Anglia Ruskin University - MOD006960: Brexit's HR Priority Debate

This report presents a debate on the significance of Brexit planning for Human Resource (HR) managers. The introduction highlights the impact of Brexit on HR decision-making. The main body of the report presents arguments both for and against prioritizing Brexit planning. Arguments in favor emphasize the need for HR to address employee uncertainty, training, and changes in recruitment and employment laws. Conversely, arguments against suggest that focusing on Brexit may detract from current business goals, increase costs, and create additional burdens on employees. The conclusion synthesizes these viewpoints, suggesting that while Brexit is important, it should be considered carefully within the broader context of HR strategy. The report references several academic sources to support its claims.

DEBATE
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Points in favour of Topic........................................................................................................3
Points in against of Topic.......................................................................................................4
CONCLUSISON..............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource management refers to the function of the organization which looks at
managing the different human resource of the organization in a way that it helps the company in
achieving the organizational goal very efficiently in the organization. Political decision of
separating from European Union will created the variety of the impact on the HR decision
making in the organization. This report highlights the debate on the topic “Brexit planning
should be the number one priority for HR manager”. Report in the initial stage highlights
different point in the favour of the topic. After that the report highlights the different point
against the topic of the report. In the end the report highlights the conclusion on the basis of
going through both in favour as well as against point highlighted by different author.
MAIN BODY
TOPIC
“Brexit planning should be the number one priority for HR manager”
Points in favour of Topic
HR function of an organization is classified as a backbone of all the organization in current
scenario, as it is very necessary for all the organization to maintain a good sort of human
resource in the organization to carry out different operation of the business. There are many
different internal and external factors which used to have a very significant impact on the
Human resource management of an organization.
In current scenario political decision like brexit will also have very significant impact on
the Human resource planning of an organization. So author such as Brexit problem for Human
resource Professional, (2016) In their published paper has highlighted that this is a high time for
all the organization to consider the impact of brexit in the organization and should plan different
activity accordingly in the organization. Reason behind the same is identified by the author is
that brexit will certainly create uncertainty among different employee and they may be keen to
move toward EU countries. So it is high time for all human resource managers to plan different
alternate plan in the organization to overcome any such issue if occurred in the future. Also, HR
manager has to make sure that they used to build good sort of clarity among all the current
employee of the organization. This will eventually help different organization in retaining good
number of the employee after implementation of Brexit also in the nation. Hockenbury and
Nolan, (2018) also highlights in their paper that all the HR manager has to make sure that they
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used to consider different impact of brexit before planning the training of employee in the
organization. As author highlights that their will be many restriction and obligation through
which organization has to go to carry out different operation in the organization. This eventually
will drive the operation of the business in many different ways. So all the HR manager in the
organization has to make sure that they used to train different employee in the organization in a
way that they are ready to resist different challenges which will be faced by them after
implementation of Brexit in the UK. Also, HR manager has to make sure that they are treating
all the employee equally by providing training to both local as well as foreign employee equall
amount of training in the organization this will eventually help the company in passing on good
message to all the employee in the organization. This will eventually help the company in
retaining the employee for longer period of time in the organization and will also help company
in building more diverse workforce on the basis of the skill set in the organization.
Ridgway (2019) Pass on the opinion that it is also very important for all the HR manager
to consider Brexit in different HR planning is because there will be many changes in the
recruitment policy of the organization. Also it may happen in the organization that their may be
change in employment Law of the UK. So it is very important for all the organization to forecast
different type of situation which may occur in the organization in the future. So that on the basis
of the same organization is ready with plan and also alternate plan to overcome the same in the
future. As it has been analysed by the author that it will be difficult for the company to recruit
the foreign employee in the organization after implementation of brexit in the nation. So
organization has to be ready with variety of the circumstance in organization.
Points in against of Topic
At the same time there are many author who are having different opinion as compare to
above author as they used to think that it is not that high time to consider Brexit policy in the
organization Mendy (2018) Used to highlights in their paper that thinking of future decision
such as Brexit in current scenario will eventually impact the current performance of the
business. Author highlight’s that this will eventually Change the focus of organization from
current goal and this will result in negative organization performance in current scenario also.
Author has highlighted with the help of the example that thinking of Brexit in current scenario
will make a situation in the organization where organization will not able to focus on the current
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goal of the business. Reason behind the same is identified by the author that it may happen in
organization that most of the current objective which is set by HR manager is more at the
defending side. This will represent in the revenue and performance of the business. Cross and
Clarke and et.al., (2017) Highlights that planning of brexit in the organization in current scenario
will eventually increase the cost of the company. This will impact the revenue of the company in
the market. As there is not that sort of clarity among the organization about the different impact
which will be brought by the brexit in the market. So investing that sort of the resources on the
basis of different assumption which is being made by the HR planning is not that viable
decision. So Author highlights that it is not that correct time to think of different impact will be
brought by the brexit. So HR manager should wait tile there is good amount of the clarity in the
market and after that should consider impact of brexit in different HR planning used to take
place in the organization. Another reason for the same is that organization can save adequate
budget in current scenario and can use the same in the organization whenever it is require the
most in the organization. HR Management in Brexit Times (2017) Also supports the same by
highlighting that thinking of brexit in the organization in current scenario will eventually create
the extra burden on different employee in the organization. As organizing different training in
the organization to overcome the future issue will ask employee in investing better amount of
the efforts in current scenario. This may create the situation of higher employee turnover in the
organization in current situation. So author highlights that it will impact the human resource
management of the organization in long run.
Brexit problem for Human resource Professional (2016) Highlights that organization should
consider brexit planning in the organization but it should not be given as first priority in the
organization. As author highlights that taking brexit into consideration at first priority will
eventually impact the working environment of the organization as there will be not that sort of
clarity among the employee about the different activity which they have to perform in the
organization. As there will be no clarity of objective in the organization. At the same time author
also highlights that Bexit is not that small thing to be ignored by the organization. So author
identify that organization has to consider bexit in different planning in the organization but not
as the first priority as it will impact the current environment and situation of the business.
Author highlights that this can be done in the organization by taking many small step toward
future objective and interlinking all of them when it matters the most.
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CONCLUSISON
Above report conclude that there is still variety of confusion about the implementation of
brexit in the market and all the things which are coming out in the market are different
assumptions which are made by different organization and author. So it has been concluded by
many authors that looking at brexit as first priority in making different HR decision in the
organization are not that great decision as it will impact the current operation of the business to
carry out the future operation in the organization. At the same time there are many authors in the
market who are having thought that it is the peak time for all HR managers to look at the first
priority in the organization. As this will eventually help the company in getting ready for future
challenges which will be faced by the organization in the future.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Clarke, H.D and et.al., 2017. Brexit. Cambridge University Press.
Ridgway, M., 2019. Brexit: human resourcing implications.Employee Relations: The
International Journal.
Mendy, J., 2018. Key HRM Challenges and Benefits.
Online
Brexit problem for Human resource Professional. 2016 [ONLINE] Available through
https://elearningindustry.com/hr-professionals-in-uk-7-brexit-issues.
Brexit issue for HR and workplace. 2017 ONLINE] Available through
https://www.fticonsulting-emea.com/~/media/Files/emea--files/insights/capabilities/
impact-brexit-hr-workforce.pdf.
HR Management in Brexit Times. 2017 [ONLINE] Available through
https://www.thehrdirector.com/features/cultural-change/hr-management-in-times-of-
brexit/.
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