Assignment - Human Resource Management (doc)

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Strength and weakness of different approaches of recruitment and selection ...........................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
Evaluation of effectiveness of key elements of Human Resource Management .......................7
Effectiveness of HRM practices..................................................................................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
Analysing the significance of employees relations in context of influencing HRM decision
making ........................................................................................................................................9
Identification of key elements of employment law and its effect on decision making ............10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
Illustrating the application of HRM practices in work related context ...................................11
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is that approach which is being done in order to effective
management in the organisation. So that all the functions and employees can help the
organisation to obtain the overall competitive advantage in the market. This report of Human
resource management is based on the Unilever company, which is the British, consumer goods
company based in London UK. This is one of the oldest multinational company of UK which
deliver their services across the world.
This report will include the purpose and function of HRM in Unilever. Also explain the
strength and weakens of the different approaches of recruitment and selection process. Further
more, explain the benefits of different HRM practices within the Unilever organisation for both
employees and employers. This file will evaluate the effectiveness of the different HRM
practices in term of increasing the productivity and profit of company. Key elements of
employment legislation and its impact on HRM decision will also be included. Lastly application
of human resource management.
TASK 1
Unilever is the UK based transnational consumer good company. This include the
different products included food, beverages, home utility products, personal and beauty care
products. It is the seventh most valuable company in Europe.
Mission statement – Mission of Unilever is that, to add vitality to the life. They meet everyday
need of the customer by providing nutritions, hygiene, and personal care with their brand to feel
good, look good and get more out of the life.
Business objective – Unilever has three business objectives for 2020, to help one billion people
to improve their health and well-being, improve livelihoods and environment footprint of tit
product (Clinch and et.al., 2019).
Purpose of HR functions
There are different purpose of Human resource management of Unilever. These are:
 One of the main purpose is to maintain and arrange the adequate manpower for the
Unilever company that can help to achieve the target of company.
 HRM of Unilever act as liaison between the employees and top management.

 Human resource management another main purpose is to create the benefit scheme for
the employees.
 They work in order to increase and enhance the work life quality of employees by giving
different benefits.
Scope Of HRM
There are different scope of Human resource management of Unilever.
Personnel or labour aspects
In this planning, placement, recruitment and selection, promotion and transfer and
deployment, incentive and productivity are included (Donate, Peña and Sanchez de Pablo, 2016).
All these related to the personal and employees of the Unilever and to enhance their work life.
Welfare aspects
Housing, medical assistance, canteen, rest rooms health and safety, education all are
included, all of these are the extra benefits which given to employees of the Unilever. To retain
them in the organisation.
Industrial relation
Dispute settlement, union management, collective bargaining, grievance and disciplinary
action all of these are given by the HRM of the Unilever to maintain the strong relation and
positive healthy environment in the organisation.
Functions of HRM
HRM of the Unilever play different function in the organisation in order to increase the
productivity of the organisation and their employees (Farouk and et.al., 2016).
Managerial Function
 Planning is the one of the main function, in which they build different strategies and plan
for the organization. In this HR managers plan and create the job specification, identify
the requirement of the job post in the company.
 Organizing is another function, in which they organize different resources for the
employees to enhance work life. HR managers of the company organize the workforce of
their organization and their operation by making different policies and make availability
of the resources for smooth functioning.