ASDA HRM Report: Recruitment, Development, HR Systems, and Laws

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices within the ASDA business. It delves into the importance of effective recruitment and selection strategies, examining how ASDA attracts and selects qualified candidates while adhering to employment la...Read More

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
1.Importance of recruitment and selection strategies in workplace and different laws of
employment..................................................................................................................................4
2. Best practices of HRM for development of employees and different responsibilities of
employer and employees in business...........................................................................................5
3. HR Systems and Processes......................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management refers to the effective practices and policies of company for
proper and effective management of people working in the organisation so that they helps to
meet goals and objectives of business. Process of HRM involves recruitment, selection, training,
development which helps to gain the benefits of competition with skilled and talented employees
within organisations. This report explains functions and policies of HRM in the workplace of
ASDA. It is the largest retail company which sales large variety of products and services to
people across the world. Its headquarter is at the Leeds, UK. This file describe effectiveness of
selection and recruitment strategies and different laws of employment which are used in the
business environment. There is analysis and evaluation that how business will manage the
training and development of workforce. Employer and employee both have effective
responsibilities in business to attain success and growth in future. This reports also analysis
system and procedure of HR in organisation.
MAIN BODY
1. Effectiveness of recruitment and selection strategies in workplace and different laws of
employment.
Recruitment refers to the process of searching effective candidates and attract them so
that they could apply for the job. To meet the business needs and wants recruitment is a process
which gain the attention of people to select the best employees for business. It involves
advertisement on TV, newspaper and websites of company these are the methods of recruiting
people in organisation.
Selection is the process in which best people are selected when different applications of
people are collected from different recruitment sources. It involves effective testing and
interview of an applicant who applied for the job in an organisation (Korff, Biemann and
Voelpel, 2017). It is a negative process of an organisation which eliminates the person who does
not suitable for the business.
In the business of Asda manager will use various strategies of recruitment which helps to
gain the attention of qualified candidates towards the job role. Organisation will create the
effective and efficient description of job which involves the detail description about the job role.
This will help Asda to get more applicant and attract large number of people that will be fit in the
business environment. Company also uses the social media to identify the skilled people by

advertising and communicating jobs with the people. Asda recruit the people also from the
college campus by giving opportunity of internship in organisation to the students (Lee and et.al.,
2019). These recruitment process will helps to meet the goals and objectives of Asda with
talented people in organisation.
Business will gain success and growth only when they hire and select the best people
which helps the business in best possible way. Asda identify candidates which have best
experience and skills along with the ability to work with other people within the organisation.
HR manager will encourages the current employees of company that they will recommend
people about the job. Skilled and talented workforce of organisation will helps to achieve the
goals and objectives of an organisation (Crawshaw, Budhwar and Davis, 2017). Selection of
candidates in workplace is as per the requirement of job role will increases the profits of the
company by effective working of employees.
An organisation decides that what types of people they needed in their business for
fulfilment of company's needs and wants. In the business of Asda, HR manager will organise
functions of recruiting the people who have proper knowledge to operate new and advanced
technology which increases the production of products and services within the organisation.
Different strategies of selection which is used by HR manager of Asda is interview, testing
which measures the skills of candidate that they are suitable for organisation or not. With the
helps of interview manager of Asda will identify communication skill and confidence level of
applicant and analysis them as per the job requirement. This will increases the chances of success
and growth of company because customer are important factors of business success. Ineffective
employees of organisation will affects the cost of company and it will decreases the chances of
growth and success (Macke and Genari, 2019). The aim of an organisation is to gain the large
market share so employees who are selected will helps to increases the profits and sales of
business.
Effective recruitment and selection process will decrease the time of training and
development of candidates because selected people are already skilled and talented that will
measured by testing and interview. Asda will find applicant who have best skills and talent that
by using the process of interview. Effective workforce will make the organisation better and
leads to the future growth. In Asda each and every employees will get the equal opportunity so
that it will increase their motivation level and works to fulfil business needs and wants. Every

