HRM Report: Evaluation of HRM Practices at Sainsbury's

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of human resource management (HRM) practices within Sainsbury's. It begins with an introduction outlining the crucial role of HR managers and their involvement in various organizational activities. The report then delves into specific tasks, examining the impact of HRM practices on employee potential, conflict reduction, and the effectiveness of various management methods such as rewarding and planning. The report also critically evaluates HRM practices within the context of Sainsbury's, considering both positive and negative impacts of different strategies like reward systems and training programs. Furthermore, the report explores how employee relations influence the decision-making process, the role of employee legislation, and the interrelation between employee legislation and relations. The report concludes with a job description and personnel specification for an HR manager position at Sainsbury's, emphasizing the importance of these documents in the hiring process. Overall, the report provides valuable insights into HRM strategies and their practical application within a real-world business context.

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
1.1................................................................................................................................................2
1.2................................................................................................................................................3
1.3................................................................................................................................................3
1.4................................................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
2.1................................................................................................................................................5
2.2................................................................................................................................................5
2.3................................................................................................................................................6
2.4................................................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
3.1................................................................................................................................................7
3.2................................................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
In the organization human resource manager play crucial role and for the same they also
assist to manage various activities. HR manager of the company play various role in which
capable person and included in this. Present report is based on the Sainsbury’s in which SMT of
the company use to evaluate each and everything so that management can assist to improve their
working quality. So that management of the entity performance of the staff.
TASK 1
1.1
When the SMT of the company impressed with the HNC presentation so that now HNC
is hire in the company for the personal management. In addition to this management of the
company must focus on the effectiveness.
 If the company focus on the HRM practices in more effective manner so that it will assist
for better understanding power in the organization. Moreover all above study will assist
to manage it in more effective in the workplace (Kominis and Emmanuel, 2012).
 In their practices they are focus on the team work so that when they are their views and
ideas with each other at that time ask this work will assist to manage it in more
appropriate manner.
 In addition to that management also focus on the individual needs so that when it all full
fill that time they are more engage with their work with more concentration (Hülsheger
and et.al., 2013).
 Management of the country also focuses on the individual feedback that concern with
each and every point. This will assist to remove all that things in more appropriate
manner.
 They also use open and closed sections in which employee express their views about the
company and its management so that this will assist to manage their better collaboration
in the workplace (Hatten, 2015).
 They can also develop training and development section in which they focus on the better
and improving performance in the workplace.

 In addition to HRM practices are the best way to maintain the better relation in the
Sainsbury. In which when the both side are capable towards the maintain the relation so
that employee and organization both are happy with their work and its level of practice
(Ebert and et.al., 2014).
1.2
When any organization use HRM practices in their daily work so that its positive
effectiveness shown in the more profit earning as well. In the below section various effectiveness
are listed below that is assist for the employee and its organization.
Enhance employee working potential: When Sainsbury’s use HRM practices so that it is
also impact on the employee potential. In addition to that when the company try to find out their
feedbacks and implement on this so that it assist for the better management in the workplace
(Cerasoli and et.al., 2014).
Increase the level of potential: If the individual having more interest in the working at
that time it directly impact on the productivity. This will also assist for the customer satisfaction
in which quality of the product is also attracting the individual (Byron and Khazanchi, 2012).
Reduce conflicts: HRM also assist towards the reduction in the conflicts because when
employees are happy with their work and having no single complain with the organization. All
these things assist to reduce the conflicts in the working (Jiang, Lepak and Baer, 2012).
1.3
Management of the company use various method that assist to maintain it more effective
manner. In addition to that if the management of the company focus on the best working that has
to used various points assist for the better management in the workplace. Here various points are
listed follows that assist to manage it in more effective manner (Berman, Bowman and Van
Wart, 2015).
Rewarding: If the company use this practices that has to be maintain by that assist for the
effective solution in the organization. If the management use reward system at that time work
become more easy and effective that leads to manage it in more effective way. In addition to this
reward system is one of the motivation method that assist to develop the individual effectiveness

for the same. In addition to this will assist to develop the individual performance in more
effective manner. Reward system is co related with the performance appraisal as well (Budhwar
and Debrah, 2013).
Planning: One more method is planning that assist to manage it each and every step in
more effective way that has to be affected in more effective way. In addition to that all this
things will assist to manage in more appropriate manner. If the company use to develop their
efficiency. In which they plan for the better arrangement of work with the workforce
management (Langford, Hancock and Gale, 2014).
1.4
All above sections are based on the HRM practices with the Sainsbury’s but now
personal manager of the company have to know about its critical evaluation (Simmons, Wiklund
and Levie, 2014). Here critically analysis with the conclusion is listed as follows:
Critically evaluation of HRM practices in context of Sainsbury’s
When the HR manager of the company use various methods so it may impact on the
positive and negative in both manner. In addition to this if the company use various methods
such as reward and training system so that it impact on the both way (Kominis and Emmanuel,
2012).
If the company using reward system and in which they are not doing fair practices. In
other words if rewarded person is repeated again so it may impact on their wrong judgmental. On
its contrary if they use fair and effective appraisal at that time it impact on the better productivity
as well employee retention rate (Hülsheger and et.al., 2013).
In this HR focus on the training section that is also based on the employee point of view.
If management use training in hard manner so that employee are not taking interest and also they
are not motivated from the same. On its contrary if the management of Sainsbury’s organize
training according to their need so that it affects in a positive manner (Ebert and et.al., 2014).

