Human Resource Management - IKEA

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM applicable to workforce planning........................................1
M1....................................................................................................................................................2
D1.....................................................................................................................................................2
P2 Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches of recruitment and selection..................2
M2....................................................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P3 Benefits of different HRM practices for both the employer and employee...........................4
M3....................................................................................................................................................5
D2.....................................................................................................................................................6
P4 Effectiveness of HRM practices............................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P5 Importance of employee relations..........................................................................................7
M4....................................................................................................................................................8
P6 Key elements of employee legislation and its impact on HRM decision making.................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
P7 HRM practices in an enterprise and its application...............................................................8
M5..................................................................................................................................................10
D3 ..................................................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Human Resource Management is a practice which is mainly concerned with recruiting,
hiring, managing employees of organisation, training and development, transfer, rewards and
compensation, promotion, etc. This department is considered as backbone of any company as it
regulates all key activities of an organisation. By managing resources and employees, company
can achieve its goals and objectives. IKEA is a multinational company which deals in
manufacturing of furnitures, kitchen appliances, home accessories, lightings, etc. It was founded
in Sweden in 1943 and headquarters are situated in Netherlands. This company has been
operating in more than 48 countries with large number of stores (Werner and Simone, 2011).
This assignment will focus on purposes and scope of human resource management which should
be applied in planning its workforce. Strengths and weakness of different approaches with
effectiveness of HRM practices are mentioned in this assignment. Some of the application of
HRM practices has also been described.
TASK 1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM applicable to workforce planning.
IKEA is a leading brand with strong hold in market. It has been possible due to efficient
managing of resources and proper utilization of work force (Daley, 2012). With efficient human
resource department, company has achieved its desired success and made lot of loyal customers.
As described above, HRM is a practices that HR managers applies to manage their work
and employees efficiently. They also perform some crucial function such as recruiting, selecting,
performance and change management, retirements, risk management etc. For proper functioning
of a company, IKEA needs to implement above mentioned functions carefully. These functions
are mentioned below in detail:
Recruitment and selection: This process involves recruiting of new and talented
candidates for a particular job in company. IKEA should identify the requirements of candidates
for a job and then perform recruitment and selection procedures to hire best individual suitable
for company. Managers should hire on the basis of skills, knowledge, talents, abilities, attitude,
etc, which should be present in that particular candidate and help company to achieve its main
aim.
Orientation: This type of program should be organised by IKEA to brief new employees
about their work environment, culture, rules and regulations, standards, duties of employees, etc.
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Orientation program make new joiners comfortable and they receive relevant information about
their job. These program initiates better communication between other employees and superiors
of organisation. New joiners can also clarify their doubts related to their roles and duties.
Managing employee relations: Employees are considered as essential pillars of an
organisation. HR managers should be proficient enough to manage all the employees operating
under them. IKEA manager should organise different activities to communicate with its
employees and get knowledge about behaviour of different employees. These type of activities
ensure good and healthy environment among organisation and employees feel free to
communicate with their superiors. They feel satisfied and convinced.
Training and development: This activity is crucial for an organisation to be carried out
when they feel that some employees are encountering some problems in performing their job.
Training is given to those employees who are unable to function well in their job and need
improvements. Managers can provide them with necessary training activities to enhance their
appropriate skills and knowledge. They can provide training to existing employees also who are
facing problems to adapt new changes in procedures and job. Proper training increases
confidence in employees and they tend to work with more efficiency.
M1
HRM functions are critical for an organisation to enhance their profits and revenues.
Proper implementation of functions ensure availability of talented and skilled employees to the
organisation. With those skills, employees will perform their work in best way and thus company
will achieve their goals and objectives in efficient manner.
D1
According to (Hendry, 2012), when managers need to hire suitable candidates they can
opt two sources i,e., internal and external sources. But sometime, they are unable to find desired
employees for a particular position but through external recruitment, they can hire best suitable
candidates for a job position.
P2 Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches of recruitment and selection.
Recruitment and selection are important process of an organisation because from these
process managers hire the best talent suitable for a job post available in organisation. Prior
recruitment and selection, managers need to devise a plan including suitable requirements which
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