Human Resource Management INTRODUCTION

Human Resource
Management
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3

TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Purpose and functions of Human resource management.......................................................3
P1 Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches of recruitment & selection.....................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P3 Benefits of different HRM practices within an organisation for both employer and
employee.....................................................................................................................................5
P4 Effectiveness of different HRM practices for raising organisational profit and productivity
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TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P5 Importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision making............6
P6 Key elements of employment legislations and its impact upon HRM decision making.......6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices...........................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES 10

Introduction
Human resource management refers to the practice of hiring, recruitment, deploying and
managing staff members of an organisation. It includes the overall activities and procedures
which are used to manage employees of an organisation. The present report will based on Tesco
plc which is known as a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer with
headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England in United Kingdom. It was
founded by Jack Kohen in the year around 1919, almost 100 years ago. This assignment will
focus on purpose & functions of HRM and strengths & weaknesses of different approaches of
recruitment and selection. It will also include benefits of various HRM practices for employer &
employee and effectiveness of HRM procedure for raising productivity of business. The
importance of employees relations, elements of employment legislations and applications of
HRM practices is given below.
TASK 1
P1 Purpose and functions of Human resource management
Human resources department is very important because it functions to build backbone of
an organisation i.e. employees. It includes the criterion of managing staff members by selecting
appropriate candidates for desired position in company along with allotting desired tasks to them.
However, human resources management consist to analyse their expertise of an individual and
them allocate specific project to them in order to gain better outcomes (Daley, 2012). In context
of Tesco plc, they have number of purpose and functions to be carrying out which are explained
further.
Purpose of Human Resource Management
Recruitment and selection – This can be described to use appropriate methods in order
conduct recruitment for several positions in company for selecting well experienced person .
(Fine, 2012). It is necessary to set criterion of selection by kept in mind about specific roles and
responsibilities of specific designation so that selected individual can complete the same in
future. In case of Tesco plc, HR manager is required to utilizes more appropriate method of
recruitment of welcoming innovative talent in organisation for achieving desired results.
Resolve employee conflicts – The employees conflicts are required to be solved
immediately in order to generate a healthy relations among them which is essential for them to
work together effectively. However, it has been analyse that better relationships between people

facilitate to create appropriate coordination as well as cooperation among them which impacts
positively on outcomes of projects. The HR manage of Tesco plc should establish some strict
rules and develop specific cultural environment of organisation to reduce employee conflicts for
facilitating achievement of set goals and objectives successfully.
Functions of Human Resource Management
Training and development – The HR department has a responsibility to conduct effective
training and learning programs on improve skills & abilities of employees for increasing their
regular productivity. It includes the criterion of determining requirements of organising training
sessions in respect of improving capability of staff which facilitate to attain better outcomes in
business. The HR manager of Tesco plc should focus on training and development programs in
increase overall productivity of an organisation.
Performance Appraisals – This can be described as to conduct performance appraisals
by providing bonuses and increment for better performance to encourage them .(Buller and
McEvoy, 2012). It also consist to determine problem of related to working of people and make
them informed about this by providing effective solutions to improve their performance
respectively. In case of Tesco plc, HR manage should motivate employee by performance
appraisal to increase their performance which facilitate boost up profitability of organisation.
P2 Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches of recruitment & selection
Recruitment and selection can be described as a process of pacing advertisement
regarding job vacancies for attracting creative talents and then select appropriate candidate for
specific position in company (Chelladurai and Kerwin, 2017) . It is necessary to make an
appropriate criterion of selecting an individual for particular designation to make sure that they
can complete related roles and responsibility properly in future. The Tesco plan can use any
suitable approach of recruitment and selecting for hiring creative talents in organisation.
Recruitment – This can be described as a process in which searching of candidates can
be done for employments along with stimulating them to apply for the jobs. It includes the
method used by HR manager for encourage desired candidates to apply for the jobs with the help
of placing an advertisement regarding the same with providing information of desired skills &
experience.
External approach – This can be described as process of using external sources like
advertisements, walk ins, private employment agencies, educational institutes by conducting