Human Resource Management Report: Apple Inc. HRM Strategies and Impact

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices within Apple Inc. It begins by outlining the core purposes and functions of HRM, emphasizing its crucial role in organizational success, and then delves into the recruitment and selection processes, comparing internal and external recruitment methods and various selection techniques like interviews and psychological testing. The report then assesses the benefits of effective HRM practices, such as training and development, conflict resolution, and employee motivation, and evaluates the effectiveness of these practices through metrics like productivity and profitability. Furthermore, the report explores the significance of employee relations and the impact of employment legislation on HRM decision-making. Finally, it examines the application of HRM practices in a work-related context, offering a holistic view of how Apple Inc. manages its human capital to achieve its strategic objectives. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of HRM in driving organizational performance and fostering a positive work environment.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM applicable to workforce.......................................................1
P2 Various approaches of recruitment and selection process and their strengths and
weaknesses..................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P3 Benefits of HRM practices within Apple Inc........................................................................5
P4 Effectiveness of various HRM practices................................................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
P5 Importance of employee relations in respect to influence HRM decision making................8
P6 Key elements of employment legislation and their impact on HRM decision making.......10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
P7 Application of HRM practises in work related context.......................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Human resource which is the most important part in an organisation because with the
help of this, firm is able to achieve its desired result or outcome. If there will not be proper
staffing then business operation can not be carried out effectively and efficiently which will
create disturbance in its activities (Barney, Ketchen and Wright, 2011). For managing
employees, there is requirement of a management which will be known as human resource
management. It has main responsibility to hire and develop the personality of staff so that they
will become valuable asset for the company and will provide various benefits to the firm. In
simple terms, it can be said that human resource management is a process which focuses on
recruitment, selection, training and development of employees so that they will drive the
company towards the way of success. This assignment is based on Apple INC. which is an
American multinational technology company that designs, develops and sells consumer
electronics, software and online services. This assignment will state about various purpose and
functions of HRM as well as different recruitment and selection approaches that need to be
followed by company while hiring employees. This report will also state about HRM practises
for employer and employee as well as various employment legislations that affect HRM decision
making process.
TASK 1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM applicable to workforce
Human resource management is the most important section in a company which helps in
managing employees effectively and efficiently. If it will not be presented at workplace then no
one will perform as per specified standards (Batt and Colvin, 2011). This department has to
perform various functions like recruitment, selection and various other tasks which are described
below- Planning- It is the most important function which need to be fulfilled timely and
effectively so that no problem can be occurred at workplace and operation can be run
effectively and smoothly. In this task, HRM has to identify current and future
requirement of employees so that business operation can not be stopped and company
can reach to its decided destination within stipulated period of time.
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 Staffing- As per requirement, it is the duty of HR manager to hire employees so that
operation can be run smoothly and effectively and Apple INC. can reach to its decided
destination within stipulated period of time. Development of human resource- If there is any new joining then in this situation,
manager of Apple Inc. has responsibility to conduct training programme for them so that
they will become familiar from working culture and will become able to perform their
job as per specified standards (Bolman and Deal, 2017). It can also be provided to the
existing employees for making them more efficient and capable so that they will
contribute in the success of company. Employee relation- It is a very important responsibility of HRM in which it has to
maintain healthy relation between employer and employees so that business operation
can not be interrupted and organisation can reach to its decided destination. If there will
be conflicts or disputes then it will generate negative environment which will demoralize
the employees and then no one will perform as per standards.
 Compensation and reward- HRM should ensure that every employee is getting fair
salary. If they will not get compensation as per their work then it will demotivate to them
then they will not be able to perform effectively and efficiently. So manager should
provide salary to the workers as per their capability and job.
Purpose of HRM- This department is exist in every company because of the following
purpose that are given below-
 For attracting new candidates towards company as well as for improving the efficiency
and capability of workers.
 For increasing the effectiveness of overall firm by providing skilled and competent
workforce (Bröckermann, 2012).
