Significance of Employee Relations in HRM Decision-Making

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1. Discuss the purpose and functions of HRM ........................................................................1
P2. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection
.....................................................................................................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P3. Explain the benefits of different HRM practices within an organization.............................4
P4. Evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organizational
profit and productivity.................................................................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P5. Discuss the significance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision-
making.........................................................................................................................................6
P6. Assess the prime elements of employment laws and the impact upon HRM decision-
making.........................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management (HRM) is the function of HR department which is the
administration of the employees working in the organization. It involves activities like recruiting,
hiring, deploying and managing the human capital. The role of HRM is the most crucial for the
success of the business as it chooses the best candidates who are eligible to perform the tasks. In
this report, Marks and Spencer has been chosen which is located in London, United Kingdom.
Furthermore, this assignment includes purpose, functions of HRM, strengths and weaknesses of
various approaches, benefits and evaluation of effectiveness of kinds of HRM practices, analysis
of importance of employee relations, identification of key elements of employment legislation
and application of HRM practices (Noe and et. al., 2017).
TASK 1
P1. Discuss the purpose and functions of HRM
Human resource management has been defined by Bratton and Gold as “a strategic
approach to managing employment relations which emphasizes that leveraging people's
capabilities is critical to achieving competitive advantage, this being achieved through a
distinctive set of integrated employment policies, programmers and practices.”
Hard and soft model of HRM
Hard HRM model have been developed to focus on performance management, forming
strategies for achieving organizational goals, cost control and activities like hiring, moving and
terminating. On the other hand, soft HRM model considers employees as the prime resource
which can be used in the organization for gaining competitive advantage. Determination of
expectations of employees, providing training to them, development, commitment, motivation
and many more are included in this (Bratton and Gold, 2017).
Workforce planning
It is the process for making sure that there is adequate pool of talented candidates by
which current as well as future needs of hiring employees can be fulfilled. It is a part of strategic
planning in which is done by considering the overall objectives of the company .
Resources of an organization
Resources are categorised into financial having the characteristics of money or which can
be expressed in money. Non-financial refers to those which does not involve the element of
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