Human Resource Management Report: ASDA HRM Practices Evaluation

This report examines Human Resource Management (HRM) practices within the context of ASDA, a British supermarket. It explores the purpose and functions of HRM, focusing on workforce planning and resourcing, and analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of various recruitment and selection approaches. The report also highlights the benefits of HRM practices for both employers and employees, assessing their effectiveness in terms of profitability and productivity. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of employee relations and the impact of employment legislation on decision-making. The report concludes with an application of HRM practices in a work-related context, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject matter.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................3
TASK 1.................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM applicable to workforce planning and resourcing.......................3
P2 Strength and weaknesses of different approaches of recruitment and selection............................4
TASK 2.................................................................................................................................................5
P3 Benefits of HRM practices for employer and employees.............................................................5
P4 Effectiveness of HRM practices in terms of rising profits and productivity.................................6
TASK 3.................................................................................................................................................7
P5 Importance of employee relations with respect to influence HRM decision making....................7
P6 Key elements of employment legislations and its impact upon decision making.........................7
TASK 4.................................................................................................................................................8
P7 Application of HRM practice in work related context..................................................................8
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is one of the important concept for managing as well as
controlling all the action which helps in achieving its goals and objectives in effective
manner. In this manager of company important role in improving employee’s performance at
the workplace by providing better facilities in order to get their higher satisfaction. One of the
main function of human resource management is to effectively implement all the strategies
for evaluating the better outcomes through better selection and recruitment process within the
organization (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). The main advantage of HRM process is to
manage all the employees in most effective manner which directly contribute in achieving
organizational goals and objectives in systematic manner. Present report is based on ASDA,
which is a British super market retail company that provide cloths, food and toys services to
their customers in order to get their higher satisfaction. This report defines various function
and purpose of HRM with various recruitment and selection process. Different HRM practice
is also mentioned in this project which beneficial for employees and employer at the
workplace. Along with this, key elements of employment legislation are also mentioned that
directly impact on organizational decision making process.
TASK 1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM applicable to workforce planning and resourcing
Human resource management is one of the important aspect for every organization
activity to managing overall business process in most effective manner (Batt and Colvin
2011). It considers all the activities which performing in business in order to achieve its goals
and objectives in systematic way. In this context, ASDA is biggest company in which they
provide various services to their customers in order to get better satisfaction. They also focus
on managing their employee’s performance so that they easily serve better services to their
potential customers. In this there are some important function of HRM application in which
they effective manager their workforce which all are as follows:
 Act as an adviser: HR department play important in which manager perform as an
adviser in which they motivate their employees towards the work and performance.
 Recruiting and selection workforce: With the help of this company select best as well
as skilled employees to operate their organizational activities in most effective
manner (Cleaver, 2017).
 Assigning a job: It is important purpose of HRM in which manager assign job and
also set right person at right place which aid in improving overall performance of the
company.
On the other side there are some effective function of HRM which aid in performing
overall business activities in most effective manner. All these ae as follows:

 Organizing: t is more important function of HRM in which manager of the company
organize all the activities of recruiting and selecting process to hire best candidates
within the company.
 Staffing: This function organizes after recruiting best candidates within the
organization. In which manager of ASDA hire best candidates for performing their
particular job.
 Controlling: With the help of this function HR manager of the company control all
the activities in order to enhance their overall productivity (Greenberg and Colquitt,
2013).
 Coordinating: It is one of the important function in which manager are responsible to
maintain better coordination among all the activities as well as its employees which
leads in reducing the chances of arising conflict situation (Hendry, 2012).
All these helps in managing organizational activities of ASDA which directly
contribute in overall success of the company.
P2 Strength and weaknesses of different approaches of recruitment and selection
Recruitment is a procedure under which manager advertise about the vacancy in
enterprise to influence large number of individuals to apply for the same and then select the
best candidate. Various methods of recruitment are there which can be used by the managers
of ASDA to hire best candidate for perform various jobs in company. Basically there are two
methods of recruitment include the following:
 Internal approach of recruitment: Under this approach of recruitment manager fill
job vacancies from the employees working within the enterprise. Main feature of this
approach is that it ensures fast decision making.
Strengths: Existing employees of enterprise are identified and evaluated under this
process which motivate employees to perform well. Biggest strength of this method is
that this cost of enterprise invests in advertisement and training cost of new
candidates.
Weakness: One of the main weakness of this method of recruitment that this block the
way to innovation in enterprise as existing employees are chosen for filling higher
position at workplace. Further, this demotivate the employees who fails to achieve
promotion and decrease their morale.
 External approach of recruitment: In this approach manager invite the candidates
from outside the workplace and then hire the best individual to fill vacancy.
Strengths: Biggest strength of this approach of recruitment is that it brings fresh
blood and innovation in enterprise which increase both profits and productivity of
enterprise. this increase creativity at workplace and help company in find better
solutions to complex business problems. Enhance skill and capabilities of new
employees save training cost of enterprise.
Weakness: Biggest weakness of this approach of recruitment is that this demotivate
existing workers, decrease their productivity and morale at workplace. New
employees take time to understand culture and values of enterprise further give rise to
additional cost of training. (Jackson and Parry, 2011)
Both these are the main methods of recruitment which can be used by the managers of
ASDA in order to hire best candidate for perform a particular job at enterprise.

