HRM Practices and Organizational Success

This assignment delves into the crucial role of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices in shaping organizational success. Students are tasked with examining various HRM practices, their economic implications, and how they contribute to strategic management goals. The analysis draws upon scholarly articles and real-world case studies to illustrate the interconnectedness between HRM, employee performance, and overall organizational effectiveness.

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1..........................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM that applicable for workforce planning and resourcing....................3
P2 Strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to recruitment and selections..............................6
P3 Benefits of HRM practices for both the employer and employee.......................................................7
P4 Evaluation of effectiveness of HRM practices for organizational profitability and productivity.........8
TASK 3........................................................................................................................................................10
P5 Importance of employee relations that influence HRM decision-making.........................................10
P6 Key elements of employment legislation and its impacts upon HRM decision-making....................11
TASK 4........................................................................................................................................................12
P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices in the organization with examples................................12
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................................13
REFERENECES.............................................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is very essential in order to run a business in an effective
manner as it assist company by furnish them with new candidates, provide them with required
resources (Strengths and weaknesses of recruitment and selection process, 2018). Along with
this, they give old and new employees proper training so as to increase their skills and
knowledge. Enterprise that is taken in this assignment is House of Frazer which is a retail
company in Scotland, United Kingdom. The report will focus on purpose and function of HRM
for making a workforce planning. Strengths and weaknesses of various approaches in context
with recruitment and selection process in an organization. Along with this, benefits and
effectiveness of different HRM practice for employee and employer in a company is included in
this assignment. The importance of employee relations for influencing HRM decision making is
mentioned in this report. Lastly, application of Human resource management practice related to
work is included.
TASK 1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM that applicable for workforce planning and resourcing
Human resource management department in a company plays a very crucial role as it
provides with every possible basic facilities that are required in order to operate business
operations. HRM helps an organization in making proper strategies so that firm can implement
these in adopting innovation, increasing the power of productivity and sales etc., thus, it can be
said that the department of human resource management is considered as an important assets
because it assist them in taking company towards a better position (Albrecht and et. al., 2015).
Purpose of Human resource management
Human resource management plays many roles but the main purpose of this department
is to develop a bridge between line management and workforce of company. A large
organization like House of Frazer follows management that contains many levels. Therefore,
HRM is a need for a company and protects the rights of workers.

Internal Customer management: There are many key purposes that are performed by
human resource management. Productivity of a company completely relies on employees’
qualities that are hired by this department (Bondarouk and Ruël, 2013). They rectify the process
and policies that are necessary for recruit new people and also to retain a better workforce.
Human resource has a direct link with financial performance of an organization. Along with this,
they decide employees’ compensation, benefits and structure of a team so as to achieve the set
targets and objectives right on time. HR department plays a crucial role in maintaining a better
relationship in terms of internal or external approaches between organization and customers.
Laws: There are certain rules and regulations formulated by federal and state which are to
be followed by the HRM department. This incorporates laws like how a company can hire and
terminate employees. For example: if a company is hiring a union labour, than it is necessary that
human resource management have a proper knowledge and understanding of labor relations and
negotiations. Thus, these laws help company in formulating and structuring employment
contacts. Human resource management makes sure that Equal Employment Opportunity is
provided to employees who are working in an organization. They also ensure that a safe
workplace is given to occupational workers so that all the tasks are performed in a better way.
Metrics: A good human resource management communicates with employees working at
different levels. Their prime duty is to work on strategic, plan b budget and look out for
performance goal (Bratton and Gold, 2017). Therefore, they make use of metrics in order to
analyze the cost so as to make company efficient at all levels.
Cultural Sensitivity: Human resource management is solely responsible for maintaining
cultural awareness in an organization. On a regular basis they monitor the performance of
employees so as to maintain a proper environment in workplace. Along with this, they resolve all
the issues that are being faced by employees while working in a company. In context with House
of Frazer, they have managed to uphold a better workplace for their employees.
Staffing: Human resource management work with the purpose of providing adequate
staff so that they who are skilled enough in performing their activities. This will assist firm in
executing task effectively. As a result, it will assist company in gain g a better position at market
area.

