Human Resource Management Assignment - Greggs
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Table of ContentsTASK 1............................................................................................................................................11.0 Introduction...........................................................................................................................12.0 Overview of the organisation................................................................................................13.0 Purpose and functions of HRM.............................................................................................13.1 Approaches to recruitment & selection ................................................................................23.2 Strength and weaknesses of these approaches......................................................................24.0 Conclusion.............................................................................................................................4TASK 2............................................................................................................................................41.1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................42.0 Evaluation of benefits and effectiveness of HRM practices.................................................43.0 Evaluation of employee relations and engagement...............................................................64.0 Evaluation of key areas of employment legislation..............................................................75.0 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................8TASK 3............................................................................................................................................81.0 Introduction...........................................................................................................................82.0 Application of HRM practices..............................................................................................83.0 Conclusion...........................................................................................................................10REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
TASK 11.0 IntroductionHuman resource management plays a vital role in managing workforce in systematicmanner thus to accomplish organisational goals and objectives. The prime motive of HRM is toimplement right people on vacant position and get optimal utilisation of human resources(Albrech, 2011). Although, purpose of this report is to know about functions of HR get optimalutilisation M and various approaches of recruitment and selection.2.0 Overview of the organisationThe present assignment is based upon Greggs; its a leading bakery chain of UK which isspecialises in savoury products, i.e. sausage rolls, pastries, cookies, sandwiches and so on. Thefirm was founded in the year 1951 and at present its annual sales revenue is £960.0 million, thereare almost 20000 employees are presently working in Greggs Plc. In 2016, the company opened145 new shops thus to increase its functional area in UK market. In addition to this, the mainobjective of the company is to deliver healthy and qualitative food items for the purpose ofretaining customers for long term . 3.0 Purpose and functions of HRMThe term human resource management is a wide concept which is focused on increasingorganisational effectiveness and competencies through workforce of an organisation. Thus, thepurpose of human resource management is to create, utilise and inspire staff members to attainfirm's goals and objectives by integrating all individuals and groups together. Another purpose ofHRM is to provide facilities to employees as they can improve their skills and knowledge levelwhich is required in competition of any task or activity (Barney, Ketchen Jr and Wright, 2011).Good HRM practices are assistive in attaining and retaining talent personnel for long term periodwithin business associations. Functions of HRMRecruitment & Selection – The main function of HRM is to employ right amount ofpeople with necessary skills and knowledge in order to accomplish organisation's goals andobjectives. In Greggs, Human resources manager identifies manpower requirements in each andevery department then find candidates accordingly from internal and external sources. Training & Development – It is a duty of human resource department is to train each staffmember by developing their technical or practical knowledge for specific job. It helps1
individuals to increase their knowledge level while doing jobs as well as also satisfy needs ofpeople. Although there are two training methods, i.e. on the job and off the job training; a goodtraining programmes is a mixture of both and assures holistic development of an individual (Battand Colvin, 2011). Compensation and benefits – Another function of HRM is to demonstrate the equitableand adequate remuneration is providing to all employees against their contribution towardsorganisational goals. Individuals can be compensated in monetary and non-monetary terms.3.1 Approaches to recruitment & selection There are two main approaches of recruitment and selection, i.e. internal and externalwhich are briefly described as under: - Internal sources of recruitment Transfer – In Greggs, employees can be transferred with similar jobs in other divisions.Although, transfer means to move one department into another as there is no change interms of salary, responsibility an position of people. Promotion – It encompasses to fulfil vacant positions through promoting people from onedesignation to another. Promotion implies to give opportunities to skilled and qualifiedpeople working with the organisation by providing them higher position, responsibilityand status, salary etc. External sources of recruitment Advertisements – It is one of the best way of finding efficient and skilled manpower fromexternal environment (Campbell, Coff and Kryscynski, 2012). Many multinationalorganisations give their advertisements on newspapers, magazines, social media sites andtheir official websites so to attract large number of applicants for the vacancy. Job Portals – Due to technological advancement, job portals plays a key role in findingright candidates with appropriate skills and knowledge. Job portals keep up to date peoplewith job alters and render them attractive benefits or packages. 3.2 Strength and weaknesses of these approachesStrength and weaknesses of internal sources: StrengthWeaknesses When existed staff members are givena chance to get promote withinAlthough, the main weakness ofinternal sources of recruitment is2
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