Human Resource Management in ASDA

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
ACTIVITY 1....................................................................................................................................3
Overview of ASDA................................................................................................................3
Purpose of human resource functions and its roles in context of workforce planning and
resourcing...............................................................................................................................4
3) Strengths and Weaknesses of varied HRM practices within company for employer &
employee.................................................................................................................................4
4) Approach to development and training, rewards systems and other activities..................5
5) Benefits of HRM practices with reference to increasing organizational profitability and
productivity.............................................................................................................................6
6 Importance of employee’s relation in respect to influencing HRM Decision making........7
7 Key elements of employment legislation and its impact upon HRM decision making......8
8) Critically evaluation of human resource practices that influenced decision making.........9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
Appendix..............................................................................................................................13
Activity-2.......................................................................................................................................13
Application of Human resources management practices in work related context...............13
Evolution of process and rationale for conducting appropriate HR practice.......................15
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is the most important organizational function that manages
all issues or conflicts related to workers in a company. It includes compensation, performance
management, recruitment, selection, safety, communication, wellness, training and policy
administration. The current assignment will be based on ASDA, which falls under list of leading
supermarkets in UK. This study will describe overview of company, explanation of HR functions
purpose and its roles as well as accountabilities to firm. This study will evaluate strengths and
weakness of varied human resource management practices within company in context of
employee and employer. It will define approach to workforce planning, development & training,
resourcing recruitment & selection, rewards systems and performance management with
reference to ASDA.
Furthermore, this report will explain benefits of HRM practices in regard to raise
productivity and profit and will also examine effectiveness of workers relations and engagement.
This assignment will justify statement on acceptance of flexible company and effective activities
and employer of choice. It will clarify key area of employ legislation and its affect on decision
making. Moreover, this study will design job specification, CV, documentation of preparatory
notes for interviews, job offer and evaluation of procedure. It will describe rationale for
conducting right practices of HR.
ACTIVITY 1
Overview of ASDA
ASDA is the Britain’s leading and well known retailer in UK, they have very committed
employees who are capable to serve target consumers from its network of supermarket chains
and online services, including superstores, petrol filling stations, supermarkets, livings outlets
and depots across the United Kingdom (Corbet and McMullan, 2018). Supercentres are the
biggest stores of organization where management providing their range across non food, food
and George. At company, managers have more than 145,000 skilled and talented workers who
are serving more than 18 million buyers who shop in ASDA stores every week and get
appropriate satisfaction.
According to their aim, organization work effectively as they want to reduce plastic
packaging and consider every option to achieve this goal. The mission of firm is to be the most
trusted and global retailer in the whole world, by helping people to “Save money and Live
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better”. Providing quality products or services is the main objectives of its business. They want
to offer affordable and cheaper item to customers. Organization has gained one million new
buyers and retained their identity by selling quality goods to target market across UK.
Purpose of human resource functions and its roles in context of workforce planning and
resourcing
The main purpose of HRM functions is to improve productivity of ASDA and increase
workforce abilities in effective manner by using varied suitable approaches and techniques.
Workforce planning-
It is one of the best human resource management functions in ASDA. Workforce
planning role is to analyse, predict and plan related to workforce supply and demand & indentify
target talent management interventions to assure that firm has skilled applicant (Ayandibu and
Kaseeram, 2020). Main accountability of this function is to balance staffing levels with degree of
work being produced. Human resource manager for workforce planning function can analyse
current and further needs of workforce by conducting a small survey at workplace or by
communicating with leader to known any further needs of human capital.
Resourcing-
This function is can be defined as part of employee development and personnel which
concentrate on recruitment and release of workers from ASDA and management. Resourcing
function role in ASDA supermarket is to hire and recruit talented workers with appropriate skills
(Onnis, 2019). It is responsible for developing workforce within company includes integration of
development and learning as well as relationships.
HRM for resourcing ASDA can recruit and hire people it helps firm to work productively
and effectively more than its competitors, operating in same industry since for so long. Selection
and recruitment function of HRM play vital role in ASDA in term of increasing number of
talented and knowledgeable applicants who are able to perform even better and understand
market as well as business environment appropriately. HRM is accountable for selecting and
hiring people who are suitable for specific job role with required skills and abilities.
3) Strengths and Weaknesses of varied HRM practices within company for employer &
employee
Recruitment
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