Human Resource Management.

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART 1............................................................................................................................................3
1) Introduction of organisation....................................................................................................3
2) Purpose of HR function and their role in acquiring employees..............................................3
3) Different approaches of workforce planning...........................................................................5
4) Different methods of HR practices..........................................................................................6
PART 2............................................................................................................................................7
1. job specification for one of a positions in the organisation....................................................7
2. Documentation of preparatory notes for interviews, selection criteria/score sheet.................8
3. A template job offer for the desired candidate.........................................................................9
4. Evaluation rationale for conducting systematic HR practices.................................................9
5. Approach for effectiveness employee relations as well as employee engagement...............10
6. Evaluation key aspects which are related to employment legislation....................................10
7. Critical evaluate significance of employee relations and employment legislation in order to
meet predetermined objectives..................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is essential part of an organisation which comprises of
practices like performing recruitment and selection process, conducing placement or orientation
programme to make new aspirant familiar about working culture (Bringezu and Bleischwitz,
2017). It also involve investment in training and development session which motivate workforce
to put best possible efforts for organisational success.
To better define the topic Sainsbury company is selected that comprises of large
supermarket chains that are spread all across UK. The company basically deals in delivering
various food and non food items like grocery item, books, electronics and many more from their
outlet. This report cover topics like purpose as well as scope of HRM to resource talent and skill
with the aim to fulfil business objective. Effectiveness of diverse HRM elements for employer
and employee of an organisation. Determine internal as well as external factors which can affect
the decision making including employment legislation. Further, apply appropriate HRM
practices in relational to work context.
PART 1
1) Introduction of organisation
J Sainsbury's plc is a second largest chain of supermarkets headquartered in London, UK.
The company was founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury and has a share of about 16% of the
supermarket share. The company mainly deals in retailing groceries and general merchandise
which are made available to customers at reasonable prices making it a leading retailer in market.
Mission: The mission of company is to become customer's first choice for food by delivering
them with high quality and great service at competitive prices (Clark and et.al., 2016).
Purpose: The main purpose of the company is to provide high quality food at fair price.
Objectives: To provide high quality service to customers and maximise the interest of its
stakeholders.
2) Purpose of HR function and their role in acquiring employees
Human resource management is related with managing the human resources or
employees of an organisation so that company objectives can be efficiently achieved. HRM deals
with issues related to compensation, managing employee performance, training and
development, rewards and benefits etc. of employees so that their talents and skills can be

utilised in achieving company goals. HRM also help in planning, recruitment, selection,
delegation of work, managing work culture etc. so that work can be completed on time.
Purpose of HRM
The purpose of HRM in a company is to manage employees relations which can help in
building an effective work culture so that company goals are achieved in an efficient manner.
Staffing, compensation, rewarding etc. are the functions of HRM which help in maximising the
productivity of employees which can help in improving their work efficiency and performance. It
is also important to recruit and select right kind of employees, at right time and for right job
vacancy sop that their work can be integrated with organisational goals (Cleaver, 2017).
Functions of HRM Planning: It is important that the number and type of employees which are needed to
achieve the goals of Sainsbury are determined and planned effectively by analysing
current and future needs of company. Organising: It is important that the task which are delegated to employees are well
organised which help in increasing their work efficiency. HRM of Sainsbury delegates
task to employees based on their skills and capabilities so that maximum potential can be
utilised. Recruitment: It is important to select right number and type of candidates from a pool of
candidates so that company can achieve its goals efficiently and work can be completed
on time.
 Performance appraisal: It is important that the performance of employees is well tracked
so that they can be compensated accordingly based on their performance which help in
boosting the confidence of employees and motivating them (Jensen, 2017).
HR function play an important role in acquiring talented and skilled employees in
Sainsbury which can help in achieving company goals on time by filling up the job vacancies
that are available in the company. There are various key roles and responsibilities of HRM so
that better relations can be maintained with employees and their performance can be maximised
along with increasing their productivity. Some of the important roles and responsibilities of HR
in Sainsbury are: Maintaining employee relations: HRM plays an important role in maintaining good
relations with employee by increasing employee engagement so that employees can be