(Solved) Human Resource Management - Assignment

Human Resource
Management

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1. The purpose and function of HRM, Nature of strategic HRM and Hard / Soft HRM
approach for planning and resourcing....................................................................................1
P2. Strength and weakness of different approaches to recruitment and selection..................4
M1.Functions of HRM can provide talent and skills appropriate to fulfil business objectives
................................................................................................................................................7
M2. Evaluate Strength and weakness of different approaches to recruitment and selection. 7
M3. Critical Evaluation..........................................................................................................7
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P3. Benefits of HRM practices within the firm for both employers and employees..............7
P4. Evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organisational
productivity and profit............................................................................................................9
M4. Different methods used in HRM practices, provide specific example.........................11
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................11
P5. Importance of employee relationship in influencing HRM decision-making. Discuss the
relevance of trade unions in UK...........................................................................................11
P6. Identify the key elements of employee legislation and the impact over HRM decision
making..................................................................................................................................13
M4. Evaluate key aspects of employee relations management and employee legislation.. .14
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................14
P7. Illustrate Application of HRM practices in an Organisation..........................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17

INTRODUCTION
Human Resource Management refers to that function of management which helps in
hiring, maintaining and retaining an employee in the organisation. It is concerned with the
practices of monitoring employee performance, motivating them to accomplish company goals
and rewarding them for their work. JP Morgan Canary Wharf manage and delivers one of the
greatest feats of civic engineering. It delivers all kinds of construction project in an integrated
Project Manager basis. The report discusses about different functions of human resource
management, nature of strategic management and different approaches of HRM i.e. Hard and
Soft approach in planning and resourcing. It discusses about the impact of internal and external
factor in a Human Resource Management decision-making, including employment legislation.
TASK 1
P1. The purpose and function of HRM, Nature of strategic HRM and Hard / Soft HRM approach
for planning and resourcing.
Human Resource Management is defined as function performed in organisation that
facilitates the most effective use of people to accomplish individual and business goals. The
purpose of HRM is to conduct coordination of people within organisation to achieve specific
business objectives, maintain employee and fulfil staffing needs. It considers people as
organisational assets that will fulfil objectives and goals of company. In order to motivate them
to fulfil goals of company HR. professional works to create job satisfaction and employee
efficiency and effectiveness (Alfes and et.al., 2012). Thus, Human Resource management
emphasises the quantitative, calculative and strategic aspects of managing employees in a
systematic way by performing various functions which are as follows:
 Planning: Human Resource Management formulate plans to analyse number and type of
employees needed to accomplish organisational goals. HRM plans policies and identify
the methods to accomplish goals of Human Resource Department.
 Maintaining Employee Relation: Human Resource personal works to encourage and
motivate employees to achieve organisational goals effectively. In order to motivate
employees, HR should maintain strong relationship with them. Human Resource
professional emphasise on maintaining good relation between employer and employee.
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 Orientation: Human Resource professionals provide orientation to employees by guiding
them about the rules and norms of company. They introduce employees to organisational
objectives and goal, company rules, working hours, benefit programme and expectations
from employees (Boon and et. al., 2018).
 Training and Development: HR manager provide training to employees in order to
perform a given job more effectively. It is the function of Human Resource manager to
impart proper training to employees when required.
Illustration 1: HRM function
Source: (Internal and External Sources.2018)
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