Unit 3 - Human Resource Management

Unit 3 - Human Resource Man-
agement

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART 1............................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Meaning, purpose and function of HRM..........................................................................3
P2 Approaches of recruitment and selection..........................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P3 HRM practices...................................................................................................................7
P4 Effectiveness of different HRM practices to raise profitability and productivity.............7
PART 2............................................................................................................................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
P5 Employee relation with relation to influencing HRM decision making...........................8
P6 Main factors of employee legislation along with its impact on HRM..............................9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
P7 Application of HRM practices........................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is a part of management which deals with recruitments, selection,
development, performance appraisal of employee etc. This function play important role in
managing all activities of company (Stewart and Brown, 2019). Following report is based on
Sainsbury firm that was founded by John James Sainsbury in 1869. This company has second
largest chain of supermarket within UK. This assignment cover discussion about meaning,
purpose and function of HRM along with approaches of recruitment and selection. Further,
includes discussion about HRM practices and effectiveness of different HRM practices in order
to enhance the productivity and profitability of company. Also depicts significance of employee
and employer relation at workplace. Lastly there is explanation about application of HRM
practices within organisation.
PART 1
TASK 1
P1 Meaning, purpose and function of HRM
Overview of company: Sainsbury has the second largest chain of supermarket within UK
and founded by John James Sainsbury in 1869. They serve their services across the globe and
have 1500 shoes throughout the world. This organisation become the largest retailer firm of
grocery in 1922. They have good image in market because of their strategies related with
employees and quality of products.
Meaning of HRM: HRM holds Human which refers skilled workforce, resources tends to
limited availability and management means effective utilisation of limited available resources.
This is also a part of management which effectively manages all function and activities of
company for the accomplishment of organisational goal within small time frame. It has been
found that it is both arts and science in nature and a continuous process for forming effective
team within company (Soltis, Brass and Lepak, 2018).
Purpose of HRM for planning and resourcing of employee within company:
Main aim of HRM department of Sainsbury Company are as follow:
Recruitment and selection: Human resources management team plays vital role in order
to maintain the structure of company. Under this they effectively devise strategies related with
the recruitment and selection of highly skilled, experience and potential candidates. So that they

will able to accomplish their goal and touch the heights. HRM department of respective company
conduct number of innovative and advanced techniques to hire candidates in firm.
Function of HRM:
HRM department of respective firm perform both operative and managerial function that are
discussed below:
Managerial function are performed by senior executive of company for effectiveness and
efficient. Some function are as follow:
Planning: This is initial process in which objective and goal are set by manger and policies/
strategies are devised by management team so that they have proper path to accomplish the set
goal.
Organising: This tends to proper allocation of all limited resources that are available within
company. As well as management team assign roles, responsibility to all employee so that they
have clarity and engage towards task. Respective firm assigned role as per specification and
qualification of candidates.
Directing: To perform better, subordinates motivate and guide their employee for the
betterment of organisation (Flynn, Valentine and Meglich, 2021).
Controlling: This is the process which evaluate performance of employee and compare
with set gaol to assess the gap performed and actual norms.
Operative function are those function which are allocated to different departments within
company. Operative function in context of HRM department of Sainsbury as follow:
Procurement: HR manger selected those people who have ability and potential to perform
specific task. Significant company take pool of individual for selecting appropriate candidate for
right position.
Performance appraisal: Sainsbury’s manager encourage and motivate their staff for
reducing turnover ratio and improving retention of employee.
Employee relation: Positive and healthy working environment leads to maximization in
productivity and profitability. This is mange by HR manger and give fair & equal remuneration
to all people. It remove J factor in between employees.