Human Resource Management: Purpose, Functions, and Benefits

Unit 03– Human Resource
Management

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management it the term that indicates the management of people &
work towards expected goals, it is a primary activity in a company in which individuals are
employed. Human resource are basically employees working in an organisation, and the tern
human resource management within an organisation refers to the responsibilities of human
resource manager that involves three major aspects i.e. staffing, employee benefits &
compensation, and designing work. Apart from this, the key duties related with HRM are; job
analysis, measurement & appraisal of employees performance, implementation of reward, etc.
This report is based on Unipart Group Private limited company, which is a multinational
logistics, supply chain, consultancy and manufacturing company situated in England. The human
resource manager of this organisation has appointed an assistant to produce this report which
aims at demonstrating about how to improve Job Advert with a person specification. Also, it will
explain the purpose & functions of the HRM. Further, report will describe the benefits of HRM
practices and strengths & weaknesses of various approaches to recruitment.
TASK 1 – REPORT
P1 Explain the purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and
resourcing an organisation.
Since people made every organisation, HRM is all about acquiring services of
individuals, improving their skills, encouraging them & ensuring that they constantly work to
keep their commitment towards the company. Furthermore, HRM is concerned with internal
sources of competitive advantage as the manager recruits the best & skilled employees as a
beneficial source in a company. In addition, human resource planning refers to a process of
systematically forecasting or predicting both the future demand & supply of employees with
respect to strategical goals of a firm (Azeem and Yasmin, 2016).
Function of Human Resource Management
Operative Function
 Recruitment: - it has been determined that, this task of hiring employees is the most
difficult task of HR manager as a lot of focus & assets are needed to attract, hold &
employee the perspective staff. Under this function the manager creates job description,
salary negotiation, and making the job offer. It has to be done strategically with effective

measures to hire the best talents in the firm. This needs to select the most appropriate
methods of selection that involves both internal and external means of employing the
workers and get productive outcomes from them.
 Training development: - this function of human resource management, applicable to
workforce planning states that during the job, training is the responsibility of HR section
in Unipart Group. It has been observed that during this process of training workers
understand the what makes it easier for them to get on their jobs. A regular training and
development session are therefore needed to be arranged by the HR personnel of the cited
firm to help workers develop in their specialised areas of work. For which, they can refer
hiring external bodies provisioning training to the employees. Timely training sessions
will in turn assist the workers in continual upgradation of their skills and knowledge with
opportunities to develop at both personal and professional level. Ensuring legal compliance: - this function of HRM is considered as the most crucial
function that is performed by the human resource manager. In addition, the HR manager
of Unipart Group should be aware of all imposed laws & policies associated to
employment, tax, wages, etc. This is especially on referring to a proper implementation
of legal aspects onto the business where it is important for the quoted enterprise to apply
the regulations dealing with employment, discrimination and other work-related aspects
to avoid any unfair practices at the workplace.
Managerial functions
 Planning: - it has been determined that, this function of HRM is considered as very
important for every organisation in order to set goals & objectives. Furthermore, when it
comes about planning, the first thing comes in mind of the HR manager is foresee
vacancies. It is vital in terms of hiring suitable number of workers at the workplace,
considering the turnover rate of employees and other related aspects. An effective
planning of workforce is important to work with abundant resources and avoid scarcity at
any cost.
 Directing: - this function of human resource management is concerned with inspiring &
directing employees to attain the goals. In addition, this can be achieved when the
manager has the proper planning of career of employees. Direction is also significant for
achieving the undertaken objectives of the firm and correctly get the work done by the