Unit 3: Human Resource Management

Unit 3: Human
Resource Management

Table of Contents
INTRODCUTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1. The purpose and functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and resourcing......3
P2 The strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection............5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P3. The benefits of different HRM practices for both employer and employees.......................7
P4 Describe the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organisational
profit and productivity.................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................1

INTRODCUTION
Human resource department is the process of recruiting, selecting and provide training to
employees and maintain administrative services of the company. This approach is essential for
the company to skilled workforces and make use of resources effectively(Chen and et. al., 2016).
The department is responsible for designing plans and creating effective policies which help
organisation to expand the business. The assignment is based on ASDA which is an supermarket
retail company and its headquarter is in Leeds, west Yorkshire. Organisation was founded in year
1949 and began to expand company in last decade. This document discuss about the purpose and
function of HRM along with there strength and weakness. Along with this different legislation
and application are used in work related context.
TASK 1
P1. The purpose and functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and resourcing
Overview of the company: ADSA is an supermarket retail organisation which offers
daily needs utilities to users. The company has opened the store around 633 different places. The
company has become the second largest supermarket chain in British and there core rivals are
Tesco and Sainsbury.
Mission: The mission statement for ASDA is to create unique value for the customer by
facilitating them higher quality of product and service to user.
Vision: Company wants to expand the business by serving customer effectively and
increase shareholders in coming years.
Objective: The main purpose of ASDA is grow the operation by 5% within 2 years.
Along with this company wants to keep there pricing low as to serve every customer. Other
objective of the company is to avail maintain hygiene standard and provide healthy eating
products to consumer.
Meaning of HRM:
Human resource department manage the workforces and responsible for creating , putting
into effect and overseeing policies governing workers and the relationship of the organisation
with the employees. Along with department has duty to allocate the resources to every individual
in order to increase efficiency and productivity of the company.
Importance of HRM

HRM plays an crucial role for developing effective standard and productivity of the
company. There are different activities going in organisation as HR provide guidance and create
policies to improve efficiency and productivity of the company. In context of ASDA HR
manager have responsibility to track daily activities and implement changes for betterment and
growth. Along with this, department consult and take feedback from respective department and
resolve the issues to carry forward the operational activities and operation effectively. There are
different kind of training and development programmes falls under HRM as to improvise the
skills of individual.
Functions of Human resource management
Recruitment and selection: This is the process of captivating, screening and selecting
potential as well as qualified candidates based upon the objectives for the particular job
role(Cook and et. al., 2015). The objective of this process is to attract the qualified personnels
which aid ASDS to increase the sales and proficiency in a well define manner. This method is
essential for HR as it is the prime responsibility to manager employees ratio for smooth
functioning of the company.
Orientation: Many organisation do not provide a thorough orientation to new
employees. This is an initial step to help new employees to become more familiar with the other
department colleagues and with new job. ASDA manager must include objective and goals of
company in orientation programmes and show right path how employees can help to achieve the
long term and short term goals of the organisation.
Maintain employees relation: This is vital for the company to have create healthy
environment in the organisation as to increase the efficiency and productivity of the employees.
HR of ASDA have the prime responsibility to conduct internation sessions as become more
familiar with every department. If relation of employees are good then assist in maintaining a
healthy environment where employees can work with the full efficiency. Apart from this it also
improve the flow of communication and information effectively.
Workforce planning
This is an action method used by various organisation for determining, forecasting and
planning the workforces supply and demand, measuring gaps as well targeting talent for
intervention to ensure about the different organisation must have efficacious employees to