Mindfulness at Work: Benefits & Impact

This assignment delves into the benefits of mindfulness practices in a work environment. It examines the role of mindfulness in regulating emotions, mitigating emotional exhaustion, and enhancing job satisfaction. The discussion draws upon research findings and academic sources to analyze the positive influence of mindfulness on organizational outcomes.

Introduction To Human
Resource Management

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1 HRM AND HR FUNCTION.............................................................................................3
TASK 2 Hr planning .......................................................................................................................4
TASK 3 Training and development.................................................................................................5
TASK 4 Change management.........................................................................................................6
TASK 5 Employment Legislation...................................................................................................7
TASK 6 Globalization ....................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is considered as the process that helps in managing and
controlling workforce within organization. Also, HR management of firm needs to identify the
shortages and surpluses of manpower in firm. Thus, after identifying the same it is essential for
them to carry out effective recruitment and selection process so that skilled workers could be
selected within business (rewster, Mayrhofer and Morley, 2016). There are different HR function
adopted by businesses such as hiring, promotion, safety, employee relations, training and
development etc. Present report focuses upon Palermo Safe Storage firm which is facing serious
issues regarding employee dissatisfaction and leaving the job. Company is not making proper
personal and development policies and also not providing proper wages and salaries to
employees as per minimum wage act. Thus, the report aims to prepare proper HR function and
planning in regard to improve the current situation within cited firm.
TASK 1 HRM AND HR FUNCTION
Human resource management is developed in terms of managing employees' performance
and thus maximize the output so that desired goals and objectives could be attained. Following
are the importance of human resource management functions such as- Recruitment and training- It is one of the main responsibility of HR team and thus they
need to make proper plan and strategies in regard to select right employees at right job.
HR manager of Palermo Safe Storage needs to select proper recruitment and training and
thus provide opportunity to raise the motivation level of workers within firm (Sparrow,
Brewster and Chung, 2016). Maintaining work atmosphere- HR team of cited firm needs to maintain their work
atmosphere so that employees could feel motivated. However, providing good working
environment helps in benefiting workers and thus attain desired satisfaction (Renwick,
Redman and Maguire, 2013). Handling disputes- HR team of Palermo Safe Storage requires to effectively handle
disputes so that employees could carry out better work. In such scenario, human resource
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department acts as a mediator and thus helps in overcoming disputes or issues faced by
workers. Developing public relations- It is another crucial function of HRM and thus establishes
effective public relations through inviting them in meetings and seminars conducted by
firm. Through such way cited firm aims to manage effective brand image in market and
plays a active role in preparing the business and marketing plans so that better results
could be attained (Jackson, Schuler and Jiang, 2014). Performance appraisals- Palermo Safe Storage encourages its workers in regard to
improve their potential and provide them suggestions so that they can improve their
performance. Thus, according to their performance, firm needs to provide appraisals to
them and thus enables them to anticipate goals within firm in regard to motivate workers.
 Health and safety- Workplace safety is one of the effective HR function and thus Palermo
Safe Storage firm needs to focus upon maintaining health and safety environment in
workplace. Through maintaining safe working environment it enables them to maintain
good relations with workers (Brewster, Mayrhofer and Morley, 2016).
However, through carrying out effective HR strategies and practices it would result
beneficial for business to attain its desired objectives. It helps them to improve its business
performance and attain employee satisfaction.
TASK 2 HR PLANNING
Human resource planning is a continuous process which assist to achieve optimum use of
human resources. In this aspect, every company demonstrate training and development programs
that are helpful to achieve common goals and objectives. It determines experience of manpower
shortage or surplus (Knowles, Holton and Swanson, 2014). This is assist to fill vacant job within
the company so that organization can attain profitability at workplace. It also enhances
capabilities and performances of each employee through they can give effective participation for
achieve goals objectives. With the help of skills and capabilities, the chosen business can achieve
targets (Jiang, Lepak, and Baer, 2012.). There are various sources which beneficial for ascertain
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profitability and smooth functioning. Competencies of the company can also establish at
workplace that can be manage for right skills and competencies (Buller, and McEvoy, 2012).
Additional human resources planning are categories in different categories that can be assist to
make position of the business in effective manner. In addition to this, differentiation strategy can
also use for additional requirement of the company operations.
