Human Resource Management Assignment | ASDA Case Study

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM applicable to workforce planning...................................1
P2 Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection..............3
P3 Benefits of different HRM practices for both the employer and employee......................5
P4 Effectiveness of various HRM practices...........................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P5 Importance of employee relations in decision making......................................................7
P6 Key elements of employment legislations impacts on decision making...........................8
P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices......................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management can be described as managing manpower of an
organisation by allocations of tasks or resources. It is necessary to allot various kinds of required
sources and procedures as per field of expertise of staff members in appropriate manner for
attaining desired outcomes effectively as well as efficiently. This report is based on ASDA
which is a British Supermarket retailer which provide several products such as grocery, general
merchandise and financial services. It was founded in 1949 having key people Roger Burnley,
Alex Russo, Jesus Lorente, Andy Murray, Anthony Hemmerdinger and Hayley Tatun. This
assignment will discus about purpose and functions of HRM to manage human resource properly
(Ekwoaba, Ikeije and Ufoma, 2015). It also includes benefits of employee and employer
relationship to make effective as well as efficient decision making. Key elements of employment
legislations which impacts on preparing several practices which are implemented to carrying out
various activities in appropriate manner to gain better results are given below.
TASK 1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM applicable to workforce planning
Human resource management is important section in a company for allocations different
types of required tasks or procedures to manpower as per their field of expertise. This will
facilitate employees to perform in a better way for attaining desired outcomes in an organisation.
There are various kinds of functions and purposes of HRM which are necessary to conduct for
doing workforce planning. ASDA has several reasons and functions of HRM which should be
completed by human resource department of company are given below:
Purpose of HRM Improve working environment and cultuer in company :- This refers to necessity of
generating healthy and effective working environment in an organisation (Keep and
James, 2010). It includes to build an efficient culture of company which render support to
reduce conflicts and facilitate better cooperation or coordination between staff members
that helps to gain desired outcomes properly. ASDA has to focus on this criteria and
establish an appropriate working culture to attain required benefits. Apply government laws and policies :- Different types of rules or policies are made by
government authorities so that every business can be run properly without having any
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issue and harming others. ASDA have to concentrate on regulations of legal agencies
while making any decisions to prepare effective strategies in company for getting better
outputs in appropriate way. Involvement of workers and mangement :- Engaging employees in several meetings or
conferences to discus about any task related their field of working is necessary (Cordner
and Cordner, 2011). It helps to make people feel valuable and also facilitate to gain better
number of alternative choices to select the desired one effectively. ASDA have to involve
employees in some of events to retain them and render them required importance in
company.
 Optimum utilisation of resources :- This can be described as to determine desired and
available resource and make sure to utilise them effectively in proper manner to gain
better outcomes. ASDA have to focus on this aspect which is mandatory to ensure
optimum use of sources and reduce wastage of them as well.
Functions of HRM Hiring of desired candidates :- It can be defined as to carrying out process of recruitment
and selection to hire an efficient candidate for vacant designations. It is compulsory to be
done in effective as well as efficient way to select best person so that they can fulfil roles
and responsibilities of specific position in ASDA. Performance appraisal :- This refers to conduct an appropriate activity or program for
doing performance appraisal of staff members. These events are mandatory to be carried
out in ASDA so that employees can be motivated to improve their capabilities and
perform well in future in terms of creating regular outcomes.
 Learning and training programs :- It can be described as several procedures which are
conducting in ASDA to provide required training and learning to employees on regular
basis. Such activities are compulsory to increase skills or abilities of an individual to
develop their efficiencies to achieve desired outputs in an enterprise (Rees and Rumbles,
2010).
The above mentioned factors are relevant to purpose and functions of human resource
management which is mandatory to be carried out in effective way to achieve better outcomes in
an organisation. ASDA have to concentrate on all these components to run business properly and
facilitate development in company.
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