Human Resource Management Report: Top Trucking Company - HRM Practices

This report provides an analysis of human resource management (HRM) practices at Top Trucking Company, particularly within the Wollongong Yard. It examines the introduction of new workplace practices by a new yard manager and the crucial role of George Psaros, a long-term employee, in managing employee relations and facilitating transitions. The report discusses the risks associated with the departure of key personnel and their impact on sustaining these changes. It also highlights the importance of proper planning, budgeting, and technological investments for performance improvement. The report further explores changes within the workplace, the role of labor unions, and the significance of maintaining good employee relations to achieve organizational goals. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of HRM in fostering a productive and efficient work environment.

Human Resource
Management

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Human resource management is necessary as well as important in the business entity. In
this report, George is the oldest person in the top trucking company and he is the person who can
handle the different situation in the business entity which are occur in the front in the employees.
In the business entity, they have to maintain the employee relations so that they can make correct
decisions on the basis of that they can attain the goals and objectives. The new manager have to
proper planning with the coordination of the activities so that employees can not face any
obstacles and by that they can provide the qualitative services to their consumers. In the
Wollongong Yard, the new line manager have to make the changes which will helps in
improving the performance and by that they can achieve targets.

Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................4
1. New workplace practices introduced by the new yard manager.............................................4
2. Risks to sustaining these changes if George or the yard manager
moves on....................................................................................................................................5
3. In the workplace many changes which are done ....................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is a associated with the collective employee relations so
that they can make the arrangements for the employee bargaining and they are helpful in
individual based negotiation. Along with this they are reinforced by the personal contracts as
well as performance based pay system (Sparrow, Brewster and Chung, 2016). The present
assignment is based on Top Trucking company Wollongong Yard and in this George Psaros play
a important and essential role for doing the transformation. In the below mentioned report,
discussion based upon the different practices which are are done by new yard manager. Along
with this, what are the risk which helps in sustaining the changes so that they can made the
improvements (MSc in Human Resource Management, 2017).
TASK
1. New workplace practices introduced by the new yard manager
Human resource management is a important technique which is used by George so that
they manage all the work as well as different activities of the business entity. Along with this he
is the person who utilizing the appropriate resources which helps in completing the work in
specified time (Management (Human Resources) MSc (PGCert PGDip), 2017). The new
manager of the business entity have to do proper planning and on the basis of that he has to make
correct budget so that their subordinates make good spendings and accordingly they can attain
the goals and objectives. The company under the old management they have to face many
challenges so that attitude of the managers was change (Brewster, Mayrhofer and Morley, 2016).
They have to make the changes which helps in resulting to the lack of management participation
as the contribution so that they can make the changes. The Wollongong Yard of the business

entity was very much popular and manager having good performance in this area. In this region,
manager of the company get so much appreciation (Andresen, Biemann and Pattie, 2015).
Along with this they are having so much contributor for the high performance was their union
delegate George Psaros. He become witness for the transitions phase and provide support to both
management and union workers. The new manager have to use appropriate knowledge along
with the skills which helps in making changes and by that they can attain the goals and
objectives. He can take advice from their subordinates and also can hare the ideas which succour
in making the improvements (Donate and de Pablo, 2015). George was a old person in this
company and he is having a capabilities to handle the different problems which are occur in the
firm. The new manager have a duty as well as responsibilities that he has to involve the staff
members while making any decisions for the betterment of the corporation (Wilton, 2016).
Moreover, new manager have to proper planning for making budgets and according to
that they can spend the money. Along with this they have to invest capital so that they can
improve the infrastructure of business entity. In the yard's warehouse, the new manager have to
invest more money in the new computer system. New manager have to use appropriate tools and
techniques as well as technology and for that they have to provide proper guiding as well as
training so that they can get all the information that how they have to use so that they can not
face any problem and by that they can attain the goals and objectives (Armstrong and Taylor,
2017). By providing proper training, this will help the employees in enhancing their knowledge
and skills. The new manager have to provide the proper support so that they can provide
qualitative services. Along with this they have to spent lot of money in cleaning the dock yard so
that they can create the hygienic working condition for the workers.
2. Risks to sustaining these changes if George or the yard manager
moves on
In the same organisation, when employees are moving to the next level and by that they
can get the another challenge that they have to manage all the work as well as department of the
human resource. It is important is to be considered as a part of the career growth and at a
specified time at the financial upliftment which is expected by the staff members in the business
entity (Baum, 2016). In the case study, manager and George is the important as well as essential
resources which helps in attaining targets. These resources could hamper the performance and
for doing the appropriate work activities they have to coordination among the different work

