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Human Resource Management - John Lewis

   

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Human ResourceManagementTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1

P1 Functions and purpose of HRM........................................................................................1P2 Strengths and weaknesses of recruitment approaches and selection.................................3TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4P3 Advantages of various HRM practices in an organisation................................................4TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6P4: Effectiveness of various HRM practices in context of increasing organisational profit anddevelopment...........................................................................................................................6TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6P5: Importance of employee relations in order to influencing HRM decision-making.........6P6: Employment legislation and its impact on organisation..................................................7TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8P7: Application of HRM practices at the workplace..............................................................8CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTIONHuman Resource Management (HRM) is wholly responsible to think for the benefits ofworkforce employed in an organisation which directly brings positive outcome to company.Human resources are the main asset of company on which the success depends. Thus, their mainfocus is to increase the skills and capabilities of employees so that they can contribute moreefforts in achieving desired goals and objectives. The main purpose of preparing this report is toprovide the impacts of HRM on the performance of employees. John Lewis, a UK retailercompany which deals in providing Haberdashery and household products worldwide is selectedfor the purpose of preparing this report. It was first opened in 1864 and now, the company hasattained over 38100 employees who are working in organisation (Koontz, 2010). The projectcovers the functions and purposes of human resource practices in context to given organisation.There are different methods of recruitment which have their own strengths and weaknesses thatare also discussed under this report. Various HRM practices which provide benefits to bothemployer and employee plus different legislations implemented by government are also coveredin this report.TASK 1P1 Functions and purpose of HRMWithout the efforts and contribution of employees, an organisation even doesn’t think toachieve its desired goals and objectives within limited time period. Therefore, to manage andmotivate their workforce, the company has formed HRM whose main responsibilities are toenhance their skills and knowledge which help them in performing allotted task in an effectiveand efficient manner. There are various HRM practices which are used by the firms in order tomanage and control all activities related with employees. The main purpose of using thisapproach is to recruit right candidate for the right job at the right time. It helps in providing allroles and responsibilities that need to be performed by recruited and selected candidate. Thus,HRM practices ensure recruitment process will be taken effectively so as to select right andqualified candidates for their company (Goetsch and Davis, 2014).Functions and Purposes of HRM in John Lewis are described as below:Recruitment and selection: It is an important function of HRM which need to performedcarefully otherwise, it will bring negative outcome to company. Recruitment is the process of1

inviting public and choosing right candidate among various options on the basis of theirqualification and skills so that the company can get maximum support from them in achievingorganisational goals. After completing all recruitment process, the next and final step is to selectsuitable candidate for the vacant position who fulfils all requirement needed by company. Thus,recruitment and selection is done by HRM with a motive of appointing the right candidate for theright job position at the right time. Training and development: It is also important function that needs to be performed byHRM in order to enhance skills and abilities of employees. Training and development programsshall be conducted after identifying the needs of employees so that they can understand newmethods and techniques used to perform business activities (Dalkir, 2017).Orientation: Such programmes also need to be conducted for new employees which helpthem in adjusting in working environment through interacting with other employees. Theprogrammes are organised by managers of John Lewis with a motive of providing the waysthrough which the employees can achieve growth and success in their professional career.Maintaining healthy relation with employees: While working in an organisation, it isessentially required for managers to get support from employees in order to achieve desiredtargets. Thus, maintaining good relation with workers must be essential for manager if they wantto achieve growth and success of an organisation. This can be possible through implementingincentive programs and eradicating favouritism at workplace.Provide and maintain healthy work environment: It is important for HRM to create agood environment at workplace which brings interest and increases motivation to performallotted task in an effective and efficient manner. Soft and Hard models of HRM:Hard skills: It refers to the skills and capabilities that an individual can possess anddemonstrate in a measured way. Such skills are mostly required by company thus the personhaving good and expertise in doing specific can easily get job in an organisation (Rummler andBrache, 2012).Soft skills: Such skills can easily acquired by an individual while working in anenvironment. Such skills are related with communication skills, social skills, character traits etc.Such skills can available in most of the people thus can easily identified by company whilemaking an interaction with others.2

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