Unit 3 - Functions of Human Resource Management

UNIT 3

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1. Purposes addition to functions of Human resource management..........................................1
Approach to workforce planning, reward system along with performance management...........2
P2. Strengths together with weaknesses of recruitment as well as selection approaches............3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P3 Advantages of HRM practices in the establishment for both the employer & employee .....5
P4 Evaluation of Human resource management practice effectiveness in increasing the
revenue of the business................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P5 Need of employee relations in influencing decision making in HRM...................................7
P6 Employment laws...................................................................................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P7. HRM practice application......................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Human resources are key assets of any business concern. Human resource management is
primarily known as strategic approach which manages organisational personnels effectively
which contributes in attaining profit advantages (ARMSTRONG and TAYLOR, 2014). It is the
key responsibilities of human resource management professionals to manage human capital
addition to emphasising towards implementing various plans, processes, policies and programs
to avoid any type of workforce shortages and retaining personnels as well as meeting operational
requirements at work premises. To understand the concept of human resource management in
deep manner, Sainsbury is chosen which is among the largest supermarket chain performing
workings within retail sector. The report comprises functions and purpose of HRM, distinct
approaches related to selection as well as recruitment, benefits of HRM practices along with
effectiveness. It further analyses significance of employee relations addition to employee
legislation elements. At last, various HRM practices are applied in work context of organisation.
TASK 1
P1. Purposes addition to functions of Human resource management.
Organisational overview: Sainsbury was established by John James Sainsbury in the
year 1869. The headquarters of the business concern at located at Holborn, United Kingdom.
Products of the entity are available at superstores, convenience shops, hypermarkets, high street
shops, forecourt shops and supermarket. It is popular as among the top supermarket chain having
15.3% share of overall retail industry.
HRM's purpose and functions
Human resource management involves practices to handle human capital in formal as
well as organised manner within the work premises. It helps in enhancing personalities,
improving skills addition to developing creative abilities that further contributes in improvement
of work caliberity. The scope of HRM is extensive due to involvement of aspects including
industrial relations, managing personnels and employee welfare (HRM scope. 2019). Personnel
aspects involves workforce planning, hiring, training, remuneration and productivity. Industrial
aspects associated with joint consultation, dispute settlements, union management relations and
collective bargaining. Welfare aspects includes medical assistance, recreation facilities and
working conditions.
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Purpose of HRM:
 Human resource management serves the purpose of assisting managers by following
legislations addition to programs that helps in achieving objectives and effectively
managing all the workings of company. At Sainsbury, the purpose of HRM is to plan
strategic objectives, programs a well as implementing procedures with strategies
accordingly.
 Other HRM purpose is to design programmes for selecting required manpower addition
to develop existing personnels with their working ways. For this, managers of Sainsbury
plans workforce requirements in context to job statements that further lead the business
towards achieving set targets.
Functions of HRM:
 Recruitment and selection: This function is related to attracting, screening and selecting
capable candidate for vacant position. The purpose of such function at selected
organisation is select knowledgeable as well as capable candidate who can help in
achieving set objectives in effective manner. The role addition to responsibility of the
function is to reduce numerous organisational costs by rejecting or firing unproductive
addition to incompetent workforce (BACH and EDWARDS , 2013).
 Employee relations: Organisational employees are considered as main pillars who must
be treated fairly. It is important for HR professionals to build effective relations with
workforce so to improve coordination together with interactions that improves business
productivity. Purpose of existence of the function at Sainsbury is to maintain healthy
relations at workplace so to complete the workings in unified, organised and systematic
manner without any hurdles. Role and responsibilities of management team in context to
managing relations are to organise various events that enhances communication between
personnels which motivates them to work in comfortable manner at the time activities are
performed.
Approach to workforce planning, reward system along with performance management
 Workforce planning: It is characterised as ongoing procedures that ensures that
business posses existing addition to future human capital access that are required at
organisation to perform effectively. By following competency approach, Sainsbury
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