people working in the organisation has right to enjoy proper equality on the basis of their colour,
race, religion, age etc (Gallardo-Gallardo, Thunnissen and Scullion, 2017). Recruitment and
selection is done as per the laws of equality in organisation. Manager will provides the equality
to the employees so that they work with full motivation in organisation.
For example, direct discrimination case of James v and Eastleigh Borough Council is the
case of admission in the public swimming pool on 14 June 1990. In this case there is the
arguments on massive impact on discrimination of employment (Wood, 2016). The person who
is reached to the age of state pension then as per the council's entry policy they will enjoy the
free swimming. Individual who is not reached to age of state pension claimed discrimination of
direct sex after he has been charged by the entry fees on the swimming pool on the other hand
his wife did not give charges because she reached to that age. When this case was reached to the
house of lords then for direct discrimination it will set the long standing tests (van Harten and
et.al., 2017). The person who feel complaint because he does not receive same treatment as his
wife get due to the reason of different gender. So in the Adsa HR manager does not discriminate
the people on the bases of their gender while they recruiting and selecting the applicant in
business. Recruitment is done on the basis of ability and knowledge of candidates and provide
proper equality to the employees.
Another example of equality case is the case of City of York v Grosset so as per this case,
equality act of section 15 will give the high protection to the employees who are disable. This
case involves that the teacher was dismissed from the school of York because he showed 18
rated films to the students of 15 to 16 year age. The film which is showed by Grosset to the
students was lapsed in judgements which comes because of high level of stress due to heavy
workload and regime exercise of punishing. If employer did not know something about this case
then they he is also fully liable for this kind of cases then problem is raises from the disability of
persons (Zehir and et.al., 2016). By proper evaluation and analysis of this case Asda does not
create any kind of discrimination when they are recruiting and selecting the people in
organisation.
For example, case of Smith v Pimlico Plumbers describe that Mr smith is a plumber and
worked in the Pimlico plumber Ltd from august 2005 to 2011. In this period Mr Smith did not
worked for anyone else. In 2010 he faced the problem of heart attack and wanted to adjust his
work but these were not made in company (Shipton and et.al., 2016). He received the complaint

from discrimination of disability. The company will said that the relation is business to business
with their employees so it is clear that Mr smith is not get protection from the equality law. So as
per this case Asda does not discriminate the people on the basis of their disability in their
business (von Bonsdorff and et.al., 2018). Asda mention in their job description that each and
every employee will get the safety and security in workplace if they get any injury at the office
time.
2. Best practices of HRM for development of employees and different responsibilities of
employer and employees in business.
Talent management refers to the commitment of company to develop, recruit, retain and
select the qualified and experienced candidate who is available in the market of job. It is the
process which motivates the employees so that they will increase their performance level while
working in organisation. With the help of talent management it will increases the performance of
employees which reduces the issues and grievances of employees (James, 2017). Asda will retain
the effective talent in business by proper training development which saves the time and cost of
recruitment in the long run of business.
Asda will follows various practices in their business to manage employees in the most
effective manner so that they will increase the efficiency of company. Manager of Asda will
provide proper training and development to the workforce so that they will improve their
performance achieve targets and goals of business (Turulja and Bajgoric, 2018). By proper
training and development will fulfils the needs and wants of company along with individual
needs. Performance development planning is also the practices of organisation which focuses on
the interest of employees for development of career. If the people feels demotivated then
company also provide motivation by rewarding them when they perform in organisation.
Different types of rewards will enhance the performance of employees and manages to attain the
growth and success. On the other hand the use of Psychological contract theory which means
manager observe and measure the perceptions of workers in business environment of the
practices of rewarding related to the effectiveness and qualities of talent. The effect of these
perceptions of workers feel that they have responsibility develop their talent and skills to
increase the profits and sales of business. Manager uses the theory of psychological contract
because they will measure the perceptions of employees so that they motivate them by rewarding
them. The employees will effectively manage when business will provide different opportunities

