Evaluating Human Resource Management: Strategies and Legislation

This report provides a comprehensive overview of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices within an organization, focusing on workforce planning, recruitment strategies, employee relations, and the impact of employment legislation. It begins by outlining the purpose of HRM in workforce planning and resource allocation, using Asda as a case study to illustrate key functions such as recruitment, job design, and training. The report then analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of internal and external recruitment approaches, highlighting the benefits and drawbacks of each. Furthermore, it discusses the benefits of various HRM practices for both employers and employees, emphasizing their effectiveness in enhancing organizational profitability and productivity. The importance of employee relations in influencing HRM decisions is also examined, along with the key elements of employment legislation and their impact on HRM decision-making. The report concludes by illustrating the application of HRM practices in work-related scenarios, underscoring the critical role of HRM in achieving organizational goals.

Human Resource Management

Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................3
Part 1...........................................................................................................................................................3
P1 purpose of Human Resource Management applicable to workforce planning and resources in
organization.............................................................................................................................................3
P2 strength and weaknesses of different approaches which can be used by the department in order to
recruit and select the candidate..............................................................................................................4
P3 benefits of different HRM practices....................................................................................................7
P4 the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of profitability and productivity.....................7
P5 importance of employees relation with respect to influence the human resource management
decision...................................................................................................................................................7
P6 key elements of employment legislation and impact upon the human resource management
decision making.......................................................................................................................................8
P7 illustrate the application of Human Resource Management practices in the work-related...............8
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................11
References.................................................................................................................................................12

Introduction
Human resource Management is the process which must be adopted by every
Organization in order to manage their people within the company so that the company can utilize
their resources in a better manner. It is the department which helps the company to manage their
staff. It is important for the department to look after the candidates which possess strong skills
and knowledge so that they can together retain the common goal of the organization. The major
role of this department is to hire the candidates and manage them within the company (Guest and
et. al., 2020). The assignment is being discussed about the purpose and functions of human
resource management and the strength and weaknesses of several approaches which are used by
the department in order to recruit and select the candidates. The benefits of this type of
department is also discussed in the report as this department helps the company to increase their
productivity and profitability. Lastly, it was discussed in the report about the occupation
registration and their impact on the decision of HRM.
Part 1
P1 purpose of Human Resource Management applicable to workforce planning and
resources in organization
Human Resource Department play a significant function while managing the affairs
within the organization such as occupation analyzing staffing organizing in utilizing the
resources which are present in the company. Asda is a retail store operating its business in the
United Kingdom (Tavakoli and et. al., 2018). The companies provide an online platform which
helps them to reach the targeted audience in distant areas.
Mission Statement
The main mission of the organization is to develop a trustworthy institution around a
world.
Purpose and main objective
The main target of the companies to provide good services which helps them to easily
satisfy the requirements of the targeted audience which resulted in the increase of sales.

The main objective is to raise the quality of the offered products and services which helps
them to develop positive brand image in the minds of the clients.
The Human Resource Department is also working behind the goal to manage the
workforce in such a manner so that they can provide effective and efficient services to the
targeted audience (Chieng, Arokiasamy and Kassim, 2019). The main function of the department
are related to selection, recruitment, staffing and managing the affairs of the employees which
ultimate helps them to achieve the common goal of the organization.
The main functions of department of a star are mentioned at a lower place:
Recruitment and selection: the most important function of the H R Department is to hire
the new people which possesses a specific skills and knowledge that helps them to satisfy their
job roles. To hire the new employees by screening, selecting and recruiting them in the company.
 Job design and analysis: the managers of the chosen organisation has a duty to identify
the requirements of candidates so that they can work in such a manner in order to provide
satisfactory work within the organisation. They are responsible to determine the skills
and capabilities of the candidates so that they can analyse that recruiting search person is
beneficial for the organization or not. Training and development: has recruited a candidate then they are responsible to provide
and then an accurate training and development program so that they can examine how
they have to conduct their job roles (Wang and et. al., 2018).
Purpose of Asda
The major responsibility of HR managers is to succeed task within the organisation so
that they can increase the working and functioning within the company. This helps them to
manage the positive working environment which results in motivating the employees to work in
a better manner (Alfes and et. al., 2019). This can be also possible with the help of providing
them fair and equitable wages so that they can be motivated to achieve the common targets of the
company.
P2 strength and weaknesses of different approaches which can be used by the department
in order to recruit and select the candidate
Recruitment selections are the primary functions for which the human resource managers
are responsible.

