Human Resource Management: Functions, Practices, and Impact

Human Resource Management
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM that is applicable to workforce planning and resourcing
organization.................................................................................................................................3
P2 Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection...................4
P3 Benefits of different HRM practices within an organization for employers and employees. 6
P4 Effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organizational productivity. . .7
P5 Importance of employees’ relations for influencing HRM decision making.........................8
P6 Key elements of employment legislations and impact upon HRM decision making.............8
P7. Illustrating application of HRM practices.............................................................................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
Management of decisions and actions that affect employment relationship is known as
human resource management. This study is based on community integrated care that provides
healthcare services to people with mental and learning disabilities. This study is going to discuss
functions and purpose that HRM has towards company and ways in which they help company in
meeting their goals. Further, it will discuss importance of employment relationship along with
implementation of employment legislations within business. It will also discuss benefits and
limitations of different recruitment and selection process. Some HRM practices such as
motivation, health and safety to employees help companies in attracting customers and taking
competitive advantages.
MAIN BODY
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM that is applicable to workforce planning and resourcing
organization
Community integrated care is one of the Britain’s largest social and healthcare charities
that delivers support to all those people who are suffering from learning disabilities, mental
disability problems and others. The main key of its success is skilled or talented workers. Human
resource of this company plays a vital role. Hunan resource management is an approach to
efficient management of people within business. Main purpose and roles of HR of this company
include:
Strategic decision making: One of the main purposes of HR department of this company
is to help in improving strategic decision and helping company in making decision regarding
better strategies selection (Aust, Matthews and Muller-Camen, 2020). There are numbers of
functions that are being followed by Hr department such as recruitment, selection, motivation
and others. There are numbers of strategies related to motivation, training and all functions. So,
HR makes decision regarding selecting better strategies for each function.
Attracting and retaining the best talent: Other main purpose of HR department is to
attract as well as retain the talent workers within business. HR department makes use of effective
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strategies for recruitment and selection of employees as per the requirements of company. After
recruiting employees they make sure that workers are performing their functions in an effective
manner and are happy at workplace. After identifying employees’ needs, they try to satisfy their
needs and increase staff retention rate.
Improving workplace conditions: An improved workplace is one of the main key of staff
retention rate. Employees tend to stay with companies who have improved culture or working
environment. HR is the one who takes care of this needs of employees and by regularization as
well as implementing employment policies such as health and safety, employees relations and
others at workplace, they improve working environment. HR of this company also makes sure
that all employees are following rules as it protects them against lawsuits and improve image of
their company.
Some functions that are being followed by HRM of this company include:
Recruitment: Job design and recruitment of employees as per the requirements of job
role is known as recruitment and this main function is being followed by HR.
Training: After selecting employees, they are being provided training in order to
increase their skills and making them competitive.
Motivation: For retaining employees and motivating them towards accomplishing goals,
HR provides rewards as motivation.
Performance appraisal: For making employees feel valued, HR perform this functions
and as per the qualification, characteristics and others employees are appraised in which they are
being promoted and provided hike in salary (Ahammad, 2017).
So, on the basis of above discussed all purpose of HRM, it can clearly be said that this
department is one of the main key of success and growth of community integrated care.
P2 Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection
There are different approaches of recruitment and selection such as: internal recruitment,
external recruitment, interview selection method, panel selection method and others. This
company needs to make use of an effective approach and it can be selected after evaluation and
analysis of all approaches and selection methods such as:
Internal recruitment: It is the type of recruitment where employees are being hired within
organization that is working there already. Some examples or sources of internal recruitment
include:
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