Aldi Branch Opening: HR Practices

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce................................................1
P 2 Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection
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TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P3 Benefits of different HRM practices within an organisation.................................................4
P4 Effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organisational profit..............5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
P5 Importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision-making............5
P6 Key elements of employment legislations.............................................................................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7
P7 Application of HRM practices in a work-related context......................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is an important function of any organisation as all the
corporate strength are depended upon the workforce which is part of any enterprise. It is
important that they are managed in an effective manner so that the profitability of firm can be
maximised. Managing people is of complex nature as everyone has their own beliefs and desires
from the work place which should be fulfilled so that their productivity can be raised to a great
extent (Albrech, 2011). HRM by performing different roles and responsibility at work place
facilitates the most appropriate use of people which further helps in the achievement of
individual and organisational goal with minimum variations. Aldi is one of the worlds leading
industry grocery retailers which has its stress in different parts of the world. More than 20,000
employees are working with this brand which makes it more important for the firm to have good
management of human resource. The following report will talk about the different aspects of this
concepts like functions and roles which are being performed the HRM in Aldi.
TASK 1
P1 Purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce
In Aldi the roles and duties which are performed by HRM is crucial. There are a number
of departments in the refereed organisation and it is required that each division is provided with
require human resource facilities so that operations of the organisations are managed in an
appropriate manner (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). It assist each division in carrying out its
functions by performing the various roles like:
Human resource planning – It is one of the basic and most important function which is
performed by this department. It ensures the availability of employees so that no operation gets
hampered. For this it checks the present availability of work force and forecast the future needs.
After comparing both planning regarding the human resource is done like how the vacant places
will be full filled and in case of excess staff termination plans are made so that total cost of firm
can be reduced. This helps in maintaining efficiency in whole work place and unwanted cost can
be avoided which is further utilised in other productive purposes.
Job analysis – Under this function HRM department analyse the need and requirements
of different job that need to be performed by different individuals. It is another important
function as through this the required skills are recognised so that accordingly placement of
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