Understanding Human Resource Management: Functions, Approaches, and Practices at Burger King

UNDERSTANDING HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Table of Contents.
PROJECT-1.....................................................................................................................................3
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
P1: Purpose and functions of HRM.............................................................................................3
P2: Approaches to recruitment and selection: strengths and weaknesses....................................3
P3: Benefits of HRM practices....................................................................................................3
P4: Effectiveness of HRM practices............................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
PROJECT-2.....................................................................................................................................4
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................4
P5:Importance of employee relation in HRM decision-making..................................................4
P6: Key elements of employment legislation and its impact on HRM decision-making............4
P7: Application of HRM in work related context........................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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PROJECT-1
Introduction
Human resource management refers to employee management which concentrates on
human resources as assets of the business (Aust, Matthews and Muller-Camen, 2020). Burger
king is a multinational chain of fast food restaurants serving food and drink beverages in all
around the world. This project will discuss definition of HRM and workforce planning, its
functions, approaches and effectiveness of those approaches.
P1: Purpose and functions of HRM
Human Resource Management(HRM):
HRM is a collective approach to managing employees and cultures of an organization. It
focus on recruitment, direction and management of people working in a company.
Definition:
As per the words of Ahammad (2017), HRM can be defined as the practice of
recruitment, staffing and managing the human resources of an organization.
Workforce planning:
It is a method to analyze workforce and determining the steps which organization can
take for fulfilling its future staff requirements.
Definition:
According to Singh and Kamal, (2019), Workforce planning refers to the procedure of
analysis, forecasting and planning of workforce requirements, supply and demand to ensure right
people at right job.
Purpose of HRM:
The purpose of HRM in Burger king is as follows: Forecasting trends: HRM of Burger King try to forecast future trends in HR demand
depending upon the current situations and differences. It helps the company in balancing
the supply and demand of Human Resources (Burger King Corporation, 2021). Employee potential assessment: Burger king's Human resource management evaluates
the potential of employees regularly though discussions, training and reviews.
 Initiating Career development initiatives: In the chosen company, career development
plans are established frequently after yearly evaluation of performances and potential of
employees. On the contrary, some plans are developed only when the need arises.
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Functions of HRM applicable to workforce planning and resourcing:
Functions of HRM at Burger King which contribute to the development of talent and
skills of the employees are as follows: Attracting top talent: A tactical human resource management can provide the company a
chance to appeal the most talented and skilled workers available (Richards, 2020). HRM
of Burger king generates the owner brand which fascinates the potential talents. This in
return, to contribute to the development of organizational performances and outputs. Development of future leaders: After the potential talents have been recognized, HRM
of burger king ponder various ways through which it can hold them for a longer period.
This process concentrates upon the training and monitoring do those talents for preparing
them into future leaders of the company. Performance management: Human resource management of Burger king uses various
employee engagement techniques to make work of employees more interesting and
challenging.
 Knowledge management: Increased global competitiveness requires an educated,
knowledge and skilled workforce. Human resource management of Burger king searches
and look after the personnel with more knowledge and skills.
P2: Approaches to recruitment and selection: strengths and weaknesses
Following approaches to recruitment and selection can be used by Burger king:
Recruiting
Recruiting is a process of activities involving identification, selection, screening and
interviewing eligible candidates(Klepić, 2019.). Two types are:
Internal recruitment
It means when company hires candidates from within the company that is internally
hiring candidates. It's primarily sources are:
 Transfers- It means transferring employee internally for the same job profile in a different
branch of the company. Promotions- It is a process of upgrading the status of employee by upgrading salaries,
responsibilities and perks.
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