Application of Human Resources Management in Workforce Planning and Resourcing

This document provides an overview of the application of human resources management in workforce planning and resourcing. It discusses the strengths and weaknesses of different sources of recruitment and explores HRM practices and their benefits in raising organizational productivity and profitability. It also highlights the importance of HRM decision making and employee relations, as well as the impact of employment legislation on decision making ability. The document concludes with the application of HRM in workforce planning and resourcing.

Human resources
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
TASK1.......................................................................................................................................3
Overview of Tesco.................................................................................................................3
P1. Application of human resources management on workforce planning and resourcing...3
P2 Weakness and strength of different sources of recruitment..............................................4
TASK2.......................................................................................................................................6
P3 HRM practices within the organization and their benefits................................................6
P4 Different HRM practices and their effectiveness in raising organisational productivity
and profitability......................................................................................................................7
TASK3.......................................................................................................................................8
P5 HRM decision making and importance of employee relation...........................................8
P6 Understanding of different employment legislation and their impact on decision making
ability of organisation.............................................................................................................8
TASK4.......................................................................................................................................9
P7 Application of human resources management on workforce planning and resourcing....9
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................11
Books and journals...............................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Human resources are the prime resources for any business firm and there management
is prime responsibility of firm this will give arise to human resources management. It is that
branch of management which help firm in getting access to its human resources by effective
management of them it deals with recruitment, placement, training and development, pay
management and rewarding the employee for getting work throw them. Tesco will be chosen
as the base company in this project. It is largest super market in UK. In this report, impact of
human resources management in organization will identified to will also analyze that what
are the roles of HRM in firm and how it can be useful to firm in management of resources.
Impact of HRM in decision making ability will also be identified in firm (
TASK1
Overview of Tesco
It is leading supermarket huge in UK with 30% market share. Firm deals mainly in
consumer products like clothes, packed food and many more. It is operating in seven
countries and has its global presence in market. Firm have more than 8000 stare across the
globe in which maximum are in UK where Tesco is originated. Tesco is also a leading
employment provider in UK as it provided 1 million jobs in a year to people of UK.
P1. Application of human resources management on workforce planning and resourcing
Employees are the life line of every business organization that’s why firm have the
main aim of to make an effective team which has consist of member who are serving to their
employee in effective manner and can make sure cooperate environment in firm. Workforce
planning is hat method which is used by manager for identifying the needs of workers in
origination and then makes a plan to fill all those vacant post in firm. This determined
knowledge, skills, experience of employees within the internal structure where firm can
achieve its objectives in long run of business (Onik, Miraz and Kim, 2018)
. Here Tesco has also similar plan that to implement workforce planning in there origination
and can achieve business objectives and targets.
Purpose of HRM:

Human resources management act as communication centre between employees and
top level management. Here number of functions is performed by human resources
management in workforce planning and achievement of firm’s goals.
 The first purpose of human resources management in firm is to make effective utilization
of firm’s resources.
 HRM will also ensure that the motivation in employee must be remain ass it will increase
employee performance in organization and will lead to profitability.
 Human resources management also help in maintaining the work culture and ensure the
safety of employees in firm. Human resources management main purpose of complying with polices and process of
government.
Functions of HRM in workforce planning
There are many functions which are performed by HRM in origination which are stated
below:
Recruitment: The first function of human resources department of Tesco is to recruit
individuals in there on vacant posts in origination. Tesco is leading firm in which every
individual want to work , here HR department have to select qualified individual.
Placement and orientation: It is also function which has to be performer by HRM. In
this function, Tesco manager introduce new employees to existing employees as well as work
which have to be done by new employee in firm.
Training and development: This is most important function which has to be
performed by manager of Tesco because it is directly related to firm’s productivity. In this
function employees are trained for improvement in their skills and quality.
Compensation management: Compensation is important for restating employees in
firm and it is the function of HRM to manage pay of employee. Tesco pay its more focus on
this as pay of their employees is more that any other firm in UK. This has impact on
employee turnover ratio of firm (Brewster and Söderström, 2017).
P2 Weakness and strength of different sources of recruitment.
Recruitment is the process of hiring qualified individual sin firm which are suitable
for vacant posts in firm. There are hired for fulfilling the human rescores requirement of firm.