It is important for following elements:
To foresee the employee turnover
HR planning involves is also involves different types of strategics which assist to them
for reducing its employees turnover rate and maintain long term relations with its workers.
To maintain relations with different people
The HR planning is also helps to them for marinating long term relations with its workers
and allow to its stakeholders on decisions making process.
To minimize imbalance which can cause of negative results and performances
HR planning helps to entity and workers for identifying their weak area so they can
provide training and developments to its workers.
To make the best use of resources.
The HR planning is to make organization reach the desired manpower positions from the
current manpower positions. HR planning is to helps to entity for forecasting the demand and
supply of resource in near future (Armstrong, and Taylor, 2014). With the help of the HR
planning entity can achieve its objectives.
TASK 3 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
With the help of Training and development programs Palermo Safe Storage improve their
performance. Training and development is a prime opportunity to expand the knowledge and
skills of workers. If workers of the organization are well trained then it also helps to company for
improving their performances (Hülsheger, and et.al., 2013.). Well trained workers assist to
Palermo Safe Storage for achieving their business objective and maximizing their profits.
Following is evaluation of training and development on organization's performance.
 Training and development programs allows to individual to improve their skills and
knowledge (Järveläinen, 2013). This programs helps to workers for identify their weak
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areas and provide chance to improve their performances. With the help of training and
development individual's of Palermo Safe Storage maintain the growth and gained
advanced knowledge (Sun, Aryee, and Law 2007). If employees of the company receive
required training then they can assist to entity for improving their performances.
 Palermo Safe Storage invest a lot of money in-training programs. This creates satisfaction
among workers and they present their better work (Hülsheger, and et.al., 2013.).
Employees feel appreciated and challenged trough training which leads to job satisfaction
among them. Satisfied workers maintain long term relationships with entity and firm
need not be hire new employees. This process save costs of recruitment in Palermo Safe
Storage.
 Training and development programs significantly helps to provide an opportunity for
development human capital in respect to technical and behavioral skills which ultimately
results in optimum resource utilization and improve the financial structures of the entity.
 Most of the errors occurs because of many workers lack of required skills for performing
their jobs (Karlan, and Valdivia, 2011). With the help of this program Palermo Safe
Storage ensures that workers gets the right skills at the right time. The more trained
employees is, less the chances of committing errors in job which also helps to firm for
providing quality services to their customers.
 Training and development directly improves efficiency and productivity of employees.
Training makes aware to workers with regard to new technology (Alleyne, Doherty, and
Greenidge, 2006). More trained worker show both quantity and quality of performance.
So the organization can save their wastage of time, money and resources.
TASK 4 CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Change management process is the sequences of steps or activities that a change
management team or project management to change management to a change in order to driven
individual transitions and ensure that project meets it intended outcomes (Budhwar,. and Debrah,
2013). During the organizational change's entity need to pay attention its internal and external.
Palermo Safe Storage is need to manage change within entity and its external environment. For
explaining HR process of managing change Lewin's throey can be used. This model helps to
entity for taking effective decisions, implementing changes. It s also assist to company for
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managing its changes and assessinging information regrading to people who are effecting to
those changes.
This model is consists in three phases. With the help of this model they can manage to every one
who is likely to be effected by changes (Harrison, 2011). This model is three steps models i.e.
Unfreezing, Moving and refreezing.
Unfreezing model
In the unfreezing step, employees break away from the way things have been done. For
managing the changes within entity and external environment, management of the entity need to
encouraged its employees to come out from their comfort zones they were and adopt new
changes (Kolb, 2014).
Moving
In step two, Moving, for making effective change management process, it is important to
ensure that all relevant stakeholders are given opportunity to be engaged in decision making
process and problems solving in collaborative manner (Karlan, and Valdivia, 2011). Palermo
Safe Storage for implementing its change effectively they have to involve its stakeholders so
they can make changes effectively.
Refreezing
In third step,.i.e. Refreezing. In this process employer need to be successful, employees
must be acknowledged as reward is an important consideration (Melby-Lervåg, and Hulme,
2013). Employees should receive appropriate recognition for changes in behavior if they
embrace or accept the change. Th reward systems make helps to Palermo Safe Storag of
implementing is desired changes in entity.
Lewin's model focused on interdependence an ordering factors within a relationship. This
model helps to management of the company for making and implementing there desired changes.