flows within the business entity. They have to take risk for making changes and on the basis of
that they can make the decisions. They have to take risk regarding incomplete task and for that
the new manager or George have to use proper resources so that they can complete the task and
for that they have to designed by the manager so that they can attain maximum benefits (Gilson
and et.al., 2015). The manager have to use new system and put more efforts so that they can give
their best and for that they have to use their time as well as energy so that they can provide the
motivation and improve the confidence level of the employees. They have to create a sense of
insecurity among the different workers and on the basis of that they can expect their future
growth (Shen and Benson, 2016). Moreover, they have to do smooth flow of their operations
along with the activities between the management of the company and workers. In the labour of
the company, the delegate union of Wollongong Yard having high respect and by that they can
improve the confidence level of the employees. Along with this they have to do effective
communication so that they can resolve the issues or obstacles which are created or identified in
the business entity. They have to use correct and relevant channel on a specified time so that
workers can complete the work on time and attain leading position in the market. The line
manager of the firm have to communicate proper information which succour in improving
performance with the drivers and by that they can do the activities with coordination with each
other (Albrecht and et.al., 2015).
Employee relation is a important part which is major aspect. Every employee have to
maintain the relation which helps in attaining the goals and objectives. It helps in managing all
the work and by that they can maintain the cost as well as time and by that they can introduce the
new members. Along with this they have to provide the proper training and guidance and by that
they can improve the productivity. They have to capture the opportunities which helps in
attaining the targets (Bal and De Lange, 2015).
3. In the workplace many changes which are done
In the comparison of the public as well as private sector they have to give the suggestions
to the workers that they have to use the proper transport so that they can make the changes
accordingly. The blue collar union is the union of the workers so that they can do the work in a
proper and appropriate manner. They have to provide proper support to their union members
which helps in provide the proper services in the private and public sector. The workers of the
blue collar have been categorised by the different skills but they have lower academic knowledge

as well as literacy rate (Becker, 2017). The company is paying to them on the basis of daily basis
of hourly basis. This division is based on the work structure of the business entity. The
employees are concerned and related with the union instead of management along with the
administration of the organisation in which they are working. They have high demand of the
services in the market as they requires the job as well as manual and labour work in the
comparison between the private and public sector. Along with this in these sectors, proper
knowledge as well as skills is important and necessary to attain the goals and objectives. In some
countries, people working under blue collar union which are paid and more than that of white
collar profiles. They have to recruit and placed for the production work along with the less
management interaction (Greene, Brush and Brown, 2015). In the public and private sector, there
are so many employees who are working under different categories whether it is skilled and
professional worker so that they can attain the best and professional experience. They have to
fulfil their responsibilities by doing their work in a actual form. In the labour union, there are
different type of workers which having different views as well as knowledge and ideas (Brush,
Edelman and Manolova, 2015). In the distinct organisation they are much closer to the
management or administrative bodies so that they can make the appropriate decisions. In the case
of transport union, business entity having a management which is having a authority so that they
bring the changes in the top trucking company which is in consultation with the line manager and
they are having a minimal scope of the negotiation which are available. In the organisation, there
are so many people who are working in a proper way and also fulfil the responsibility by using
the policy of making correct decisions (Gruber and et.al., 2015).
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been analysed that human resource management play a
important as well as necessary role and by using different practices which are related to the
administration so that they can attain the goals and objectives. There are two resources which are
used by George and by that they can attain success which includes new manager as well as
contribution of union delegate. The manager of Trucking company have to use knowledge and
skills so that they can make the changes by taking risk and according to that they can attain the
goals and objectives.

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