Human Resource Management Report: Practices and Benefits

This report provides an in-depth analysis of Human Resource Management (HRM) functions, focusing on recruitment, selection processes, and employee relations within the context of Chocolate Presence and Microsoft. The report outlines the core HRM functions such as training and development, recruitment, performance management, and legal compliance, detailing their purposes and significance. It evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of various recruitment and selection approaches, including internal and external recruitment methods, and proposes improvements to the selection process. Furthermore, the report explores person specifications, advertising methods, and the benefits of HRM practices for both employees and organizations, emphasizing the advantages of learning and development and flexible working options. The report also examines employee relations and relevant employment legislation, providing a comprehensive overview of key HRM concepts and practices.

HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
HRM function with their purpose...........................................................................................1
Strength and weakness of Recruitment and selections approaches........................................3
Improvement in selection process..........................................................................................7
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
Person specification................................................................................................................7
Advantage and disadvantage of advertising method............................................................11
Improvement in advertisement method................................................................................11
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................11
A, B,C) HRM practices and their benefits for Employee and Organisation........................11
HRM practices benefits for organisation..............................................................................14
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................16
Employee relations and its significance to company...........................................................16
Employment legislation........................................................................................................17
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................18

INTRODUCTION
HRM is considered as most essential department in organisation which works to manage
people and retain talent. HR manager always ensure to hire most skilled and deserving person
and motivating them so that these people perform well in business unit. Human resource
management supports in improving team building spirits and resolving conflicts at workplace
significantly. It is effective in order to minimise legal compliances and conducting operations in
smooth manner. HR manager of firm always emphases on HR policies and ensure that company
follows all legal regulations carefully. Chocolate presence is taken for present study, it is the
rapidly expanding firm that operates in many locations. Microsoft is also taken into consideration
which is the leading technology firm. Current assignment will explain HR functions. In addition,
assignment will create person specification and will describe benefit and drawbacks of current
advertising methods. Furthermore, report will describe benefit of HRM practices
TASK 1
HRM function with their purpose
HRM is the practice that ensures effective management of human resource in organisation.
It also plays management role which deals with the concerns of that are refereed to the
staff of the organisation like their safety, security, benefits motivation and also training and
development. This enables employees to efficiently with the overall achievement of the
goal (Sparrow, Brewster and Chung, 2016).

Functions of Human resource management are given below:-
Training and development-Through training and developing new employees gets
acquainted with the new environment as well the work culture of the company. ‘Chocolate
Presence’ is organising various training sessions for the new Joinees which develops their
efficiency and enhanced their job performance. This training session is mainly done to make the
employees good performer .HR manager of the ‘Chocolate Presence’ company ensures all
people have understanding about their job, that is used in the operation during the work .as with
the time they got trained and develops the efficiency and with the development they bring the
new scopes which is good for the business development of the ‘Chocolate Presence’
Recruitment- Company is facing issues hence there is requirement to recruit the right
person (Stewart and Brown, 2019). Lots of this function included the developing job description
,publishing and also source the expected candidate. it also included the interviewing, salary
discussion and also make the job offer.
Performance management-it is the most crucial function as it is involves the measure of the
employee’s job and give them rewards accordingly.
Illustration 1: functions of HRM
(Source: Human Resource Management, 2019)

Job analysis- it determines the employees functions. Chocolate pretence ensures all
people perform their job well and company can get desired results (Banfield, Kay and Royles,
2018. ). it also included the collection of the data and also measuring the information and also at
last compiling them with total job description with specification. It describes the identification
off the job as well as responsibilities towards it. it also includes the personality of the person
which is necessary for the performance of the job.
Ensuring legal compliance-this function is important for the protection of an
organisation. Every organisation's human resource department should be conscious about all the
laws and the policies that are related to the employment, working conditions and also the
working hours and minimum wages tax allowance. For the existence of an organisation
compliance with such laws most required(Berman And et.al, 2019. ).
Strength and weakness of Recruitment and selections approaches

Recruitment-
`It is the process of attracting talent who can work better in the firm
Internal recruitment-when the employees are promoting either through promotion like
permanent to temporary and also transfer them to other place. Chocolate preference company
filled the vacant position through the promotion process. This process has its own strength and
weakness. Which is mentioned below(Bratton and Gold, 2017).
strength Weakness
Illustration 2: recruitment process
(source- human resource management,2019)

 Employees motivated and reach 100%
efficiency level.
 It enables to employees to work more
productively and efficiently and also
the growth of the employees will be
seen in short period.
 Staff members work hard and give their
best performance.
 Helps in bearing or holding talented
people in the company(Brewster and
et.al, 2016).
 minimizes potential employees.
 Innovative and fresh ideas are absent
that can carry by the employees.
 Conflicts occurred as staff members
are not get promotion according to
their strength and may feel jealously
and do not retain any more. It may
minimizes the potential employees.
External recruitment- Hiring people from external sources in known as external recruitment.
Organisation may take help from the different paid and unpaid consultancies who can hire new
candidates from external environment.
(Source: Human Resource Management, 2019)
strength weakness
Illustration 3: recruitment and selection

 Less time consuming and brings more
opportunities for the company.
 High retention and work with full
enjoyment and this creates the job
satisfaction(Brewster, Mayrhofer and
Farndale, 2018).
 If don't find the individual appropriate,
directly terminates them and search for
the better option regarding for the same
post.
 This kind of recruitment may be more
costly for the company.
 Background of the employees need to
be checked as employees are not known
by that.
 Sometimes perfect candidates fail to
get entry into firm and recruit them
again is totally a time wastage and
mosey wastage.

Selection:-
Companies evaluate skills of candidate and select the best person this process is known as
selection process. it includes the interview process and written test. it also tests the personality
skills of the person whether they will do their task efficiently and effectively.
‘Chocolate Presence’ managers uses the written as well as interview process for selecting people
(Cascio, 2015.).
STRENGTH WEAKNESSES
 Such live interaction helps Chocolate
Presence’ managers to measure the
candidates is reliable for the job or not.
 Collaborative hiring is there which is
beneficial for the organisation.
 Low turnover occurs when the
appropriate selection is done as
managers of ‘Chocolate Presence’ is
well known that applicant is prone to
the less committed or more to staying
 Staff members may not be loyal
towards the organisation.
 Selection process is time taken process
as it is bad for the mangers that their
effective time is consumed not
effectively when the appropriate
candidates are not selected.
 Appropriate arrangements leads to high
cost for the company.

in an organisation .
Improvement in selection process
Company should use systematic interview process, where background checking is must.It
will help in improving selection process.
TASK 2
Person specification
Job Receptionist
Reporting authority Administration head
Responsibilities Handling calls
Managing data and invoice
Handling customer complains
Qualification MBA
Graduation in any stream
Experience Minimum 3 year

CV
Jason Roy
London
[e-mail]
587898
Career objective
To work in most the leading firm where I can gain advance knowledge about HR
Qualification
Bachelor's in computer application
Work experience
worked 5 year in Asda
Jonny Bairstow
Bristol
[e-mail]
7845879
Qualification
Graduate in arts
MBA
Work experience
3 years working experience in Waitrose limited.
Job offer letter
Mr. Jason Roy
London,
Dear Roy,