Application of HRM Practices in Morrisons plc

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
P1. Function & Purpose of HRM.................................................................................................3
P2. Strengths and weaknesses of Recruitment and Selection approaches...................................4
P3. Benefits of HRM Practices for Employer and Employee:.....................................................6
P4. Usefulness of HRM practices in enhancing efficiency..........................................................7
P5. Importance of employee relations..........................................................................................8
P6. Impact of employment legislations on HRM decisions.........................................................9
P7. Application of HRM practices in Morrisons plc...................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Human Resource can be regarded as an essential component of each and every company.
It is important to effectively manage the human resources in order to ensure that the
organizational goals and objective are duly accomplished within due course of time. The
following project is conducted over TESCO which is an acknowledged to be a renowned retail
corporation based in United Kingdom. The project consists of functions and purposes of HRM
along with approaches to recruitment and selection. Further, it includes significance of employee
relations together with application of HRM practices in the company.
P1. Function & Purpose of HRM
Human Resource Management can be referred to as the integration of practices and
activities like recruitment, selection, training, development, performance management and
reward management and many more. This helps to enable reinforcement of motivation in order
to inflate the existent level of productivity among the employees.
WORKFORCE PLANNING
Workforce planning is defined as comprehensive processes that aim towards fulfillment
of organizational priorities as well as requirements. In addition to this, this has been evaluated
that workforce planning is defined as procedure in which organization engage in the process of
hiring right candidate for right job. With the help of this process entity can effectively able to
fulfill their organizational objectives in best effective manner.
PURPOSES OF HRM
HRM is having a purpose to fulfill human resource requirement of entity in a well defined
manner:
 HRM department must ensure that they provide motivating as well as positive working
atmosphere to employees.
 In addition to this, HRM executives are required that individuals in entity have access to
security and resources that are required by them to fulfill organization objectives.

 HRM unit are required to ensure that they provide their employees with the culture in
which they do not get discriminated on the base of unethical practices and more.
 In order to empower employees it is essential to offer motivation to employees in well
effective manner.
FUNCTIONS OF HRM
HRM being an important component of a company holds 3 main functions which are
explained in light of Morrisons as follows:-
Operative Functions: This is recognized to be the primary function of human resource
which consists of a number of HRM practices such as recruit, training and development and
performance assessment. Also, under this function, the HR department of Morrisons provides
employees with benefits such as maternity or paternity leaves, flexible working practices.
Managerial Functions: This is yet another significant function of human resource which
includes a number of activities. The various activities hereby consist of planning, organizing,
directing, monitoring and controlling. All of these practices ensure that the working within the
confines of Morrisons takes place in an orderly manner so as to achieve the corporate goals and
objectives within due course of time.
Advisory Functions: This function is associated with the provision of advice to
administration of the corporation via the human resource department in order to ensure effective
formulation of policies and plans. Yet another important activity hereby is associated with
provision of advice to departmental heads within the confines of Morrisons in relation to the
operational patterns.
P2. Strengths and weaknesses of Recruitment and Selection approaches
Recruitment simply implies to key processes by which the applicants and the
employers create an employer and employee relationship. It acts as mechanism by which
employees are spotted, hired, interviewed, picked, hired and on-boarded. It includes anything
from recognizing the requirement to fill out personnel requirement.
SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT