Oldbridge District Council HRM Analysis and Recommendations

This report analyzes the HRM practices at Oldbridge District Council, focusing on issues identified through a staff survey conducted by the new HR manager, Lisa. The report identifies key findings related to stress, support, physical environment, autonomy, and work-life balance. It explores the significance of these factors in leading and managing individuals within the workplace. The report proposes and justifies three initiatives, including performance appraisals, training and development, and effective leadership styles, to improve staff efficiency. Furthermore, it addresses how Lisa should approach drafting a 'You Said, We Listened' email, including her objectives and a draft of the email. Finally, the report demonstrates an understanding of current and future HRM developments locally and internationally, providing a comprehensive overview of the council's HRM challenges and potential solutions.

Human Resource management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
key findings from an examination should be more concerned and focused about? Justify the
answer by explaining why all such findings are significant in leading as well as managing
individual at workplace. .............................................................................................................3
Use three factors from the above stated in order to develop and improve the efficiency of
current staff members. ...............................................................................................................5
How should Lisa approach the task of drawing up the proposed, ‘You Said, We Listened’, e-
mail including her main objectives? Justify your answers and include a draft of the email that
Lisa should send..........................................................................................................................6
Demonstrate a basic level of understanding with regards to the debates of current and future
developments in HRM locally and internationally.....................................................................7
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is defined as the department within an organisation which
is involved in maintaining all activities related to employees working in the firm. HRM consists
of various activities like recruitment, selection, induction of employees, orientation of
employees, providing training and development, appraising the employee performance and
motivating employees. In the present report, there is case of Oldbridge local government. There
were many problems with this company such as when employees leave their jobs or retire, the
vacant posts were not filled by new candidates until a very strong business case was made. There
were few recruits hired for a short period of time (Armstrong, and Taylor, 2020). Lisa, the new
HR manager of this firm conducted a staff survey and for establishing levels of satisfaction and
engagement among employees. On the basis of this questionnaire, five issues faced by
employees within firm are analysed and solutions for three of the issues are evaluated.
key findings from an examination should be more concerned and focused about? Justify the
answer by explaining why all such findings are significant in leading as well as managing
individual at workplace.
There are various elements within an organisation while highly influence the overall
performance of individual as well as of the business entity in both positive and negative manner.
In order to identify key findings, Lisa who is a HR manager within Old bridge District Council
identify 5 major factors which are essential for leading & managing individual within the
workplace (Brueller, Carmeli, and Markman, 2018). For examining these factors, HR manager
of the company circulate a questionnaire among the staff members where 75% of employees
responds in the organisation. With the help of such survey 5 key elements are being identified
which includes Stress, Support, Physical Environment, Autonomy and work life balance. All
these elements are going to be discussed in detail manner as follows:
Stress: It has been identified that stress within an organisation does not considered as a
bad factor. Sometimes little bit stress helps staff members in order to remain focused, motivated
and energetic (Järlström, Saru, and Vanhala, 2018). In today's hectic as well as competitive
marketplace, organisation face stress on a regular basis due to long working hours, increase in
demands and tight deadlines which can leave individual in a worried state. This will create both
positive and negative influence on the performance as sometimes it assist in accomplishing goals

