Human Resources Management Assignment - ALDI

Human resources management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1. An overview of the ALDI.......................................................................................................1
2. The purpose of different HRM functions and key roles and responsibility of HR functions. 2
3. An assess the different approaches HRM practices by critically evaluation of strength and
weakness of recruitment and selection process...........................................................................4
4. The effectiveness of employees relation, employee engagement and flexible organization.. 7
5. Employee relation and employment legislation affect to HRM decision making..................9
6. Critically evaluate the employee relation and application of HRM practices affect to
decision making........................................................................................................................10
TASK 2..........................................................................................................................................10
7. The application of HRM practices in work related context..................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17

INTRODUCTION
Human resources management is main practices of recruiting, hiring, developing and
managing organization and its employees. An example of HRM is the way where company hire
new employees and train those new workers for best result of work. It is strategic approach to the
effective management of peoples in company. That is help to business gain a competitive
advantages (Bratton and Gold, 2017). The present study is based on the “ALDI” which is the
common brand of German owned discount supermarket chain. The study lays emphasis on the
purpose and function of HR practices in organization. Report will explain by the strength and
weakness of different approaches of recruitment and selection process. This will explain by the
benefits of different human resource management practices within the organization for both
employer and employees. Study will evaluate different HR practices in terms of rising profits
and productivity of company. The report will covered by importance of employees relation with
respect to influencing HRM decision making. Study will identify the key elements of employee
legislation and its impact upon HR decision making. It will also highlighted by the application of
different HR practices in work related context.
TASK 1
1. An overview of the ALDI.
ALDI is the common brand of supermarket chain which is owned by two German family
on discount basis. This is consist German operations of Aldi Nords's 35 individual regional
companies with 2500 stores in western, northern and eastern Germany. The company serves
various products like food, beverages, household essentials and so on. This food retails chain is a
highly competitive market. The company manager is understand the needs and wants of
customers in effective manner and also try to satisfied them by providing best quality of product
and services. Their competitive pricing strategy reducing quality of products and services at
marketplace. The core purpose of Aldi is to provide values and quality to customers by being fair
and efficient. Everything company is focused on giving customers values for money (Buil,
Catalán and Martínez, 2016).
ALDI is the exclusive brand allows to provide the same quality of product and services
without any hidden costs which is associated by national brand by marketing and advertising.
The company has build and operates stores more efficiently which is help to stable their prices
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low without compromise with quality of products. Presently ALDI is delivers amazing products
at lower prices delivered fresh meets as per customers needs and wants. This give new ways to
business and success in effective manner.
2. The purpose of different HRM functions and key roles and responsibility of HR functions.
Human Resource management can be defined as a systematic practice of managing staff
relations, balance, leverage and use internal capabilities and skill of the employees. The focus of
ALDI is on the purpose and function of HR that is utilising in the organisation in developing the
internal environment.
Purpose of HRM
Purpose of HRM are as follows;
Workforce planning- The main purpose of HRM in Aldi is to develop plan for every
employee in the company regarding their task allocation through analysing their skills and
abilities. Along with it, HRM also have their focus on ensuring that the work or task is
distributed as per the capability and knowledge of employee.
Building employee relation- HRM also aims to create an environment that promote
health relation of employees with the company and with their job (Northouse, 2018). Building
positive relationship improve the work environment.
Motivation- Another purpose of HRM is to encourage and motivate the staff of the
company in order to improve their performance and for effective outcome. Motivation can be
provide to the staff by fulfilling their basic needs and conducting various programmes that
enhance their skills to perform better.
When HR of Aldi is not performing the functions, roles and responsibilities is to oversee
current satisfaction of employees and productivity and is responsible to ensure that the
workplace is running efficiently.
Functions of HRM
There are various functions of HRM of the Aldi, such as;
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Recruitment and selection- This is the very essential function perform by the department
of Human resource in ALDI. Under recruitment process, HR is responsible for identify and
attract potential candidate with the purpose of employment and influence them to apply for the
vacant job post in ALDI Functions of HRM, 2019). On the other hand, the selection process
enable HR to screening and selecting the best person amongst them with best fitted skills. Proper
recruitment and selection process assist the company by providing the best talented person that is
able to accomplish business objective.
Training and Development- This function of unit of HR performance to develop the
skills and knowledge of the employees. HR conducted various training and development
programmes in the company. In the training function, employees get new skills and in the
development function, staff get able to improve their existing skill. Training and development is
an effective function provide necessary training to the staff in order to improve their skill and
knowledge. It improves the performance and make them able to achieve the organisational
objective effectively.
Performance appraisal- Under this function of HRM is responsible to identify that the
employees are reaching to the objective through their performance or not. The evaluation can be
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Illustration 1: Functions of HRM
(Source: Functions of HRM. 2019)