Functions and Purpose of HRM in Morrison

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART 1............................................................................................................................................3
Functions and purpose of HRM, applicable to resourcing and workforce planning in Morrison
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Strengths & weaknesses of different approaches to selection and recruitment......................4
Internal and external recruitment & selection approaches are quite beneficial for employer,
because it help them select the best and most experience applicants who can work for
company with loyalty and trust. These are also beneficial for employee because it give them
power to accomplish task give in a team with such a talented people who can recruit by
human resource manager........................................................................................................6
Critical evaluation based on how HRM functions can provide skills & talent......................6
Critical analysis based on human resource management practice and application within
Morrison’s in term of increasing profits & productivity........................................................6
Importance of employee relation in respect to influence decision making of human resource
management............................................................................................................................8
Elements of employment legislation and its impact upon decision making of HRM............8
Critical analysis based on application of HRM practices and employee relations that influence
and inform decision making in regard to chosen firm............................................................9
PART 2..........................................................................................................................................10
Application of HRM practices in specific work context and its influence on decision making
in regard to Morrison’s.........................................................................................................10
Rationale for application of human resource practices........................................................10
Illustration rely on application of HRM practices................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource management can be defined as governance of a company’s workers and
their performance at workplace. This procedure can manage entire workforce in effective and
systematic manner, which is quite beneficial for companies in recent time. The current study will
be based on Morrison’s, which falls under list of well known supermarket chains in the world.
This assignment will be divided into two parts. Part one will define function and purpose of
human resource management applicable in context of workforce planning & resourcing in
company. It will describe ways through which a function of HRM will cater talent as well as
skills to fulfil objectives of business. Furthermore, this section will also justify strengths and
weakness of varied approaches to selection and recruitment in organizational context.
It will describe significance of employee relations that influence decision making
procedure and also clarify important components of employment legislation and its affect upon
Human resource judgement taken. Moreover, Part two will explain stages of selection &
recruitment procedure, purpose of specific job position and define job as well as persona
specification.
PART 1
Functions and purpose of HRM, applicable to resourcing and workforce planning in Morrison
Human resource management is the key element of organizations success and growth; it
is an effective practice of managing work and act of employees, which is actually very essential
to do (Smith, Rohr and Panton, 2018).
There are different forms of HRM theories accessible in the world of business that human
resource manager of Morrison can use. For example Best fit approach is considered as
contingency method that is base on a company which pick the best HR practices and policies in
context of organizational benefits. While best practice approach state that some set of human
resources activities exist which world wide support organizations in achieving objectives and
gaining competitive edge.
All the practices and actions can conduct by HRM for specific purpose and that is to
increase performance and productivity of chosen brand by recruiting and selecting skilled
applicants who can perform at workplace excellently.
Functions-
Workforce planning-
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It is one of the most significant and useful function of human resource department of
Morrison, because it allow company to gain further benefits and grab accessible opportunities by
using abilities and skilled of workers who can recruit by HR manager after making effective plan
(Pooya, Pakdaman and Ebrahimpour, 2020). They determine further needs of company like what
type of people does firm need and how many. After conducting this act they develop plan to hire
new workforce.
Selection and recruitment-
This function of human resource management includes attracting skilled candidates to
work for Morrison and selecting the best one (Abbasi and et.al., 2020). It can be considered as
way that has been discussed in best practice approach of HRM.
Performance management-
It is another important function of above department within Morrison which make
management enable to assure that each employee is productive and fully engaged with his or her
work, role and accountabilities. By setting clear goals and vision, human resource manager
manage the performance of staff members.
Strengths & weaknesses of different approaches to selection and recruitment
Internal recruitment approach-
Job promotion and transfers are considered as internal procedure that Morrison HRM can
use to recruit people among list of existing one.
External recruitment method-
It could be done by taking interview, referrals, job marketing and hiring through social
media sites, where person who needs job are active.
Internal selection technique-
Aptitude test and preliminary screening are included in this category of selection that can
be used by human resource management.
External selection technique-
Cognitive ability and personality tests are examples of this process that can help human
resource manager when they use it to build strong workforce within Morrison.
Basis Strengths Weaknesses
Recruitment approaches  The biggest strength of
internal recruitment
 An internal recruiting
approach have some
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