Human Resources Management

Human Resources
Management

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1. Purpose and function of HRM ..............................................................................................3
P2. Strength and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection....................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................8
P3 Explain the benefits of various HRM practices in an organization for both the employer &
employee. ....................................................................................................................................8
P4 Evaluate the effectiveness of various HRM practices in terms of enhancing organizational
profit & productivity....................................................................................................................9
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
P5 Analyze the value of employee relations with respect to analyzing its influence on HRM
decision- making........................................................................................................................10
P6 Identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM
decision- making........................................................................................................................11
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................13
P7: Application of HRM practices in a work-related context...................................................13
REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................21

INTRODUCTION
HRM is been characterized as those type of practices that makes an organization control
and manage employees working within an organization. As per this responsibility over making
plans and policies in an organization. These are also required in developing of an organization in
equivalent terms. They are reliable for making targets to be achieved that has been formed by an
organization. Tesco is an UK based multinational retailer which deals over various products and
services like retailing of clothing, financial services, electronics, furniture, books, toys and
internal services. Such report includes statement regarding different purpose of HRM with
strength and weaknesses in recruitment or selection process. Further in this report explanation
about HRM practices upon employees and employer that has been affecting productivity and
profitability. In the end, significance of employees relations with legislation upon decision
making.
TASK 1
P1. Purpose and function of HRM
HRM is the process which includes recruiting, inducting, selecting, orienting and
providing training to employees working for an organization. Primary part of Human Resource
department is there to deal with employees working through organization in a way of supporting
while accomplishing of organizational goals. Tesco is a British retail store that is operating their
business enterprise throughout the world by functioning a chain of supermarket. Hence for the
purpose of managing of operations that makes recruiting, inducting, selecting, orienting &
offering of training with improvement for making employees work in an organization. Main role
that is played by Human resource department is to make managing of employees working in an
organization in a way that support or helps in goals to be achieved that is set by organization. For
managing operations Tesco is required to have effective management by its HRM department
this is going to enhance efficiency delivering of services to customers. For managing of
employees through effective planning of workforce. HR manager of Tesco should be performed
these functions are explained as follows:

 Recruitment & Selection:- This is one of the main function of HR managers that
ensures that right employees is required to be selected over position in an organization
that makes accomplishment of goal and objectives possible. HR manger of Tesco is
required to ensure that employees who are skilled & competent are to be recruited or
selected for filling vacant position in the organization. This makes work to be improved
with quality. The function of Recruitment & selection is linked with the overall objective
of organisation that is if there will be selection of competent candidates according to the
required level of performance then there will be timely achievement of the laid down
objectives in TESCO. For the purpose of achieving the laid mission and vision of TESCO
that is to gain maximum market share there is requirement of a skilled workforce who
can contribute towards high performance standards and this can be achieved by
performing the recruitment & selection function in a more appropriate manner.
 Training & Development:- It is essential aspects where employees have to be provided
with proper guidance so that they can work on improving their performance. They have
to focus on development of programs to enhance their present base of knowledge and
competence based on changes that are taking place in the external environment. In
TECSO the human resource manager is working to offer regular training & development
programs so that their skills & knowledge base can be enhanced. With instance to
TESCO core mission is to have a high level of commitment by using of a effective scale
and be a responsible retail brand. They aim at improvement of customer loyalty as a core
aspects of their business strategies that can lead to development of shopping experience
of their customers. There has been commitment of 1 billion dollars investment
programme for achievement of this strategy in order to improve their existing
competitiveness,. Sometimes the employees are lacking the required skills according to
the desired level. So in such case the human resource department is willing to set some of
the training programs that can assist the employees in development of their skills
according to required levels of development in long run. In this way the overall aims and
objectives of the organisation and the functions of Human resource department in
TESCO are completely related to each other.
Purpose:-

Human resource department is there for ensuring that all operations is being performed in
proper and effective manner that leads towards maximization of productivity which makes
competitive edge to be attained that is to be accomplished. These are main objective of human
resource manager of Tesco is as follows:
 Law compliance:- The main intention of HR manager is there to ensure that all activities
should be performed through focussing on all legislations & legal standards in order to
avoid any legal compliance possible. HR manager of Tesco must have through
knowledge related to laws that regulates with work for effective planning of workforce
that is made by consideration of all the legislations that have been formed by
government.
 Performance appraisal:- The human resource manager holds responsibility to evaluate
performance of employees to make identification of performance through gap and
working over improvisation within it. Tesco HR manager should be regular evaluating
performance of its employees for identification of gap within real or expected through
rectifying those improve efficiency.
HR management is one of the most important part of an organization like Tesco as it
helps in developing of resources that makes appropriate candidate to be selected for the position
upon which he has applied for. Also HR makes sure that fairness is followed no biasness exists
within selection process. HR makes employees motivated by providing them appraisal over there
performances. These are some important function that is been performed by Human resources
management in Tesco.
P2. Strength and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection
Recruitment with selection is considered as one of the essential role that is being played by
Human resources department that ensures employees through required skills & competence must
be positioned at right place and working towards accomplishing of all the goals and objective
that has been formed by the organization in order to gain strength and sustainability in an
organization.
Recruitment:- This is been refer as the process for appropriate participation of
participants within job position and making influencing over applicability of participants over

vacancy by advertising related to the required job role. Recruitment basically uses two kinds of
techniques that has been explained as follows:
 Internal recruitment:- Such approaches is used when Tesco is willing to identify in the
organization and assessment of the competence of present employees in for filling of the
position by placing the present workers on required position. Some of internal
accomplishment techniques is been transferred or promotion.
Strength Weakness
 Internal approaches leads to reduction
of the cost of recruitment and has been
helping in placing loyalty of employees
over vacant position.
 Internal accomplishment support in
easier and quicker actions but this
process limits the talent pool by
restricting the choice among whole
employees.
 External recruitment:- External recruitment is a tool where TESCO is using to place
advertisements on different mediums for attracting the talented workforce,. They are
willing to recruit fresh talent by using techniques website, advertisement.
Strength Weakness
 Main strength of such recruitment is
that it provides larger talent pool to be
searched over vacant position. This
makes the best candidates to be
selected
 Major strength of external recruitment
is that there can be large pool of
candidates from where choice can be
made according to the vacant position.
 Main associated weakness of external
recruitment is high cost and is time
consuming in the whole process of
recruitment.