to grow in high competition (White, 2016). Different opportunities of promotion and career
development is provided by Asda to their employees. In Asda manager will uses the theory of
organisational support which helps to identify the reaction of the worker in particular business
situation which explains that how the company will values talented people in the organisation.
The company will contribute their effective efforts for take care and well bring of the people
working in the organisation. On the other hand cognitive dissonance theory states that the
employees are consider as a talent but they are important member of the talent people of
organisation.
Employer of ASDA need to give a positive environment to their employees to make them
work effectively towards success of organization. Proper salary is provided to employees to
make them effective and attractive towards success of organization. Provide proper and safe
working condition to their employees that make them effective and attractive to achieve
organization goals. Provide proper respect to their employees increase their participation in
decision making of business. Provide employees rewards on basis of the skills and abilities and
their efforts for development of organization. Employers train the employees if they need any
training in the business so that they will achieve the goals of company along with their personal
goals. Proper analysis and evaluation of employees performance is also responsibility of
employer in the organisation.
Employees of ASDA make sure that they work effectively to achieve goals and
objectives of organization and improve their efforts in working of business and development at a
large scale. Be careful at work place and work according to set rules and regulation of business.
Follow instruction of employer to make it easy for them to work. Be loyal towards organization
and work for fulfilment of organizations requirement (Emerson and et.al., 2016). As per the
psychological contract theory of employees will feels development of talent and knowledge is
the responsibilities of employees in organisation. It will improve the performance of employees
and helps to reach the objectives and goals. Employees have the responsibility to obtain the
proper skills to get the work done effective in the business.
3. HR Systems and Processes
ASDA is a big company, in which it has many employees those working in its stores and
supermarkets across United Kingdom. HR department plays great role in the company to
perfectly manage these employees in the business operations. All things related to the employees

are supervises by the HR department. For example; Salary, Performance, Recruitment, Selection
etc. There are HR systems and processes are very important to the company to gain high success
in the market.
HR Systems
HR systems includes all activities which are related to the employees within company.
Some major activities which are comes under HR systems are discusses below;
1. Time and Attendance: HR department of the ASDA is responsible to manage working
time of the employees (Westfall and Davis, 2019). Attendance of all employees is also
supervises by the HR department. HR manager uses various HR management software
systems for perfectly manage all things related to the employees.
2. Talent Management: In the ASDA there are all employees has different talent and
workability, in which the HR system is responsible to manage talent of the employees.
HR system always try provide work to the employees according to their skills and talent.
3. Benefits Administration: This system of HR involves salaries, incentives, wages and
other benefits. In which it works for transfer salaries to the employees in their respective
accounts. Provides specific incentives, wages and other benefits to the employees within
the ASDA.
HR Processes
There are various HR processes are discusses below;
1. Planning: Planning is one of the major processes of the HR department in the ASDA. In
planning process the HR manager prepare a specific plan for Recruitment, selection,
hiring and training. Generally these are main functions of HR. In case when top-level
management of the company realize there are more employees needed in the businesses
operations, then it contacts to the HR department to hire some skilled people for the
company. HR department is responsible to follow orders of the top-level management.
Then HR manager start the process of hire employees within the company.
2. Performance Management: There are all employees in the ASDA has different
performance at workplace (Brewster and et.al., 2016). Some has effective and some has
normal, in which HR department proceed the tasks for systematically managing all
employees' performance in the business operations. HR manager always try to improve

employees performance at workplace through different improvement strategies. This is
also one of the major processes of the HR department.
3. Employee Relations: HR processes also involves build effective relationship between
employer and employees. Generally it works as mediator which deliver employees
message to the top-level management and top-level management message to employees.
It also organizes many events where employer and employees meet together. Effective
relationship between employer and employees is very important in gain high completive
advantage in the market. These all are some major processes of HR department in the
ASDA.
Effective HR policies such as Performance, Grievance and Sickness management are
highly impacting to the business operations and practice of the ASDA. HR department always
try to systematically handle these policies in productive way. In business operations and practice
many times employees become sick at workplace because of negative work culture. Many times
the management not listen them carefully and avoid their grievance. These all situations are too
bad for the company growth. The HR department need to improve work culture for the
employees. It is too responsible for make effective relationship between employees and top-level
management. Proper communications skills are highly needed within the business operations to
remove such sickness. The management need to carefully listen their employees' grievance.
Proper employees' performance management is very necessary to improve all over performance
of the ASDA.

CONCLUSION
From the above study it can be concluded that management of human resource is
essential for the effective management of people working in the organisation. Success and
growth of business is depend on the effective efficient people working in the organisation.
Skilled and talented people are essential for effective growth of business. Manager will attract
the applicant by organising the recruitment and selection programmes within an organisation.
Needs and wants of an organisation is fulfilled with the help of qualified and experienced
employees which also helps to attain the advantages of competition. Selection and recruitment is
an essential process which helps to build the efficiency of company by attracting skilled and
qualified applicants so they can helps in achieving success and fulfil the needs of business.
Organisation will uses the theory of talent management for proper managing the people working
in the business. This theory will helps the business to improve performance of employees and
meet the gaols and objectives of business in different situation of market.

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