Human Resource Management: Issues and Solutions

Human Resource Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Employee engagement............................................................................................................3
Work environment..................................................................................................................4
Training and Development opportunities...............................................................................4
Compensation.........................................................................................................................5
Work life balance...................................................................................................................5
Two major issues....................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
Recommendations............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

Executive Summary
Human resource management is the managing of people within a company which plays
an important role in the functioning of various roles and responsibilities in a department. It is the
management of workforce in a company which helps company in achieving overall goals and
objectives. In this report Westontwich a local government organisation is providing services to
rural population in which they have been facing major issues in the operations. Employees of
company have been facing various issues which has impacted overall performance and
productivity. For this company has conducted survey between employees which leads to
identification of various issues.

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is the process of managing people of an organisation to
achieve better performance. It is one of the important function which focuses on hiring people
required to be filled to perform various jobs. HRM has been given wide recognition in businesses
due to consideration of human resource as important function which ensures whether company
reaches success or not. Thus, Human resource department has given important position which
helps in attaining business goals and objectives of an organisation. Human resource performs
various functions such as hiring, recruiting, training and development, safety and health
consideration, compensation and maintaining employee relations etc. Westonwich District
Council (WDC) is a local government body who provides range of services to a predominantly
rural population of 75000 people living in the surrounding villages in north of England. This
report includes various key issues faced by employees of the organisation with providing
effective solutions and recommendations.
Employee engagement
Employee engagement is the amount of recognition they have been given for their efforts
in workplace. It is the participation of employees in the decision making and developing of goals
and objectives. It is known as management by objectives in which supervisors and subordinates
come together for the development of plans and objectives to achieve aligned with overall goals
and objectives of company. It helps in motivating employees in reaching their goals effectively
due to engagement of them in the development of plans, team and individual goals and
objectives. In Westonwich, employee faces lack of support and less valued by the senior
managers which leads to discouragement in gaining feedback for their efforts. Work recognition
is one of the major concerns of employees as 73 per cent employees have state that their work is
not being recognised properly. Only some of the employees have felt that their efforts are
recognised properly. This has led to less work satisfaction which can be seen from 54 per cent
people are actively seeking for alternative employment opportunities (Boon, Eckardt, Lepak and
Boselie, 2018). Only 36 per cent people have stated they are happy with their work and feel job
security. Employee discretion is another issue in the company where employees are not allowed
to decide and have freedom in their job. These concerns have led to major issues leading to less