Human Resource Management: Overview, Functions, and Practices

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Project 1...........................................................................................................................................3
Overview of organisation.............................................................................................................3
Purpose, role and responsibilities of HRM functions .................................................................4
Recruitment and selection approaches.........................................................................................5
HRM practices and its effectiveness............................................................................................7
Key aspect of employee relation and legislation ........................................................................8
Project 2...........................................................................................................................................9
Job specification...........................................................................................................................9
CV................................................................................................................................................9
Interview documentation...........................................................................................................10
Selection process will inform and assist decision-making........................................................11
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is defined as managing the need and requirements of
business entity related to human resources and also to address all key requirements of work force
part of organisation. This report is based on the case study of Marks and Spencer Company in
respect to its human resource management. This project will overlook at different aspects of
human resource management at the organisation level. Henceforth, report will emphasis over
purpose and functions of human resource management (Vardarlier and Zafer, 2020). Strength
and weakness related to different practices related to human resource management at the
organisation level. Benefits of different human resource practice in respect of both employer and
employee will also demonstrate in this project. Furthermore, project will discuss over the
importance of employee relation is respect top influencing HRM decision-making. Various
legislations are also demonstrated in this project that influence decision-making process of
human resource team. Illustration will also provide in respect to different recruitment and
selection practices implemented by human resource team.
Project 1
Overview of organisation
Marks and Spencer Company is established in the year 1884 by the founders Michael
Marks and Thomas Spencer. Company is currently associated with retail sector and operating
business at approximately 15000 locations at a global level. Company's headquarter is located in
London, United Kingdom (Berman and et.al., 2019). Marks and Spencer Company currently
offering its practices over both mode online trading approach and also the offline mode of
trading to showcase the best business growth opportunities.
Mission statement
Marks and Spencer Company aims to cater aspirational quality product accessible for
everyone irrespective of the income background, choices and different modes involve under
decision-making process (Boon and et.al., 2018). The vision is to provide multiple products so
that customers can choose the best according to the need and demand of individual.
Purpose and core business objectives

The core values work behind the operations of Marks and Spencer Company is quality,
services, value, innovation and trust. Along with this the objective is to delegate the best quality
products accessible for all types of customer base associated with the business entity.
Purpose, role and responsibilities of HRM functions
Human resource management operations is associated with different purpose that
motivate all different practices channelises by the department. Different purposes part of human
resource department can be demonstrated in following points.
Internal and external recruitment: is among the key purpose behind the human resource
practices deliver business entity. Both types of recruitment play huge role in overall growth and
development of business entity (Fei and Aun, 2019). This is considered as the core purpose
attached with the recruitment practices followed by the human resource team.
Candidate selection: is also a part of major purpose attached with human resource practices
followed by business entity. Selection of the best potential employee is considered as part of core
functional area associated with the human resource team (Hamadamin and Atan, 2019).
Selection of candidate is delivered with different practices like group discussion round, aptitude
test and personal interview round. All these different rounds favour the organisation to select
best level of candidates over different position role in organisation.
Employee performance assessment: also a major part of purposes behind the functional
activities channelises by human resource team. Under this department analysis and evaluate
overall performance of the individual employees in company. Performance evaluation allow the
department to review the overall performance of the individual employee. This also provide a
clear overview to the department about the efficiency of human resource and also to assess the
level of expertise it has reached in its work.
Organisation growth and development: is among the major purpose worked behind the
operations entertained by the human resource department. Growth and development of business
entity is the most prioritise purpose or objective behind the practices channelises by the business
entity (Herrera and de las Heras-Rosas, 2020). Human resource team also take part in different
activities that can favour the growth of company such as various awareness campaign like cancer
awareness campaign and different other launched by th Marks and Spencer Company
coordinated and controlled by human resource team.