Effectiveness of Recruitment and Selection Process in Tesco

Managing people

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
Effectiveness of the recruitment and selection process evaluated in meeting business strategic
needs.......................................................................................................................................3
Organizations design & implementation of recruitment and selection procedures................5
Analysis of talent management approaches, performance appraisal & training and
development ..........................................................................................................................7
A critical assessment of how effective HR policies consequence on business operations &
practices................................................................................................................................12
Possible improvements based on good practice models.......................................................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Human resource practices are very crucial for any organisation as it is related to
management of whole workforce. There are certain aspects that are very crucial to ensure proper
human resources policy management to ensure that there is proper evaluation of selection and
recruitment procedures. Tesco is multinational merchandise and groceries retail brand having its
headquarters in England UK (Picardi, 2019). It is third targets retailer across world according to
measurement of gross revenues and is ranked at ninth number according to its revenue. There is
discussion of effectiveness of recruitment & selection strategies of organisation along with the
approaches that are used for management of talent, further there is critical assessment of the HR
process and system that is adopted by retail organisations.
TASK
Effectiveness of the recruitment and selection process evaluated in meeting business strategic
needs
For the purpose of understand the effectiveness of selection and recruitment starting.
Tecso is one of biggest private employers in UK. They are having 360,000 employees across
world. They are operating small scale stores such as Tesco express to large stores like Tesco
superstores and Extras. Tesco needs competent human resource for both activities in store based
& stoner based. In physical outlets they need checkout staff, supervisors, stock handlers and
specialists like bakers (Strand, 2018). Distribution depots need that there is skilled workforce in
logistics and stock management. Head office of tecso requires staff for roles such as legal
services, human resources, marketing property management information technology and
accounting.
There are certain aspects of the recruitment and selection process in Tesco that is related to
following of essential requirements of their personnel policies as it consist provisions of training
& development of employees.
According to views of Jenifer, 2018 Recruitment process in Tesco is highly effective because of
presence of some of the factors as mentioned below:
Grievances:

Complaints are a crucial aspects of personnel policies as it consist of providing that may
cause problems at a workplace because of personal problems, stress, exhaustion, communal
issues or health problems. Tesco has a complaints insurance plan that is used for handling
employees issues.
Training & development policy:
Tesco has training & development policies that is helping organizations to be more
compatible with their employees and help in growth of employee, there is proper alignment of
insurance plan with training and staffing needs of their workforce.
Rewards & management policies:
Rewards & Management guidelines have to be dentine in more detail that can help employees
to be highly committed towards their employers (DePoy, and Gitlin, 2019). It is a great deal to
enhance competition by use of competitive strategies. Insurance policy management is also
another approach that is used for management of business.
Key element of corporate business strategy in Tesco is that they are willing to provide financial
security to their employees to be more creative, innovative and resources for restraint and
welfare of their employees.
There are certain employment laws that have to be compulsorily part of recruitment and
selection practices of evert organisation. In context of Tesco also there is proper implementation
of these laws that helps them in proper conducting of employment functions. Some of these laws
that are guiding recruitment and hiring functions in Tesco are discussed below:
Gender equality plan is a key aspects of tecso recruitment and selection strategies because of
passing of the Equality Act 2010 that focuses on covering of employment in general this act is
applying to recruitment practices. Recruiters and employers must ensure that there is no
discrimination that is done when there is hiring of staff (Silva, 2020). It consist of no
discrimination based on race, sex, age, marital status. Employers can outsource the process of
hiring to any employment agencies but they must ensure that there is no discrimination that is
being made in such hiring agencies.