Importance of Employee Relations in HRM Decision Making

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1. Explain the various purpose and the functions of human resource management............1
P2. Explain the various approaches of recruitment and selection and their strength and
weakness.................................................................................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P3. Explain the advantage of various HRM practices for both employee and the employer.5
P4. Evaluate the effectiveness of HRM practices in increasing the productivity and
profitability of the company...................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P5. Analyse the importance of employee relation in influencing the HRM decision making7
P6. Identify the key elements of employee’s legislation and their impact on HRM decision
making....................................................................................................................................7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices in a work-related context, using specific
examples.................................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management refers to the hiring of potential candidate who can give their
best in attaining the organisational goal by making the best use of their integration skills and
knowledge in the given job role. It is the important department which dress suits the organisation
by having effective work planning (Kendrick and et. al.,2019). They are concerned with the
effective use of employees by analysing their capabilities so that they can perform well in the
given field. Sainsbury's The chosen for organisation for this report, it is our leading supermarket
chain in the United Kingdom which is founded in 1869 and the headquarter of the company is in
London, England. This report will cover the various purpose and the functions of human
resource management and also evaluate the approaches of recruitment and selection and their
strength and weakness. Moreover, this will analyse the best practices of HRM and the key
legislation of employment which reflect their decision making.
TASK 1
P1. Explain the various purpose and the functions of human resource management.
Human resource management refers to the business which is responsible for recruitment,
selection and the training and development of the employees so that an organisation can fullfill
their job requirements in order to meet the objectivity of the business. Human resource is also
concerned with the planning, organising,staffing, directing and controlling the functionality of
the overall business. Human resource of Sainsbury is focusing on various functions of
management so that they can retain their talented employees within the organisation for a longer
period of time.
Workforce planning is the important practice of HRM which refers to the estimation of
people at the right place so that all the the task can be done in an appropriate manner with the
best use of employee skills and capabilities.
Purpose of HRM
 Human resource management is concern with the hiring of potential candidate so that
all the functions can be perform in an appropriate manner. In context of Sainsbury, the
management of the company is enjoying the selection of invaded so that the goal of the
organisation can be achieved in an appropriate manner.
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 Human resources also responsible for enhancing the performance of the company by
conducting various training and development session to their employees so that they can
get a better command in there given job role.
 HRM concerns with the recruiting and selecting the right candidate for the right place by
analysing their skills and knowledge.
 Human resource is responsible for in the overall productivity of the company by taking
regular feedback from their employees so that the correct decision will be taken with the
consideration of attaining higher profitability(Hughes, 2018).
Functions of HRM
 Recruitment and selection: what is the main function of the human resource
management to do the appropriate sources of recruitment by which they can attract the
large pool of candidate in order to apply for a given job role. Selection of the right can
help the organisation to use their experience and knowledge in a better way so that the
objectivity can be established in an organisation with the right approach. In context of
Sainsbury, they are using the appropriate medium of recruitment and selection so that
they can have the right candidate for the right position.
 Wages and salaries: each individual is working for getting a good salary or wages in
return of their working and human resources responsible for ensuring the proper wages
and send to their employees according to their working progress so that employees will
work with more than dedication and determination in order to get the higher pay scale. In
context of Sainsbury, the management of the companies focuses on provided the equal
pay scale to the same line employee so that harmony can be established within the
organisation.
 Ensuring leaves of the employees: human resource management is also responsible for
the balance of the employees so that employees in get there leaves as per the norms and
policies of the company. It helps in creating a better relationship with the employees and
the organisation can able to retain their potential employees within the organisation for a
longer period of time. In context of Sainsbury, the HR is focuses on providing the general
leaves of the employees so that they can have a positive work environment within the
organisation.
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