HR Redesign at Sports Board Limited: A Progressive Case Study

This case study analyzes the redesign of the human resource department at Sports Board Limited in response to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores modifications in job roles, including retaining the training department and terminating excess unskilled positions. The report emphasizes the importance of HR practices such as providing job security, performance-based compensation, effective communication, and relevant skills training to support corporate strategies. Ultimately, the redesign aims to improve organizational productivity and adhere to COVID-19 guidelines. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments and study tools for students.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
A Concept of organisational design and development of HR department ..................................1
B) Modification in number of jobs..............................................................................................2
C) Indicate what HR practices are required to support the corporate strategies..........................2
D) Justification related to the retain and termination of specific job role ..................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Organisation is the system of the organisation which outlines that how the activities of
the organisation are directed towards the achievement of organisational goals and objectives.
There are number of problems and difficulties are created by the COVID pandemic under which
becomes the reason for the fear of the organisations in the market. This report is based on the
redesigning of human resource department by the case study company named Sports board
limited. This report reflects number of modifications which the management of the organisation
can be done by the organisation to overcome the number of problems faced by them.
MAIN BODY
A Concept of organisational design and development of HR department
Organisational design refers to those process under which t,he management of the
organisation has structured the organisation on the basis of their objectives. It refers to those
under which the number of modifications are made under the structure so that all the goals and
objectives can be achieved in effective manner.
Human resource department refers to those department of the organisation which is
involved under the process of recruitment, training and management of the employees in the
organisation. There are different types of units are present under human resource department of
the organisation and the brief discussion related to the same are given below:
Recruitment or selection :- It is related to those process under which the management of
Sports board limited find the candidates in the organisation and select them in the organisation.
The main role of the management under this unit is to recruit the talented employees in the
organisation (Anlesinya and Susomrith, 2020).
Training and development :- The main role of this unit of the HR is to provide the
training of new employees selected in the organisation. It is important for the management of
Sports board limited to provide support to the customers which helps to improve their
motivation.
Benefits administration :- It is related to those Unit of the HR which deals with the
benefits and incentives of the organisation. It is important for this Unit to analyse the needs of
the customers and develop strategies according to them.
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B) Modification in number of jobs
It is important to make considerable changes under the number of employees in Sports
Board to maintain the COVID guidelines. One of the most important requirement which is
demand by the organisation is that the unskilled workers which are working in the organisation
on the basis of personal approach should be terminated because it not only effective the
productivity but also increase the burden of organisation (Blackburn and Paterson, 2021). It is
important for the management to have effective allocation of employees in each department so
that the productivity of organisation can be possible.
Department Number of employees
Recruitment or selection 25
Training and development 40
Benefits administration 42
Marketing 55
Production 122
Supporting staff 25
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C) Indicate what HR practices are required to support the corporate strategies
There are number of practises are present in human resource department which are
important for the development of human resource strategies. These practises of the management
enables the managers to analyse organisation needs which helps the organisation to achieve their
goals and objectives and the brief discussion related to the same are given below;
Providing securities to employees:- It is one of the important practise of the HR under
which the management of the organisation has provide security of job to the employees which
help to motivate them towards the organisation and enables them to operate their work in
effective manner.
Fair and performance based compensation :- The concept of compensation is one of
the most important and valuable concept under which the organisation is required to provide
attractive compensation to their employees which helps the organisation to operate their business
in effective manner. It is important for the management of Sports Board to develop their
compensation structure in such a way to promote the performance of employees in the
organisation.
Develop effective communication :- It is important for the management of the
organisation to develop effective communication channels in the organisation so that all the
information and the data can be share to all the department in the organisation in effective
manner. The management of Sports Board is required to use effective and new technology so
that the aspect of communication can be effective in the organisation (Lucio and MacKenzie,
2022).
Training in relevant skills :- The training of the employees is the significant function of
human resource department under which the managers is required to provide considerable
training to the employees which helps to develop number of skills in them. It is essential for the
management of Sports Board to have effective training approach in their organisation which
helps the organisation in effective manner.
D) Justification related to the retain and termination of specific job role
As per the current case study, it is analysed by me that the training department of the
organisation is the most important department which should be retained by them. One of the
important reason for the retention of this department is that it helps to developed number of skills
in unskilled workers (Simms, 2022). The Job role which is not required by the organisation is the
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excess unskilled workers present in the organisation because it decreases the profitability of the
organisation.
CONCLUSION
It is concluded from this report that the modification in the current organisational
structure of Sports Board is important because it not only enables the organisation to follow
COVID-19 guidelines but it also helps the organisation to improve the productivity. This report
concluded number of changes which is required to be applied in the organisation (Richards and
Sang, 2021).
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REFERENCES
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Lucio, M.M. and MacKenzie, R. eds., 2022. International human resource management: The
transformation of work in a global context. Sage.
Richards, J. and Sang, K., 2021. Socially ir responsible human resource management?
Conceptualising HRM practice and philosophy in relation to in-work poverty in the
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Simms, M., 2022. Employment Relations, Unionisation and the Future of Human Resource
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