Comprehensive HRM Report: Arcadia Group's Practices and Impact

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices within the Arcadia Group. It begins by defining the purpose and function of HRM, emphasizing recruitment, compensation, and employee relations. The report then reviews the strengths and weaknesses of various recruitment and selection approaches, distinguishing between internal and external methods. It further explores the benefits of HRM practices for both employers and employees, particularly in conflict management. The effectiveness of HRM practices in uplifting profits and productivity is examined, highlighting the roles of rewards, training, and development. Additionally, the report discusses the influence of employee relations on HRM decision-making processes and concludes with an explanation of relevant employment legislation laws within the Arcadia Group, such as anti-discrimination and data protection acts. The analysis underscores the importance of HRM in fostering a productive and legally compliant work environment.

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
P1) Discuss the purpose and function of human resource management.....................................1
P2) Review strengths and weaknesses of recruitment and selection .........................................2
P3) Discuss the benefits of HRM practices in context of employer and employees. ................3
P4) Examine the effectiveness of HRM practices in uplifting profits and productivity. ...........4
P5) Throw light on employees relation and how it influence human resource management
decision making process in Arcadia Group . .............................................................................4
P6) Explain employment legislation laws in the Arcadia Group ...............................................5
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CONCULSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Human Resource Management term can be stated as process of acquisition, planning,
directing, motivating, organizing, training etc. of human resource in order to make them valuable
assets in the firm. The main objective of HRM is to motivate staff members to work effectively
and efficiently to attain set targets. This report is based on Arcadia Group whose CEO is Philip
Green. Company is situated in UK and deals in big clothing brand like, Topman, Dorothy
Perkins, Wallis etc. This project covers purpose and function of HRM in a company. It also
throw-light on strengths and weaknesses various approaches to recruitment and selection.
Moreover, benefits of HRM practices in raising profits and building employees relations are
studied. Moreover, employment legislation acts are studied so that workers exploitation can not
be done in the working premises (Bailey and Garavan, 2018). Additionally, good relations with
employees affect human resource management decision making process in positive manner.
P1) Discuss the purpose and function of human resource management
Human resource management is the activity of hiring and developing workers to turn
them into precious assets of the organization in the market place. The distinguished function of
the HRM is explained as follows:
Recruitment: In an organization this one of the most essential function of human
resource management in the competitive world. The desired objectives can be achieved in a
business associates when right and skilful participant is selected for the vacant post. Arcadia
Group hires candidates for the post both from internal and external source so that qualified and
capable nominee for the vacancy can be appointed. By doing so market value of the firm raises
in the competitive world. Recruitment should be done without any discrimination and right
candidate should be appointed for the post.
Compensation: Arcadia Group which deals in top brand of clothes like, Wallis,
Topman, Evans, Miss selfridge etc. and provide compensation to workers for their effective
work. Enterprise provides monetary (cheques, cash amount etc.) and non-monetary (gifts, family
holiday, foreign trips etc.) value so that employees can be encouraged to work effectively to set
tough standards for competitors in the cut throat competitive world. Extra benefits or
compensation creates the zeal and enthusiasm to perform better from other staff members in
order to raise goodwill. Due to which work efficiency improves and business operations
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functions smoothly (Bratton and Gold, 2017). The compensation criteria should not be on any
discrimination or favouritism basis. Deserving candidate irrespective of any gender should be
given the award or incentives for their hard work.
The various purpose of HRM in Arcadia Group are explained as follows:
Maintaining employees relation: The main purpose of human resource management is
to build healthy relations with it's co- workers in the company. By doing so smooth and calm
working environment is created which leads to raise in productivity. Arcadia Group human
resource management build strong and transparent relations with it's staff members so that
capable workers does not switch to other firm. Maintaining good relations with employees helps
to acquire objectives within given time duration.
Career growth: The another function of HRM in Arcadia Group is to provide them
proper training in order to uplift their abilities and skills. By doing so existing skills and
competences can be nourished which will be beneficial to them in their career growth in the near
future. Arcadia Group provides on-the-job and off-the-job training to their employees so that best
results can be achieved.
P2) Review strengths and weaknesses of recruitment and selection
Recruitment can be sated as the process of accumulating right nominee for the post
vacant. Arcadia Group recruit workers from both internal and external sources so that capable
and skilled workers can be appointed for the post. The various approaches of recruitment and
selection are discussed below:
Internal recruitment: Internal sources examples, former staff, ex- workers, existing
employees etc. company hires employees from within the firm based on promotion, retirement,
transfer etc. Arcadia Group does hire workers from within the enterprise so that time and money
can be saved (Brewster and Hegewisch, 2017. As well as employees will be working more
passionately to meet the emerging needs of the customers.
Strengths Weaknesses
 It saves time and cost at a large scale.
 Motivates other staff members to work
effectively.
 Needs less or no time to explain the
 Creates conflicts among existing
members.
 Working environment become rigid in
nature .
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rules and regulations from the starting
as existing workers are well ware of
them.
External recruitment: It includes campus hiring, through advertisement, recruitment
agencies etc. Arcadia Group hires employees from external sources so that best candidate can be
recruited from the pool of applicants. External workers brings innovation and creativity in the
working pattern due to which productivity raises.
Strengths Weaknesses
 Brings innovation and creativity in the
working premises due to which profits
and productivity raised at a rapid scale.
 More skilled and capable employees is
recruited for the vacant post.
 Existing staff members gets
demotivated.
 Incur huge finds in order to carry out
recruitment and selection process.