Employees relation: In an organization there are chances that workers may belong to
different culture or places. Therefore, issues and clashes might arise thus, it is prime duty of
human resource management to maintain a better relations amongst workers by conducting
meeting on a regular basis. This will provide a stage where employees can share their problems
and clear their issues as well.
Functions of Human Resource Management
Human resource management plays a crucial role for optimizing all the resources in order
to meet challenges for expanding their business in competitive sector (Cascio, 2018). Their first
job is to make appropriate use of man power so that company can get better outcomes. Thus,
managers of House of Frazer, are trying to make effective strategies which organization can
implement for enhancing their sales and profitability. Basically, functions of HRM can be
divided into two categories which are given below:
Managerial Functions:
Planning: This is considered as an important function as they lay down some policies
and procedures that help the team to reach their goals. In context with human resource
department they anticipate vacancies so as to know requirement of recruitment in a company
(Chang, Chiang and Han, 2012).
Organizing: Once the manager of human resource management has formulated some
objectives and plans so as to reach their goals than it is necessary to build up a design and
develop a proper organizational structure in order to carry out the function in an appropriate
manner.
Directing: Implement planning is not enough unless employees are guided properly to
work willingly for achieving the desired goal. Therefore, directing helps them to motivate and
encourage employees for obtaining their set targets.
Controlling: This refers with proper conduction of activities in accordance with plans so
that goals are achieved effectively. Along with this, controlling helps the manager in analyzing
the performance of its employees whether they are performing their task properly or not (Costea,
Amiridis and Crump, 2012).

Operative Functions:
Employment: It is considered as one of the main function of operative function as it
provides employment to right kind of person that are required by the company for achieving their
objectives.
Development: To new and existing employees HRM department provides with training
so as to develop their skills and knowledge. They give technical as well as personality
development knowledge so that company can train them for higher jobs.
Compensation: This is concern with determination of employees for their contribution in
achieving organizational goals. Workers are provided with both monetary and non-monetary
rewards for their excellence in job (Ehrnrooth and Björkman, 2012).
P2 Strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to recruitment and selections
Internal recruitment: This is a kind of recruitment which is done within the organisation
and it is effective as employees know the nature and working of a company.
Strengths of internal recruitment
 This is relatively low at cost and consumes less time (Gheiratmand and et. al., 2015).
 Workers who are working in that organization are familiar with business and know how
to operate that in an effective manner. Give chance to employees regarding their promotion within the company.
Weakness of internal recruitment:
 Organization already knows limitations and potentiality of the candidates.
 Bind firm to hire more eligible individuals from outside an organization. Can build resentments between other workers who are not selected.
External Recruitment: In this, company tend to find out candidates outside the
organization therefore, firm gets a chance of working with employees new are new and fresh and
can contribute their skills and knowledge for providing effective benefits to an organisation.
Strength of external recruitment
 New candidates will bring fresh and innovative ideas with them. Company will have a wide range of options for selecting best participants for their
organization (Gomes and et. al., 2012).

Weakness of external recruitment:
 It is quite a longer process which can take a large amount of money due to advertisement,
interviews etc.
 Sometimes the process of selection may not be suitable for selecting best candidates.
Therefore, although there are some limitations while performing the entire process of
recruitment but it is required for making company more effective and reliable for others. In short,
this provides eligible workers to an organization who can give their best in order to take the firm
in superior positions (Heikkilä and Smale, 2011).
P3 Benefits of HRM practices for both the employer and employee
Human resource management plays an important role those who are working in a
company form long period of time. HRM practices provide a lot of benefits to both employees
and employers at their stages. In case of House of Frazer, it is helping them in determining the
relationship between workers and organization.
Employer's benefits
Focus on tasks: This helps them in dividing the task according to the capabilities of
candidates so that the work is done in a right manner. Thus, superiors try to find out the methods
by which task can be completed in specific time period (Kaufman and Miller, 2011).
Using work time: For getting effective results it is important that company utilizes skills and
knowledge of a worker in order to get their set targets. In context with House of Frazer, it is
helping them in attaining their desired goals and for this, they have incorporated latest tools
technologies and as a result it is giving them better outcomes.
Proper involvement: In order to go hand-in-hand with current market scenario it is important
for the company to implement such activities through which they can pull attention of maximum
number of candidates. This will assist employees to learn new things which they can use for
future proceedings.
Improves working environment: HRM practices improves working environment of
organisation as employees are satisfied with organisation. This results in positive behavior of
employees with the colleagues and management staff which directly minimizes the conflict. As a
result, productivity of company directly enhances.

