Importance of Employee Relations in HRM Decision Making

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning ................................3
P2 Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection.
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TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P3 Explain the benefits of different HRM practices within an organisation for both the
employer and employee..............................................................................................................7
P4 Different HRM practices in terms of raising organisational profit and productivity...........8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
P5 Analyse the importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision
making. .......................................................................................................................................8
P6 Identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM
decision making........................................................................................................................10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices in a work-related context, using specific
examples....................................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Human resource is necessary for every company and the importance of human resource is
increasing day by day. In this time every company is paying more attention on human resource
department because this department is responsible for all activities which is related with the
employees. To manage human resource its important to focus on Human resource management.
HRM is like a strategic method which helps in management of employees and also give
competitive advantage. HRM helps to manage all the activities of human resources with the help
HRM functions. The main purpose of HRM id to maintain each and every work, duties and task
of the employees. For this project, Marks and Spencer company is chosen. Marks and Spencer is
a big and multinational company and its headquarter in London. This company is dealing with
household goods, food items, clothes. The repost identify the purpose and the functions of the
HRM and also exp[lain about the strength and weakness of various elements of recruitment and
selection and also determine the benefits of numerous HRM practices for both employees and
employer. This report also analyse the significance of employee relation for the company.
TASK 1
P1 Purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning
HRM is a process which contain recruitment , selection, orientation, training and
development of employees with in an organization and also responsible for other activities like
appraisal, compensation, motivation, appreciation of employees of the company. Marks and
Spencer company mainly focus on their HRM department and company also paying more
attention in HRM function so that all the activities performed well.
Workforce Planning is a systematic process which help to analyse and forecast in the planning of
the workforce in relation with supply and demand and targets and also help in identifying the
future requirement of the workforce. Workforce planning determining the gap between current
and future condition and also help in find out solution.
Functions of HRM
There are various function of HRM which importance is necessary for the company. The
main purpose of these functions help in workforce planning and all organizational activities.
Design and analysis of Job – This is the most essential function of the HPM. The main duty of
HRM is to design the job and after that need to analyse it as per the requirement of the company.

Marks and Spencer, company mainly concentrate on this HMP function which is applicable for
the workforce planning.
 Purpose – The main purpose of this function is to create and design a job according to
the Marks and Spencer need and requirement and analysed it so that all the employees
perform their job role in a better manner (Brewster, 2017).
Recruit and select employees – The main function of human resource is to recruitment those
individuals who are really deserving and select them according to the job role. Marks and
Spencer HRM department is really active in this activity.
 Purpose- Recruit and select best and potential individuals so that Marks and Spencer
can accomplish their all day to day targets in effective manner. With the help of this
function, Marks and Spencer recruit most talented and productive employees because
efficient and productive employees is the key of organizational success.
Conduct training and development session- This function is very necessary for Marks and
Spencer because proper training sessions give specific information and knowledge to employees
so that they can learn new skills as per their job role and also help in their development.
 Purpose- Arrange time to time some training session for employees so that they can
easily update themselves with the latest trends and scenario of the market and develop
new skills ( Chams and García-Blandón, 2019).
Compensations for employees
This function help to motivate employees and give satisfaction to them. Marks and Spencer need
to give compensation and some other benefits to employees and do proper workforce planning so
that all the employees get goad compensation.
 Purpose – The prime purpose of this function is to increase the employees morale and
boost their confidence so that Marks and Spencer can easily obtain their goal.
All these functions of HRM is mandatory and playing a significant part in workforce
planning and other company activities. With the help of these functions Marks and Spencer
easily manage all the employs related activities ( Cook, MacKenzie and Forde, 2016).