Human Resource Management Assignment - Marks & Spencer
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Human Resource Management Assignment - Marks & Spencer
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3Purpose and Functions of HRM.............................................................................................3Strengths and Weaknesses of Different Approaches to Recruitment and Selection..............5Benefits of Different HRM Practices Within an Organisation for both Employer andEmployee................................................................................................................................7TASK 2..........................................................................................................................................10Importance of employee relations........................................................................................10Application of HRM practices in a work-related context....................................................13CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17
INTRODUCTIONHuman resource management is an activity of recruiting, selecting, training, developing,rewarding, performance appraisal, workers benefits designing etc. It is a strategic method toeffective management of business workers in which they aid an organisation taking acompetitive advantage (Zheng, Yang and McLean, 2010). It is mainly focused on anorganisation's system and policy. In this report, chosen organisation is Marks & Spencer whichdeals in retail sector. This company was founded by Sir Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in1884. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. In this assignment there is a discussionabout function and purpose of human resource management and strengths and weaknesses ofdifferent approaches of recruitment and selection. Also it consist the benefits of HRM practicesfor both employer and employee and effectiveness of HRM practices in manner of raisingorganisational productivity and profit. This report consist importance of employees relation andkey elements of employment legislation in terms of influencing HRM decision making. At last, itinvolves, an application of HRM practices in work-related context. TASK 1Purpose and Functions of HRMHuman Resource Management (HRM) refers to the study of recruiting, selecting,developing and managing the employees of an organisation. It is a department in Marks andSpencer who manage business activities including hiring and firing of staff.Workforce planning is a strategy of determining need of employees in an organisation. Itidentify the needs of knowledge and skill that are required in order to place right number ofemployees at suitable position.Purpose of HRMDifferent purpose of HRM are discuss as follows:-Defining Organisation Structure and Productivity- Main purpose of HRM is definingthe organisation structure of a company and determine the goals and objectives of firm. In Marksand Spencer, top managers decide organisational goals and clearly define their aim to employeesto achieve that objectives (Wang and Noe, 2010).Build Coordination Among all Departments- Human resource management play animportant role for coordination between various departments within an organisation. In context
of M&S, HRM helps to make better coordination between all departments which helps toachieve goals and success.Contribute in Employees Satisfaction- Employees are the assets of a company whocontribute their knowledge and skills to achieve organisational objectives. So, it is important tosatisfy employees needs such as career opportunities, salary increment etc. It helps a firm toretain employees for long run.Societal and Ethical Models- It is also an objective of HRM to ensure that social, ethicaland legal environmental issues are appropriately dealt with. HR of M&S should be officiallycoped with their demands are accepted and fulfil it.Functions of HRMThere are different functions of human resource management which are given as below:-Recruitment and Selection- Recruitment refers to attracting candidates based on goalcriteria for a specific occupation. It is a process of fascinating, screening, and selecting qualifiedcandidates (Teece, 2012). Selection is a process of choosing the right candidate from largenumber of applicants who fulfils all requirements of vacant position. Before starting the processof recruitment, M&S should execute proper workforce planning and analyse benefits to hire newemployees. It is the most ambitious work for every human resource manager to acquire bestresources for an organisation.Training and Development- This function helps to acquire knowledge and skills toemployees of M&S for effective task performance. HRM play an important role in providingtraining to employees by which they can perform their task in effective and efficient manner.Training and development is applicable in workforce planning and resourcing (Functions ofHRM, 2017).Orientation- In orientation program, employees visit the firm and are introduced witheach other and company's environment. It is provided to new employees to adjust them withemployer, colleagues and new job. Orientation program of M&S involves goals and objectives ofa firm and how workers can helps to gain objectives and long term success in the organisation.Maintaining Good Working Conditions- It is an obligation of human resourcemanagement to provide better working environment to employees at work place through whichthey can perform better work and helps in achieving organisational objectives. In M&S, a properplanning is made to employee motivation and development to improve efficiency.
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