Benefits for employees
Experiences in new areas: HRM practice is determine as one of the beneficial activity for
candidates who are new or working in a company. This helps the candidate in exploring things
that have not been experienced yet. Along with this, it assists them in enhancing their knowledge
as per the current market situation (Keegan, Huemann and Turner, 2012).
Opportunities of training and development: HRM practice helps new employees by giving
them appropriate training regarding work so that they can perform their task effectively. In case
of House of Frazer, it has improved their sales and productivity.
Source of Information: In order to gain maximum benefits it is important for an organization
to make certain kind of changes so that all the desired goals and objectives can be fulfilled. By
conducting seminars, workshops etc., they try to improve the skills and knowledge which worker
is possessing and for this company utilizes effective communication tools.
Health and safety: HRM practices are beneficial for employees as it includes health and
safety related benefits to the working staff of organisation. In this, HR manager focuses on
providing safety to employees at work place which helps them in working effectively without
any fear of life harm.
P4 Evaluation of effectiveness of HRM practices for organizational profitability and
productivity
Human resource practices are helpful in increasing profitability and productivity of the
company in order to achieve targeted goal and objectives. There are various HRM practices
which are beneficial for organisation as well as employees as it helps in improving overall
performance of the company. There are various ways through which HR manager of House of
Frazer can make full use of HRM practices at work place and can also generate profit for
company. These are described as below with their effectiveness in the company's growth.
Provide proper guidance to workers: A proper guidance is required for new employees so
that they can improve their skills and knowledge. Thus, here role of manager and leaders are
important because they show the right direction to employees through whom workers can
achieve company’s goals. In terms of House of Frazer, they are setting short terms objectives by
attaining this it can motivate its employees to work more in a better way. Therefore, through this

an increase in sales can be seen in business of the entitled company. Along with this, HR
manager of this company also focuses on guiding workers at the time of working only. This
helps in correcting and improving employee's on the spot. It also saves time of manager in
training sessions.
Staffing talented people: HRM practice helps the organization in choosing appropriate
candidates for their company. Fresh employees will assist them with innovative ideas which firm
can implement for getting better returns. Henceforth, leaders and managers along with their
eligible employees make proper strategies through which they can complete the task in an
effective manner. It is also required by HR manager to choose right candidate at right place on
the basis of their skills and specialty. This influences the interest of employees in the work and
increases their work productivity. (Kultalahti and Viitala, 2015).
Build effective communication: For delivering any process so as to accomplish the work it is
essential that company incorporates effective tools of communication. This will assist them in
creating a transparency between employees and superiors as a result it will enable workers to
express their views regarding any kind of work. Therefore, in case of House of Frazer, they are
using this for interacting with their workers and explaining them about the roles and
responsibilities they are to perform. Along with this, effective communication is also beneficial
in maintaining positive relationship with employee which helps in convincing them to perform
work effectively.
Determining workers skills : By analyzing the workplace and task performed by employees,
HRM department can evaluate what kind of training and development programs are required to
introduce in order to increase the efficiency of its workers. Henceforth, through this, House of
Frazer is focusing on enhancing the knowledge of employees who are working in their
organization. As a result it is enabling them with competitive advancement.
TASK 3
P5 Importance of employee relations that influence HRM decision-making
For having a smooth conduct in their business operations it is important to maintain a
healthy environment at workplace. Mutual understanding between employees is very essential as
it will help workers in working together for a common goal. With the change in course of time