Recruitment process
Recruitment refers to the hiring of new candidates in order to fulfill the vacant position
within the organization as for the managers of responsible to identify the task in order to fulfill
the gap while preparing the job description and their mode of selecting the candidate (Botter,
Rosa and Lima, 2018). The managers of the chosen firm use both approaches and order to recruit
the candidate which are discussed at a lower place:
Internal Recruitment
It is the type of process which boosts the morale of the existing workforce. As this the
company used to recruit the existing employees (Xie and Cooke, 2019).
 Promotions: it is the type of internal recruitment where the company used to promote the
employees to the next level in order to fulfill the vacant job position. This helps them to
motivate the employees so that they can increase their productivity. Transfers: it is another way of internal recruitment which can be used by the managers of
Asda as in this the company used to transfer Their employees from one department to
another or from one place to another.
Strength and weaknesses of internal recruitment method
Strengths
 This helps the company to save their cost in order to fill the vacant job position. This helps the company to save their time as they are not required to provide huge
number of training and development programs to the existing employees.
Weakness
 This leads to the failure to hire the new candidates within the company. This method brings conflict among the colleagues which resulted in difficulties in order
to satisfy the job role
External Recruitment method:
It is another method which can be used by the company in order to recruit the new
candidates. As this helps them to attract the fresh talented candidates who possesses new ideas
and skills in order to satisfy the job requirements (Chapman and et. al., 2018). There are several
ways which can be adopted by the company in order to prove the new candidate some of them
are discussed below:

 Campus hiring: it is an accurate method which can be used by the company in order to
recruit a skillful and knowledgeable candidate within the organization. The managers of
the company used to identify the colleges from where they can hire skillful candidates. Employment agencies: interest the company can take the help of the Agencies which are
treated as the middleman in order to give the potential and skillful labors to the company
(Brewster and Cerdin, 2018).
Pros and cons of the external recruitment method
Pros
 It is the type of a recruitment process which can be adopted by the company as it is
beneficial because the company has new candidates from a pool of new faces and new
ideas and can recruit them. This conflict can arise between the new employees and existing working people.
Cons
 It is a more time and money consuming approach in order to fulfill the vacant position
within the company. This requires more time for on boarding the process of joining.
Selection process:
It is a process which can be used by the company in order to pick up the right candidate
so that they can satisfy the specific job skills and experience that are required by the company in
order to satisfy their job vacancy (Bello-Pintado and Garcés-Galdeano, 2019). For example,
interview, online tests can be conducted by Asda.
Advantage and disadvantages of selection
Advantage It helps in direct interaction with the person so that the company can identify the
cognitive aspect.
Disadvantages
 It is most costly method in order to identify the intensive process.
P3 benefits of different HRM practices
Benefits to employer

The recruitment and selection processes which can be used by the company helps them to
identify the appropriate candidates which can satisfy the requirements of the enterprise into an
effective manner (Yabanci, 2019). This helps them to retain the higher skilled and talented
employees within the company.
Benefits to employee
The recruitment and selection process is played an important role in the company as the
company can promote and transfer the employees from one place to another in order to satisfy
the vacant job positions. The training and development programs helps the company to develop
both personal and professional skills in the employees so that they can achieve their goals into a
better manner.
P4 the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of profitability and productivity
It is important for the managers of the to develop strategies which can be used by them in
order to reach the high profitability while improving the performance of the employees. The
benefits are discussed below:
 Organizational profitability: it is important for every firm to achieve their goals into an
effective manner and for this The Chosen organization used to acquire and retain the
higher skilled employees within the company so that they can easily achieve their goals
(Parker and Brown, 2018). For this the company uses the training and development
programs so that they can increase the productivity within the workforce which resulted
in enhancement of profitability.
 Organization productivity: with the help of recruitment and selection process the
company can easily identify the appropriate candidate which can be appointed within the
company so that they can pull out the head and skills and knowledge of the workforce.
P5 importance of employees relation with respect to influence the human resource
management decision
It is important for the HR Department to maintain a healthy working environment so that
the establishment can motivate workforce to work in a better manner which results in
profitability for the firm. The employer must develop continuous efforts in order to keep a

