Human Resource Management Assignment - ASDA organisation

Human Resource Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO1 .................................................................................................................................................1
P1 Explain the purpose and the function of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and
resourcing an organization..........................................................................................................1
P2 Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection3
LO2 .................................................................................................................................................5
P3 Explain the benefits of different HRM practices within an organization for both the
employers and employees...........................................................................................................5
P4Explain the effectiveness of the HRM practices in term of raising organizational profit and
productivity.................................................................................................................................6
LO3..................................................................................................................................................6
P 5 IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYEE RELATION IN RESPECT TO INFLUENCING HRM
DECISION MAKING-...............................................................................................................6
P6 Key elements of employment legislation and the impact on HRM decision making............7
P7 Give an application of HRM practices application related to work.......................................8
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
ASDA is the British retailers supermarket headquartered in the Leeds, West Yorkshire.
The company was founded in 1949. The Roger Burnley was the President and Chief Executive
officers of the ASDA. It is the retail industry and 1,65,000 employees working in the company.
The turnover of company 26,666 Millions and they can grocery and general merchandise.
Human Resources Management is the planning of resources, job analysing, utilization of
resources. It is the help in human resources recruitment and selection, performance management
and performance appraisals of employers and employees in the organization. It is the analysing
of the compensation management of their employees in the organization. HRM is the helping of
the improvement of the organization. It is the helping in training and development of the
employees. It is also helping on the protection of the employees and representing of employees
in front of the organization. Human Resources Management is the major part of the every
organizations.
LO1
P1 Explain the purpose and the function of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and
resourcing an organization
(A) Purpose of HRM:
The purpose of HRM is to planning of human resources in the organization. It is to
motivate the employees for their performance in their job. In ASDA, the purpose of HRM is to
training, development and motivation of the employees. HRM is the helping in the decreased the
employees turnover and hiring of the right person on the right job in the company. The purpose
of HRM is to helping the motivate to employees for satisfaction of their needs. It is to maintain
the organization environment. It is to maintain the better human relation in the company. So that
employees are better working in their company (Bratton and Gold, 2017.).
It is to provide the opportunities with the people for growth and development through
giving the training. HRM is the planning of the strategies for company's growth and
development. By the HRM, employees are earning the rewards for their better performance in
the company. It is to helping the employees for compete the people as well. HRM is the
management of human resources, employees relation, performance appraisals, performance
management, compensation, rewards, motivation, training, development, recruitment, selection
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of employees and employers in the ASDA. The purpose of HRM is to maintain and analysing the
HR policies and practices in the company (Brewster, 2017.).
(B) Function of HRM:
The main function of HRM is management, operation and advisory function in the
organization.
Management Function :
The main function of management is planning, controlling, directing and organising of
the policies and procedures of the Human resources. Such as:
Planning: It is the main function of human resources management in the organization. It
is to helping to maintain the policies and procedures of the human resources. Planning of training
and development of employees, recruitment and selection process of the organization.
Controlling: It is also main function of HRM. After the planning of HR policies and
procedures than it is important for controlling them. Controlling of recruitment and selection
process, employees training and development, employees motivation policies and other policies
related to HRM is to controlled.
Directing: Planning and controlling of HR, than after directing is must in the HR policies
and procedures. In the training and development, direction of HR policies is to proper manner so
that it is easy to understand for employees (Caligiuri, 2014).
Organising: Organising is the function of HRM, to helping the training and development
programmes, recruitment and selection process and other policies related to the organization.
Operation Function
The main function of operation is to training and development, industrial relations ,
motivation, maintenance, personnel records and working conditions.
Working Conditions: In the operation function includes analysing the working condition
of the employees. It is to implement the conditions of working employees in the ASDA.
Personnel Records: It is also the function of operations, is to maintain the records of
employees and employers working in the company.
Advisor Function:
In the advisor function includes top management and departments heads of the company.
Such as:
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