
talent not on the basis of any approach.
Recommendations
 It is recommended to the management of New build plc that they used social media
platforms in their selection process. The reach of these social media platforms is very
high which enables the company to find the talented employees from the market.
 It is recommended to the management of New build plc that they develop effective
ethical framework in their selection process so that only the talented employees can be
the part of company.
 It is recommended to the management of New build plc that they develop effective and
competitive pay structure in their organisation which helps the company to attract large
number of talented employees from the market.
CONCLUSION
It is concluded from this report that ethics is one of the most important and valuable part of
the business which helps the company to becomes success in the market. there are large number
of human resource problems are faced by the company and measures taken by the company to
deal with these issues are concluded in this report. It is concluded from this report that the

development of long term workforce plan are very important for the company if they want to
attract the talented employees.

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