healthy relation with their colleagues so that they can develop a strong relation with them which
helps them to increase their performance and they will work in a better manner.
Employee engagement refers to such active participation of the workforce when the
decisions are made within the organization (Stolzer and et. al., 2018). The Chosen firm is also
engaged in order to encourage their workforce so that they can give their ideas which helps them
to increase the engagement of employees within the company as this shows that their presence
and views are valuable for the enterprise.
Flexibility in workplace: it is important for the company to analysis and work in order to
develop a good and healthy working environment within the company so that they can motivate
the employees with the company which helps them to retain the workforce for a longer period of
time (Stepanova and et. al., 2018). If possible for the firm then they can provide the flexible
working timings for the employees so that they can work according to their comfort. This also
leads them to get satisfaction from the enterprise.
P6 key elements of employment legislation and impact upon the human resource
management decision making
Employment act is the provision which was developed by authority as it provides the
legal treatment to the Employees dispute and provide compensation with respect to their
remuneration(Stone and et. al., 2018). The authority has developed several of the laws and sub
clause in the Act which helps them to get minimum wages which the employees has right to take.
The managers of the choose an company irresponsible to provide accurate and fair wages to the
work force which helps them to motivate also.
The Civil right act it is the another provision which use to safeguard and protect the
individuals from getting discrimination with respect to their age, gender, colour, religion, race,
nationality and many other things. They have diversify the workforce within the company.
P7 illustrate the application of Human Resource Management practices in the work-related
Example: Asda has been vacant job position on the profile of marketing manager in
United Kingdom.
Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title- Marketing Manager
Reported to whom: Human Resource Manager
Job Summary: The candidate must have a appropriate skills and knowledge to encourage the
people to buy their goods and services. The people must have a strong knowledge about the
leadership skills which can be used by them so that they can easily store the maintain and work
together with their subordinates.
Responsibilities:
 To develop more revenue for the company and develop a positive brand image.
 To do planning with respect to the competitive market and also do research of that.
Reservation:
 Bachelor degree in the marketing specialisation
 Master degree in the marketing is an additional advantageous.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Skills:
 At least 5 years’ experience as a marketing manager in a retail firm.
 Great communication and leaders skills
 Problem solving ability and good understanding of the people and their requirements.
Desired skills:
 Technology skills
 Knowledge about social media network with context to promote their products and
services.
Preparatory Notes of interview:
The Human Resource Department of the chosen organisation has prepared a question
which can be e used by the company in order to identify the candidate and examine their skills
and knowledge. Some of the questions are discussed below:
 What is marketing management and why is it important within the organization?
 What are the several strategies which can be adopted by the company in order to promote
their goods and services into the competitive market?
 Discuss several leadership styles which can be used by the manager in order to perform
their functions?
 Why is marketing important in order to encourage the customers to buy the product?

If the candidate has given all the answers properly then he will be given an offer letter by the
chosen organization.
Offer Letter
Asda Pvt. Ltd.
July 15, 2021
JAI
Dear ABC,
We are happy to communicate that you are selected in our organisation Atta position of
marketing manager. According to our decisions we are offering you to join our company by
August 1, 2021. If you are willing to play the role of marketing manager in our company then
please revert back on our email address. Also attach your academic and experience documents in
the same mail and bring the hard copy for the cross verification. Feel free to contact us on our
email on the contact number.
Regards
HR Manager
JSK

Conclusion
From a above assignment it can be concluded that, Human Resource Department plays an
important role in every type of company as it helps them to achieve their ultimate goals in a
better manner. Department used to adopt several strategies so that they can maintain long-term
growth in the market. There are several rules and regulations which are developed by the
government or other authorities which influence the decision making power of the Human
Resource Department. It is important for every organization to identify the candidates and their
skills so that they can analyses whether the candidate has the strength to fulfill the vacant
position or not.

References
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