Human Resource Management Practices in an Organisation
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Table of ContentsINTRODCTION..............................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1P1 Purpose and functions of HRM applicable to workforce planning and resource...................1P2 Strengths and Weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection..................2TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4P3 Benefits of different HRM practices within an organisation..................................................4P4 Evaluation of effectiveness of HRM practices with regards to raising profits andproductivity..................................................................................................................................5TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................6P5 Importance of employee relation in respect to influencing HRM decision making ..............6P6 Finding the key elements of employee legislation and impacts they have HRM decisionmaking ........................................................................................................................................7TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7P7 application of human resource practices in work related context using examples.................7CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................11
INTRODCTIONHuman resource management is that area of management that deals with managing thepeople resources in the organisation. Just like finance, marketing, IT Human resource is also oneof the department in companies that organises and maintain the activities related to employees.There are different functions performed by this division which includes recruitment, selection,training, development etc. From attracting to retaining the workforce all the tasks related to theseactivities are performed by the HR mangers. The company which has been selected for the reportis Marks and Spencer. It is a retail company, founded in the year 1884 by Michael marks andThomas Spencer. The company operates in more than 50 countries and the main headquarters arein London, UK. In the report, topics which has been covered are purpose and functions of HRM,strengths and weaknesses of recruitment and selection, benefits of HRM practices and theireffectiveness. further an analysis is also made on the employment relation, the key elements ofemployment legislation and application of HRM practices (Bakker and Demerouti, 2017).TASK 1P1 Purpose and functions of HRM applicable to workforce planning and resourceBeing a newly appointed assistant human resource manager of marks and Spencer thereis requirement of producing employee induction manual, below are the tasks covered as per themanual. Company Overview: Marks and Spencer is well known retail company of UK, Michaelmarks and Thomas Spencer founded this organisation in the year 1884. Its mission is to conquerthe markets worldwide and successfully complete the goals as the company is operating invarious countries. Though expansion in different areas of retail are its main strengths. Asorganisation is planning to spend large sum of money in the recruiting new candidates in order toimprove the productivity in the operations. For this purpose Human resource department isinstructed to perform all the required duties. Strategic planning human resource is planning isdone which includes activities like hiring, training and management.Workforce planning- This is concerned with estimating the requirement of workforcewithin the organisation. Managers make plans to fulfil the vacant position by using internal orexternal sources of recruitment. 1
Human resource management- This aspect of management is concerned withaddressing and dealing with the issues related to employees in the organisation. Optimumutilisation of people resources by systematically arranging the activities performed by them areits main functions. The purpose and the functions of HRM within the context of organisation areas follows: Recruitment and selection-The main aim of human resource department is to acquirethe talented workforce in the organisation, thus recruitment and selection is one such functionthat involves inviting the applicants from large number of people and selecting the most suitablecandidates out of them. These are associated with hiring and allotting the right people for theright job. Marks and Spencer first analyses the staffing situations and then make plans aboutwhat should be the mode of recruitment and selection process. It can be said that this is a part ofworkforce planning.Training and development- Under this function, the organisation fulfils it's purpose ofmanaging the potential of employees and enhancing the productivity of performance. This helpsin utilising the resources in an efficient manner by avoiding the unnecessary wastage (Barney,2015).Marks and Spencer provides training to employees regarding management of stores,relationship with customers and also on how to deal with uncertainties. The company organisesvarious seminars and events to develop the competencies of employees. Orientation- Another purpose of HRM is to ensure that new employees do not find anysort of difficulties in understanding roles and responsibilities regarding performing a task. Marksand Spencer conduct an induction programme so that employees find it easier to adjust in anunknown environment. This functions clears the duties of job and relationship that positionshares with other. Managing the employee relations- The purpose of this function of HRM is aboutproviding the peaceful and healthy working culture to the employees. HR managers of Marksand Spencer organises various activities in order to bridge the gap between the employees andemployer which ensures that effective relationship is maintained in the organisation.Implications of HRM purpose,scope and function:HRM performs different function such as planning, organising, directing and controllingthe manpower requirements in the organisation. Implication of these practices are explainedbelow in detail. As Marks and Spencer is looking to recruit new employees therefore HR2
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