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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3P1 Purpose and functions of Human Resource Management.....................................................3P2 Pros and cons of various approaches to recruitment and selection........................................5TASK2.............................................................................................................................................6P3 Benefits of HRM practices to employer and employee.........................................................6P4 Effectiveness of different HRM practices in raising organisational profits..........................7TASK3.............................................................................................................................................9P5 Importance of employee relations in HRM decision-making................................................9P6 Elements of employee's legislation and its impact..............................................................10TASK4...........................................................................................................................................11P7 Application of HRM practices in work related context.......................................................11CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTIONWork related to planning, developing and implementing all the policies of theorganization into a systematic manner is included in Human Resource management. It is animportant branch of management which deals with people in organizations and their relationshipwith other members of company. Human resource management process is concerned withrecruiting and developing workers of a firm in such a way so that they become an asset for theorganisation. In this report reference to Aldi will be taken, which is one of the world's leadinggrocery retailer, it was established in 1913 where it was the first retailer who offered self-service.In addition to this, in this report, Functions, purpose and benefits of indulging in various humanresource practices will also be discussed (Becker and Huselid, 1999). A reference regardinginfluence of human resource management on employee relations and decision making isconsidered.TASK 1P1 Purpose and functions of Human Resource Management.Human resource is a department which helps an organization to reach its bottom lineresults. Work force management in Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Companies, oHG, is the division ofmanagement which majorly focuses on all activities which relates to its employees. Presentstructure and composition of company is so vast that human resource plays a crucial role ingrowth and evolution of manpower (Doz and Prahalad, 1986.). Moreover, major responsibilitiesof human resource can be categorized under two ways:1.Hard: It emphasizes on quantitative aspects and enrols in grandness of business needs.2.Soft: Importance of behavioural aspects of workforce is looked after and aslo developedand nurtured in order to gain a competitive edge.This department judges the capabilities of employees and places the right person at rightjob. Moreover, there are various functions of this department which includes:Planning: One of the functions of Human Resource manager is to plan adequate manpower requirements in their organization. Under this head, an estimate of manpowerrequirement is done by department of human resource. The types and number ofemployees which are required for full-filing organisational object are ascertained (Guest,

1997). Basic planning strategy for staffing and improvement is taken in cerebrationunder this head.Staffing: Key areas served in this function is in respect to recruitment and selection ofmanpower of company. It's a personnel function which attracts qualified people for fillingjob vacancies, whereas selection function deals with the placing appropriate person at therequired job position.Employee development: it is concerned with providing knowledge and skills to newlyappointed personnel in organisation. A required mechanism is provided by trainer inorder to enhance the degree of performance of appointed person. Aldi provides extensiveorientation practices so that employee indulges smoothly into the working culture ofcompany.Labour relations: Human resource discipline attempts to strengthen and nurture positiverelation between employee and employer, while measuring the degree of employeeengagement and balance it with job satisfaction level.Compensation and benefits of the employees: All concerns regarding remuneration andwages of staff of organizations are handled by HR. Furthermore, setting up ofcompensation structures and pay practices are all done by this department.Safety and security: Under OSHA board (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970),safety at workplace has been considered to be an important aspect. And provision ofsame shall be the responsibility of employer.The personnel management department of Aldi ensure that performance of staff ismeasured and evaluated from time to time in order to ensure all members perform their work in amanner which ultimately promotes the objectives of firm (Harel and Tzafrir, 1999). Likewise, awell-managed human resource department provides the company with its best valuable resourceI.e its manpower. It is essential for a business enterprise is to maintain its performance in the longer run. ALDI isone of the leading firm in retail must be required a highly and talented staff in order to providecompetitive advantage in the market. There are following function of ALDI which is mentionedbelow:Workforce planning: Today, HR is one of the key function for top management because itsdirectly linked with the success of the company in the longer run. ALDI is planning to expand

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