Functions and Purpose of HRM for Workforce Planning and Resourcing

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1. Functions and purpose of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and resourcing of an
organisation............................................................................................................................1
M1) Analysis the different HRM functions in order to achieving organisation goal and
objectives................................................................................................................................3
2. Strength and weakness of various approaches to selection method, used by organization.3
3. Two potential improvements that could be made by Chocola Fantastica for increasing
selection process.....................................................................................................................5
M2) Evaluating the strength and weaknesses in the context of recruitment and selection....5
D1) Critically analysis the strength and weaknesses of candidate in order to utilising different
approaches..............................................................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
4. Person specification for the role.........................................................................................6
Application of HRM practices in relation with work context................................................7
6. Recommend the job advert for the receptionist vacancy to be place and why...................9
D2) Evaluating HRM practices and application within the organisational context.............10
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
7. Benefits to both organisation and employees of schemes which is provided by Microsoft.10
Effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organisational profit and
productivity...........................................................................................................................11
8. Analysis of benefits which is offering to both Microsoft and its employees...................12
M4) Critically analysis employees relation with management ans employment legislation
impact on HRM decision making within the organisation context......................................13
9. How Microsoft motivate their worker and way its designs their job roles for employees.13
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................14

10. Employee engagement and why it is important part in effective employee relations within
the Microsoft........................................................................................................................14
M5) Examine the various HRM application within the organisation context......................15
11. Key approaches to engaging workers explained in the summit and importance of these
approaches to improve communication at workplace..........................................................15
12. Key elements of UK employment legislation, how they influence decision making of HR
like rewards, training and development and recruitment.....................................................16
D3) Critically analysis employees relation and various HRM application which HR takes
decision making within the organisation context.................................................................17
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17
REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................18

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is the different element which is generally developed for
gaining effective knowledge of various roles of HRM within the business organisation. It is
focuses on the various policies and systems of an organisation by which employees can get lot of
benefits such as training and development programmes, performance appraisal, rewards,
recruitment and so on. This present assignment is based is on two sections, herein 1st refers to the
‘Chocola Fantastica’ which is based on South Wales and growing their business effectively.
Along with it offers tailor-made chocolates based greetings at UK. Another organisation is
Microsoft which is having good culture by which they can develop effective growth and
opportunities for employees. Further discussion will be based on functions and purpose of HRM
by defining strength and weakness of various approaches to selection or recruitment. Key
elements of HRM within the organisation with internal or external factors that influence decision
making process of HRM (Bondarouk and Ruël, 2013). Lastly this assignment will reflects on the
Human resource practices within the work related context.
TASK 1
1. Functions and purpose of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and resourcing of an
organisation.
Human resource management is the strategic approach which involves id developing the
employees growth within the organisation. HRM consist so many practices such as hiring,
selecting and recruiting candidate for the appropriate job profile in the company. As per the
current scenario HRM is very helpful and successful approach for companies to select specific
person for suitable job role in business entity (Chang, Chiang and Han, 2012). In reference with
Chocola Fantastica, human resource management is an essential aspect who supports manager of
an organisation to make good and effective policies system. On the basis of this employees of
this respective company can give better performance and able to achieve goals. Along with some
discussion is based on the functions, purpose and significance of an organisation in relation with
HRM, those are listed below:
Purpose of HRM:
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The purpose of human resource management is to offer training and development
programmes for employees in order to enhance their working performance. With the help of this
Human resource management is able to enhance firms productivity in a perfect manner.
Functions of HRM:
Recruitment: This is very effective and essential function of HRM for selecting or
recruiting effective candidate who want to work willingly within the organisation. By this HRM
is responsible to observe overall activities of people to achieve appropriate goals.
Planning: It is another essential function of HRM in which department of human
resource always identify the overall needs and requirements of employees towards the
organisation for attaining desired goals. Planning is the combination of research which helps
manager to collect or define overall needs for Chocola Fantastica.
On the basis of above specified functions of HRM it can be said that its manager can
easily bring skilled workforce within the firm that will perform their assigned job responsibilities
in such a manner which leads to attainment of organisational goal and objectives in quicker
manner. Along with this, appropriate planning of performing organisational job role will work as
the guidelines for employees which ultimately stupors them executing their work in rightful
manner.
Importance of HRM:
An organisation can not grow without any working professionals and human resources.
Therefore, HRM is very important for each and every organisation to recruit and select people.
In relation with Chocola Fantastica HR manager helps company to make their goodwill in order
to gain competitive advantages effectively (Costea, Amiridis and Crump, 2012). On the basis of
this manager of this organisation can get different kinds of people with various skills who helps
company to make their business effective.
Current problems of Chocola Fantastica:
According to the current scenario there are different problems which is faced by
respective organization, those are mentioned in beneath:
High employee turnover ratio: Employee turnover is generally expressed by the different
ratios and examine by an organisation as per the yearly basis, so that it can be shows how many
employees left during the whole year and divided them into the total number of employees from
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the starting year. In current time this problem can be raised through the different issues by which
employees can not make appropriate strategies for maximising firm's productivity.
Low engagement of employees: This issue can be raised any time within the organisation
due to some specific reasons like lack of knowledge, poor relationship with other people,
inadequate education and so on. By all these problems employees are not able to engage in other
activity of an organisation.
Future plans of the business enterprise:
For the betterment of future Chocola Fantastica will make effective and innovative
marketing strategies in order to enhance their employee's working level. By which planning they
can get their desired goals in future without any problems (Durão and et. al., 2012).
M1) Analysis the different HRM functions in order to achieving organisation goal and
objectives.
Organisation conducting different HRM functions in order to achieving organisation goal
and objectives which refers to proper planning and recruiting of candidate in order to they are
performing effectively and efficiently. It is process which refers to human resources management
is important for an organisation in order to hiring talented candidate which result as smoothly run
the business operations. It is process which refers to effectively utilising recruitment in order to
recruiting candidate they effectively run the business functions.
2. Strength and weakness of various approaches to selection method, used by organization.
Selection refers to the appropriate process which selecting and short-listing appropriate
person with effective qualifications and various set of skills to fill the overall vacancies within
the organisation. It also helps companies to eliminate unqualified people and fill job
opportunities from knowledgeable candidates. For better understanding of this selection process
there are some points those are discussed below:
Selection Method Strength Weakness
Preliminary Interview: The
main aim of this interview
process is to eliminate
uneducated candidates and
deliver appropriate
It help firms to ignore
uneducated people effectively.
Some times it is not easy for
interviewer to select
appropriate candidate for
suitable job profile.
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