 To utilize available resources effectively and efficiently so that maximum output can be
obtained from them.
 To increase the satisfaction level of employees so that they will become loyal towards
their job and will give their 100% in the success of firm.
 It also ensures that company is following all rules and regulations that assist in
maintaining ethical code of practise within and outside the premise of firm.
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 To maintain healthy relation at workplace so that business operation can be carried out
smoothly and effectively.
 To enhance the personality of employees so that they will perform as per specified
standards and will help in achieving competitive advantages over its rivals.
 To encourage staff for doing work in a team so that best result can be generated for the
firm (Campbell, Coff and Kryscynski, 2012).
P2 Various approaches of recruitment and selection process and their strengths and weaknesses
Recruitment- It can be defined as a process by which new employees are hired from the
pool of candidates. It is a positive approach which invites to the People for vacant post so that
business operation can be run effectively and efficiently. Apple Inc. can hire an employee mainly
from two sources that are described below-
(Source: Akrani, 2011)
Internal recruitment- It is an approach in which firm hires employees within the
premises of company through promotion, transfer and referrals (Cloke and Park, 2013). This
source provides various benefits to firm like it saves time and money of the company because in
this, employee is hired from the company who are already familiar with its culture then there is
no need to provide any training to them that saves money of the company. With the help of this
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Figure 1: Internal and External Sources of Recruitment - Merits Demerits

method, employees also get motivation because if person is promoted by doing better work then
other staff will also be motivated for getting promotion. Along with advantages, it has also some
demerit like organisation will not be able to hire new talent.
External agencies- In this, company recruits employees from outside the boundary of
firm (Coff and Kryscynski, 2011). In this source, organisation hires employees through the
following way that are described below- Campus placement- HR manager goes to colleges for hiring candidates and selects to
those person who will be suitable for the vacant post.
 Employment agencies- In this, Apple Inc. contracts to the third party and asks to them to
recruit best qualified employees. But it has to give money in exchange of services.
This source has main advantage is that in this, company can acquire new blood who will
have more competence and efficiency for performing job effectively. Apart from this, it has also
some demerit like it is a time consuming and costly process.
(Source: Singh, 2013)
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Figure 2: Recruitment – Types & Sources

Selection- It is a negative approach in which some people got rejected and best qualified
person is selected. While selecting an individual, Apple Inc. can adopt following given methods
that are described below- Interview- It can be referred as a process in which interviewer and candidate directly
communicates with each other (Fine, 2012). In this, panel will put question in front of
candidate and he will has to give answer to them and that person who will give every
answer with full confidence then he will be selected and vice versa. This method will be
suitable in that situation when interviewer wants to know detail information about
candidates but it is a time consuming process.
 Psychological testing- With the help of this method, behaviour of candidate is measured.
In this, employer can know that what employee will react if any critical situation will
occur. Its main benefit is that person can not tell a lie and also have limitation which is
that it only tell about a particular period of time while today time is changing
continuously.
TASK 2
P3 Benefits of HRM practices within Apple Inc.
HRM practices are very beneficial for the employer as well as for employees that
provides direction to leader and manager by which organisation gets success in the market. Apart
from this, it also delivers various benefits that are given below- Training and development- With the help of HRM practises, training programme is
conducted for employees so that their efficiency and capability level can be enhanced and
they will perform as per specified standards and will contribute in the success of
company (Gatewood, Feild and Barrick, 2015). Manager of Apple Inc. can provide
training to their subordinates through various ways like case studies, role playing,
simulation etc. If its employees will be skilled and capable then company will be able to
achieve competitive advantages over its rivals. Conflict resolution- In order to get desired result, it is very necessary that there should be
healthy or positive environment so that employees can get motivation and will perform
effectively and efficiently. If there will be any conflicts then it will create disturbance in
carry out business operation. In this situation, HRM practises help in handling this
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negative condition easily and effectively. It also assist in maintaining proper coordination
among employees of company. Employee relation- By using HRM practises at workplace, employer can maintain
healthy relation with their employees because in case of any negative situation, they can
take help of HR department for resolving issues. Motivating workforce- Motivation is very important aspect which should have in every
workers because a motivated employee can perform their job in more effective and
efficient manner and can help the company in achieving competitive advantages over its
rivals ( Gruman and Saks, 2011). Workers can be motivated with the help of HRM
practices. Commitment of employees- HRM practises are very important for Apple Inc. because it
helps in satisfying the needs or wants of consumers by which they become committed
towards their work or organisation which is very important for the success of company. Increment in productivity and efficiency- Clear HRM practises encourage to employees
to work as per specified standard so that firm can reach to its decided destination within
stipulated period of time. In other terms, it can be said that, with the help of this, overall
productivity of company can be enhanced. Helps in making planned actions- Human resource department has main responsibility
to evaluate business process on a regular basis for knowing that what is going on at
workplace. With the help of this, manager will be able to take or make plan for future
activities so that company can move towards the way of success (Jackson and Parry,
2011).
