HRM Module 50%: Assessment 1 Report on HRM Concepts at Tesco

This report provides an in-depth analysis of Human Resource Management (HRM) concepts, focusing on recruitment, selection, and training and development within the context of Tesco, a multinational retailing industry. The report explores the importance of these concepts, including engagement, job demands, strategic HRM, applicant tracking, and employee experience. It examines the practical application of training and development, emphasizing optimum utilization of human resources, skill development, employee motivation, and improvements in quality, safety, and profitability. The report also highlights the significance of transparency, consistency, appropriate job descriptions, and quality candidates in recruitment and selection processes. Recommendations are provided to enhance employee security, training, and the recruitment process. The report concludes that effective HRM practices, particularly in recruitment, selection, and training, are crucial for organizational success, especially in building a strong and effective operational department. This report is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of HRM principles and their practical applications.

HRM- Assessment 1

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAINBODY ...................................................................................................................................1
Knowledge and Understanding of Subject..................................................................................1
Analysis.......................................................................................................................................3
Practical Application and Deployment.......................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Recruitment and selection is the process of identifying the needs of the company in
relation to hire the candidates for the particular job working with the aim to fulfil the gap of the
organisation in respect of the human resource and filling with the possibility of selecting the best
employee for the working activities(Armstrong, 2019). Recruitment is the process of searching
for the potential employees with the objective of to go for the next further process of selection
which will be organized by the companies authorities is that Managers and senior executive. The
process of recruitment and selection derived the value in which recruitment act as finding
suitable potential candidates for the vacant position and encouraging them to go for the selection
process as well. Selection is the process of identifying form the numbers of job applicants by
selecting the best and right candidates for the particular job. Training and development is
basically relates with the process of given the appropriate learning and knowledge to the
candidates on the basis of their job role .The below report is based on TESCO a British
multinational retailing industry having their headquarter in Welwyn Garden city, England, a third
largest retailers in the world which deals in product like clothing, electronics and home products.
The below report will cover the topic context and knowledge of the mentioned HRM concepts.
MAINBODY
Knowledge and Understanding of Subject
Human resource management is a process of managing the peoples in the organisation in
structure and in most effective manner so as to develop the opportunities in the organization to
built the positive relation between the people working in the company with the aim to established
the knowledge regarding the particular business ethics and code of conduct (Boella and Goss-
Turner, 2019). Human resource management consists with the aspects of staffing and hiring the
candidates for the particular required job, retention of people, pay and perk setting by set the
salary according to the work assigned and designation of the particular employee in the context
of organisation department, HRM involves the process of performance management, change
management with the motive to systematically handles the situations regarding the human
resource. Organisation works for attaining the objective which relates human resource working
that helps in the formations of growing the relationship between employees and management.
HRM defines the concepts of developing the employees skills and knowledge in the field of their
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particular job assigned activities that is concerned with the training and development process
which are basically the source of learning phase in the organisation. So basically the concepts of
HRM is worked on the principle of doing the activities which are crucial in the phase of human
resources by giving them opportunities by improving their skill through continuous work on
learning and knowledge to get the expertise in their work, this function plays an important role
by making certain changes which relates with the organisation human resource structure in
respect of their working scenario .So here are some of the concepts which are necessary for the
organisation in respect of the human resource development in the context of TESCO retailing
industry is that:
Engagement:
In an organisation the first approach that every human resource generalist know is that a
engagement process in which employees will work collectively on the basis of dedication
towards the job related aspect which shows the lower employees turnover, lower absence by
them, higher productivity and higher quality of products in the organisation by maintaining the
value to develop the standardisation of the company. Engagement basically deals with the
interaction process of HR generalist with that of employees. In the context of Tesco retail
industry HR generalist have to covers the employees engagement due to the large size of the
business in respect of human resource as well(Armstrong and Taylor, 2020).
Job demands having with resource model :
In the organisation, HR plays an important role or having the concept of building the job demand
resource model in order to attain the objectives in more successive manner through motivating
the employees as well as by fulfilling the demand of job what the organisation required so as to
attain the balance between that approach, this model depicts that every organisation occupation
has its own specific risk factor related with job working stress . They are categorized into two
aspects is that job demand and job resources , in which job demand will leads to develop the
strain or pressure of work while job resources relates with motivating the employees, here HRM
works as generating the high motivation by reducing the strain level of employees through better
outcome.
Strategic human resource management :
HR professionals deals the human resource in that way so as to accomplish the objectives which
relates production and working structure of the organisation. Strategic human resource
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management deals with the challenges which are occurs within the company in respect of change
management then HR professional have to develop an design the strategic structure on the basis
of they will attain their employees like by giving them knowledge about the change concerns and
other change in department like in Tesco working culture due to multinational industry they have
to deal with the uncertainties of change management which can be cost related and technological
advancement change so HR professional will have to continuously work on these changes
(Nankervis and et. al., 2019) .
Applicant tracking approach :
The HRM concepts are relate with the applicants tracking system and its a human resource
information system which relates with data of all the employees and potential applicants who are
going to join the company HRIS is basically the report which concerns with the day to day
interaction with the peoples. In the context of Tesco they have to work on continuous report
structure in the form of employees information.
Employees experience:
HRM having the concept of provides the employees with better experience while working on
