Human Resource Management Report: Aldi's HRM Practices Analysis

This report provides an in-depth analysis of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices within Aldi, a leading global retail sector. It begins by outlining the purpose and functions of HRM, emphasizing its role in maximizing employee performance through strategic objectives. The report then delves into specific aspects of HRM, including recruitment and selection processes, comparing internal and external methods, and discussing their respective strengths and weaknesses. It also highlights the benefits of HRM for both employees and employers, such as improved working conditions, employee relations, and training opportunities. Furthermore, the report evaluates the effectiveness of different HRM practices like training systems, staffing, and performance appraisal, in enhancing firm productivity and profitability. The importance of employee relations in decision-making is also analyzed. The report covers various HRM practices within a work-related context. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings and implications for effective HRM in the context of Aldi's operations.

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Table of Contents
HUMAN RESOURCE'S MANAGER............................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Description on purpose and function of human resource management.................................3
P2. Define the strength and weaken to ss of selection and recruitment......................................4
P3 Description on benefits of HRM on employee and employer. .............................................6
P4 Define various approaches of HRM evaluation.....................................................................7
P5 Description on analysis of importance of employee relation to influence decision making.
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P6 Description on identification and its impacts on HRM decision making. ............................9
P7 Define the various kinds of HRM practices in work related context. ...................................9
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management plays essential role in order to managing the all resource of
business enterprise. They work as to maximise the performance of employees with the help of
strategic objectives. The HRM is the function which mainly focuses on recruitment, management
and providing the direction to people so that they can able to perform their firm activities in
efficient manner. They also work as to provide knowledge, training, administrative service, so
that rest of business enterprise able to carry the process of business in effective and efficient
manner (Van Wingerden, Derks and Bakker, 2017).
The present report is focussing over the activities of Aldi. This is the global leading retail
sector of UK. They are distributing their services in grocery items. This firm has captured the
maximum market share. The main aim of human resource management is to have effective and
efficient process of business activities so that they can able to carry business function in
systematic manner.
In addition to it, present report has covered following activities like purpose,
benefits, roles and responsibilities of HRM. Furthermore, process of recruitment and selection is
also included in order to have effective functioning of business enterprise.
TASK 1
P1 Description on purpose and function of human resource management.
The human resource managers are considering as important tool in business enterprise.
They works as tonic and should perform activities in coordinated manner. The manpower of
employees needs to perform those business function with the help of which they are able to
achieve desire success.
The purpose of human resource management is to have increment in performance of employees
to the highest level and as corresponding to the role in organisation. HRM is all about acquiring
services of people, developing skills, motivating them at foremost level. Thus, human resource
manager should perform their role as to maintain commitment towards enterprise. In order to full
fill the organisation objective the function of human resources manager and their purpose need to
be effective and efficient such as are-
 Maintaining good working conditions- It is responsibility of manager of Aldi's to
provide good working condition to employee's. Thus, it is fundamental duty of HR
department to keep motivating to employees to perform their best. In addition to it,

human resource manager should come up with system to provide financial and non
financial advantages to employee from number of departments. Herein, it can be said that
employee welfare is one of another concept that should be managed by HR team. Hence,
welfare to employee promotes job satisfaction.
 Managing employee relations- In this, employees should be treated as pillars of any
enterprise. It is wide concept and one of crucial function of human resource management.
The HR should take initiatives and works as to foster good employee relationships. In
this, they must perform as to influence behaviour and work outputs. In addition to it,
Aldi's take initiatives to promotes health and balanced relationship between employee
and employer.
The function has been discussed in following context as are-
 Operative function- There are various kind of operative function which is need to be
performed by manager. They need to perform the business function such are as
recruitment, selection and various other things which are helpful in managing all things in
effective and efficient manner. The development included those function which are
helpful in order to have development in overall business activities of enterprise.
 Advisory function- In order to manage the activities of Aldi it is very essential to give
the proper advise so that they can perform business activities in effective and efficient
manner. With the help of proper formulation of business activities they are able to carry
the business function in expertise manner.
 Orientation- It is one of fundamental step that works as to adjust employees with
employees in terms to conduct job effectively. Employee orientation program must be
involves of objectives and goals. It can help the firm in terms achieve long and short term
objectives.
P2. Define the strength and weakness of selection and recruitment.
The selection and recruitment both are process which is helpful in order to hiring the best
competent employees for gets the job done (Pyrko, Dörfler and Eden, 2017). Human resource
management of Aldi's perform their function like job design, performance appraisal promotion
and various kind of other things which is helpful in manner to effective process of recruitment
and selection. These are defined in following manner are as-

