Human Resource Management at Marks and Spencer : Assignment
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Human Resource Management at Marks and Spencer : Assignment
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1P1 Purpose and function of HRM ..............................................................................................1P2 Strength and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection....................3TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5P3 Benefit of HRM practices to both employers and employees...............................................5P4 Effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising the profit and productivity....6TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7P5 Importance of employees relation in respect of influencing the HRM decision making .....7P6 Elements of employment legislation and the impact on HRM decision making...................8TASK 4 ...........................................................................................................................................8P7 Application of HRM practices in work related context ........................................................8CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................12
INTRODUCTIONHuman resource management refers to the process of hiring, selecting and managing theemployees of an organisation. It plays a important role in any organisation as it involves teamspirit. HRM is also referred as HR which helps in achieving the objectives of individual as wellas organisation. To study this report, chosen concern is Marks and Spencer. It is a multinationalretailer having its headquarter in London. It was founded by Michael Marks and ThomasSpencer in 1884. The company is differentiated in clothing, home ware and luxury food products(Noe and et. al., 2017). This report will cover the purpose and scope of HRM along withstrength and weakness of selection and recruitment process. Apart from this it also explains thebenefit of HRM practices to employer and employees and the effectiveness of different HRMpractices. At last it describes the importance of employee relations and legislations over thedecision making of HR. TASK 1P1 Purpose and function of HRM HRM refers to the process of hiring and developing of the employees in such a way thatthey provide some value to the organisation. The main focus of HRM is on the smooth functionof people at the organisation by taking the best use of practice at the workplace. HRM includesplanning,recruiting of right people for the job, providing benefit and incentives, resolving ofconflicts and also communicating with the employees at every level. It is the main role of HRdepartment of M&S to manage the resource efficiently so that goals and objective become veryeasy to achieve. In M&S, HR department plays a great role as they provide service world wideand with the help of this department it become very easy to reach large number of customers.The main function of HRM in context of M&S are mentioned below:Recruitment & Selection: It is considered as one of the main function of HR manager .As recruitment is a process of selecting the most qualified person for a particular jobwhich can help the company for achieving of the objective of an organisation.The HRmanager of M&S must look after the recruitment process and must make a plan to recruitthe number of candidates. Mainlining of a good working condition: It is the foremost responsibility of HRdepartment to maintain good working condition at the workplace. It is the duty of HR1
manager of M&S motivate the employees by engaging them in decision making processand other activities so that a good relationship can be build among employers andemployees. Orientation: Many organisation provides orientation which help them employees toadjust himself at the workplace so that they can comfortably work without any issue. TheHR manager of M&S through orientation programme help the employees to know aboutgoals and objective of an organisation. Moreover through this programme duties andresponsibilities become very easy for the employees to understand.Purpose of Human resource managementThe main purpose of human resource department is to properly coordinate with thepeople of an organisation so that goals and objectives can be easily achieved in an organisation.Some of the purpose of HRM in context of M&S are mentioned below:Performance Appraisal: The human resources department work in coincidence withevery individual department of an organisation so as to evaluate the performance of theemployees. Performance appraisal is done annually in every organisation and HRmanager by looking after the performance of individual able to know about thecapabilities of an individual(Cascio, 2015).It is the foremost responsibility of HRmanager of M&S to evaluate the performance on the regular basis an give performanceappraisal as the basis for promotion, termination, retention etc. HR manager though theperformance appraisal able to motivate the employees of the company to increase theperformance and also help in retaining the employees for a long time. Law Compliance: The main purpose of HR manager is to check that the activitiesperformed are according to set legal standards. The HR manager of M&S must be awareof all rules and regulation as failure of understanding these laws can result in lawsuitwhich affect the profit of the company. Workforce Planning: It is the process that involves identification of both current as wellas future needs of employees and exploring some of the ways to recruit and retain the individualfor a long time. Purpose of proper workforce planningThe major purpose of workforce planning lies in getting the most suitable employee withthe right skills and experience who suits best for the job. It plays a important role in M&S too as2
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