Human Resource Management - River Island

Human Resource
Management

Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Introduction of River Island including mission statement, business objectives and purpose.....1
Purpose of HR functions, roles and responsibilities....................................................................2
Approach to workforce planning, selection and recruitment, performance management,
development and training and reward programs.........................................................................2
Different methods used in Human resource practices.................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
Job specification for Human resource manager...........................................................................3
Documentation of preparatory notes for interviews, selection criteria........................................4
Job offer letter for Human resource manager..............................................................................5
Evaluation of hiring process and rational for conducting proper HR practices..........................6
Effectiveness of employee relations and employee engagement................................................7
Key aspects of employment legislation within which River land work......................................8
Employment legislation and employee relations inform decision making and meets business
objectives.....................................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is procedure of managing workers and all the staff
members in organization. HRM is the best way in which firm hire new applicants or workers and
provide training to existing and new employees (Noe and et.al., 2017). As they have many
responsibilities while working in company such as River Island, the present report is based on
River Island firm. It is London high street fashion brand; they operate their business in number
of global markets. It explains over all background of organization including purpose, mission
statement and core business objectives. This study justifies purpose of HR function,
responsibilities and role of human resource action and also explain significance of HR in talent
acquiring to meet business objectives. It clarifies approach to recruitment and selection, reward
systems, workforce planning, development and training and performance management.
Moreover, it defines different methods used in HR practices and also define Job specification,
preparatory notes for interviews. It explain process of recruiting and also clarify effectiveness of
employee relations and employment legislations that impact decision making and meets
objectives of business.
TASK 1
Introduction of River Island including mission statement, business objectives and purpose
River Island is high street fashion company in London founded by Bernard Lewis and his brother
in 1948, it is private organization. They operate 350 stores in number of international markets
such as Middle East, Asia, UK, Ireland, Europe and alongside 6 online websites that managed in
4 currencies, ships to over 100 nations globally.
Mission statement-
River Island wants to provide better and hottest new looks to its customers, they need to
satisfy their consumers through offer the best services or products.
Business objective-
Company needs to offer its best, they try hard to satisfy customers and work according to
them for increasing profit and to gain competitive advantages.
Business purpose-
River Island purpose is to provide affordable and stylish clothes to clients, they want to
change look of people and manufacture clothes according to their needs.
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Purpose of HR functions, roles and responsibilities
Human resource play vital role in River Island company, strategic management, human
resource development, total rewards system, workforce planning and employment, policy
formulation, risk management and labour relations are the major functions of HR (Cooke, Saini
and Wang, 2014). Through all these practices HR can be able to help company as business
growth and success. The main purpose of Human resource management functions is to manage
several needs and fulfil requirement of River Island workers. From Human resource department
to financial maters to legal matters they help in increasing efficiency of firm.
HR functions roles and responsibilities-
Human resource management role is to employing people in organization, provide training to
them, developing policies related to workplace in context of workers safety, HR play their
essential role in developing strategies for company to retain employees for long term period.
Responsibilities-
HR department managed range of various functions, they have number of responsibilities
which they need to managed effectively. They need to maintain interoffice relationships, hire
new and talented people in firm that helps to gain business goals and also responsible to
managed or maintained interpreting employment laws.
Human resource section plays significant role in talent acquiring procedure, they hire
new skilled and knowledge people in River Island company according to requirement or needs.
HR is responsible to acquire talented workers; they ensure company to have the best people and
recruit the most talented employees in talent pool. Skilled people help to achieve business
objectives and also contribute to generate high revenue.
Approach to workforce planning, selection and recruitment, performance management,
development and training and reward programs
Approach to workforce planning- Workforce planning is one of the human resource practices
that help to gain profit for company. It is the procedure of forecasting, analysing and planning
workforce demand and supply. HR department identify where gaps exist between competencies
employee’s future competency and current competitors’ requirements. They fill gap through
implement gap reduction plan, they hire new people to fill the gap.
Method for recruiting and selecting people- Human resource management identify required
vacancy in River Island and evaluate need of workers. After identity workforce needs, they
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