Functions and Purpose of HRM in Workforce Resourcing and Planning

HUMAN
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Functions and purpose of HRM applicable to workforce resourcing and planning..........1
P2 advantages and disadvantages of various approaches of recruitment and selection.........3
P3 Advantages of practices of HRM for employees and employers......................................5
P4 Effectiveness of practices of HRM in term of increasing profits and productivity..........6
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................6
P5 Importance of employee relation in HRM........................................................................6
P6 Employment legislation and its impact upon HRM..........................................................7
P7 HRM practices in work place and its application.............................................................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Human Resource Management consist of activities such as hiring, recruiting, selecting,
planning and so on. These practices are serially organised and practised in formal manner so that
employees can perform their tasks successfully (Bulgurcu, Cavusoglu and Benbasat, 2010).
Every company have their HR team that assess them in managing their employees for common
purpose. Employees are valuable asset to any company. Therefore, it is essential to motivate
them in effective manner. Zara, an international brand for clothing, have its store in more than 88
countries. Company is highly diversified and aims at delivering same shopping experience to its
customers, irrespective of any location. In this report, functions and purpose of HRM will be
discussed. Detail study of HRM practices along with their strengths and weaknesses that
influence organisation in one way or the other. Further, importance of employee relation and
employment legislation will be analysed. Lastly, application of HRM practices in work area will
be discussed. This whole study will successfully conclude HRM benefits and purpose.
TASK 1
P1 Functions and purpose of HRM applicable to workforce resourcing and planning
Generally human resource management is a process of providing training, rewarding and
employing persons, improvements in policies which are related with them and growth of
different strategies or plans to retain their employees. Zara is a Spain organisation which owned
162,450 in 2016 and many more employees within their organisation. Hence, process of
management is very hectic and complex within the firm which needs proper performance of
activities in company. Main aim of HRM of Zara is to give personnel satisfaction by supporting
them in providing best services. Managers of human resource conduct different techniques and
approaches which help in giving best services as well as higher productivity. Its main purpose for
managing HR department is to recruit a best applicants in companies for executing of some
targets for achieving desirable results in a proper way (Decker, Riley and Siemer eds., 2012).
Hence, effective managing of t support subordinates and workers of organisation for meeting set
targets and goals (Functions of HRM, 2017).
Some of main human resource management functions which are adopted by Zara HR
managers are discussed below: Compensating and Rewarding: Zara concentrate on better HR and employees within a
firm for a long time. For this, they make many terms and policies linked to workers
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wages and plans. It is a main functions of HRM which help in workers stimulation and
their satisfaction. Training and Development: Managers of HR operates functions for developing
personnel and employees motivation within a time period in Zara organisation. Selecting, Planning and Recruitment: Identifying of manpower is a human resource
management responsibility for conducting effective recruitment, selection, staffing
functions in Zara (Hobfoll, 2011). For proper use of resources of company contains
human and finance, they use a best method of recruiting for better working environment
in respect of delivering effective results.
 Health and Safety: Organisation should follow some policies of health and safety within
their company for employees protection. Managers of HR are liable to perform programs
in Zara as organisation requirements to comply through different laws and legislation of
health and proper & hygienic workplace enacted by government.
Best Fit and Best practice Approach
Best practice Best fit
This approach organise a program of
rewarding their employees within a company
by HRM.
This approach are having importance in their
working environment techniques on allocation
of models.
By the help of commitments of workers,
Managers help them in motivating (les, Chuai
and Preece, 2010).
As outcomes, competitors borders can be
reached by organization.
Soft and Hard HRM framework
Hard HRM: In this, it optimize personnel as a enterprise HR practices in establishing a
strong link in a process of planning enterprise which should be managed. Main aim of HRM are
always same: workforce and best process of hiring.
Soft HRM: In this, employees are taken as a main body of an company which help in
supporting competitive benefits. Zara use this technique for retaining, satisfying and reach basic
needs of their workers team. It help in coordinating different functions like as rewarding
employees etc.
Workforce Planning
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