Human Resource Management Report: Cadbury's Practices and Policies

This report analyzes the Human Resource Management (HRM) practices of Cadbury, a leading chocolate brand. It begins with an introduction to the role of the HR department and its functions, emphasizing workforce planning and the importance of employee satisfaction. The report then delves into the strengths and weaknesses of different recruitment and selection approaches, distinguishing between internal and external sources. It highlights the benefits of various HRM practices for both employers and employees, including solutions to grievances, training programs, and improved working environments. Furthermore, the report examines the effectiveness of HRM in raising profits and production, with a focus on how HR policies can be adapted to changing market conditions and employee needs. The report also emphasizes the importance of employee relations in HRM decision-making and discusses relevant employment legislation. Finally, the report concludes with a discussion of the application of HRM practices within Cadbury, reinforcing the significance of HR in achieving organizational goals and maintaining a positive work environment.

Human Resource Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM and application of workforce planning..............................3
P2 Strength and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection...................4
P3 Benefits of different HRM practices for both employer and employee's..............................5
P4 Effectiveness of HRM practices to raise profits and production...........................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P5 Importance of employee relation in respect to HRM decision..............................................7
P6 Elements of employment legislation in respect of decision making......................................8
P7 Application of HRM practices...............................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Human Resource department is the section in organisation which helps to analyse
requirement in better way. This task is essential as it helps to know what can be done to achieve
goals and objectives. It is necessary to know what is requirement off employees and hence it
must be satisfied. According to (Alfes, and et. al., 2013) if employees are satisfied then they
achieve targets in better and effective way. There is requirement of policies which has to to be
achieved in order to analyse what has to be done to satisfy need and effectiveness of
organisation. This report is based on Cad-bury, which is one of the leading brand in chocolates.
This association has many competitors so they have to keep their workers satisfy to achieve
goals and objectives. In this report there is discussion about roles and responsibility of HR
manager, weakness and strength of various recruitment approaches, effective of HR policies on
profits, productivity, etc. It is essential to follow legal rules and regulation associated with
workers.
TASK 1
P1 Purpose and functions of HRM and application of workforce planning
HR is the department which works to analyse market, it is effective to motivate workers.
There are many employees required to perform activities which are related to market. It is
essential to analyse market and then apply activities. In this case,, it is essential to perform
activities which are helpful in knowing what better can be done. There is requirement of HR
manager which is innovative and hence this helps to apply effective actions in company. There
are various policies which are analysed by HR manager so they can market, in effective way.
Purpose Of HRM
Effective use of resources- There are various policies framed by HR manager with the
help of top level management which aims at using resources in better way. It is essential to judge
what can be don and hence they can perform activities in better and effective way. Due to change
in plans and policies workers they may not like to work and hence they can manage resources
properly (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014).
Team building- There are various task which are performed by workers in group, so it is
essential make team effective so this helps to perform activities in better and effective way. It is
responsibility of HR personnel to analyse what quality should present in worker and accordingly
use it for operations.

Functions Of HRM
Selection and recruitment- This is the primary task performed by HR manager. There are
various requirements arise in departments of employees s it is essential that manger must
possesses knowledge about related field, so best best can be find.
Performance analysis- In Cad-buy many workers are working, it is essential to analyse
their performance so there will improvement on quality of product and services. This is known as
performance appraisal (Bloom and Van Reenen, 2011). There is various factors which can be
done and this helps to satisfy demand of employees too. In performance appraisal, there is
increment in designation and compensation of workers.
Application of workforce Planning
There are various factors which has to be analysed in effective way. There is requirement
of policies which are effective to know what can be done in effective way. Cad-bury is the brand
which operates in various parts of company and hence it is essential to judge which person can
perform activities in better and effective way. So there is requirement of various policies to get
best personnel out of crowd. This is done by HR manager.
P2 Strength and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection
Recruitment and selection of workers can be done by by different methods, but it is
essential to alter policies through which they get best out of crowd. There is requirement of time
and costs or it is effective to judge what can be analysed in effective way. There are positive as
well as negative points of every concept, so it is essential to work as per requirement of
departments. Manager must tries to reduce negative impact and take actions which are effective
for analysing market. There are mainly two sources i.e. internal and external source-
INTERNAL SOURCE
This is the method which is effective because under those there is utilisation of human
resource from within organisation. Transfer, promotion,, job rotation are some source through
which they can allocate personnel within organisation (Bratton and Gold, 2012).
Advantages
 This method solves employee requirement effectively and hence there is no cost or time
requirement.
 Employees gets motivated as they know they can be promoted, so there is improvement
in quality and services of company.