Recruitment- The human recourse managers plays important role in order to find out the best
competent employees. In this firm works as to proactively carry out candidates to fill job
vacancies. The process of recruitment is needed to be done in order to find the fresh candidate
process of. The process of recruitment can be done with the help of internal, external and online
method.
Selection- The selection is the kind of negative process, because out of various kinds of
candidates, two or three will be selected. This kind of process called as selection method.
There are two kinds of methods such are as internal as well as external such are as-
Internal method- Internal recruitment is the kind of process in which employment opportunities
going to be filled from inside the business enterprise. There are some advantage and
disadvantage under this which are defined in following manner are as-
Advantage-
1. This is very time effective process, in this Human resource manager will not to go outside
to find new employees.
2. The existing employee already having idea about the activities of business enterprise.
3. The induction training is not to be given because they are already familiar with the
business activities.
4. With the help of this they can feel motivated and they works as to contribute maximum to
the organisation.
Disadvantage-
1. The firm will not receive new idea, thoughts in this way they cannot bring new idea with
the help of which they are able to contribute maximum to the firm.
2. The entity will not work in new manner, in this way innovative approaches cannot be
taken.
3. By not having fresh talent they are not able to earn maximum amount of profitability.
External recruitment-
In this the firm can able to get the new and fresh talent in his enterprise. This kind of
enterprise can be called as external recruitment.
Advantage-
1. The firm will find new talent personal due to which there can be enhancement in
innovation process.

2. The manpower of firm can be increased in this way the organisation will generate higher
amount of profits.
3. In this manner the brand image of company can be sustained.
Disadvantage-
1. The business enterprise will need to have more investment in relation to hire new e
employees to firm.
2. The more time will be waste on giving training to fresh talent.
3. This kind of process will take some extra time.
P3 Description on benefits of HRM on employee and employer.
The human resource manager is needs to be efficient in order to manage the things in
effective and efficient manner. He should make proper planning, controlling and directing of all
the activities so that business can able to run business function in more expertise manner. Human
resource manager is very responsible in manner to deal with the activities of entity in systematic
mode (Parker, Morgeson and Johns, 2017). The main objective is to maximise the profitability
and productivity of so that they are able to optimize the effectiveness of employees. There are
some benefits to employer and employees which are driven by human recourse manager such are
as-
1. The human recourse manager of Aldi's need to focus towards the activities of planning,
implementation and evaluation of all over things. This will help to maximise the working
efficiency of employer and employees.
2. By giving treatment to all workers they can ensure their long term sustainability in the
firm.
3. The human recourse manager of firm will be helpful in manner to solve the conflicts
between the employer and employee of Aldi's.
4. The human recourse manager works as to give proper training facility to employers and
employees so that they are able to conduct their business activities in more effective and
efficient manner (Ones, Viswesvaran and Schmidt, 2017). In this way the workers are
able to gain additional experience.
5. If employee of firm find any kind of discrimination and harassment than they can move
to human resource manager. In this way they can solve their issues so that their things
can be done in effective and efficient manner.

6. The human resource manager provides information in relation to employee benefits,
Leave of absence, employee benefits and all other kind of function this will be helpful in
order to enhancing the performance of employees.
7. With the help of distribution of reward the employers and employee can feel encourage.
The human recourse manager will work in order to manage the all things in the effective
and efficient manner.
8. Effective organisation will work as to encourage the employers and employees. The
HRM will be helping in providing this kind of facilities so that they can able to perform
their function in effective and efficient manner.
9. The human resource manager has to provide positive working environment so that they
can work in happily manner. In order to deal with this kind of activities they are able to
deal with the functioning of business enterprise.
10. The HRM will work in order to provide employee education so that they are able to
perform their business function in effective and efficient manner.
P4 Evalate the effectiveness of differed HRM practices to enhance firm productivity and profit.
The human resource manager is an individual who needs to perform his job effectively to
maximise profitability and productivity to firm. There are several responsibilities which are
needed to be performed by manager to have effective and efficient working. Thus, there are
some effectiveness dimensions of HRM activities that has been presented in below context as-
 Training system- It is process that refers to planned efforts effectively, with help of
which entity facilitates the training to some selected employees. The main aim to provide
training is relates to provide knowledge that leads to enhance personal skills of
employees to do job properly.
 Selection and staffing- It means attracting person and to select eligible candidates to
perform business function effective and efficiently. By having proper selection the firm
gets effective employees as it aids to achieve desire profitability.
 Performance appraisal system- It is process that works as to identify, observe and
accesses to organisational performance. Thus, it works as to reviewing the strength and
weakness of an individual. For appraising employees, firm should distribute rewards,
compensation etc.

