Managing People: Functions, Principles and Evaluation in Nestle

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Human resource in the organization plays a great role in managing the operations
of the company. Without human resource team it is not possible for the company to
manage the operations in a right direction. Human resource team of the company manages
the routine activities so that goals and objectives can be accomplished in a proper manner.
In this paper, the discussion will be made on the functions of an HR, the key principles of
HRM and also how to evaluate the HR function so that competitive advantage can be achieved.
The company which is selected for this task is Nestle.
It is analyzed that there are various characteristics of HRM like it is considered as a
service function and also it is a continuous process which takes place continuously. This
approach of HRM is a people-centered approach in which the focus is given to the people
and also it focuses more on results so that growth can be achieved. People Centered
approach is one of the HRM approach which is related with the employees. In this, focus is
given on fulfilling the management objectives by emphasizing on the needs and wants of
the employees. When needs and wants of the employees are satisfied they try to give their
best towards their assigned activities. Nestle gives more focus on people-centered
characteristics so that success can be achieved in an effective manner.
It is seen that human resource give proper structure to the company so that business
needs can be achieved by giving focus on the managing the resources of the company. There are
many functions related to HR. The first function is related to the recruitment process of the
company. The process of recruitment is conducted by the HR of the company and it is one of the
most important functions conducted so that talented candidates can be recruited to conduct the
activities. The function of the HR is to fill the positions in the company in less time so that it can
be easy for the company to manage the overall activities of the company (Kumari, 2012).
It can be evaluated that the function of the HR in Nestle is to conduct the screening
process and also interview so that the candidates who are not eligible can be rejected in the
starting stage only. If the eligible candidate is selected for the job then it can easy to achieve
competitive advantage in an effective manner. This is one of the effective functions that will help
the company to achieve competitive advantage in the competitive environment. Also, there
should be SHRM in the company so that hindrances cannot take place at the time of
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achieving success in the market. SHRM refers to strategic human resource management in
which management principles for managing the workforce is taken into consideration
(Deery and Jago, 2015).
Next function of the HR is related to the job safety. Safety in the workplace is also
essential functions as it is seen that if there is workplace safety then it can be easy for the
company to enhance the overall efficiency of the employees. The function of the HR is to assist
the workplace safety training and also to maintain federally mandated logs so that injuries that
take place can be reduced (Rao and Dhillon, 2017). The HR of the company focuses on job
safety of the employees by giving them training of each and every activity that takes place in the
company. Also when workplace safety is considered by the HR it is analyzed that company
focuses on managing the compensation of the employee's problems so that satisfaction level can
be enhanced by the employees. If employees are satisfied then they can give their best towards
the activities of the company. The company is also working with Danish institute for human
rights so that human rights policy can be reviewed. The company focused on partnership
with DIHR related to human rights so that proper right responsibilities can be
implemented on global basis. For safety Nestle implements the policy named as
occupational safety and health management system which consist of periodic self-
evaluation and audits (Ford, 2014).
The important function of the HR in the workplace is to enhance mutual
cooperation between the employees. If the relation of the employee is managed in a proper
manner then it can be seen that productivity can be enhanced. In the workplace, it can be
analyzed that the employee and labor relations are an important function of the HR and Nestle
gives emphasis on handling these relations with the help of the HR specialists who are expert in
the specific field. The relation of the employee is the responsibility of the HR that helps to
enhance the employer and employee relation by evaluating the job satisfaction, employee
engagement and also solving the conflict of the workplace. The functions help to maintain the
relationship with labor by considering he developing management responses to that organizing of
campaigns can be done effectively and also it will help to negotiate the collective bargaining
agreements in a proper manner (Sparrow, Hird and Cooper, 2015).
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