Human Resource Management: A Comprehensive Analysis of HR Practices in Say It with Chocolate

Human Resource Management
Contents
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Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................5
a) The purpose of the HR function and its importance to the organization.................................5
b) Roles and responsibilities of HR Manager..............................................................................5
c) Advantages and disadvantages of the current selection methods used by the organization
and compare it to other approaches of selection methods...........................................................6
d) Potential improvements that could be made to the current selection methods.......................7
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................9
a) Create a person specification for the role................................................................................9
b) Provide a rationale for a suitable medium for placing the advertisement.............................10
c) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the previous methods of advertising jobs in the
organization...............................................................................................................................11
d) Produce a minimum of 6 questions which could be asked in the interview for the
Receptionist, which would help to improve the selection decision-making process................12
Task 3.............................................................................................................................................13
a) Benefits of apprenticeship and graduate training programmes to employees and employers
...................................................................................................................................................13
b) Development opportunities for staff after they have a permanent job role...........................14
c) Explain the benefits of the approach Microsoft has taken in respect of flexible working
practices.....................................................................................................................................14
d) Explain how Microsoft motivates its workers through its job design and systems of reward
...................................................................................................................................................15
Task 4.............................................................................................................................................16
a) What is meant by the term employee engagement?..............................................................16
b) Why is employee engagement an integral strategy of employee relations?..........................16
c) Key approaches of engaging workers discussed in the summit and explain their importance
in terms of improving communication in the workplace...........................................................16
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d) Identify the main pieces of employment legislation in the UK and explain how they
influence human resource decision making...............................................................................17
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................18
References......................................................................................................................................19
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Introduction
The main aim of the management report provided below is to help the reader gain an
understanding of the principle that is applied in the human resource management. The report will
present a discussion about various essentials of HR management and will also present a
discussion on the role of HR manager in the company. In order to present this information, the
report has been divided into various tasks and scenarios. The report presented is also inclusive of
the impact of effective human resource management on the functioning of an organization. It
should be noted that there are various tools for HR management that can help in motivating
employees and increasing their performance as well. These tools and techniques have also been
discussed in this report.
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