HRM Practices in Tesco: Recruitment, Training, and Compensation

Human Resource
Management
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART 1 ...........................................................................................................................................3
1) Introduction of organisation...............................................................................................3
2) Purpose of HR function and their roles in acquiring talent to meet company objectives..3
3) Different approaches of workplace planning.....................................................................5
4) Different methods used in HR practices............................................................................6
PART 2............................................................................................................................................7
1) Job description for a given job vacancy.............................................................................7
2) Documents of preparatory notes........................................................................................8
3) A template for job offer letter............................................................................................8
4) Evaluation of HRM practices used in organisation............................................................9
5) Effectiveness of employee relations and employee engagement.....................................10
6) Key aspects of employee legislation................................................................................11
7) Evaluation of how employee relation help in HRM decision-making.............................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is related to managing human resources of the company
and includes all the processes related to recruitment, selection, appraisal, training and
development, motivation etc. Functions of HRM is essential so that talent and skills of the
employees can be utilized to fulfil organisational objectives. Also the HR department of
company is responsible for enhancing work performance of employees which help in increasing
their productivity so that company profits can increase (Analoui, 2018). Workforce of an
organisation are the most important resources of company which help in gaining a competitive
advantage in the market. This report is based on Tesco plc which is a British supermarket chain
that deals in groceries and general merchandise and has its headquarters in England, UK. The
company employs about 360,000 employees all across its chains which makes managing human
resources very important. In this report the functions of HRM along with its roles and
responsibilities will be discussed. Further the employee legislations followed by company and
methods with which its recruits its employees will also be discussed.
PART 1
1) Introduction of organisation
Tesco is a multinational British supermarket retailer which operates in different countries
and provides general merchandise items to its customers. Tesco is the third-largest retailer
worldwide and is the largest private sector employer in UK.
Mission: The company aims at creating loyal customers by providing them quality products
which creates high value for them.
Purpose: The purpose of the company is to provide groceries and general merchandise which are
of high quality and are available to customers at reasonable prices which help in enhancing their
standard of living (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014).
Objectives: The company tries to analyse customer needs so that their needs can be efficaciously
fulfilled by responsible actions of company so that trust of customers in company can increase.
2) Purpose of HR function and their roles in acquiring talent to meet company objectives
Human resource management is a process of utilizing the human resource of company in
such a way that organisational objectives are efficiently met. The nature of HRM is pervasive
which means that it is present in all types of companies and it focuses on results rather than on
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rules which means that improving employee performance is the main focus of HRM. The scope
of HRM is very wide as it helps in manpower planning, recruitment, selection, work allocation
etc. so that the potential of employees can be utilized.
Purpose of HRM
The main purpose of HRM in company is related with staffing, compensating and
rewarding employees and assigning tasks to employees. HRM is important in an organisation so
as to maximize the productivity of employees so that company profits can increase and high
value for customers can be created. Planning and resourcing of employees is important so that
right people can be recruited at right time and for right job vacancy which will help in increasing
their effectiveness of work (Brewster, Chung and Sparrow, 2016).
Functions of HRM People resourcing: It is the process in which human resource capabilities are matched
with the strategic and operational business needs so that organisational goals can be
timely achieved. Also the productivity of employee increases if they are allotted work in
relation with their capabilities. Managing performance: It is a continuous process in which performance of employees
are reviewed by setting individual and team goals, reviewing and assessing progress,
developing the knowledge, skills and abilities of employees.
 Employment relations: It is related with managing relations of employers and employees
so that fair and equal treatment can be given to all the employees which help in making
them committed and loyal towards company (Delery and Roumpi, 2017).
HR function play an important role in acquiring talent by the way of recruitment and
selection so that the job vacancies can be filled and the company objectives can be achieved.
HRM help in managing the employees in organisation so that strong relations with employees
can be maintained which help in retaining the employees and also increasing their productivity
so that company gaols are achieved in an efficient manner.
Key roles and responsibilities of HR function: Training and development: It is the main role of HRM which help in giving training to
employees so that their performance can be improved and they can complete their work
in efficient manner. This also help in their personal and professional development which
encourage them to utilise their skills in achieving company goals.
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