Report on Functions of Human Resource Management

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
P1 Purpose and function of HRM...............................................................................................1
P2 Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P3 Benefits of HRM practices.....................................................................................................4
P4 Effectiveness of different HRM practices..............................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P5 Importance of employee relation...........................................................................................7
P6 Elements of employment legislation and their impact on decision making..........................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P7 Application of HRM practices...............................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Management of human resource is necessary for organisation; thus, they can easily
organise and in addition control all exercises adequately. If manager wants to enhance work
ability of their employees, then they need to cater training to them. Therefore, they can achieve
objectives within provided period of time (Human resource management, 2017). ASDA is a
supermarket which is situated in UK and along with this they are doing their operations in more
than 16 countries. Main aim of this report is to determine purpose as well as function of human
resource management. Importance of practices of HRM is beneficial for employer and
employees of firm. Manager can appoint suitable candidate for association with help of many
methods, such as internal, external and third party approach (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). At
last, this assignment also going to describe an appropriate relationship of superior with their
subordinates and it can affect decision making process of ALDI either directly or indirectly.
P1 Purpose and function of HRM
It is fundamental for manager to manage their human assets; thus, they will complete
their entire work within provided time frame. ALDI is doing their business in various stated;
therefore, they need to organise their employees effectively. Purpose of HRM is stated as below:
Effective utilisation of resources: It is essential for employer to use resources in an
appropriate manner; so that, they can complete entire production efficiently. Along with this,
they will accomplish needs and wants of buyers as per their tastes and preferences.
Recruitment: Superior has to appoint person for their firm, so that they can attain
desired targets and objectives. To fill the vacant place at workplace, manager can use appropriate
tools and methods.
Workers relations: It is required for an employer to maintain friendly relationship with
their labours; it will work as motivation. As a result, problem will solve immediately and work
will complete timely (Nyberg and et. al., 2014).
Act as a advisor: Manager of company also provides advise to their subordinates which
will assist them to accomplish their targets related to personal as well as professional.
Apart from all of these, there are various functions related to human resource
management are mentioned as below:
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Recruitment and selection: It is necessary duty of superior to appoint best and suitable
candidate at premises; therefore, they will do their work effectively by using their skills and
capabilities.
Assigning job: It is must for an employer to give task to their labours as per their
knowledge; so that, they will do it adequately without any hesitation.
Orientation: Manger has to conduct introduction program for new workers; thus, they
will get familiar with every people who are working over there.
Training and development: Employer has to determine need of training at workplace.
They give some training sessions to their staff members; therefore, they can increase their work
execution and complete their work within time duration (Smith 2014).
Consequently, it has been comprehended that duties and obligations of human resource
management is must; thus, entire activities will manager in an adequate way.
P2 Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
Essential duty of department of HR is to recruit best candidate for organisation. For this,
an employer can use some approaches which are mentioned as beneath:
Internal approach: By using this attribute, an employer can fill empty place in an
organisation. Therefore, through promoting employees they can reduce their work loss and
complete entire work within appropriate time span.
Strengths Weaknesses
 Need of fund in much less.
 It is a narrow process; thus, time
requirement is less (Gallardo-Gallardo,
Dries and González-Cruz, 2013).
 Employees get promotion; therefore,
they are familiar with surrounding of
association. As a result, they will easily
communicate with their colleagues.
 It helps to decrease work loss.
 There is lack of creative ideas as well
as thoughts.
 People will move to the next place, thus
it will develop another vacant position
at workplace.
 It will affect surrounding of company.
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