Selection is a process under which manager choose the best candidate from all applicants
to perform roles and responsibilities related with a particular job in enterprise. Basically there
are two approaches of selection which can be used by managers of ASDA.
 Systematic process of selection: Under this approach of selection, employer follow a
sequence step by step process in order to hire best candidate. This process helps in
remove biasness from the process of selection.
 Unsystematic process of selection: In this approach of selection manager select a
random CV from all applicant and then compare skills of that individuals with the
skills require to perform the specific job.
TASK 2
P3 Benefits of HRM practices for employer and employees
HRM practices are one of the important aspect for the organization to maintain better
working environment in which employee and employer both are perform their work for
getting best results. It also helps in improve overall productivity of the company which
directly impact on its success at market place. Both are play important role in managing
overall performance f the company in most effective manner. Because employer provide
better guidelines in which employees perform their task in order to maximize their outcomes
in systematic manner. In this context, company provide better facilities to employees which
are as follows:
Training and development: It is one of the important benefits for the employees in which
company organize best training and development programs to their workforce to improve
their overall performance in most effective manner (Kavanagh and Johnson, 2017). With the
help of this, ASDA enhance employee’s skills and knowledge which help them in perform
their best and get positive results.
Motivational programs: It is more important for the workers in which company provide them
effective benefits o that they encourage their morale in order to get better results. For this,
ASDA organize various classes for their employees to motivate their morale in which they
get better results in most effective manner. In this various additional benefits of employees
which provide by company to improve their productivity which are as follows:
 Give better as well as flexible working hours.
 Set canteen for providing them refreshment.
 Provide strong working environment.
 Give better as well as healthy programs for their employees to feel them valuable for
the company.
On the other side, various benefits of HRM practices for employer which are as follows:
Compensation and remuneration: It is more effective techniques in which ASDA provide
fair compensation and remuneration to encourage them towards the organizational activities.
This process used by the company as a motivational tool which largely contribute in
achieving organizational goals and objectives.
Bonus: It is one of the important benefit for the manager of the company in which they easily
motivate them so that they perform their best in their job position. With the help of this

company easily maintain healthy relation within the workplace in order to improve their
productivity level.
Retirement benefits: It is also important in which manager of the company always wants to
get retirement benefits so that they can easily spend their life in upcoming time period. It
includes mortgage, pension and so on which helps in maintaining their living standard
(López-Nicolás and Meroño-Cerdán, 2011). In this context, ASDA give the same in order to
perform their job in most effective manner.
All these helps in managing overall performance of the company and also maintain
positive relation between employer and employees which directly impact on success of the
firm at market place (Morgan, 2013).
P4 Effectiveness of HRM practices in terms of rising profits and productivity
Every organization wants to arise their overall profitability and productivity to get
better success at market place. Both factors are the important in which organization include
various operational activities in effective manner. In this process manager play important role
in managing all the activities in order to generate more revenues in order to maintain positive
sustainability of the firm. Along with this, employees of the company also contribute in
organization process in which they perform their task for getting higher profitability because
with the help of these ASDA easily produce quality products to their customers in order to
get their higher satisfaction by fulfill their demands. In this process various HRM practice
also helps in managing all the human resource in order to determining gap between actual
and standard skills of the workers in which they perform their job (Moutinho, 2011.). After
this process it is manager duty to organize better training and development programs to their
employees so that they enhance their overall performance and also enhance their knowledge.
With the help of these worker easily put their strong efforts for performing their job in
effective way.
Along with this, HRM practice like flexible organization system and various rewards
and payment system helps in motivating staff members and also enhance their morale
towards the work so that they give their best and get positive results. All these helps in
improving entire productivity level in which they maintain their working style in order to
maintain their growth within the organization. With the help of this employees make as well
as quality products and services to their potential customers in order to get their higher
satisfaction. Better quality services and goods helps in improving brand image in market
place which directly increase overall profitability of the company in most effective manner.
In this process the HRM practices are most effective for improving the company performance
and also contribute in achieving better success at market place. It also provides various
benefits to the employees in which the increase their productivity and also give their
commitment towards the company which helps in reducing the labor turnover. In directly
contribute in improving goodwill of the company and get better competitive advantage from
its rivals at market place.
TASK 3
P5 Importance of employee relations with respect to influence HRM decision making
Employees are the important factors for the company to get better success. In simple
world employees are backbone for ASDA to get better results because they put their best to

