Human Resource Management - Tesco and Woodhill
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Leadership ManagementProfessional DevelopmentHigher Education
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HUMANRESOURCEMANAGEMENT
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1a) Purpose of workforce planning and role of the HR manager.................................................1b) Strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to recruitment and selection.....................2TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4a) Job advertisement....................................................................................................................4b) Platforms to place advertisement............................................................................................5c) Job description and person specification................................................................................5TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7a) Difference among training and development..........................................................................7b) Methods of training used by Tesco.........................................................................................8c) Advantages for Tesco and employees in having a systematic approach...............................9d) Effectiveness of Tesco’s training and development practice................................................10TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11a) Importance for ITV to maintain good employee relations....................................................11b) Key elements of employment legislation and influences ITV’s HR decision making.........12CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
INTRODUCTIONHuman resource management is an organisational function which focuses on themanagement, hiring and also providing proper direction to staff members which are working inan organisation. Human resource department is designed to increase the performance level ofemployees in service of strategic objectives of manager. Manager of human resource organisesdifferent activities as well as functions which are concerned with the employees like for aninstance orientation, compensation, training and development, selection and many others (Baconand Voss, 2012). HR manager enhances the motivational level of employees so that they willsustain for a long time period in an organisation. This present assignment is based on Tesco andWoodhill College. Tesco is a retail company and it is a multinational grocery organisation. Onthe other hand, Woodhill is an educational institution which provides various kinds of courses tostudents. The present report mentions about different functions and purposes of Human ResourceManagement and it is applicable to resourcing and workforce planning. An effectiveness ofvarious HRM practices in context of increasing organisational productivity and profit will bediscussed in the given report as well. Significance of employee relation which affect decisionmaking of HRM will also be discussed in this report. TASK 1a) Purpose of workforce planning and role of the HR managerWorkforce planning is a process of managing, acquiring and sustaining skilled staffmembers which give their contribution in achieving the aim and goals of firm within specifictime period (Alfes and et. al, 2013). This is a continuous procedure which is used to alignpriorities and needs of firm with workforce to assure that it can meet its regulatory andproduction needs as well as the objectives of firm. In addition to Woodhill College that HumanResource Management explains an adequate plans as well as policies which will helps inmaintaining communication between all functions which can enhance efficiency andeffectiveness of an organisation. Workforce planning is the main function of HRM and it isconcerned with systematic identification and measure that what a firm is going to require in theform of experience, skills, size, types and knowledge of its workforce in order to accomplishingits main objectives. It is helpful in determining the present and future needs of staff members andalso exploring cost – effective as well as appropriate methods to retain those employees.
The main purpose of workforce planning is to ensure that business firm has adequatesupply of staff members with knowledge, skills and also experience needed to accomplish setobjectives in a systematic and proper manner (Brewster and Hegewisch, 2017). In anorganisation, human resource manager works on maximising the productivity of business firm byincreasing skills of staff members. There are some roles of HR manager with regard toresourcing and workforce planning which are given as below:Figurehead role of manager- Figurehead is an important role of employers which inspirethe staff members in a business firm so that they can focus on organisational objectives in aproper manner. Manager is that person who performs many duties and responsibilities like for aninstance welcome the official visitors, sign legal documents and also many others. In thiscontext, it is the main role of manager to communicate policies of company to employees andtake effective decisions which are in the favour of staff members. It is necessary that managershould recruit those staff members which have an ability of doing the job in a proper way. Leadership role- It is necessary for the manager to guide its staff members and alsodevelop better coordination in between different departments for doing any change. It includesrecruitment, selection, training, increasing performance level of employees, etc. For enhancingthe skills, knowledge and working ability of employees, it is necessary for manager to provideeffectual training to them. Monitor role- It is important that manager should monitor as well as control the activitiesand working performance of staff members (Daley, 2012). It will be helpful in enhancingdevelopment and productivity of organisation. Workforce planning is fully systematic and it is also an integrated process of company inwhich included proactively planning to neglect the shortages and surplus tales. It is necessarythat workforce planning should be effective and in case it will not be effective then its impactwill be bad on business. There are some benefits of workforce planning given below:Employee relation- Behind appointing a new employee, workforce planning is helpfulfor business in sustaining staff members at workplace in an effective manner. With the help ofthis turnover of business firm can be enhanced.2
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