 Individual development- While implementing HRM practises at workplace, every
concerned member grow up or develop because it provides direction or way to perform
their job effectively and efficiently.
Apart from this, HRM practices also provides other advantages like increase satisfaction
level and productivity of employees. All these benefits brings consistency among all business
activities.
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P4 Effectiveness of various HRM practices
For evaluating the effectiveness of HRM practises, Apple Inc. can evaluate the
productivity and profit of the company (Kinicki and et. al., 2014). If company will earn more
surplus as comparison to previous year then it will be assume that HRM practises was effective.
If it will be effective then Apple Inc. will get more benefits like it will enhance the
profitability of company as well will aid in hiring best qualified employees at right time. With
the help of this, manager conducts training programme for employees by which their skills or
knowledge can be increased that will help in performing their job effectively and efficiently by
which organisation's productivity can be increased. If there will be proper availability of skilled
man power then firm will be able to serve to their clients as per their requirements that will assist
in retaining them for long period of time by which Apple Inc. can generate more revenue or
profit. Apart from this, it also provides various benefits which are described below-
 With the help of this, healthy relation can be maintained at workplace because by this,
chances of conflicts can be reduced. If there will be no negative situation then it will
expand the efficiency of the company by which cited organisation will be able to carry
out its activities smoothly and effectively.
 With the implementation of HRM practises, issues between staff members can be
handled effectively and efficiently that will aid the company to reach to its decided
destination within stipulated period of time (Ployhart and Moliterno, 2011).
 With the support of this, employees will also be motivated for doing work as per
specified standards so that organisation can obtain its desired result or outcome within
specified period of time.
Manager of Apple Inc. conducts training programme for their subordinates so that they
will become committed towards their job and will give their best efforts for the success of firm.
If they will become loyal towards company then they will perform as per specified standards as
well will not leave the company easily which will reduce the cost of organisation that could be
consumed in hiring new talent ( Seibert, Wang and Courtright, 2011). This action will increase
the profit of business. If will talk about Apple Inc., it has best qualified and talented employees
by which it becomes able to serve to their clients effectively and in more appropriate manner
that's why today it is a leading company which has captured large market share.
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There are numerous elements which assist in increasing the growth and productivity of
company that are given below-
 Talent management- In order to get success in the market, it is very necessary that
employees should be maintained in the company for long period of time so that they
will help in achieving competitive advantages over its rivals (Soltis And et. al., 2013).
If there will be proper staffing then it will generate expected result or outcome for the
company. For achieving same, Apple Inc. conducts various learning events by which
manager can know about the skills or knowledge of employees which can be used
while performing their job.
 Information system- It can also be called as knowledge administration by which
relevant information is provided to the employees so that they can take corrective
action as per requirement and will drive the company towards the way of success. In
cited organisation, communication is ver6y important aspect because it helps the firm
to achieve its desired result or outcome within stipulated period of time.