There are number of methods of recruiting them but all the methods have some strength
weakness associated with them. Some of their method is stated below:
Transfer: This is the basics method for recruitment which is used in firm like Tesco
in this firm use to transfer its employee to different area or place with some increment in
authority. Here are strength and weakness in this method:
Strength:
 Cost effectively method as no recruitment cost will incur by firm.
 Retain talent in origination as there in no hiring from outside.
Weakness:
 Demotivation in employee as there transfer will increase their work load.
Promotion: this is the method which is used by HRM department for filling vacant
post internally. In this method they promote the existing employee to higher level because of
its good performance in firm (Daniels, 2017).
Strength:
 This will boost the motivation in origination as it is given on performance
basis to employees.
Weakness:
 Decrease the opportunity to new employees in origination as they are not able
to get promoting because of short period of employment.
Advertisement: Advertisement is most common way which is adopt by firm for
recruitment of employees. In this methods HRM department advertise all requirements and
type of job with the means of advertisement. Then accept invitation from number of persons.
Strength:
 Cover large number of area which enable firm to get more and more interested
applicants.
Weakness:

 Huge cost investment and reach to unwanted people.
Employment agencies: These are those which have data of employees who are
interested to job. They provide employees to company according to standards prescribed by
company (Lamego, 2016)
Strength: The major strength of this method is qualified and well known employees are
provided to firm after hard screening.
Weakness: This function have problem in selection of its employee because of corruption
in other origination.
 This will also demotivate existing employee this is because firm will hire
employees form outside which will reduce chances of promotion of existing
employees.
TASK2
P3 HRM practices within the organization and their benefits.
HRM department play an important role in firm as it provides number of benefits to
firm this will also lead in in increase profitability of firm. Here there are number of benefits
which are related to employee and employer. Some are stated below:
Training and development: In Tesco human resources department provide good
training to their staff. This will lead to number of benefits to their employees like employee
will get motivated as they are now able to do difficult tasks which are seems to be impossible
for them prior to training. This will also help them in achievement of personal goals. Here
firm will get benefit of increase productivity of its employees because of training
development programme. This will also benefit firm in getting higher profits because of good
productivity in work (Pogodzinski, 2016).
Performance appraisal: Performance appraisal is that technique which is used to
measure the performance of employee in business firm. This is the main function in HRM
department of Tesco, they perform regular performance apparently there firm, this will
benefit employees in knowing their capacity and performance and will motivate them

because of good performance. This will also help firm in monitoring those employees whom
performance is not getting good and help in taking corrective actions for boosting their
employees. This also aid in providing incentives and rewards to good performers in firm for
motivation of them.
Flexible working environment: In Tesco the working hour management is done by
HRM function of firm where they focus on maintain them according to need of human body
or individual capacity. This is done on the basis of various working management approaches.
This will benefit to employees of Tesco in reducing their work load. This will help firm in
using it employees in a well-managed way and will also aid in reusing wastage of firms
resources. Tesco will also get benefit of this in its increase work efficiency, design structure,
effective communication (Ahmady, Tatari and Hosseini, 2016).
P4 Different HRM practices and their effectiveness in raising organisational productivity and
profitability
HRM department plat an important role in firm for achievement of firm goals and will
also help firm maximising profits and productivity in firm. There are number of rezones
which show how it helps firm in increasing profit and will lead to productivity increment.
Recruitment and selection: this is the first reason which helps in maximisation of
profit and brings productivity in process of Tesco. Here firm recruit the employees which are
highly qualified and have full knowledge of work. Firm doesn’t higher the people who are
top rankers but it higher those who have innovative mind as well as passion for work , these
are these persona which always stay motivated in firm and proving positivity in firms
environment. This ultimately leads in increase profit of firm (World Health Organization,
2016)
Employee relations: Good employee relation is also strength of Tesco here firm can
use its employee’s in relation to increase profit. This is because if there is good relation
between firm’s employees and subordinate or employees to employee. This will help in
reduction in conflicts which and maintain the culture of firm. This will also aid in productive
it increase because there is no wastage of resources.

