Importance of Employee Relations in HRM Decision Making

Human Resource Management/ Recruitment Process

Contents
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and resourcing an
organization..................................................................................................................................3
P2 Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection.4
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................6
P3Explain the benefits of different HRM practices within an organization for both the
employer and employee...............................................................................................................6
P4 Evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organizational
profit and productivity.................................................................................................................7
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................8
P5 Analyze the importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision
making..........................................................................................................................................8
P6 Identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM
decision making...........................................................................................................................9
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................10
P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices in a work-related context, using specific
examples.....................................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Human resource administration is described as an appropriate administration of
individual person in business organization that can assist in achieving competitive edge. The
main aim of human resource management is to ensure that organization is capable to conduct
activities and function in an appropriate manner. The organization is taken in this assignment is
Marks and Spencer. It is the international British retailing company of grocery as well as
household items. This organization was given by Michael Mark in 1884 and it is located in
London UK. This assignment provides description regarding human resource administration. It
also provides description for strength and weaknesses of various approaches of recruitment and
selection. An assessment of various practices of HRM in addition with significance of
subordinate that help in taking decision is also involved in this assignment (Mullins, 2018).
LO 1
P1 Purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and resourcing an
organization
Human resource administration is significant because it provide contribution to whole
success and growth of business organization and assists in competition edge. HRM signifies
appropriate administration of subordinate within company for performing processes of
organization in an effective manner. The main aim of Human Resource Administration is to
handle different requirement of organization and it’s subordinate. The main aim of human
resources administration is to eliminate different issues that arise in company such as lack of
employment, lack of career improvement opportunities as well as increase the whole
performance through hiring proper candidate for available job vacancy within company. HRM
also assists in procedure of workforce planning in organization. There are various functions of
human resource administration that is going to be given below:
Planning: This is considered as a major element of Human Resource administration as it
is used in administration of organization to provide a process that help in completion of goal in
effective manner. The procedure of planning includes considering the program of personnel and
workforce planning that provides contribution to whole goal or objective of organization.

Organizing: Once goals and objective is achieved by manager of company then
appropriate structure for company is maintained. It assists in performing various operations in
improved manner. It involves coordinating various activities or function to subordinate grouping
various activities into different function.
Directing: The HR administration of company improve plan as well as provide direction
to subordinate that assist them in their employment. This function of HRM includes influencing
or motivating subordinate to perform work in effective manner for completing goal of company.
Controlling: Furthermore, the function of Human Resource administration is involved to
measure or assess whole performance. The HR administration of Marks and Spencer assess the
performance level of its member of team in connection with set standard. It assists in controlling
or monitoring the whole performance of company in an effective manner (Zhong, Wayne and
Liden, 2016).
Performance Appraisal: The human resource manager of business organization
performs work as per other department for assessing performance level of individual person in
organization. The process of performance appraisal is performed quarterly or in whole year.
P2 Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection
Recruitment is described as a procedure of assessing attracting and taking interview of
applicant that is appropriate for available job within business organization. Selection is
considered as a procedure of selecting suitable applicant who has required skill or knowledge
that match with available job vacancy. The various approaches or method to recruitment as well
as selection in addition with their strength and weaknesses that is given below:
Recruitment
Video Interviewing: Many business organisations are adopting this approach or method
for hiring appropriate candidate for available job within an organization. This method assists
business organization in saving resources and time
Strengths: The advantages of this method are it includes minimum price and manager are
capable to screen those applicant who are in remote areas. In addition to this, there is not any