 Compensation benefits- It is kind of reward that works as to identify gratitude for
people who get the job done. In this approach, human resource management provide
benefits on basis of their performance.
P5 Description on analysis of importance of employee relation to influence decision making.
In order to manage the human resource activities it is very essential to maintain good
relation between workers of the organisation so that there can effective working. With the help of
this kind of activities the employees to the organisation are able to take the effective decision
(Mendelson and et.al., 2017Mendelson and et.al., 2017). The decision plays the important role in
order to managing the overall activities of business enterprise. The decision making is the vital
part of the business enterprise this kind of activities is helpful in order to have success of the firm
in market.
The human resource department plays the effective role in order to settle business
activities so that business function can be run effective and efficient manner. In order to have
high productivity and human satisfaction there is need to be strong employee relation. The HRM
of Aldi's should take initiatives to managing the function to solve conflicts between workers of
the enterprise. The strong employee relations are depends over the healthy and safe work
environment (Lloyd and et.al., 2017). If in the firm there are good kinds of employer relation
there can be good flow of decision process in order to conduct the business activities in effective
ad efficient manner. The good kind of employer relationship will be helpful in order to enhance
the brand image of the firm. The main object is to improve the relationship among employee is
that the productivity and profitability of business enterprise can be enhanced.
The HRM resource manager will work in order to manage the business function in
effective manner so that there can be enhancement in the profitability in enterprise. The human
resource manager will need to perform his business function in relation to maintain the success
of the firm. This kind of approach will be helpful in order to encourage the employees so that
brand image of firm can be sustained in the large manner. The human resource manager in order
to deal with various kinds of activities like recruitment, hiring and providing training to other
employees so that there can be long term sustainability in the activities of enterprise. The HRM
plays the strategic roles in order to deal with the culture and environment.

P6 Description on identification and its impacts on HRM decision making.
The legal authority need to frame laws and legislation in order to have betterment of
society. There is large impact over process of decision making. There are various kinds of
elements such are as-
1. Equality act 2010- There is not to make any kind of discrimination among the
employees of the firm. This will affect the productivity of business enterprise in large
manner. The Tesco should not make discrimination on the basis of ground, sex, religion
etc. There is need to meet any kind of discrimination among the employees this will be
helpful in order to motivate the employees so that he can conduct the business activities
effectively and efficiently (Butler, Lee and Senior, 2017).
2. Employment right act 1996- There is need to be fair rate of wages between the all
employees, no kind of comparison is need to be made which affect the working of
employees in the large manner. There is need to be systematic distribution of wage rate
among the employee's so that the basic goal of the organisation can be achieved.
3. Health and safety act 1974- The law is need to be prepare in order to deal with the
disabled employees in effective manner. The Tesco need to provide health insurance
benefits so that employees can be feel motivated and work effectively.
4. Minimum wages act 1998- This is body of law which prohibits employers from hiring
employees and workers for less than a hourly, daily and monthly minimum wage. In this,
managers of Aldi's needs to get ensure that all worker on same position must get equal
pay. Any kind of discrimination will put negative impact on working of an enterprise.
5. Working time regulation Act 1998 - It is need to be noted that maximum working
week is of 48 hours. The employee's should provide 20 minutes break after six hours of
working. To maintain effective working environment Aldi's encourages safe working
practices.
P7 Define the various kinds of HRM practices in work related context.
The human resource manager of the firm need to focus over the function of Tesco, in this
there are various kinds of department such are as marketing, production, Information system etc.
This all are defined in the following manner are as-

1. Recruitment and selection- The term recruitment means hiring the right person for right
job. The HR manager need to set some standards so that he is able to select the one
suitable candidate (Brewster and Hegewisch, 2017). The Tesco need to select potential
customer so that they care able to select the one suitable candidate. This kind of process
is helpful in order to have large amount of profitability. It can be understood properly
with help of example as-
Internal recruitment- This term means selection of any candidate from within the enterprise can
be termed out as internal recruitment. Example- if HRM of Aldi's selects any candidates within
firm that he is promoted to some other positions.
External recruitment- It can be termed out as process of selecting any fresh talent. For example-
If Aldi's select any candidates from outside to fill vacant position.
Job advertisement for Aldi's-
Job Title- Associate Sales manager
Number of positions- 3
Salary- $5500- $8000
Job Qualifications- The candidates must have competed his post graduation in Master of
business Administration (MBA) degree from an ABET accredited institution.
Job description- Good communication skills, Ability to convince customers about choice in
products, Innovative mind to develop sales tactics.
Application deadline- June 7th 2019
How to apply- Please E-main resume, cover letter and reference to [e-mail] will be
considered.
Contact information- 12345537, (415) 94951
2. Leaning and development- This is very helpful in order to enhance the learning of
employees so that workers of the firm are able to undertake function of business in
expertise mode (Barrett and et.al., 2017). In this manner there is need to bring

development in overall activities of the firm. The HRM of enterprise need to conduct
business activities in a manner which will be helpful in order to provide training facility
to customers.
3. Performance management- The main objective of performance management is to
motivate the employees so that he will able to perform his activities effectively. The
HRM of business enterprise need to keep their eyes on the performance of employees so
that with the help of proper feedback they are able to improve their working efficiency.
CONCLUSION
Hereby it has been concluded that it is Human resource management plays essential role
in order to managing the all resource of business enterprise. They work as to maximise the
performance of employees with the help of strategic objectives. In this present assignment the
various activities such are as to provide knowledge, training, administrative service, so that rest
of business enterprise able to carry the process of enterprise in effective and efficient manner. In
addition to this the following activities are need to be covered such are as purpose, benefits, roles
and responsibilities of HRM. This will be helpful in order to sustain the growth of enterprise.
This will help to carry business function effectively and efficiently.

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