TASK 5 EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION
There are various types of employment legislation which need to follow by every
organization. These laws help to workers for receiving fair treatments and also regulates relations
in between employers and trade unions (Sun, Aryee, and Law 2007). It is responsibility of
human resource management of entity to maintain and follow all laws so the entity run its
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operations smoothly. Following are employment legislation which need to be taken into account
within HR practices.
Minimum wages Act, 1998
As per this act, every organization need to pay minimum wages to its workers. Currently
£7.20 per hour is minimum wage rate (Wickens, and et.al., 2015). This act is provide helps to
workers for receiving significant amount of money. The HR of Palermo Safe Storage need to
take into practices to such law so their workers receive fair wage and they can maintain avoid all
any problem which arises due to this law.
Working Time regulations Act, 1998
The working time regulation Act, 1998 which apply to every organization in UK. This
regulation govern the time that people in UK may work (Oleinik, 2013). This law includes
minimum rest breaks, daily rest, weekly rest and the maximum average working week. As per
this act, no worker is work more that 48 hours in a week and for every entity it is compulsory to
pay at least 28 days minimum holidays (Järveläinen, 2013). It also includes a minimum rest of 20
minutes in may shift lasting over 6 hours. For HR of the Palermo Safe Storage need to take
account this law so they can run their operations easily.
Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974
This act is defined the duties of employers, employees, contractors, suppliers of good and
substances for use at work (Hatten, 2015). This act is also defies the general principles for the
management of health and safety at work. These laws securing health, safety and welfare of
individuals at work. It also provides guideline to organization for controlling the keeping and use
of explosive products at workplace (Hülsheger, and et.al., 2013.). It also defined the duties of
employers regrading to safety of employees at workplace. Human resource management need to
take account this law so they can provide safety to their staff members at workforce.
TASK 6 Globalization
Globalization is the process where the process where economies of various countries in
world become more and more connected to one another (Cerasoli, and et.al., 2014). There are
many advantages of globalization such as integrate to the world economy, increased access to
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technology and enhance of free trade (Ebert, and et.al., 2014). Palermo Safe Storage got
benefited from the use of Globalization. Following are advantages of Globalization.
International development
Globalization provides an international market to company. With the help of
globalization entity can sells it products and services to outside of the national boundaries
(Kehoe, and Wright, 2013.). The company can diverse into new market and attracts to more
customers for its business. With the expanding its business they can also get access many new
techniques and technology which helps them for brings more innovation in their work
(Armstrong, and Taylor, 2014). Palermo Safe Storage maximize its profits and ensure long term
growth.
Cheaper resources
Another benefit of Globalization is that entity receives low cost raw material and cheaper
labor. With the introduction of globalization many entities are able to produces low cost
products and services to its customers. For example- China offers low cost labor in the world.
Due to the cheaper labor company are able to produce low costs product or services to its
customers (Buller, and McEvoy, 2012). It also helps to Palermo Safe Storage for hiring experts
or professional in their business around the world which helps to them for providing quality in
services to their consumers.
Expand market
From the business prospective globalization helps to them for selling its products outside
of the domestic market and entity can sells it products to other countries as well. Before the
globalization, there was no free trade policy in many countries (Jiang, Lepak, and Baer, 2012.).
Organization performances is also increasing by offering its services to international customers.
It is also helps to Palermo Safe Storage for increased their profits and ensures long term growth.
Apart from the above benefits there arr also some other benefits of globalization such as
flow of fund (Knowles, Holton and Swanson, 2014). With introduce of globalization free trade
is also helps to organization for receiving Foreign fund generated to free capital from other
countries.
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CONCLUSION
Employees are the face of organization as they have direct interaction with customers.
They are the one who present the products and services to customers. It is important for the firm
to makes sure that they understand the needs and requirements of employees. Accordingly,
services should be delivered. Further, it is important to monitor the performance of each of the
worker and the areas in which they lack should identified. This way, management can provide
them with training with the help of which skills and capabilities can be improved. Further, there
are different reasons that re identified due to which performance get affected. Among all these
lack of motivation is an aspect that negatively affects the performance. There are certain
motivational factors that boost up the moral of employees. When these factors are satisfied, then
employees get satisfied and they put on their full efforts to achieve the goals and objectives of
the firm.
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