Human Resource Management

Human Resource
Management

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO1..................................................................................................................................................1
P1: Functions and Purpose of HRM............................................................................................1
P2: Strength and Weaknesses of Approaches..............................................................................2
LO2..................................................................................................................................................3
P3: Benefits of HRM Practices....................................................................................................3
P4: Effectiveness of HRM Practices............................................................................................5
LO3..................................................................................................................................................6
P5: Importance of Employee Relations.......................................................................................6
P6: Elements of Employment Legislation...................................................................................7
LO4..................................................................................................................................................8
P7: Application of HRM Practices..............................................................................................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management (HRM) is a strategic model to manage people effectively in
any place. This is mainly focuses on completing such task like staffing, training, development,
etc. HRM is the most favourable way to a company or business systematically manage
employees. It is work for improving employee's performance and workability. Basically, it gives
great contribution in any company's success. Without proper human resource management can't
achieve goals in its decided time period. This management is responsible to employ and follow
those all employment laws, rules & regulations and standards. This report discusses human
resource management of Mont Rose College (MRC). Various functions and purpose of HRM has
been mentioned in this report, which shows the importance of it in any organization. Different
approaches to selection and recruitment are included in this. Some benefits of its practices has
been discussed in this too. Importance of employee relations and elements of employment
legislation has been mentioned in this report. In short, this report discusses the value of
systematic human resource in an organization.
PART A
LO1
P1: Functions and Purpose of HRM
HRM functions are plays very important role in Mont Rose College, because top-level
management of this college easily able to manage people with support of these functions. There
are some major functions and purpose of human resource management has been discusses below;
Planning: Planning is one of major functions of human resource management (Bohlouli and
et.al., 2017). It prepares a specific plan to run it's all activities in productive manner. For
example; recruitment, candidate's interviews and exams, etc. It plans for arranging fund also
which needed in its all functions. In college, HR manager is most responsible person who always
work for fulfilling vacant post.
Organising: Organising is also another major function of human resource management. In
organizing process, HR manager try to organize various resources which necessarily needed in
HR practices. These resources include; employees, technical gadgets and tools, HRM software
programmes, fund, IT support, etc.
Hiring: Hiring is the main function of human resource management, because it provides
different employees to college through this function (Bhattacharyya, 2017). Suppose the director
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of college realize, there are some professor posts are vacant currently in college, then it'll contact
to HR manager for hiring some skilled professor in college to fulfil vacant post. This is the
moment when HR's hiring function starts.
Training and Development: In this function, HR manager of Mont Rose college takes various
step towards providing training to employees. Main aim behind training is to develop current
skills and talent of employees within workplace. This function is too necessary for college,
because with the support of this function it enables to gain productive workforce. HR manager
mostly invite some professional trainers in college which give specific training sessions to
employees. That's why this function of HRM is too necessary in this college.
Performance Appraisal: Human resource management to actively work for identifying
employee's performance level. The main objective of this function is to properly maintain goo d
performance of all employees within workplace (Sarat and Srinivasan, 2020). Professional
appraisal function can motivate employees to increase present performance.
HRM functions provides talent and skills
Functions of human resource management are really providing extra ordinary skills and
talent to the college, because HRM always focuses on maintaining good performance of
employees. In its hiring function, it always tries to hire some skilled and talented people in
college. On the other side, when this hire skilled and talented people, then these people will able
to put huge effort in the workplace. At the end, with the support of effective workforce college
will easily able to achieve its decided objectives.
P2: Strength and Weaknesses of Approaches
Recruitment and selection includes various approaches which are too necessary in these
functions (Kew and Stredwick, 2016). These approaches provide different ways to HR manager
to systematically complete its recruitment and selection tasks. Some major approaches have been
discussed below with their strengths and weaknesses;
Advertising Approach: This is a recruitment and selection approach where HRM is responsible
to run some advertisements to inform people about vacant posts. It is the finest way to attract
skilled people towards college. It is a major strength of this approach. HR manager need to
mention different information in those advertisements, like; Number of vacant posts, Job role,
Pay scale, Needed qualification, etc. On the other side, this approach is some costly to in
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implementation. For example; different advertising platforms charge very high amount to run
advertise, so it is a main weakness of this approach.
Selecting Approach: In this approach, HRM work for selecting skilled and talented employees.