TASK 2
2.1
This section is based on how employee relation influences the decision making process in
which they focus on the various points that is listed as follows:
 When management of Sainsbury’s focus on the development of individual in which they
motivate their employee towards the participation.
 In which management focus on the employee needs and satisfaction in which they
concern with their employee way of thinking towards the decision making process.
 When individual take part in the decision making so that they can under better to the
Sainsbury’s working process (Budhwar and Debrah, 2013).
2.2
HRM practices also focus on the various elements of the employee legislations that assist
to manage their work in more effective manner without any problem facing. It includes
employee relation and industrial relation in appropriate manner.
Employee right act: If Sainsbury’s maintain the individual rights in which salary and
compensation are included. In addition to that when individual come in the organization at that
time various expectation band if they are not completed so that conflicts situation are rises. So
that UK government develop employee right act in which they focus on the employee right that
not leads to the employee satisfaction in effective manner (Byron and Khazanchi, 2012).
Labour law: In this management of Sainsbury focus on the wages and administration of
the company that assist to manage the level of discipline in more effective manner. In addition in
this law proper lighting facility and many more things are included that develop the employee
relation in the workplace (Employment Legislation that effects you at work. 2016.).
2.3
Employee legislation and relation both are interrelated term in which they focus on the
various things that all rules and regulations are assist to manage the employee relation in more
effective manner.

 In this they focus on the each and every individual need that has to completed in the
organization. In this point management of the company must focus on the employee
relation as well as its termination. In this many more things are also included that assist to
manage it in more effective manner. In addition to that if the company terminate any
individual from the company so that it must take care by the HR of Sainsbury’s that has
to be noticed in the pre stage that is a legal thing (Byron and Khazanchi, 2012).
 In this point minimum wages and dismissal is also included that assist for the better
management in the workplace that has to be convey in the better and effective way in the
organization.
 Sainsbury’s also focus on the employment that has to be cover in this point because if the
company has to growth in the long term market at that point employment must be
maintain by the management of the company. In addition to this if the company not fair
and equal with their employee so that individual are not happy with the organization
(Cerasoli and et.al., 2014).
In addition to that management of the company must focus on the equality factor as well its work
perfection so that management feels its work perfection.
2.4
Entity focus on the more working method in which they focus on the best working with
their employee. For which they use to survey option for the better analysis the employee relation
in the work place. So that over all study will assist to improve the loyalty of individual in the
working place.
Employee training and skills development programmed: In this management of the
Sainsbury’s focus on that how much individual affected from the training section. In which they
may also evaluate how many individuals are implement on the same.
Employee feedback and survey option: With the help of feedback and questioners management
get the appropriate result towards the best and equip result that is assist for find out the actual
ratio that is finding out by the randomly selected employee (Kominis and Emmanuel, 2012).

TASK 3
3.1
Here job description of Sainsbury’s is listed as follows:
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: HR manager
Location: UK London
Report to: Senior HR manager
Date: 16 December 2016
Purpose:
Senior HR manager of the Sainsbury’s want to hire a individual as assistant manager.
Main purpose behind this hiring is maintaining the better employee relation in the workplace.
Responsibilities:
 In the organization HR manager have to hire capable once.
 Evaluate employee daily routine and their effectiveness.
 Maintain better employee relation in the workplace.
Thanks
Johns (SR. HR)
In below section HR manager describe various quality that have to be in the candidates and
essential once.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
Requirement Essential or Desirable
Individual qualification
 Bachelor degree in human resource
 Master degree in human resource
management
Essential
Experience Essential

 45 days training in HR field
 Experience with dealing with
employee
3.2
When the personal management uses job description and personnel specification in the
effective manner in their working practices. This will assist for hiring appropriate person in the
Sainsbury’s (Langford, Hancock and Gale, 2014). if the management of Sainsbury’s use Job
specification so that applicant will assist for applying the same rather than everyone can apply
for the vacant position. This will leads to waste time and hiring in appropriate one in
organization.
In addition to that if the management use personal specification and according to that
they evaluate individual knowledge and quality. This will improve their hiring quality and best
level of workforce in entity. Moreover these studies clear the concept of employer and employee
that leads to the quality and effectiveness of working (Simmons, Wiklund and Levie, 2014)
CONCLUSION
After summing up the above study management becomes more effective towards their
work. In the present report Sainsbury’s that has to be done by HR manager of the company who
focus on the each and every point that must be develop by the management. In addition to this
will assist to manage it in more effective manner. HR manager of Sainsbury’s focus on the work
that has to be manage by the company in more appropriate manner. In this management also
concern with the each and every legislations that must be concerned with each and every point.
So if the management of the company use all above things in more effective manner so that
management could assist for the better work in the organization.

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