Human Resource Management : John Lewis
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HUMAN RESOURCESMANAGEMENT
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1P1. Purpose of Hr function, key roles and responsibilities of Hr function.............................1P2. Approaches of Hr functions.............................................................................................2LO 2.................................................................................................................................................4P3. Examine the different methods used in HR practices in employers and employees context. ................................................................................................................................................4P4 Evaluate effectiveness of different HRM practices...........................................................6LO 3.................................................................................................................................................6P5. Approaches of employee relation, employee engagement and flexible working............6P6. Key aspects of employment legislation............................................................................9LO 4...............................................................................................................................................10P7. The application of HRM practices in a work-related context........................................10CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................15
INTRODUCTIONHuman resource management is the process of managing and controlling employees inthe company.It involves the recruiting and selecting, training and motivating to employees. It isthe way by company hire new candidates and give training to those new workers (Albrecht andet.al., 2015.). Present study is based on “John lewis partnership” is established in 1929 atLondon. John lewis company world's largest group in UK private company. The chain image isgood and upmarket. It appeals strongly with any shoppers.Study lays emphasis on the purposeof human resource management function in organisation. Report will highlight the effectivenessof the key element of HRM practices. Study will analysis internal and external factors how affectto decision making of Hr manager. Report will also include the employment law how effectivefor organisation to maintain discipline in firm. It is also highlighted human resourcemanagement practices in organization work environment. LO 1P1. Purpose of Hr function, key roles and responsibilities of Hr function.Hr functions are plays an important role in the organization. It is help to increaseperformance of employees (Functions of HRM, 2017). The main purpose of human resourcemanagement is to increase the productivity of organisation by utilizing the effectiveness ofemployees. Functions of human resource managementTraining and development: it is an important function of hrm. It is helpful for improvingperformance of present and future employees. It is responsibility of John lewis to provideeffective trainings to improve employees skills for their job roles. Training and developmentprogram help to employee for make them more professional. This help to increase profit andproductivity of employee and employer.Maintaining good working condition: Maintaining good working condition is very importantfunction of Hr practices. Effective and good working environment help to motivate theemployees. It is give positive effect on employee performance (Alexander and Haley‐Lock,2015). The main responsibility of managers of John lewis to make good and healthy workcondition in organisation. Good work environment help to motivate the employees towards thegoal of firm. 1
Recruitment and selection: It is most important function of HRM. It is the process of screeningand selecting candidate for the vacant post in the organisation. Roles and responsibility of Johnlewis manger is to hire right candidate for the vacant post. This is help to improve productivity offirm. Effective recruitment and selection process help to hire eligible person for organisation.Significance of Hr functionHRM system of the John lewis has significantly impact on peoples and organizationaleffectiveness (Bailey and et.al., 2018). This help meet with talent of employees to achievebusiness objective. It is help to bring consistency in hrm practices and improve people relation atJohn lewis. It is also helped to analysis the factors are affect to business through that they areable to achieve goal of company. P2. Approaches of Hr functions.A systematic approaches are beneficial in that it prioritizes the company's objectives andgoals.Approaches of recruitment and selectionRecruitment and selection process help to identify the best candidate for the organisation.There are two approaches of recruitment and selection process which is internal and externalsources. John lewis can use the both approaches to hire eligible person for the vacant post. Thisis effective and good for the organisation. Internal process includes the promotion, transfer ofemployee to another post. This is easy and simple process of selection method. External processincludes the direct recruitment, employment exchange, advertisement and campus recruitment.This encourage the new opportunities for job seekers and increase the organisation branding.External process is more effective and good for the organisation because through this companyable to find the best candidate. John lewis includes interview and IQ test in their recruitment andselection process. The different methods of internal recruitment are :Career ladders : It is the kind of promotion of workers which is based on their performance inan organization. The main advantage of the career ladders as an internal recruitment method isthat it helps management in positively influencing other people to increase their participation andimprove their performance at workplace. Biggest drawback of internal recruitment is that itmight lead to high level of demotivation in other workers. 2
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