attain the target in effective manner. So that it is more important for manager to create better
relation with their employees which helps in improving overall productivity of the company
at market place (Pierce and Aguinis, 2013). The main aim of this type of relations is to create
healthy work environment within the workplace. It also affects the decision making process
of the manager which aid in developing better employee’s relation. In this context there are
some points which helps in understanding the better employee’s relation which define by
ASDA manager which all are as follows:
 It is main duty of manager to select as well as use open door policy in which
employee’s easily communicate with them and share their issues in effective manner.
 Participation of employees is also important for encouraging their morale towards the
work and their performance in effective manner. It helps in decision making process
which taken by the manager of the company.
 It also considers employee’s feedbacks after assigning the job (Salvendy, 2012).
 Job rotation is also play important role in employee’s relation which helps in
improving employee’s skills and knowledge (Renz, 2016).
 In this maintain as well as build strong communication channels which helps in
reducing the chances of arising conflicts situation within the organization.
 It is also important for the manager of the company to appreciate their employees who
perform well so that easily motivated them and improve their overall performance.
 In this providing healthy and positive working environment is also important for the
employees so that they perform their best and get positive results.
All these condition helps in maintaining positive and strong relationship with their
employees in which they feel that they are important for the company. One of the main
advantage of maintain good relationship with all the employee’s is helps to manager in
their decision making process so that they easily take best decision and also implement all
the changes at workplace. Strong and good employee’s relation helps in achieving
competitive advantage form its rivals at market place.
P6 Key elements of employment legislations and its impact upon decision making
Employment legislation is one of the important concept which define various rules
and regulation which helps in providing better guidance to the manager at the time of
formulation all the policies. It also helps in protecting employees’ rights at the workplace so
that they easily perform their task in most effective manner and get positive results. All these
policies directly impact on decision making process of the company which influence the
employee’s performance within the organization. In this context, there are some key elements
of employment legislation which directly impact on decision making process. All these
elements are as follows:
Employment rights act: It is one of the important act which play important role within the
organization for protecting employees’ rights so that they perform their duties in most
effective manner. As per this act every employer should be provide better facilities to their
employees at the time of perform their job so that they easily improve their performance and
also increase their commitment towards the company. It also helps to manager in decision
making process.
Minimum wage act: As per tis legislation, government of country set the wages as per the
market situation in which they provide fair wages as per employee’s capabilities so that they

easily fulfil their basic needs such as cloths, shelter, food (Schuler, Jackson and Tarique,
2011). At the time of compensation package of the employees, this act plays important role in
taking best decision by manager of the company.
Equal pay act: According to this act, if two employees perform their task at same position
then they get equal pay as well as wages which helps in maintaining better and healthy work
environment. It directly impacts on employee’s performance on positive manner.
Employee’s discrimination act: As per this act, it is important that all employees should be
equally treated by the manager. They should not be discriminated as per their age and gender.
Equal treatment helps in improving overall performance of the employees at the workplace
that directly impact on organizational success in most effective manner.
TASK 4
P7 Application of HRM practice in work related context
HRM practices are one of the important for organization that helps in achieving
overall target of the company in most effective in which company provide better facilities to
their workforce so that they put their strong efforts for completing their task. This concept
used by the company while expanding their operational activities in wide range areas in order
to maximize profits of the company. Recruitment and selection is a best example of HRM
practice in which they select capable candidates for their job position. In this context, prime
stage of this process is to understanding the job specification in which they consider their
documents which help in include all the candidates which are interested in performing job.
After that manager of the company compare with all the participants in order to hire skilled
and capable candidates for particular job position.
Along with this, one of the best advantage of using HRM practice within the
organization in selection activity to hire the best employees for their job in which they also
motivated them. In this company provide them their roles and responsibilities as per their job
so that they easily perform their job in order to get higher profitability in most effective
manner. This process helps in achieving organizational goals and objectives in systematic
way which lead in achieving positive success.
Furthermore, it is important duty of HR department to assess the performance level of
the employees after assigning job position to their employees. They also implement all the
changes as per recruitment and selection process (Watson, 2011). With the help of this ASDA
effectively done their selection process at the time of operating their new process in most
effective manner which directly impact on overall growth at market place.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report, it can be concluded that HRM concept is one of the
important for the company and its manager to manage all the organizational activities in most
effective manner. It also helps in setting its goals and objectives in which employees perform
their best in order to achieve it effectively. In this various function of HRM also aid in
recruiting right person at right job. This will aid in achieving better target of the firm in
appropriate manner. Along with this, various human resource practice also provides number
of opportunities to their employees in order to enhance their productivity of workers which
directly contribute in overall success of the company. Employment legislation is also

important which define by the UK government to make better decision making process
within the organization.
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