TASK 3
P5 Importance of employee relations in respect to influence HRM decision making
Employee relation can be referred as a industrial relations which is concerned with
emotional, physical and contractual relationship between job provider or workforce. In order to
carry out operation effectively and smoothly, it is very necessary that there should be healthy
relation among members so that Apple Inc. can reach to its decided destination within stipulated
period of time (Wilson and et. al., 2012).
For this, manager as well as employees both have to put lots of efforts because only one
person can not do this. Healthy relation provides various benefits to the company like it reduces
the chances of conflicts by which business operation can be run smoothly and effectively which
will increase the chances of growth and productivity of firm. Apart from this, it also delivers
other advantages that are described below-
 Positive work environment increases the productivity of workers that aids the company to
achieve expected result or outcome within stipulated period of time.
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 It also enhances the loyalty of employees because it satisfies their needs or wants by
which they become more committed towards their job and perform as per specified
standards (Recruitment & Selection Hiring Process, 2015).
 It also minimize the employees turnover which increases the profitability of company
because if worker will not leave it then there will be no need to hire any new member
which will save time and money of the firm.
 By having healthy and friendly environment, employees will get motivation and will
perform as per specified standards as well as complete their job obligation with full
efficient and within stipulated period of time.
 It will also help in maintaining proper coordination among all stakeholders by which
Apple Inc. will be able to obtain desired result or outcome within specified [period of
time.
 With the help of this, chances of discrimination can also be reduced because with the help
of this, everyone gets fair amount of salary as per their capability or knowledge.
 By having this, manager can take best decision quickly and effectively as well as can also
resolve all problems which are existing at workplace.
 In healthy relation, all work is distributed among members as per their capability and
skills so that they will generate positive result for the company.
Apart from above mentioned benefits, there are also some other advantages which are
described below- Employee loyalty- Loyal employees become when they will be happy from their job. For
this, management of Apple Inc. should provide monetary or non monetary compensation
to them so that they will remain in the company for long period of time and will
contribute in the success of enterprise (Seibert, Wang and Courtright, 2011). Productivity- Good relation between employer and employees leads to increase
productivity of members because if there will be positive environment then it will
motivate to workers for performing effectively and efficiently that will enhance their
productivity. After increment of this, they will generate better quality of goods or
services which will help in satisfying needs or wants of clients by which they will
become loyal towards its products and will create more revenue or sales for the company.
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 Team work- It is very important aspect in today competitive environment because if
project or task will be completed in a team work then it will generate positive result or
outcome. This aspect will help in completing project effectively and efficiently as well
with in stipulated period of time.
All above mentioned factors are helpful in making positive relationship with employees
at work place.
P6 Key elements of employment legislation and their impact on HRM decision making
In today globalization era, government is taking corrective action for protecting the rights
of employees, employer and customers. It introduces various types of legal rules and regulations
which has main objective to protect the interest of people (Goals of Human Resource
Management, 2017). These legislation have to follow by every enterprises whether it is a small
or big companies. Some of them enactments are described below which have to follow by every
business- Anti discrimination act- This act is propounded because of protecting the people from
discrimination concept. As per this legislation, employer has no right to use favouritism
concept among individuals while recruiting and selecting a person. If it will use then will
be liable for penalty as per specified regulations. It will also not be good for the
reputation of company because no client will be attracted towards it which will reduce its
sales or revenue. So it will be beneficial for the firm to hire that person which will be
capable to perform his job effectively. Minimum Wage Act- In this, government has specified minimum amount of salary or
wages which has to pay by employer in every situation whether it is favourable or
unfavourable condition. Apple Inc. can not deny to pay it otherwise he will be liable for
penalty as per specified regulations. Although those organisations which have less than
15 employees, do not need to pay this amount that means it can deny to pay minimum
amount. Leave provisions- Permanent employees have right to take paid leave in case of any
urgent requirement like marriage, death of relatives etc. In this situation, employer can
not deny to provide leave whenever is required. Apart from this, there are also other
provisions which are made by government for providing healthy and safe life to
employees. For example- As per Occupational Health and Safety act, company has to
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