Strengths and Weaknesses of Recruitment and Selection Approaches

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
P1: Explain the purpose and the functions of the human resource management...................3
P2: Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and the
selection..................................................................................................................................6
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................8
P3: Explain the benefits of different HRM practices within an organisation for both employer
and the employees..................................................................................................................8
P4: Evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organisational
profits and productivity. ......................................................................................................10
LO3................................................................................................................................................11
P5: Analyse the importance of employee relations in respect to influence HRM decision-
making..................................................................................................................................11
P6: Key elements of employment legislation and its impact on decision-making by human
resource management:..........................................................................................................12
Lo 4................................................................................................................................................14
P7: Illustrate the application of HRM practices in a work -related context.......................14
Conclusion: ...................................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

Introduction
Human resource management is a process which are used by the employer to recruit,
selecting, inducting the selected employees, Providing them orientation programs for the benefit
for the company. It is maintaining the relationship between the employers and the employees in
the organisation. To increase the effectiveness in the outcomes of the firms, HRM practices are
implemented by the employers in the management team.(Thornton, 2015). Every organisation
is made of its employees, where they can improve their skills and are motivated to perform
better in the team so that goals and objectives of the organisation can be achieved in the effective
ways. In the context of Tesco PLC company, it is a British multinational groceries store in the
UK market. It stores range are form small express sites to the large superstores. As an assistant
Human Resource Officer for Tesco, in this report, I will discuss the function and importance of
the Human resource management particles. Further the discussion will be on the process of
recruitment and selecting the most suitable candidates for the Tesco firm and evaluate their
performance in the given task and show which rewards are given for good outcomes. We will
also discuss about their business expansion of operations at the international market levels as
they have opened new stores in the US market as the diversify strategies(Bolman and Deal,
2017).
LO 1
P1: Explain the purpose and the functions of the human resource management.
Overview of the company:
Tesco is the biggest company in the UK market having more than 3,60,000 employees
worldwide. There are different types of store in the market such as express, metro, superstore,
extra stores providing the different product according to the customer benefits in the particular
areas. Tesco make sure that right number of employees are in the right kind of jobs in the right
time in the company(Bringezu and Bleischwitz, 2017)
Meaning of the human resources management:
HRM is a process of the selecting, developing and maintaining competent employees in
the organisation so that wants, and desire of the firm are achieved in the efficient manner. In the
other words, HRM is a part of managing the people at the workplace so that they helps in getting

goals of the organisation. With the references of Tesco, manager or the leader make all the
employees will work together for achieving the predetermine standards of the company.
Purpose&Objectives of HRM. The aim purpose of the HRM is to utilize the available
human resources to the fullest capacity of a person. This well further helps in attaining the goals
effectively and efficiently of the Tesco company. Other things is that, employers will make sure
that employees are satisfied with the work given to them so that employees can have self-
actualisation about their performance(Cascio and Boudreau, 2016).
Scope of the HRM: The scope of HRM is very vast in the nature as it include all
activities starting from recruiting the employees till, they leave the organisation. HRM involved
the acquisition, development, retaining and controlling the human resource in the organisation. It
also include different aspect such as the labour, welfare aspect and industrial relations.
Functions of HRM: The manger make sure that all employees work for the common
objectives of the company. There are two type of functions such as managerial and the operative
levels. Some of the functions are discussed as follows: (Wehrmeyer, 2017).

Functional of HRM:
procurement: under this function are HR manager has to follow the proper procedures
to complete the given task in the effective ways. The set of small steps are given by the manager
to its sub-ordinates to perform the given task in time .
Development: under this, the manager has to make various different development
program for its employees so that work can be done in the most suitable ways. The various
program are design to train the employees in the productive way so that goals can be achieved in
time.
Compensation: under this employees are given compensation about the for
completing the given task in the effective ways in the management. It look after completion of
the work in the team within the time-frame.
Integration : under this function, all activities are integrated so that important task can
be completed first and follow the proper rules to finish the task in the best possible ways.
Managerial functions:
Planning: It is a process of providing pre-determine course of action plan for
maintaining the human resource in the company. Manger of the Tesco company make sure that
they establish the goals and objectives which are to be achieved by employees within the time-
frame and in the effective ways. Here rules and the procedures are stated by the employers such
as different stores of the Tesco have different forms of activities which can be performed by
following the rules and procedures(Cascio, 2015).
Organising: This function is used to develop and design structure of the organisation
which are to be followed in the activities. Tesco company make its employees work into
different groups by allocating task which are to be performed by them in the given activities.
Manger delegate the authorities to its employees and to sub-ordinators in the tasks. This
function helps Tesco manger to hand the overall performance of the activities.
Directing: It is a process of making the group efforts to achieve the standard outcomes
by following the direction of the employers. The Tesco make a proper planning of the careers of
its employees and uses various motivation theories to keep them motivated in performing the

given task. Manger also make sure that there is friendly relations between the employers and the
employees.
Controlling: it is a process of forming standards for the performance of the activities
given to the employees and check the actual performance with the standards results and make an
appropriate correction in the action plan of the employees. Tesco company make sure all the
activities are carried out as per the plan and modified action if needed in the organisation.
Workforce planing:
The workforce planing refers to managing the human resource at the organisation so that right
number of employees are present in the workplace. The HR manager make sure that candidates
are employed on vacant positions and are given training to understand the work of the
organisation.
Importance of workplace planing: It is very important for HR manger to hire right
candidates at the right place so that all the tasks are performed according to goals and objectives
of the organisation. This will help company so have effective team in the organisation so that
everyone will on common goals.
Summary: The HRM provide a way for the Tesco company to recruit and selected the
most suitable candidates for the various activities. And to manage the workforce at the
organisation and make best use of qualified candidates. The strategic workforce planning include
that an organisation has the right people at the right place with the right skills and knowledge for
the given task and the activities. This model helps in covering the gap in the present
workforce(Cleaver, 2017).
P2: Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and the
selection.
Workforce planning : Under this, the HR manager make sure that there is proper
number of employees present in the organisation so that productivity can not affected in the
organisation. As Tesco operates at international levels so HR manager have to make sure that
there is decent employees in each and every stores.