This approach provides different specific ways to HR manager to judge candidate according to
its interview and exam performance. This is an approach where human resource management
decides which candidate is favourable to college and which not (Renkema, Meijerink and
Bondarouk, 2017). With the support of this selecting approach, HR management enables to hire
those employees in the college which has excellent qualification. It is a main strength of this
approach. On the other side, this approach promotes bad relationships, because when HRM
select some skilled candidates in all candidates, in this case rest candidates feel bad. It is a major
weakness of this approach.
Training Approach: In training approach, human resource management take some steps to give
specific training sessions to new joiners. This approach is too necessary to teach new employees
what's their work place, what's terms and conditions of work, what's policy of leave, what's
things not allowed in workplace. Training approach is very helpful in teaching new employees
what to do and what not to do. This is a major strength of this approach. On the other side, this
approach is something time-consuming and costly in nature. It is a main weakness of this
approach.
Evaluation
These all approaches are too supportive to the college for running it's all functions in
proper channel (Keegan, Ringhofer and Huemann, 2018). These all has some strengths and some
weaknesses. In this case, HRM is always responsible prepare a productive plan to deal with
different weaknesses of approaches. On the other side, HR manager should take various steps
towards taking huge advantages from strengths of approaches.
LO2
P3: Benefits of HRM Practices
HRM practices are too beneficial for both the employer and employee in an organization.
There are some major benefits of HRM has been mentioned below;
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYER
Gain Effective Workforce: With the support of HRM practices and methods like; recruitment,
hiring, selection, etc. an employer able to gain effective workforce in their workplace. Human
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resource management always try to hire those people which has very high workability and
efficiency. These employees which has high efficiency are gives great input in workplace. That's
why practices and methods of HRM are beneficial to an employer.
Improve All Over Performance: Practices of human resource management gives very high
contribution in improve college's all over performance. This management provides great human
resource to organization which day or night work for achieving their goals. On the other side,
training also a part of HRM practices, so with the support of training sessions college can
achieve different modes of improvement (Choi, Ravichandran and O'Connor, 2018). This is a
main reason that its practices beneficial to employer to improve all over performance.
Save Time and Cost: A HR management always try manage it's all practices in proper manner.
In this case, HRM's this type of actions help to employer in saving lots precious time and cost.
For example; HR manager currently working on hire people. It develops some modern methods
or techniques which helpful in completing all hiring processes in fast manner. At the end, these
all practices of human resource management will contribute in saving employer's important time
and cost.
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEE
Improve Skills: Human resource management work for providing different training sessions to
their employees. In this case, employees can improve or develop their skills with the support of
these training sessions. Many times HRM uses motivation method to improve employee' current
performance and skills. In this method, HR manager invites some motivational speakers in their
workplace which motivate existing employees. These all practices of HR management are very
beneficial to an employee to improve its current skills.
Build Effective Relationship: Human resource management uses communication method in
their practices. It builds effective relationship between employees and employer with the help of
this method. It maintains good communication between both employees and employer. All
employees feel valued by these HRM practices (Scott, 2020). Effective relationship makes
employees very energetic in the workplace, so these practices of human resource management
are too beneficial to an employee.
Remove Conflicts: An employee is able to remove its different conflicts with support of HRM
practices. For example; an employee not get proper salary in their account, in which it'll contact
to HR management to transfer proper salary amount in account. Then management will check
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their salary data to solve this salary conflict. This is another reason which shows HRM practices
are too beneficial and important to an employee.
P4: Effectiveness of HRM Practices
HRM practices plays very big role in an organization or Mont Rose college for raising
productivity and profit. Main reason behind last statement is, HR management uses various
methods in their practices like; online training, talent management, people management. These
methods of human resource management are very supportive in providing skilled and talented
employees to college. In this case, when many skilled and talented employees work together in
college, then its profit and productivity will also automatically raise. People management is also
a major method under its practices where is work for systematically managing employees in the
workplace (Marler and Boudreau, 2017). It uses various relationship, motivation, and
improvement methods to systematic manage people or employees. Without human resource
management, college can't raise its profit and productivity. This management maintains some
business legislation also in its practices, like; employment law, contract law, acts related to
employees, health and safety law etc. With the support of legislation, college enables to present
its excellent brand image in respective area. Legal practice of human resource management
promotes an ethical environment within workplace. This factor also helpful in improving
employee's performance, because most employees always like to work in that organization which
has ethical work environment.
Evaluation
These all HRM practices are very important in raising organizational productivity and profit
of Mont Rose college. Reason is, college can easily achieve an effective workforce through these
human resource management practices, and this type of workforces always put their great efforts
in daily operations of college. Currently there are different methods also uses by HR manager in
HRM practices, like; safe and healthy workplace, highlight performance, build effective
relationship between employer and employees etc. These methods of HRM practices gives their
great contribution in all over growth of college.