TASK3
P5 HRM decision making and importance of employee relation
Relation between employees and employer is important because it have its direct
impact on HRM and its decision making process. HR of Tesco have their main aim on
improving the effectiveness of work this will also help firm in getting all the production done
on time. There same points in this which are mentioned below:
Effective communication: This will help Tesco in maintains of effective
communication in firm as sound relation will eliminate delay in information and every
employee will understand the actual meaning of the information supplied because of good
relationship which includes understanding. This will benefit in HRM in making decisions
related to flow of human resources in firm (Santoro, 2018).
Career development opportunity: Here decision making get influenced I Tesco as it
aims in providing number of opportunities to its employees to development of their carrier in
firm and will increase firm chances to get what they are doing in business and also lead in
firm in motivation of employed building good relations with its employee. Decision making
will also get some strength.
Health and safety: Workers also sense gratified and happy though employed in safe
and secured employed setting .Tesco attentions on obeying with numerous health and safety
guidelines and legislature which can ensure around the health and safety of staffs and make
copy of the business. Thus, choices are complete in a method that this assistances in building
actual employee relationships between employees and employer.
P6 Understanding of different employment legislation and their impact on decision making
ability of organisation
There are many laws and regulations which have to be followed by organisation. there
are formed for protections of employees from unethical an unfair trade practice in some
business/ in Tesco firm follow all the regulation which are maintained by firm in its
curriculum where they use there employee as part of firm. Some are mentioned below:
Equality act 2010: This act states that ever employee have equal right in firm to get
what they are desirable of this means that firm have no right to divide its employees on
gender, cast or class basis where firm can do discrimination. If any manager found guilty than
serious actions will be taken against him (Sparrow, Brewster and Chung, 2016).

Employment Protection Act 1978: Rendering to this act, it is liability of firm that
provide specific salary structure and proper working hours. To must also provide occupation
and pension polices as well. Here Tesco used to focus on enabling good and effective
structure of salary and other things to its employees.
Health and safety at Work Act, 1974: In agreement with this act, administration
wants to safeguard near the fitness, security and safety of workers at work. Therefore, Tesco
aims at given that safe machinery and instrument better working conditions and harmless
access and exit for the employees. This helps in filling staffs and to maintain real employee
relatives. HRM makes choice for implementing exercise to employees in relation with health
and safety management (Ohemeng and Asiedu, 2016)
TASK4
P7 Application of human resources management on workforce planning and resourcing
Recruitment and assortment is the most important part of human resources
management this is because it help firm in managing talent in firm and also aid in workforce
planning in origination. Here we will take whole procedure of staffing and selection of Tesco
which this firm follows:
Job specification: Job specification can be defined as different liabilities of an
individual which has to be play at the time of the job. It includes all the functions which have
to be performed by the individual while performing the job. After doing proper evaluation,
marketing manager's job specification of TESCO is as follows:
Job Specification
Organisation: TESCO
Job Designation – Marketing Manager
Educational Qualification – MBA in Marketing
Job requirements:
 Skill to handle different situation at marketplace.
 Efficient knowledge of different tools and techniques related to the marketing.
 Ability to perform the coordination between different function.
Desired criteria:

 Experience of 3 months.
 Effective communication skills.
 Effective presentation skills.
Job description: It is written document which includes detailed information about a
particular job profile. Along with this, set of roles and responsibilities, which is expected by
the selected candidate.
Job Description
Name of the company TESCO
Job Title Senior Marketing Manager
Job Location Ireland, Europe
Reporting To Department Head (Principal)
Duties and Responsibilities  Market research and analyses of opportunities
for product development.
 After evaluating market place, effective
decisions should be taken in order to launch a
new product.
Hours of Working 10.00 am to 6:30 pm
Salary 5000 Pound per month
Working Facilities Rewards are given according to the performance of
individual by maintaining the safety and healthy
working environment.
For selecting best candidate on different jobs as well as to form of proper function where it
can easily attract large number of applicants.

Person Specification
General Details
Name- xxx
Address-40, Dublin Street
Contact no.- 838385820223
Email id- xxx@gmail. com
Career objective- To reach at my career plinth where I can become chief executive officer
within the marketing and can help my organisation to achieve the growth and productivity in
different functions. I also wanted to increase my contribution within the organisation where it
can achieve its targets and goals in an appropriate way.
Experience level- 4 years
Qualification
Educational Qualification University Grades
MBA (Marketing) University of London 7.0
BBA University of London 7.6
Duties and Responsibilities-
 Evaluation of performance in regular manner
 Preparation of real marketing plan.
 Rendering to their services job should be circulated in advertising team.
 Leading some promotion campaigns.
Computer proficiency-
 Office
 MS PowerPoint
Personal Details
Date of Birth- 11th June 1895
Languages Known- French, English.

Interests- Melody, interpretation, travelling and sporting activities.
CONCLUSION
It can be determined from above report that firm have to major position of human
resources management in its origination this is because it help firm in various type. The
function of HRM will help firm in getting access to number of benefits like increase in
profitability and productivity. Number of function and roles of human resources is also
important t for firm working on its operations. So firm have to use HRM as main tool of firm.

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