Role of HRM in Workforce Planning

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Contents
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1.......................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Purpose and function of HRM applicable to workforce planning.......................................................3
P2 Strength and Weakness of different methods of recruitment and selection.........................................4
P7 Detailed application of different Human Resource Management Practices........................................5
TASK 2.......................................................................................................................................................9
P3 Benefit of different HRM Practices....................................................................................................9
P4 Effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising profit.................................................11
TASK 3.....................................................................................................................................................11
P5 Assess the importance of employee relation.....................................................................................11
P6 Key elements of employee legislation..............................................................................................12
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................3
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is the essential and important part of the each and every
organization. Without this company cannot achieve long term and desire goals of business entity in
limited time period. Role of human resource manager is to recruit and select knowledgeable and skills
candidates who are easily increase turnover and sales of the enterprise (Chelladurai, 2015). In simple
words, means of HRM as to employing person, creating their essential resources utilizing, compensating
and maintaining their services or facilities in move with the organizational and job requirements with a
thinking to participate to the target of the company, personal and the society. In this HR manager ensure
to enhance the profitability and productivity of company.
This report is based on three different organization such as TESCO, WOODHILL COLLEGE and
ITV. This assignment shown different kind of purpose and function of HRM. There are different method
of recruiting and selecting talented candidates such as external and internal. Human resource practices
also help the manger in order to maintain long term relation with workers, it is also described in this
study. Employee relation is beneficial for the enterprise to improve their productivity and effectiveness
effectively. Different kind of employment act also determined in this project which effect on entire
performance of company and individual.
TASK 1
Case Study: Woodhill College
This case is explaining the needs of hiring new personnel in the Woodhill College. Since, the college is
growing rapidly it is become important to fill all vacancies and opening in best possible manner.
Currently, the college relies on hiring through single method i.e. advertising on its official website which
is not sufficient in terms of hiring talented employees. Also the college is facing problem in context of
formulating its current and existing needs, thus no clear or defined HR strategy. The solution is to open
the gate in context of hiring and selecting employees.
P1 Purpose and function of HRM applicable to workforce planning
Workforce Planning can be defined as continuous process that links the priorities and need of business
enterprise related with its employees so to achieve the organizational objective in an effectual manner. It
is a vital function of HRM and it basically deals in analyzing and examine the needs of company in term
of size, knowledge, skills, competency of its personnel to accomplish its given or specified objectives.
Most of the firm often used this term as a strategy mostly used by employers and managers to anticipate
the needs of employee in most significant manner.
The main purpose of workforce planning is to put right people on right job with adequate skills
and knowledge as per the requirement of job. In simple words, Workforce Planning refers to the
deals with getting right number of candidate who possess right knowledge and competency as
per the given job requirement (Huselid, 2011). Human resource, strategic planning and budget
are the main players of workforce planning. It is a systematic organizational process that laid
stress on planning ahead so to avoid any uncertainty or future contingency. As it has been said
that it is better to be prepared in advance rather than being surprised or shocked. Thus, in order to
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manage future effectively and systematically, organization used workforce planning. As
Woodhill College is having no clear strategy related to its future and current needs, workforce
planning assists them in formulating those strategies in a constructive and cost efficient manner.
HR managers plays vital role in framing and implanting workforce planning in the business
practices (Meredith, 2014). Their main role is to organize the personnel in an effective manner so
that they achieve firm’s objective in a structured manner. Following are the roles of HR
Manager:
1. Working Together: The success and growth of any business enterprise depends upon how
collectively they work and generate immense revenues and profits. Moreover, if workers
work with co-ordination and co-operation it gives rise to healthy and positive atmosphere
which retains them for longer period of time.
2. Commitment Building: HR Manager also aid in formulating effective strategies mainly
concerned with increasing the overall productivity and efficiency of workforce. This
initiates with when company assign task to individual as per their skills and requirement.
P2 Strength and Weakness of different methods of recruitment and selection
Recruitment and Selection are both considered as the vital part of Human Resource Management.
Recruitment refers to the process of stimulating or attracting large pool of applicants so that they can
apply for job in the respective organization. In simple words it means finding the most qualified and
talented personnel for the business enterprise who with strong efforts and determination led to attain the
objectives or goals of firm in an effectual manner. On the contrary, Selection can be describes as selecting
or choosing best candidate from the pool of applicant. Basically it deals with choosing candidate that
possess right skills & education as per the job requirement. Business Enterprise possess the ability to deal
with various approaches of recruitment and selection in broader aspect. It is mainly categories as Internal
and External. Below mentioned are the key strength and weakness of each method:
Internal Source of Recruitment and Selection: Under this, Woodhill College normally select or chose
personnel within the college premise. This is mainly done via transfer or promotion. This method
promotes higher confidence and motivation among existing employees or workforce (Berman, 2016).
Following are the strength and weakness of this method:
Strength Weakness
 It is an easy and flexible process
 Promotes higher motivation among
existing personnel
 It focuses on reduces the training time
and cost associated with it.
 Reduces the risk or uncertainty of
hiring gambled or bad employee.
 Lacks of innovation and creativity
 Lack of fresh talented
 Filling an opening or vacancy gives rise
to other vacancy. This ultimately
increase the burden of business
enterprise.
 There are certain situation when
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