in more appropriate manner. Whereas, it might affect the efficiency of individuals working in the
workplace. In the present context of Old bridge District Council, it has been identified that
almost 90% of individuals feel stressed within the workplace. This might affect the whole
performance of the staff members in both affirmative and destructive way (Meyer, K and Xin,
2018). Some of the common causes of stress within the workplace includes, pressure of work,
overtime due to work load, fear of being laid off and many more.
Support: It is said that inner workplace support is one of the essential characteristic
which might create positive environment within the organisation. Once each and every staff
members start supporting their colleagues in order to accomplish their task they can enhance the
productivity of the company. With the help of proper support, an individual within the
organisation might produce favourable result and feel motivated in order to perform their task in
an effective manner (Nazneen, Mann, and Mishra, 2018). In reference to the chosen
organisation which is Old bridge District Council, it has been said that around 80% of employee
feel supported and valued by the staff members so that they can enhance their skills and develop
their capabilities in an effective manner.
Physical Environment: It has been said that physical environment of an organisation
might influence the overall functionality of the company in both positive as well as negative
manner. It is the factor which includes external environment which consist of lighting,
ventilation, atmosphere, sealing and many mire which highly affect the result of the organisation.
A poorly designed physical environment, reduce the whole result of the business organisation in
a negative manner (Nieves, and Quintana, 2018). Therefore, it is essential for the manager to
conduct and provide strong and positive physical environment so that every individual feel
motivated and encouraged. In relation to the Old bridge District Council, it is said that almost
60% of individuals working within the organisation are satisfied enough with the current
physical environment. This will assist them in order to perform their work in an appropriate way.
Autonomy: In general, autonomy at workplace define as how much freedom is given to
the staff members while they perform their business functions at the workplace (Paauwe, and
Boon, 2018). It has also been identified that autonomy means staff members can decides how
their work and task has to be done. For some business entities, autonomy means sometimes staff
members of the company set their own schedule in order to perform their task so that they can
accomplish their goals and objectives in an effective manner. Therefore, it is very essential for

the management team of the company to adopt autonomy in an effective manner so that each and
every individual feel motivated.
Work life balance: It is said that work life balance is a term which is an essential element
in an organisation as there must be a balance between personal and professional life of an
individual. This is the factor which need to be considered by the management team of the
company so that each and every individual feel motivated and encouraged enough so they can
accomplish their goals and objectives within given time frame (Ren, Tang, and Jackson, 2018).
In the present context of Old bridge District Council it has been identified that around 55% of
individuals within the workplace are satisfied and feel motivated enough to perform their task.
Use three factors from the above stated in order to develop and improve the efficiency of current
staff members.
With the help of above mentioned analysis, it has been identified that there are three main
elements which has to be focused by the HR manager so that they can create positive working
environment within the workplace. In order to improve the five key elements within the
workplace, HR manager of the company develop three effective initiatives so that they can
encourage staff members on a regular basis. These three initiatives are going to be discussed in
an effective manner as follows:
Performance appraisal: It is one of the most effective method which need to be
developed by the HR manager of the company. It is required by the management team to
examine performance of individual on a regular basis within the time period of quarterly basis. In
the present organisation which is Old bridge District Council, it has been said that employees of
the company adopt autonomy where they can effectively schedule their time so that they can
perform their task in an effective manner (Storey, Ulrich, and Wright, 2019). This will assist in
enhancing the overall performance of the individual so that they gain all the positive results
within given time frame.
Training and Development: In every organisation it is very essential for the manager to
conduct training and development sessions on a regular basis, so that every individual feel
encouraged and motivated. With the help of effective T&D, HR manager of the company reduce
negative impact of stress so that they can accomplish their task effectively and appropriately. In
the present context of Old bridge District Council, HR manager of the company conduct training
and development sessions in an effective manner so that no one feel stressed. With the help of

proper T&D sessions, employees will be able to enhance their skills and knowledge which
reduce their stress for completing the work in an appropriate manner.
Effective leadership style: Apart from all the above mentioned initiatives, one of the
most essential as well as crucial element is effective leadership style which assist in performing
all the work in an effective way. In the present context of Old bridge District Council support, it
has been said that managers adopt participative style of leadership which assist in providing
support to the colleagues in order to perform their task. Along with this, it increases the work life
balance of staff members so that they can motivated enough. Whereas, physical environment of
the workplace increases due to effective leadership style. As a result, it will assist staff members
of the company in order to produce favourable outcomes
How should Lisa approach the task of drawing up the proposed, ‘You Said, We Listened’, e-mail
including her main objectives? Justify your answers and include a draft of the email that
Lisa should send
To : ___________________________
Cc: ___________________________
Subject: To analyse the effectiveness of HR approach
From : [e-mail]
Respected Sir
It is analysed form the survey conducted within the organisation that there are few
employees of the firm who have low performance. The reason for this was not having effective
HR management. There were some policies and rules which are adopted by the organisations
for managing personnel and employees effectively. In our firm, as the HR manager there were
following strategies which are adopted such as -
Training and development - The employees of firm are provided training and development on
the basis of their performance. When business owners evaluates workforce closely, it helps in
knowing certain skills required for employees. Training program for employees provides
opportunity for instilling the needed skills in employees. When workforce receives training
timely, it develops good position of employee with well versed safety practices and proper