some tasks and activities for which they are continuously engage in some activities on their
particular job role .they have to implement the phases which are concerned with intended HRM
the implement the HRM after that perceived HRM , employees outcomes and organisational
performance in the context of Tesco retailing industry they have to attain the better employees
experience through strong relationship with them by maintaining the value of employees.
Analysis
Training and development:
In the organisation HRM management has to work on several factors like employees
development through providing job related skills while doing the work employees will going to
learn and get the knowledge will leads to the generation of both the employees and organisation
here term training and development deals on improvement on the performance of individuals and
groups(Armstrong and Taylor, 2020) . Training refers to the educational process which involves
with the sharpen the skills, concepts related structure and aspects of changing attitude with
gaining more knowledge about the particular job work in which each individual indulge to
develop their skills. Development relates with the phase which consist with pro active process
which helps the employees to attain their career growth opportunities by enhancing their skills
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for the future. So in the context of Tesco here are some of the importance of training and
development are :
Optimum utilization of human resources:
In the organisation the main aspect of training and development is to attain the importance of
utilizing the human resource in an effective manner or optimum manner by deploy the resource
effectively in respect of collective efforts of the employees, individual and organisational or
national goals will be meet , in the context of Tesco retailing industry they have to deploy their
human resource in that way so as to achieve the efforts by employees by providing the future
growth to the employees(Brewster Mayrhofer and Farndale, 2018) .
Development of skills:
This importance of training and development deals with skills which consists with time
management, leadership and team management, in training and development by developing the
skills of employees through learning phases and proving the expertise to do the task in given
time frame and work collectively with the other employees these skills generates positive
environment in respect of Tesco they are continuously enhancing their employees working
structure.
Increase employees motivation:
Another importance of training and development which relates with generating the confidence
and motivational factor in the employees through providing the expertise of particular job role
and by growing them for career development as well.
Improve quality, safety and profitability:
In the context of Tesco retailing industry they deals in proper training and development program
for their employees which will directs to their effective production process through specific
training to the employees regarding the product quality and safety in the organisation this will
leads to the profits for both the employees and organisation(Berman and et. al., 2019).
Recruitment and Training :
This process are mandatory in the stage of HRM which deals with identifying the potential
candidate on the basis of applying by the peoples regarding the particular job post and after that
next process is selecting the potential candidate through some specific stages apply by the
organisation in respect to a select the candidates by given their efforts in test like aptitude and
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technical skills if applicable in the organisation here are some of the importance of recruitment
and training in the context of Tesco is that :
Transparency in the hiring process:
In the context of Tesco , recruitment and selection having the process of ensures all the process
related to hiring and selecting the candidates which are performed quite transparent and all the
member involved will follows the recruitment process by complete confidence on the last result.
Provides consistency:
Having the importance of doing the activities of human resource activities of hiring and
selecting the candidates in quite consistent manner because there is no confusion of job
description or what employees they are seeking for(Macke and Genari, 2019) .
Appropriate job description:
Job description provides the knowledge and better understanding to the employees as well as for
HR professional for what kind of employees they are going for by clarify in the job description
after selecting the employees will leads to show the importance of recruitment and selection.
Quality candidates:
Recruitment and selection are having the importance of hiring and selecting the best candidates
through several test of their knowledge and ability regarding the particular job by clearing this
stages they will provide the employees with good capability of handling the work environment.
Affects by these concepts are :
Effective recruitment and selection will affects the organisation like Tesco retailing industry is
that they provides the strength to the human resource through providing the opportunities
regarding career development by enhancing their skills on continuous basis this will directs the
organisation to built the operational department effective by putting effort sin selecting the best
candidates for the require job like in distribution channel and in operational activities itself.
Practical Application and Deployment
Recommendations:
 HRM could provides the better security to employees by interacting with them on certain
issues which are commonly happens in the organisation is that grievances related issues
like conflicts between the organisation employees with each other through maintaining or
handling this conflicts HR manager could play the vital role in it .
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 Employees should get relevant training skills through which they can perform better in
their specific job role without shift them in other jobs.
 HR professional could follows the recruitment and selection by not adding the
discrimination aspect in it by proper analysing the ability of candidates during the
interviews.
CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the above report is that every organisation no matter deals in large or
small size they have to undergo with the process of selecting the candidates or potential
candidates with required job which are emerges during the phase of HRM activities., here HR
professional has to maintain the value of employees after that process by provide them with
training and development with the view to enhance the career opportunities for the employees by
putting them in extra learning knowledge as well.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S., 2020. Armstrong's handbook of human resource management
practice. Kogan Page Publishers.
Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S., 2020. Armstrong's handbook of human resource management
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Armstrong, M., 2019. Strategic human resource management. pdf drive. Com.
Bailey, C. and et. al., 2018. Strategic human resource management. Oxford University Press.
Berman, E.M. And et. al., 2019. Human resource management in public service: Paradoxes,
processes, and problems. CQ Press.
Boella, M.J. and Goss-Turner, S., 2019. Human resource management in the hospitality industry:
A guide to best practice. Routledge.
Brewster, C., Mayrhofer, W. and Farndale, E. eds., 2018. Handbook of research on comparative
human resource management. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Macke, J. and Genari, D., 2019. Systematic literature review on sustainable human resource
management. Journal of cleaner production. 208. pp.806-815.
Nankervis, A. and et. al., 2019. Human resource management. Cengage AU.
Stewart, G.L. and Brown, K.G., 2019. Human resource management. John Wiley & Sons.
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