PART B
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LO3
P5: Importance of Employee Relations
Strong interrelationship between employees helps in enhancing motivation level of
employees to work effectively for achievement of organizational goals. It also reduces conflict
between them and HR manager can easily coordinate work of individual for success and growth
of company in the industry (Papa and et.al., 2018). Thus, importance of strong relationship
between employees in influencing HRM manager decision of Mont Rose college are as follows:
Productivity: Strong relationship between employee creates pleasant environment within
organisation thus increase employees motivation and improved morale to work effectively for
achievement of company goals. Good working environment and strong interrelationship between
employees within Mont Rose college helps in increase productivity and performance of
employees. Thus, reduces efforts of HR manager to plan for various methods that can motivate
employees to work effectively for organisational goals as employees are highly motivated to
enhance their performance.
Employee Loyalty: Strong relationship between employees enhances employees satisfaction
and loyalty as they feel being a part of organisation by interacting with each other. If relationship
between employee is poor than they feel isolated, insecure and frustrated and choose other job
opportunity (Nechanska, Hughes and Dundon, 2020). Mont rose college has strong relationship
between employees that have in creating a sense of belongingness among employees. Thus,
reduce cost of company in hiring new employees by enhancing employees satisfaction and
loyalty. Therefore, Manager need not have to recruit and hire new people on regular basis rather
it focuses to plan for growth and development of employees within organization.
Reduce conflict: Better working environment reduce conflict between employees and motivate
them to work in coordinate manner for achievement of common goals (Kundu and Lata, 2017).
They can more concentrate on their work because of less issue or conflict within organisation.
Employees of Mont rose college work together for addressing various problems of company
which leads to success and growth of company in the industry. Effort of HR manager are
reduced because of effective coordination between employees thus it can spend more time in
planning for growth and development of employees.
Employees advocacy: It means employees promote company brand, product and services to
number of people living in the society thus becoming brand ambassadors of company. Strong
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relationship and pleasant working environment of Mont rose college helps in creating employees
advocacy as they like to work with company thus promote its product, brand and services. Thus,
it motivates employees to enhance its performance and productivity and helps HR manager in
decision-making related to various compensation benefit provided to employees.
Therefore, it can be critically evaluated that strong relationship between employees in
Mont rose college impact on decision making of HRM as individual are already highly motivated
to work as team. Therefore HR has planned other strategies to motivate and influence behaviour
of individual so that it can work hard. Strong relation among employees make communication
effectively and helps in coordination of work thereby reducing conflict between them so HR
efforts are reduces to think and make decision for effective working environment. Mont rose
college are happy and satisfied with working environment of organisation as they have strong
relationship with each other’s thus HR manager does not have to make effort to motivate them to
work hard. As they have strong relationship HR manager has to take various decision regarding
promotion and training by encouraging their view point for effective operation of business.
P6: Elements of Employment Legislation
Legislation is rules and regulations made by government to provide protection and safety
to employees working in an organization. These laws and restriction are to be followed by
company for smooth operation of business (Federici, Boon and Den Hartog, 2019). HRM has to
follow all such rules while recruiting, selecting, planning, development and termination of
employees for sustainability and smooth operation of business. Various elements of employment
legislation and its impact on HRM decision-making are as follows:
Employment Right act: It provides various right to employees of company such as entitled to
national wages, terms and condition should be in written and protected against unfair dismissal at
work. HR manager of Mont rose college while operating its function ensure right of employees
such minimum wages to be paid to each individual and contract of agreement between
employees and employer should be in written. Thus, it affects HRM decision-making while
formulation of compensation plan and contract between employees and employer.
Sex discrimination Act, 1925: It protects employees against discrimination on the basis of
gender, caste, religion among people in company. HR manager of company provide equal
opportunity to all employees in organisation at time of promotion and transfer to enhance
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motivation level of individual. HRM doesn't discrimination on basis of gender, region and caste
while selecting and recruiting employees in the organisation.
National minimum wages Act, 1998: As per this law of government employees are to be paid
minimum wages for working in company. It impacts HR decision-making in providing
compensation and other benefits to employees. Thus, HR of Mont rose college by providing
minimum wages to employees enhances motivation and loyalty to work effectively for
achievement of company objectives.
Family and medical leave Act, 1993: Organisation that have more than 50 employees has to
permit employees to take up 12 unpaid leaves for medical or family reason in each year. Mont
rose college is a huge organisation with large number of employees so HR manager of company
has to provide such leave policy while making agreement between employees and employer.