Selection: Selection refers to as choosing the appropriate candidate based on required skills and
qualification out of the shortlisted list. The several approaches of selection are as as follows:
Systematic way: When candidate is hired by systematic process then best and right
nominee is chosen for the post. It aid the Arcadia Group to increases sales volume in the market
due to which profitability raises (Brewster and Morley, 2016).
Strengths Weaknesses
 More skilled and potential candidate is
hired for the post.
 Staff members turnout ratio is reduced
when desired participants is chosen for
the job profile.
 Consume more time and resources.
 The productivity decreases as till the
time of desired candidate the post
remain vacant. Due to which less
outcome is gained.
Non-systematic way: In unorganized order if selection is done then there are chances that best
and qualified participants can be missed. Which can be big loss for the company and affect the
productivity level at a huge level.
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Strengths Weaknesses
 Within short interval skilled candidate
is recruited.
 Saves precious human resource and
money.
Many times unskilled and wrong candidate is
selected for the post. Due to which market
value decreases in the market.
P3) Discuss the benefits of HRM practices in context of employer and employees.
Human resource management practices can be stated as those policies, systems and
procedure through which staff members attitude and performance can be improved in the firm. It
is important perform this practices so that workforce efficiency among workers can be raised.
The HRM practices are stated as :
Conflict management: HRM practices aid the enterprise to resolve conflict management
so that business operations can be carried out smoothly in the market place. Arcadia Group HR
department immediately work on the issues of the employees so that working activity does not
hamper and goals can be meet on time. HRM practices plays a vital role in the handling conflict
among team members it act as a mediator to solve the issue (Cascio, 2015).
Benefits to employer:
 It enhance smooth functioning of the business due to which sales volume increases at a
rapid scale.
 HRM practices adopted in Arcadia Group assist in reducing employees turn out ratio
which leads to raise in market share .
Benefits to employees:
 HRM practices raises workforce efficiency in the working premises.
 Arcadia Group follows HRM practices so that employees can be assured that
they are precious or valuable assets of the firm. Which motivate them to retain for
long time period.
P4) Examine the effectiveness of HRM practices in uplifting profits and productivity.
HRM practices assist the business associates to achieve desired goals on time. As well as
motivates Arcadia Group to increase their working performance by immediately resolving their
issues. It is mandatory to carry out this practices in the business so that goodwill can be raised in
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the eyes of the customers and more market value can be captured for the product. Here, are some
of the effectiveness of the HRM practices which leads to increase in profits and productivity in
the market place are explained as :
Reward:By providing rewards in any form weather monetary or non-monetary workers
gets enthusiasm to work hard (Chelladurai and Kerwin, 2018). Which leads to raise in
productivity due to which huge profits can be maximized in the market. Arcadia Group provides
rewards timely without ant discrimination irrespective of caste or gender. So it directly leads to
raise strong position in the market.
Training and development: This is another HRM practices in Arcadia Group which
increases the performance of the staff members. Providing proper training and development to
the new and old employees helps to better understand their obligations towards the job profile in
the working premises. As the roles are clear it will directly and indirectly raise productivity and
huge profits can be maximized in the cut throat competitive world.
P5) Throw light on employees relation and how it influence human resource management
decision making process in Arcadia Group .
Building good and healthy relations with staff members aid human resource management
to take fair and bias free decision for the betterment of both employer and employees. By
creating transparent relations with the employees it become easy for the human resource
management to convey information effectively. As well as it is convenient for them to convince
employees to adopt to the new terms and policies framed in the administration. In the market
employees relations with firm creates high influence on HRM decision making process which
are explained as follows:
 In an organization healthy and strong relations assist the enterprise to convince team
members to adopt to new challenges (DeCenzo and Verhulst, 2016).
 Arcadia Group Involving team members in decision making process aid company to
come up with innovative idea in the market so that tough competition can be set for other
competitors.
 Fair treatment should be carried out in the working premises irrespective of any caste,
religion, gender etc. so that capable and skilled workers can be retained back for longer
time duration for the betterment of the company.
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P6) Explain employment legislation laws in the Arcadia Group
Employment laws are set of terms and conditions which are formulated by governing
bodies so that rights of the people can be safeguard in the cut throat competitive world. Laws are
necessary to carry out in the company so that any kind of sexual harassment, discrimination etc.
does not take place and employees can be assured that they are not misused or exploited. Due to
which workers perform better for best results (Morgeson and Levine, 2019). Here, the several
laws of employment are stated as :
Anti-discrimination act: This act is followed by the Arcadia Group so that no
favouritism, discrimination and sexual harresment can take place in the company. For effective
outcomes everyone is treated equally and same amount of pay is given for the same post . By
doing so goodwill can be raised in the eyes of the customers and market value of the firm
increases in the market place. Arcadia Group conduct this laws so that no discrimination takes
place in the working and goals are achieved on time.
Data protection act: This law is adopted in the administration so that information related
to customers can not be illegally used in the market. By adopting this law firm can assure
workers to be a part of Arcadia Group and work effectively and efficiently to meet the emerging
needs of the customers. Enterprise assure employees that their confidential data are on safe hands
and are not mi-used in any form (Stone and Deadrick, 2015).
CONCULSION
From the above it can be concluded that HRM plays a vital role in the smooth functioning
of the business. The strengths and weaknesses of recruitment and selection are studied so that
appropriate measures can be taken to improve them in the initial stage. However, HRM practices
helps organization to raise productivity and profitability at a rapid scale. Due to which huge
market ratio is captured in the competitive world. Building healthy relations with employees aid
human resource management to take effective decision for the betterment. Moreover,
employment laws are adopted in the firm so that right of the workers can be safeguard.
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