Restructuring of HR Department for Organisational Change - A Case Study of The Body Shop

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ICON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Pearson BTEC HND in Business (RQF)
Unit 3 Human Resource Management
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Human Resource Management
Executive Summary
As the newly appointed HR manager , for the organisation termed as the body shop, it is
significant that the restructuring of the division is performed as an element of organisational
change. There is a need for restructuring the HR department as per the report where in the
efficiency of Human Resource role is reviewed for the body shop with the study of the scope
as well as responsibility of human resources. In this report the key HR functions of the body
shop are evaluated.
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Human Resource Management
Table of Contents
Executive Summary...............................................................................................................................2
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................4
Overview of the organization............................................................................................................4
LO1: Explain the purpose and scope of Human Resource Management in terms of resourcing in your
chosen organisation with talent and skills appropriate to fulfil business objectives.............................5
Purpose and functions of HRM.........................................................................................................5
Key roles and responsibilities of HR function...................................................................................5
The functions of HRM provide talent and skills to fulfil the business objectives..............................7
Strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection................................7
LO 2: Evaluate the effectiveness of the key elements of Human Resource Management in an
organisation...........................................................................................................................................8
Evaluating the effectiveness of different methods used in HRM practices........................................9
LO3: Analyse internal and external factors that affect Human Resource Management decision-
making, including employment legislation..........................................................................................11
Analysis of the importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision- making
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Key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM decision- making........12
TASK 4 (LO 4): Apply Human Resource Management practices in a work-related context.................13
Job analysis.....................................................................................................................................14
Selection Process.............................................................................................................................14
Job Offer..........................................................................................................................................15
References...........................................................................................................................................17
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Human Resource Management
Introduction
The leadership is the principal strategy applied by lots of business. It is one of the key
strategies which is utilised for managing the staff members. The system of leadership also
increases the support for workers concerning acquiring knowledge regarding but they are
working upon. And organisational success is reliant upon the performance of the workforce
and recruitment together with the process of training which is provided by the HRdepartment.
Recruitment and selection procedures are carried out by the HR division when the
appointment and selection of effective staff members is done (Perrewé, 2011). By the
competitive labour market, there are many benefits achieved by the organisation. In this
report the case study of the body shop has been considered and as a HR manager, the testing
of new recruitment and selection procedure has been carried out. There has been restructuring
of the department and therefore the review of efficiency of HR function has to be done on the
basis of the job and scope of HR and reassessment of the key HR functions in the chosen
organisation.
Overview of the organization
The selected organisation is the Body Shop which is situated in the United Kingdom. It began
in Brighton, England in the year 1976 with founder Anita Roddick utilising the vision as a
Pioneer to the fair trade in beauty segment (Our Heritage, 2019). There are suppliers situated
in over 20 countries all over the world which source the best drawing gradients and
traditional skills from all over the world. Urbanisation is all about the beauty goods and it
sells the products used for makeup, hair, face products, fragrances and different other items.
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