Importance of Employee Relations

HUMAN
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM..............................................................................................1
P2 Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection..................3
P3 Benefits of HRM for employer and employee.......................................................................4
P4 Effectiveness of HRM practices............................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P5 Importance of employee relations..........................................................................................7
P6 Key elements of employee legislation and its impact on HRM decision making.................8
P7 Application of HRM practices in work related context.........................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
In every kind of organisation, human resource management plays important role in taking
care firm goals and objectives get accomplished timely (Cascio, 2018). They require to conduct
recruitment, staffing, training and development functions so that they have adequate workforce
available in system. Thereby, selecting appropriate candidate and placing them in according to
their abilities; so that they are able to perform operations properly. Employer require that they
have healthy relationship with staff members; providing them instruction to direct and motivate
them towards their duties. So that they are able to provide solution by timely anticipating issues
and problems faced by employees. Present report is based on ASDA, is a retail store which have
outlets in United Kingdom and various countries. It is a subsidiary of Wall mart. This study
specifies functions which are being performed by human resource of company. They take care
that firm had sufficient and competent manpower available. By making alterations in system,
policies and taking decisions; in according to government laws and regulations (Brewster and
Hegewisch, 2017).
TASK 1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM
Executive of ASDA, which is a popular retail store are carrying business activities in
United Kingdom in other nations. As WALMART was established by J. W. Hindell in nearly
1948 in Leeds, United kingdom. Employer conducts HR practices to enhance skills and
knowledge of staff members so that they perform activities properly. So this help them to keep
workers satisfied by duties and tasks assigned to them. Human resource manager aim is to make
manpower effective by enhancing morale and interest of subordinates. They require to audit
employees performance and take care that they complete work within deadlines. This help
company to accomplish goals and objectives, thereby generate adequate profit for their business.
Human resource manager plays these functions which are as follows:
Functions of HRM: Staffing: Employer require that they have adequate workforce available in company. By
conducting job analysis to enquire about positions remaining vacant and responsibilities
which are require to be performed. Thereby, conducting recruitment and selection
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process to choose best candidate. This benefit superior to utilise competent people by
providing them duties in according to their skills and knowledge. Training and Development: Superior monitor employees performance to acknowledge
that whether they are accomplishing adequate outcomes (Bratton and Gold, 2017).
Thereafter, informing this to employer so that they can design training and development
programmes for firm. As in ASDA, manager are conducting various sessions and
seminars to enhance capabilities of employees. They also provide coaching to workforce
so that they complete activities timely and utilise resources efficiently. Motivation: Employer require to take care that subordinates are dedicated towards their
job. They require to use various internal and external forces to increase morale of staff
members. As manpower performance is affected if they are not motivated. So, human
resource manager require to take care that employees remain with firm for longer period
of time. Thereby, reducing cost involved in conducting recruitment process.
 Maintenance: Superior require to utilise competent people, by providing them adequate
duties in according to their abilities. So, human resource manager should have healthy
relationship with staff members; so that they are able to anticipate problems timely. They
require to provide positive working environment to retain workforce.
Purpose of HRM:
There are various purposes of human resource which are explained below:
 Improves working pattern of employees as it is directly associated with efficiency and
quality of goods and services.
 To ensure productivity, manpower head have to consider all aspects related to profit as
well as performance of workers.
 Main motto of HR practices is to maintain relationship between staff member and senior
authorities of ASDA retail store.
 Developing and maintaining happy and friendly environment at workplace is a
responsibility of human resource personnels.
 Management of balance among all line managers is a fundamental task of manpower
head.
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