procedures to follow while carrying out the basic tasks (Tregaskis, and Heraty, 2018). The
conduction of training and development programs is an effective way for developing the
organisation's employer brand. These trainings are more attractive to potential new employees
and specifically for those who are looking for advancing their skills.
Effective leadership style - A good work life balance is helpful for securing good standard for
health of employee. According to perspective of business, employers should work more so that
they company can make more profits. But this is not case with employees as they have their
own personal life too which they have to enjoy (Mousa, and Othman, 2020). Effective leaders
of the company are able to manage these situations effectively and business objectives are
achieved with specified time frame. The HR managers of the company must focus on overall
profits of the company.
Performance appraisal – The performance appraisal of an individual influences how different
teams within the company work. This clarifies role and status in the company. The main benefit
of performance appraisal is that it improves employee performance. Also employee morale and
satisfaction is enhanced. When employees receives necessary training, they are able to perform
their job effectively. Training is helpful in giving employees a greater understanding of
responsibilities. Investment given in training of workforce shows that employees are being
valued. Trainings also help in managing and creating a supportive workplace. It is more easy to
analyse weakness of employees and also their workplace skills. Training programs helps in
identifying knowledge and skills of workforce. The productivity of company increases after
implementing training courses (Alomari, 2020). Thus, for our firm providing training to
employees will be effective and in this way, profits can be increased.
Demonstrate a basic level of understanding with regards to the debates of current and future
developments in HRM locally and internationally
Human resource management strategies are important for any company as it helps in
managing the personnel working in the company effectively. The future trends within the HRM
includes altering in the rules of overtime. According to this rule, minimum level of salary for the
white collar employees is fixed. Within the present crucial factor of managing and recognising
the competitive situations which are related to business life cycle which is able to collect, process

and analysis of big data. At local and international level, it is important for the companies to
adopt new technologies for HR management.
The HR department of firm conducts effective and strong researches for evaluating the
performance of employees working in the company (Ramu, 2020). The present survey of the
firm demonstrates the problems which are faced by employees while working. Also it is
important that management of the this firm must adopt new policies and regulations for
providing good services to employees.
HRM strategies are adopted by different firms for providing employees good workplace
environment. There is proper governance on performance of employees. This helps in knowing
what are the different factors which helps in improving conditions of employees as well as
workplace. Employees are the most important asset for firm. Thus, the wellbeing of employees is
of great relevance for ensuring productivity and operational efficiency. Companies include
mixture of multi generation employees that have varied health issues and requirements. The
human resource management of the company has responsibility to take care of health and
wellbeing of employees (Streimelweger, Wac, and Seiringer, 2020). Organisations ensures that
adequate health related policy interventions and workplace wellness programs are initiated for
lower employee absenteeism and attribution. When there are a strong and successful training
strategy helps in developing the brand image and reputation of the company. Training can be of
any kind relevant to the work or responsibilities of the individual, and can be delivered by any
appropriate method.
CONCLUSION
From the above discussion, it is concluded that human resource management is important
for managing personnel information and data effectively. Performance of employees can be
enhanced by giving proper training and development programs. Surveys conducted within
workplace provides information about different issues that creates dissatisfaction of employees.
Also, different policies and regulations are given by companies for ensuring that employees are
happy and satisfied. Well-being policies and rules are provided by management of organisations
in order to provide positive workplace environment.

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