Human Resource Management in Samsung and BBC

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Table of Contents
Task 1.............................................................................................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................2
Assessment of the purpose and functions of HRM in Samsung................................2
Task 1 a......................................................................................................................2
Workforce planning...................................................................................................3
Recruitment and selection..........................................................................................3
Task 1 b......................................................................................................................6
Evaluation of strengths and weaknesses of different approaches based on
recruitment and selection of Samsung...................................................................................6
Approaches of recruitment adopted by Samsung.......................................................6
Approaches of selection in Samsung.........................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................7
Task 2.............................................................................................................................8
Introduction................................................................................................................8
Evaluation of the HRM practices and application in BBC........................................8
Training and development..........................................................................................8
Reward management..................................................................................................9
Performance management..........................................................................................9
Flexible working practices.........................................................................................9
Task 3A........................................................................................................................10
Employee relations...................................................................................................10
UK employment legislations....................................................................................13
Task 3B........................................................................................................................14
Company overview..................................................................................................14
Importance of recruitment and selection process.....................................................14
Sub-sections of the report.........................................................................................15
Scenario B................................................................................................................15
References....................................................................................................................23

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Task 1
Introduction
Samsung is a multinational technology based organization of South Korean origin
which has its headquarter in Samsung Town, Seoul. The conglomerate many different
businesses under its affiliation that include, insurance, textiles, food processing, retail and
securities. Samsung was established by Lee Byung-chul in the year 1938 in form of a trading
based company. The group further expanded its operations in other different sectors that
mainly includes technology (Samsung.com 2019).
The analysis will be related to the human resource management based functions that
are performed in Samsung and the ways by which they are able to affect the employees and
operations of the organization as well.
Assessment of the purpose and functions of HRM in Samsung
Task 1 a
Define HRM - Human resource management based functions are mainly related to the
motivation provided to employees and the entire process of hiring that is performed within an
organization. The two major types of functions that are a part of human resource management
based activities include, managerial functions and the operative functions (Aguinis, Edwards
and Bradley 2017).
Purpose of HRM - The major managerial functions include, planning, organizing,
directing and controlling. On the other hand, operative functions mainly include, recruitment
or hiring, job design and analysis, performance appraisal, training and development, salary
administration, employee welfare, maintenance, labour relations, personal research, personal
record (Albrecht et al. 2015).

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Functions of HRM - Human resource management based functions have started
playing a major role in the ways by which global organizations like Samsung are able to
operate successfully in the competitive technology based industry. The current human
resource management policies that are employed by the organizations mainly state that the
hierarchical structure of companies need to be modified in order to improve engage the
employees in different organizational processes. The human resource based functions of
Samsung have a major importance in the strategic integration of the company (Anselmsson,
Bondesson and Melin 2016).
Workforce planning
Workforce planning is considered to be a continuous process which is used for the
proper alignment of priorities and needs of an organization with the needs of the workforce.
This process is mainly used so that the organization is able to meet the regulatory, service,
legislative and production based requirements (Ayentimi, Burgess and Brown 2018).
Purpose of workforce planning for Samsung – Workforce planning is able to play a
major role in the ways by which Samsung is able to provide opportunities of growth to the
innovators. The company has aimed at increasing the levels of creativity in order to increase
the productivity (Bird and Mendenhall 2016).
Functions of workforce planning of Samsung – The most effective workforce
planning based process that can be implemented by Samsung is business plan method. The
organization needs to develop an elaborate business plan in order to manage the workforce in
an effective manner (Bakker and Demerouti 2017).
Recruitment and selection
Recruitment is considered to be a process that helps an organization to find and attract
potential resources in order to fill up different vacant positions. The candidates in recruitment

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process are sourced with attitude and abilities that can help in achievement of organizational
objectives. Selection on the other hand is a process that is helpful in choosing the qualified
individuals who can fill up different positions within the organization (Bratton and Gold
2017).
Purpose of recruitment and selection for Samsung – Recruitment and selection of
employees is a major part of the operations of Samsung in the technology based industry. The
levels of productivity are increased by improving creativity of employees. The recruitment of
talented employees is considered to be significant for the growth of Samsung. The retaining
of employees is also important for the organization and Samsung provides maximum value to
the employees as well (Collings, Wood and Szamosi 2018).
Explanation of functions recruitment and selection – The functions of recruitment
and selection is considered to be important for the ways by which Samsung is able to operate
in the technological environment.
Stage 1 - Human resource plans are based on the ways by which Samsung can recruit
the employees based in needs of the organization. Job analysis is important for the employees
so that they are able to identify and further determine the detailed job duties and requirements
in order to judge whether they are fit for different organizational positions. The judgements
based on job analysis is based on judgements which are made with respect to the data that is
collected. Job description on the other hand is provided by Samsung in order to communicate
the tasks that are required to be performed by the employees (Deery and Jago 2015). Person
specification is another process that is implemented for describing the skills, experiences,
attributes and knowledge that is required for selection of the employees.
Stage 2 - Job advertisement is considered to be an electronic notification or print that
is related to an intent to hire people in a specific position in the organization. Samsung has

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implemented job advertisement in order to provide information based on its requirement in
different organizational positions.
Stage 3 – The process of CV screening is applied by the management of Samsung is
helpful in analysing the employees based on different requirements related to various
organizational positions (Donate and de Pablo 2015).
Stage 4 – The process of selection that is used by Samsung is related to different
positions that include, tests, interviews. The interviews and tests that have been used by the
organization are considered to be helpful for the company to select the employees after
completion of recruitment process (Gorman et al. 2017).
Stage 5 – The company then aims at checking the background details of the
employees with the help of information that is provided by previous employers.
Stage 6 – Offer letter and employment contracts are important parts of the ways by
which Samsung aims at including the employees within the organizational processes (Jalagat
2016).
Stage 7 – The progress of the employee and effectiveness of review is the last stage of
recruitment and selection based process. The selected employees are analysed and work
process is monitored by human resource management department of Samsung.