Human Resource Management Assignment - ZARA

Human resource
management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Explain the purpose and the functions of HRM which is applicable to workforce planning
and resourcing in the organisation..............................................................................................3
P2 Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P3 Explain the benefits of different HRM practices within an organisation for both the
employer and employee..............................................................................................................5
P4 Evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organisational
profit and productivity.................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
P5 Analyse the importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision
making.........................................................................................................................................8
P6 Identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM
decision making..........................................................................................................................9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices in a work-related context, using specific
examples....................................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is a process which is used to draw the formal system made
for the management. There are various responsibilities that an HR mangers have to follow like
staffing, training and development and motivate all the employees. The organisation that the
HRM system is been implemented is ZARA. It is merchandising company of clothing and
accessories. ZARA was founded in the year 1975 by Amancio ortega and rosalia mera (Cascio,
2015). The company explained the purpose and scope of HRM in terms of resourcing an
organisation with different talents ans skills to fulfil all business objectives. It also need to
evaluate the effectiveness of the key elements of HRM and analyse internal and external factors.
HRM make a perfect job description , personal specification and Job offer letter that has been
discussed in the report.
TASK 1
P1 Explain the purpose and the functions of HRM which is applicable to workforce planning and
resourcing in the organisation
Work force planning is a process which need to implement current and future needs
combines to form human assets. ZARA ensures all the activities of the workers that help an
organization to achieve the objectives. All employees in the ZARA receive proper training and
development from the HR managers so that effective work force planning is been made.
Purpose of the HRM:
The purpose of HRM in ZARA to come through the effective workforce planing that
include training, recruiting, staffing and compensation management. This can change the
production resource strategically, efficaciously and are ethical responsible. The purpose of HRM
are as follows-
Planning- In the context of the organization all the HR managers used effective planning
methods so that all employees used them effectively and efficiently.
Training- This is done in which ZARA give the proper training to all the employees in
the organisation and they receive the good resources from them (Jiang and et.al , 2012).
Recruiting- In the context of the organisation ZARA need to check the employee through
different methods like online aptitude test, group discussions and interview process.

Selecting- ZARA need to select the right person for the effective job so that all
employees achieved the desired goal and objectives.
Functions of HRM:
HRM is a process in which effective planning and techniques are been established so that
organisation need to determined all objectives (Renwick and et.al, 2013). ZARA give effective
training and development so that all employees should work properly
Recruitment and selection- It is a process in which ZARA had to choose the right person
for the effective requirement of the organization. This is an essential element that is used to
judge the right person. The selection of the employees is done through various techniques like
online(Aptitude test), Group discussions and interview process . In order to select right person
these stages have to be overcome, so that ZARA is able to select the effective person for their
job. This function used the work force planning and resourcing so that all the employees should
do the work in a planned way and used different resources for the effective planning in the
organization.
Training and development- It is the system which make an emphasis on improving the
performance of the particular individuals in the organisation. ZARA gave proper training to all
the employees so that they work in an effective manner and achieved desired objectives. This is
done because each and every employee in ZARA have to know all the work in a planned
manner. Work force planning and resource is done to access and mobilise all working conditions
of employees. Planning is to developed so that employees can follow all the rules and regulations
in the organization. All employees use different resource like searching through different
websites and talking to different people so that the analytical skills is been developed.
P2 Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection
Recruitment and selection is a process in which organisation had to select the right
employee for the right job. In ZARA an HR mangers have to select the right employee for the
effective job (Buller, and McEvoy, 2012). There are two types of recruitment I.e. Internal
recruitment and external recruitment that had explains the strengths and weaknesses of the
organisation-
Internal recruitment-It is a process in which the organisation need to hire and fill the
vacancy within the organisation. This will includes cross training, Successive planning and