there are organizations who give better opportunities for attracting eligible candidates towards
them. In case of House of Frazer, for retaining their old and skilled candidates they are providing
them with various kinds of benefits like bonuses, compensation, health facilities etc., as a result
it is encouraging employees to give their best in order to take company in forward direction
(Lamba and Choudhary, 2013).
Sharing work for attaining common goal: Sharing always make the task easier for a
group along with this it reduces the time taken for accomplishing the work. Thus, team leaders
should create an environment where employees can easily share their views and thoughts. This
will help them in developing mutual understanding amongst employees and subordinates as well.
Furthermore, the work will be completed right on time as a result company will be able to deliver
the product to its end customers before time.
Resolve conflicts: Conflicts are normal in big organization like House of Frazer, as
different mind sets and views for a task can create problem. Thus, meetings must be conducted
on a regular basis so that issues can be clarified by superiors. Along with this, it is necessary that
a better communication is established between employees and subordinates as this will enable
workers for sharing their issues with managers or group leaders (Renz and Herman, 2016).
Maintain Equality amongst employees: There are certain factors that must be looked by
firms if they want that their company should grow in forward direction. It includes certain rules
and regulation that are regulated by the regulatory bodies. For example: No discrimination
between employees on the basis of caste, colour, gender, sex etc. For maintaining a healthy
environment managers must keep an eye on the performance of employees so that they can know
about the nature or behavior of worker towards others.
P6 Key elements of employment legislation and its impacts upon HRM decision-making
There are different kinds of laws that generated by Government of United Kingdom so
that a peace can be maintained in the environment (Shen and Benson, 2016). Companies are
bound to follow these and if they don’t do so than they may face some harsh actions against
them. In case of House of Frazer, they are following all the rules and regulations while operating
their business in an effective manner. Although they face some of the complexities because of

rigid organizational structure but it is helping them in maintain a better workplace for its
employees.
Analyze position: Giving advertisement for a vacant post is not enough as it is essential that
to know the right space for correct job. This stage helps a company in doing so by providing
relevant information for the same. In order to attract more and more candidates towards them
they are making proper use of tools of promotion and it is giving them appropriate results as
well. Along with this, they are giving information regarding salary that will be given for desired
post, working hours and many more (Tung, 2016).
Equal wage act, 1970: Equality is very important for having a healthy environment at
workplace. Whether worker is a male or a female and if they are working on same post than they
must be given equal wages. Therefore, this act protects employees from being discriminated with
regards to salary (Equal wage act, 1970). This can have an impact on performance of an
employee as they can feel discriminated and further can leave the job.
Minimum payment act: Government of United Kingdom has implemented this act in order
to give an insight about minimum wages that are to be paid by companies to workers. This is not
only confined with private sector but other sectors as well. A certain amount of money is fixed so
that employees can live their life easily. If company steer clear of from this than, they can
register a complaint against the company and a strict action will be taken against guilty
(Minimum payment act, 2018).
Employee's rights act, 1996: While working in companies there are many rights through
which employees can ask for protection from company. Person can avail any time if they are
facing any kind of difficulties regarding work or organization. Mainly, it is concern with health
and safety discrimination, compensation and many more (Employee's rights act., 1996).
TASK 4
P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices in the organization with examples
As it has been understood that there are different kinds of work which is performed by the
department of HRM but their main role is to recruit new candidates, providing them with proper
training etc., Some of the HRM practices has been identified through which the process can be
evaluated in an appropriate manner:

As House of Frazer, is one of the famous supermarket organizations in United Kingdom
and provides variety of stuffs to its customers (Albrecht and et. al., 2015). Thus, they provide
best quality products as a result company is amongst the top firms in UK. Application of HRM
practice is given below:
Job Specification
Job Details
Post: Assistance Manager
Department: Human Resource Management
Job Purpose
 Provides with all details asked by its superiors so as to evaluate the effective
outcomes.
 Should be capable of giving innovative and new ideas.
 Must have proper knowledge about effective training programmes that can be given to
employees for enhancing their skills.
Roles & Responsibilities
 Assist manager in his/her work.
 Giving proper information about growth in different departments.
 Must be able to identify both short and long term goals according to the situation.
 Should be able to anticipate the outcomes so that effective strategies can be made.
CV:
Curriculum Vitae
Name: John Edward
Address: 34th Elizabeth Street, 17th Avenue, London
e-mail id: [e-mail]
Contact No.: 6734349345
Objectives:
The main objective is to work for a leading company, so as to improve skills and knowledge as

it will enable employee to give effective outcomes to the company.
Qualification:
 Graduation of Business Administration Master in Marketing and Finance
Experience:
Experience of at least 5 years or more.
Skills:
 Good communication skills.
 Impressive personality
 Capable of influencing others.
 Can work under pressure.
 Capable of communicating my thoughts and views effectively.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that HRM department is very necessary for
a company if they want to run their business in an effective manner. Thus, it can be said that it is
like a backbone for an organization. Main role and responsibility performed by them is to recruit
eligible candidates who can help firm in operating their firm in an effective manner. Other than
this, they give proper training to employees so that they can enhance skills for their future job.
Therefore, it is important that every enterprise have HRM department in order to have a better
growth.

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