Working time directive, 1999: This act provides working hours of employees should be
maximum 48 hours working week and 4 week holiday (Covella and et.al., 2017). It helps HRM
of company in deciding holidays and working hours of employees in the organisation.
Occupation safety and Health Act: This law is made by government to ensure health and
safety of employees by company while operating its function. It is mandatory for company to
follow safety and health standard for smooth operation of business (Cristiani and Peiró, 2018).
Mont rose College HRM has use various method to protect employees from various threats while
performing operations.
Thus, all such laws and rules impact adversely on HRM decision-making while recruiting
, selecting employees in the organisation. Therefore, HRM has to abide by all such rule while
operating its function to motivate and satisfy needs of employees.
Point 5 Rational method for selection and recruitment of employees
Manager of Mont rose recruits employees rational basis or equal basis to motivate
employees to work hard for growth and success of organisation. It has set specific standard
such as three methods to select and recruit individual within organisation such as first it
need to provide basic information and family background, then written test will be
conducted and finally interview of candidate will be taken to select appropriate candidate
within firm.
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Point6 Importance of employees relationship in context of flexible organisation, work
practice and employer of choice.
Mont rose college is a flexible organisation so that it can easily adopt to various changes of
environment and motivate employees to improve their performance so that company can gain
competitive advantages. Leader and HR manager of Mont rose uses flexible practice and
contingency management theory to effective manage people to work hard so that company can
increase its sales volume and profitability. Flexible organisation structure and practice helps
Mont rose to effective satisfy need of customers and employees through use of new and
innovative methods. Such flexible work practice helps in improving performance and
productivity of employees so that maximum output can be gained. Mont rose college by giving
importance to build employees relation develop a feeling among individual about Employer of
choice.
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LO4
P7: Application of HRM Practices
JOB SPECIFICATION
Company Name: Mont Rose College
Job Title: Manager
Qualification:
 Bachelor degree in management, business or related field
 MBA in finance.
Experience: Required experience in finance field for about two to three years.
Skills: Technical skills, Problem solving ability, decision-making ability, Conceptual and
interpersonal skills are required for post of manager in order to manage people and resource of
company effectively.
Responsibilities: Manager of finance department has following responsibilities:
 Planning and deciding budget for people and resources.
 Work with HR of company to hire , recruit and select appropriate number of
employees.
 Meeting with other departments.
 Analysing target of company.
 Supervising and monitoring cash flow.
 Manage and coordinate weekly, monthly and yearly report, budget and reforesting
them.
Characteristics: Various traits and characteristics to be required in individual for manager post
in company are:
 Positive attitude
 Reliable
 Problem solver
 Excellent Communication and leadership skills.
Interview notes that state question need to be asked to individual that have come for
interview. Various methods that are used by HR manger of Mont rose college to select and
hire appropriate candidate within organisation. Such as medical test, interview question,
total round to be taken and written test to analysis skills and knowledge that are present in
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particular individual. Mont rose college has three round has for interview of individual so
that best individual can be selected for desired position. In first round HR ask about
personal detail and basic question such as skills and knowledge of individual. In second
round written test conducted to know about knowledge of specific field in particular
individual. Then final interview that ask different question such as:
Interview question:
 What is the role of finance manager in the company?
 Are you have abilities to bear all challenges of company?
 Describe any incident where you bring positive change in the organisation?
 Describe your style of management?
 What's your biggest weaknesses?
Rationale :
Hr manager of Mont rose college recruit and select individual that have knowledge and
experience in finance department. It should have good analytical and technological skills so that
it can easily prepare budget of company. Communication skill are also required so that it can
effective communicate budget and various decision and information to other department for
effective operation of business.
Offer letter
Dear
John Smith
We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected for Assistance Manager , in finance
department of our company. Your joining date us confirmed on 25, Feb, 2020 on following
terms and condition.
You are entitled to CTC of 24000 per month.
You agree to comply with terms and condition of company.
For this you have to bring along market-sheet of graduation and post graduation along with
Aadhar card and passport size photo for verification. Please send your confirmation as soon as
possible.
Thank You,
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Mont Rose College
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that purpose of HRM in company is to recruit
and select appropriate talent and skill for achievement of organizational objectives. It can also be
explained that different approaches are used by HRM of Mont Rose college to recruit people in
the organization. Different practices of HRM provide benefits to both employees and employer
of company thus HR helps in raising productivity and profit margin of Mont Rose college. It can
also be explained from above analysis that strong interrelationship between employees and
various employment legislation influence HRM decision-making.
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