Importance of Employee Relations in HRM Decision-Making

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
P1: Explain the purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and
resourcing an organisation..........................................................................................................3
P2: Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection.
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TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
P3: Explain the benefits of different HRM practices within an organisation for both the
employer and employee..............................................................................................................6
P4: Evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organisational
profit and productivity.................................................................................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
P5: Analyse the importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision-
making.........................................................................................................................................8
P6: Identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM
decision-making..........................................................................................................................8
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
P7: Illustrate the application of HRM practices in a work-related context, using specific
examples....................................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTION
In the present report HR manager of Marks and Spenser is considered to look into various
aspects of project. The report comprises of functions and purpose performed by HR manager in
an organisation. The strengths and weaknesses of various recruitment and selection approaches,
several benefits and effectiveness of HRM practices in terms of employer as well as employee is
being discussed. Further in the same report certain important points that influence decision
making, elements of employment legislation and application of HRM practices in context to
work is mentioned.
TASK
P1: Explain the purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and
resourcing an organisation.
The term Human Resource Management or commonly known as HRM is a core function
of each company that is responsible for recruiting, managing and retaining right candidate for
right job in an organisation. HRM guides proper direction to employees for their efficient and
effective working for the success of company (Baporikar, 2020). Human Resource Manager
supplies required technology, methods or tools that are necessary for achieving set targets along
with a proper training and knowledge to them. Human resource manager is required to assure
company's growth and success via dispersion of roles or responsibilities to each employee.
Human resource management is a approach of strategic management that maintains
effectiveness in organisation's employees who contributes their efforts for attaining competitive
advantage in industry. The main role of HR manager is to hire, place and retain competent
personal in their organisation.
Overview of Company:
Marks and Spenser is a multinational retail organisation that is founded in year 1884 by
Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in UK. Company has its operations in more than 1,463
locations having workforce larger than 78,000 in its business. Marks and Spenser offers its
products in line of home appliances, clothing or food offered across globe.
Functions of Human Resource Management
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Human Resource Management performs various functions in an organisation that helps
business firm to manage its work and achieve success in terms of growth (Boardman,
Ponomariov and Shen, 2020). The different functions of Marks and Spenser HR manager are
mentioned below:
 Selection and Recruitment: The core function of HR manager is to manage, select and
recruit different personal who are fir to fill vacant job position in company. This requires
following proper process of staffing which starts from screening of candidates and ends
at final recruitment in a form of company's employees (Collins and McNulty, 2020).
HRM functions assists HR manager of Marks and Spencer to experience an effective
working condition along with appropriate skills, experience that all are required to
perform task in very well manner. Hence, it is the priority of HR manager to conduct
hiring and selecting process so to have appropriate manpower in business.
 Training and Development : Providing adequate training and development sessions
that are structured by HR department of a company in order to enhance the employee's
productivity covering all aspects (Darwish and Fattaah, 2020). Furnishing adequate skills,
knowledge and expertise that are associated with each activity in Marks and Spenser, the
manager of HR department assists company's workforce to develop their task with
greater efficiency that enhances company's performance.
 Employees Relationship Management: Employees of company are treated as crucial
assets of each organisation (Dhiraj, Joshi and Kumar, 2020). By implementing a policy of
each employee is respected in organisation, the HR manager at Marks and Spenser is
very successful in maintaining positive and friendly relations among each personal which
brings efficiency, healthy working environment, peace, and feeling of belongingness for
the company.
Purpose of HRM at Marks and Spenser:
Each department in organisation is setup for some purpose and being a core functional
department HRM is also setup for fulfilling some purpose that is mentioned below:
 The core purpose of HRM is directing a company's workforce in a manner that becomes
efficient and supports businesses to have flawless function.
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