Human Resource Management: Purpose, Function, and Practices

Human Resource Management
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Executive summary
The current report will focus on purpose and the function of human resource management
along with this the Strength and weaknesses of different recruitment and selection approaches of
Chocolo Fantastica. Further it also concludes the benefit of HRM practices for both employees
and the employer as well as the effectiveness of different HRM practices of Microsoft.
Furthermore, report also highlight the importance of employee relation in decision-making and
key elements of employment legislation and it impacts on the HRM of Microsoft. At last the file
illustrates the application of HRM practices of Chocolo Fantastica.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
SECTION 1......................................................................................................................................4
a) The purpose and the function of human resource management..............................................4
b) The strengths and weaknesses of different types of selection methods..................................6
c) Two potential improvement for Chocola Fantastica in selection process...............................7
SECTION 2......................................................................................................................................7
a) Person specification for the role..............................................................................................7
b) Current methods of advertisement of job with their merits and demerits...............................9
c) Recommend where job advert will be placed and why.........................................................10
SECTION 3....................................................................................................................................11
Benefits of training and internship schemes for both employer and organization....................11
Flexible working arrangement in Microsoft and its benefit to employees and Microsoft.........12
Evaluate how Microsoft motivates its workers through the way it designs its job roles...........13
SECTION 4....................................................................................................................................15
Employee engagement and its advantage to organization.........................................................15
Evaluate the key approaches that how they improve the communication in the work place... .16
key elements of UK employments legislation that influence the HR decision..........................17
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................19
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is a step by step methodology managing the employees in
the company which involves hiring, training and motivating the employees (Brewster, Mayrhofer
and Farndale, 2018). Chocolo Fantastica is a company which deals in tailor chocolate based
greeting cards and present in United Kingdoms. The company deals in Software. Operating
Systems, Xbox, Mobile and many more the company has more than 145000 employees.
Microsoft is among the biggest brand in the world. This report highlights the purpose of HR
function and it importance to the organisation. Along with this it will discuss the Strength and
weaknesses of different recruitment and selection approaches of Chocolo Fantastica. Further it
also concludes the benefit of HRM practices for both employees and the employer as well as the
effectiveness of different HRM practices of Microsoft. Furthermore, report also highlight the
importance of employee relation in decision-making and key elements of employment legislation
and it impacts on the HRM of Microsoft. At last the file will illustrate the application of HRM
practices of Chocolo Fantastica.
SECTION 1
a) The purpose and the function of human resource management
HRM purpose within organization is to increase productivity of business by optimizing
effectiveness of their workers.
The Effectiveness in the Functions of Human resource management can help the company
to achieve their goals and objectives easily. Human resource is the most important element in the
organization. The purpose and the function of HRM in workforce planning and resourcing in the
Chocolo fantastica are as follows -
Recruitment: This is the main function of the HRM in recruitment and selection. In this
function the company select the best potential candidate out of so many other applicants and then
decide to employ them on the best suitable post in the company (Brewster and et.al., 2016). The
purpose of having a proper recruitment process is to hire the best candidates that will help the
company to fulfil their objectives and goals. The performance of the employees is directly
related to the performance of the company. Chocolo Fantastica is having long progress of
selection and requirement which helps them to analysis all the candidates properly and selects
the best out of them. The current problem with recruitment process of company is the amount of
time which HR is taking to select or recruit an employee for given post. So for this the future
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