Human Resource Management/ Recruitment process

Human Resource Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3
Purpose & Functions of HR Manager for workforce planning & resource planning of a
company ................................................................................................................................3
Weakness & strength of recruitment & selection approach...................................................5
LO 2................................................................................................................................................7
Benefits of HRM activities for employees & employer both.................................................7
Effectiveness of HRM practices for enhancing organisational profitability and productivity8
LO 3 .............................................................................................................................................10
Importance of employee relation in influencing the process of decision making .............10
Key elements of employment legislation & its influence on decision making process by
Human Resource Management.............................................................................................11
LO 4 ..............................................................................................................................................11
Application of HRM practices in organisation.....................................................................11
Designing and placing job advertisements...........................................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17

INTRODUCTION
Human resource is considered as a strategic approach which is adopted by HR team of
company for handling its staff member. This is connected to handling overall aspects like
recruitment, choosing applicant, offer them training, compensation plan as well as other
motivational policies and so on. All the activities perform by HR manager helps in increasing
efforts or contribution of staff members in respect of given responsibilities. Sainsbury's is largest
supermarket chain situated in UK. It was given in the year of 1869 and it is considered as a
biggest retailing brand in the year of 1922. This assignment is depend upon understanding basic
elements in relation to HRM, strength and weaknesses in relation to recruitment and selection,
advantages of HRM for both subordinate and employer. Furthermore, there are various tool of
HRM which is adopted for assessing the procedure of recruiting proper applicant. There is a
requirement to improve insight of relationship of employees and employees law that helps in
taking decision within business organisation (Armstrong and Taylor, 2020).
LO 1
Purpose & Functions of HR Manager for workforce planning & resource planning of a company
About the Company:
Sainsbury's is considered as a biggest chain of supermarket located in UK and founded
by John James Sainsbury's in the year of 1869. The organisation operate their business across
world and there is more than 1500 outlets at international level and its head office situated in
London, UK. The organisation provide goods by using supermarket, convenience shop and many
more. In the year of 2019, the income of company is £29.007. And the reason behind growth and
development is its efficient staff member that is above 1,16,400.
Purpose of HRM: The primal purpose or aim of human resource team is to achieve
objective of company in pre-decided time period. In addition to this, the primal aim is to
maintain superior relation among its staff member in order to perform work together without any
kind of issues. Moreover, it is important for HR team is to offer favourable ambience to staff
member as it stimulates them to perform work with efforts and emphasis on achieving objective
of company. In context of Sainsbury's, the HR professional follow laws and also provide
advantages to them in an appropriate way. The organisation is capable to perform functions and
activities in proper manner.

Scope of HRM: It has been assessed that scope is considered as wider in term as it
includes different functions which is significant for organisation. There are various functions
such offer training, hiring, selection, provide remuneration and so on. In addition to this, it
signifies improvement of additional facilities which is offered to its subordinates such as medical
assistance, rest rooms as well as recreational facilities (Mondy and Martocchio, 2016).
Functions Of Human Resource Management:
Human resource is important for company as it helps in increasing performance of
organisation in an appropriate way. There are different function executed by HR professional
that is given beneath:
Maintaining Employee relation: It is determined as important function executed by HR
team of organisation. The manager of Sainsbury's execute all function or activities by resolving
issues or problems rapidly, satisfying requirements and by offering them proper information in
proper way.
Training & Development: It signifies the process through which company increase it
skill, knowledge of staff member linked with value of organisation. The primal purpose is to
offer necessary information regarding organisation and provide update in respect of innovative
software adopted by company. In context of selected organisation, the HR professional offer
training to its employees for increasing awareness regarding policies of organisation.
Recruitment and Selection: Furthermore, the HR manger choose superior applicant for
executing different activities or functions in better way. The company focuses on choosing
effective method of selection like telephonic round, face to face interview and so on.
Reward System: It is significant for company to offer incentives, recognition to its staffs
as per performance and it stimulates them to perform work and achieve target in timely manner.
In respect of selected organisation, the company offer awards to its staffs according to
performance of team member at workplace.
Weakness & strength of recruitment & selection approach
Recruitment is the procedure which is adopted for hire talented one by using
applications from pool of applicants. There are different approach of recruitment that is given
beneath:
Internal sources: It is considered as a procedure in which organisation fill their available
vacancies by adopting various methods such as transfer, promotion and many more. It assists in