Purpose and Functions of HRM in Workforce Planning and Resourcing

UNIT 3

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM which are applicable to workforce planning and resourcing
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P2 Strength and weakness of different approaches to recruitment and selection .......................6
Task 2.............................................................................................................................................10
P3 Benefits of HRM practices in organisation for employer and employee ............................10
P4 Effectiveness of HRM practices for raising organisational profits .....................................11
Task 3.............................................................................................................................................13
P5 Importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision making ..........13
P6 Key elements of employment legislations and impact on HRM decision making ..............14
Task 4 ............................................................................................................................................16
P7 Application of HRM practices in workplace .......................................................................16
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................19
REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................20

INTRODUCTION
For managing all activities and functions in a organisation there is a need of person who
have special knowledge and experience to manage all activities and run the business is called a
Human resource. In business organisation human resource is a main function which is important
and playing many roles in order to run business and manage all functions. Human resource
management is defined as strategic approach which uses to managing, organising, directing and
controlling the people and workplace culture and environment (Askenazy and Forth, 2016). To
understand importance of HR and its important role BT Group has been selected that is British
multinational telecommunication holding company, headquarter in London, United Kingdom.
The British Telecom was founded in 1969 for the purpose of providing variety of telecom
services to customers. The HR manager of such organisation is playing important role who
formulate rules and regulations for managing people and attaining the business goals. This report
covers purpose and scope of HRM, elements of HR in business organisation, factors including
external that affects HRM decision making and management practices related to work place are
also covered in report.
Task 1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM which are applicable to workforce planning and resourcing
Meaning and definition: Human resource management is the practices of planning,
recruiting, organising, directing and controlling the employees of a organisation so they can
perform each functions effectively.
According to Trappmann (2017), Human resource management is the function performed
in organisations for facilitating the most effective uses of people to achieve organisational and
individual goals.
Importance of HRM
Strategic management: This is main role which played by human resource management
to formulate strategies for the benefits of employer and employees. In BT Group Human
resource department is important for formulating strategies to managing employees and attaining
the goals (Belizón, Morley and Gunnigle, 2016).
Training and development: For strengthening employee and employer relationships in
an organisation Human resources management function is important that can help to manage the

activities by performing well. In BT Group, this department is playing vital role by contributing
the growth of employees by increasing their learning and skills.
Conflict management: In is natural that conflicts arises in organisation where HR
function in BT Group is important as it helps to manage the conflicts and by managing effective
communication and solving their problems.
Workforce planning: This is defined as continuous process that are aligning with needs
and priorities of organisation for the purpose working collectively and attaining the business
goals (Collings, Wood and Szamosi, 2018).
Stages of workforce planning
Illustration 1: Stages of Workforce planning, 2019.
Source: Stages of workforce planning, 2019
Define business objectives: This is important for organisation to defined the objectives.
In BT Group, management is required to define the business goals and shared with workforce.

Evaluate current workforce: After defining objectives by enterprise management is
required to evaluate the workforce which are working in organisation. In BT Group HR
management is required evaluate the current workforce who are working and analysis their skill
for getting the work complete (Stages of Workforce planning, 2019).
Establish future requirements and identification of gaps: In this step, HR
management is establish the future requirements and get gaps which are occurs at the time of
operating business (Curado, 2018).
Establish plans to address the gaps: After identifying the gaps in accomplishing the
objectives plans are formulated by management of BT Groups that can help to address the gaps
and maintaining good performance.
Main purpose and functions of HRM
Illustration 2: Functions of HRM, 2020.
Source: Functions of HRM, 2020
Managerial:
Planning: The main function of HRM is planning which is important for organisation
and BT Group to make planning for running the business.

Organising: In this, all functions and activities of organisation are organising by HRM.
Such as HR manager of BT Group, identify activities and organise all functions appropriately.
Staffing: The management of BT Group recruits the employees for complementing task
and attaining the goals.
Directing: In this, HR of BT Group direct the employees what need to do and how they
perform well so all working can be done effectively.
Controlling: This function is related to control activities and function of chosen
organisation that support to make plans and implement them appropriately.
Operational function:
Development:In this function, HR management is focusing on career planning and
development by performing their activities and functions effectively (Functions of HRM, 2020).
Motivation: In organisation, motivation to employees is highly important that is
performed by HR managers by understanding their needs and filling them. In BT Group,
managers are motivating employees by filling their needs and increasing well being (Jouda,
Ahmad and Dahleez, 2016).
Integration: The management of BT Group are performing operation function by
maintaining integration in the form of industrial relations, employees discipline, solving
grievances and settlement of disputes that helps to manage the activities and increase
performance.
Compensation: This is another function of HRM which performed by management of
BT Group by providing compensation and benefits in relation to organisation which can help to
attain the business goals and increase profits.
P2 Strength and weakness of different approaches to recruitment and selection
Meaning and Definition: Recruitment means identifying vacancy and searching the
candidates for the purpose of filling vacancies.
As per DeCenzo and Robbins (2020) “Recruitment is the process of discovering the
potential for actual or anticipated organisational vacancies”.
Approaches to recruitment