Human Resource Management: Purpose, Scope, and Key Elements

Human Resource
Management

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Activity 1.........................................................................................................................................3
Purpose and scope of HRM.........................................................................................................3
Activity 2.........................................................................................................................................4
Effectiveness of the Key Elements of HRM................................................................................4
Activity 3.........................................................................................................................................6
Factors affecting HRM Decision-Making...................................................................................6
Activity 4.........................................................................................................................................8
Portfolio on HRM Practices Application.....................................................................................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management helps in the organization growth by effective work force
management and training. Tesco HRM plays significant role in the growth of employees by
providing training and development programs as well as focus on their personal growth which
ultimately impact on the organization. The report highlights purpose and scope of HRM for
example its functions related to management and development of Human resource. Report also
discuss about effectiveness of the key element of HRM and its impact on the growth of the
organization. There are various internal and external factors that affect HRM decision making in
the organization. In the end portfolio explain how job design with CV requirement and
evaluation of HR practices.
Activity 1
Purpose and scope of HRM
Human Resource Management supports the organization in hiring talent and skills
workers. It also helps the organization in personal growth of employees by suggestion for
increment, incentives, promotions, awards, rewards and recognition. Personal growth of
employees ultimately impact on the growth of the organization.
Overview
Tesco is one leading retailer in UK market and serve millions of the customer. It also
helps in increasing employment in the country by creating more jobs. Organization has multiple
stores in Britain as well as online platforms with different range of variety (Mehra, 2018). Large
variety of product attract UK’s one stop shopping habit and hence company able to gain large
market share.
Purpose and Function of HRM:
HRM purpose is to prevent issue such as unskilled and unprofessional worker and hire
right candidate for right places which helps in the growth of the organization. Skilled and
talented workers are important resource for the organization and it increase quality, efficiency
and productivity of the organization. HRM function is divided into two Parts, namely managerial
(Planning, organizing, directing, controlling) and operational (Recruitment, Job analysis &
Design, Performance appraisal, Training & Development, Salary Administration, Employee
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welfare, maintenance, labour relations and Personal research & records). This function of HRM
serves various purposes in the organization.
Workforce planning and resourcing in Tesco
Workforce Planning and Resourcing:
Planning of workforce is one of the important tasks for HRM. HR collect, analyze and
identify information related to requirements of the organization in present as well as future.
Different department in Tesco required different worker for example marketing team needs
trained and good communication skills employees. Workforce planning helps in increasing
number of talented and skilled workforce in the organization and hence increases quality
efficiency and productivity of the organization (Fita, 2018). Technological changes in UK
increase burden of trained and skilled searching and employing in the organization and hence HR
helps the organization in this context. Resourcing is another problem faced by the organization.
Numbers of workers are available for the job but right person, right time and right place required
by the organization and hence HRM search a right candidate from pool of prospective
candidates. Job portals, LinkedIn and other portals are used by HR to bring right person to the
organization and hence help in achieving higher goals.
Strength and weakness of Recruitment and Selection:
HRM generally find and select candidate from online portals. HRM good visibility and
experience right candidate help in the growth of the organization from such portals. Accurate and
complete job information by HRM helps in proper selection of the candidate
Company cannot provide competitive wages to employee and hence most of time it hire
semi skilled or unskilled workers which effect on the growth of the organization. . Advance
technology is not available for HRM of Tesco and hence it effect on verification of the document
which decrease chances of selecting right candidate for the organization.
Activity 2
Effectiveness of the Key Elements of HRM
Key elements effectiveness helps in the growth of the organization as well as employees.
Organization, Payroll, Time& Attendance, Benefits Administration, HR Management
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