Disadvantage
 This method sometimes works as comfortable zone in company, because workers are are
of change internal recruit. While one person get promoted, there are possibilities of difference among employees
and it affects work efficiency of workers (Boxall and Purcell, 2011).
EXTERNAL SOURCE
This is the method, under which workers are appointed from outside the organisation. In
this case, there are various agencies which work to assist Cad-bury, but they charge some
amount of interest or commission.
ADVANTAGE
 Management of company can concentrate on other important task. As there is use of
various employment agency, so it helps to get best workers.
 Employees selected from this source have current knowledge which is effective to solve
business problems and they can aware other existing workers too.
DISADVANTAGE
 This method is costly and time consuming, there is involvement of external party, so
there might be question on confidentiality of company data.
 Employees selected through this source is not that much as authentic as compared to
existing workers. S this sounds to be wastage of cost and time.
P3 Benefits of different HRM practices for both employer and employee's
There are various benefits of HRM practices for management of Cad-bury as well its
employees. There are many issues which arise while working at work place, so this approach is
effective to know what can be done. There is change in external policies, then it is implemented
by HR department and it is responsibility of manager to deliver it to workers. Top level
management analyse performance and hence this appraisal is done by HR managers. Cad-bury
has to work as per external factors, s this is effective to perform activities in better and effective
way (Buller and McEvoy, 2012). It is important to know what can be done so there will
improvement in activities of employees. There is discussion about some benefits of HRM
practices foppr employer and employee.
BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES

 Solution to grievances- There are many problems which are faced by worker at
workplace. HR must be polite and calm s they can discuss it with him and hence this
helps to get some platform where problems may get resolved. There is requirement of
polices which can be judged in effective and efficient manner. Employees feels
comfortable while working at work place (Guest, 2011). Training and learning program- There is alternation in technologies, so there is need of
training for employees. This is conducted by HR manager, so it is responsibility of
manager to use technique which is most effective for analysing market.
BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYER Improvement in knowledge of workers- In this style it is essential to perform activities
which are effective for organisation. As knowledge of workers improves then it helps to
do business operations in better and effective way. There is requirement of motivation
too, through which they can apply activities in effective and efficient way. Good environment within organisation- There is good environment in organisation which
helps to concentrate on business operations and hence there will no miscommunication in
performing activities. As HR manager keeps eyes on activities of workers and they guide
employees to be in ethical way, so this helps in creating good environment in
organisation.
 Less chances of personal conflicts- There are various places where Cad-bury operates, so
they have different HR Manager. They keeps in contact with various employees and
hence knowledge about their behaviours. This helps to reduce personal conflict and this is
effective to improve performance of association.
P4 Effectiveness of HRM practices to raise profits and production
Cad-bury is the company which has many products. They are coming with new and
innovative ideas so this make them. Main objective of company is to analyse market and then
earn more and more profits. There is use of policies which help to accomplish goals and
objectives which are important to judge them (Han, Chiang and Chang, 2010). In case of any
discrepancy in performance and profits then it is essential to judge them and apply changes
which are effective to apply. HR manager is the person who is responsible for knowing what has
to be done to improve productions and profits of organisation. There are many changes which
has to be analysed, which affects changes in existing plans and policies.

Due to many changes in operations, there are possibilities that company do not work to
analysis market and then this is effective to judge what can be done to make it more appropriate.
They can judge policies which are analysing market and this has positive impact on business
there are many alterations which has to be taken place (Huselid and Becker, 2011). As it helps to
perform activities in effective way. If there is increment in production, then there will increment
in profits too. There is use of policies which are effective to alter policies. As in case of Cad-bury
they produce various products which are helpful, in satisfying demand of society. This can be
done effective when there is alterations in policies and workers too provide various actions.
There is alterations in plans and policies, so they can judge factors to improve production and
profits.
HR manager has connect with various other personnel so it is essential to motivate them
to come with new and innovative ideas so this is effective to know what can be done. There are
many changes in competitors so it is essential to know what can be done to overcome them, t is
done by HR manager of Cad-bury. As this organisation operates in various parts of company, so
it is essential to know what can be done so they have good image in market. HR policies are very
effective in Cad-bury, so they help to perform activities in effective way. As per requirement of
society, it is essential to work accordingly., so manager must keep eyes on working styles and
operations.
TASK 2
P5 Importance of employee relation in respect to HRM decision
There are many changes taking which are taking place in business so it in essential to
work to achieve targets in better and effective way. There are many workers ion Cad-bury having
different mindset, so it is important to perform activities which are effective to achieve targets.
Due to change in policies of environment it has effect on business operations. Due to factors
which are changing and hence they help to achieve targets in better and effective way. As per
requirement it is necessary to make good relations with internal as well as external parties of
company (Jiang and et. al., 2012). This can be done through use of policies which has to
performed by workers. There must be good relations in environment so it helps to have positive
impact on activities. It is essential to analyse market and then take actions which are effective to
achieve targets. Due to alterations in factors which can be done in better way\. To apply policies

in proper way, it is essential that there must be good relations between employer and employees,
so they can work properly and in effective way.
Importance of employees relation is as under-
Better communication- Through good employee employer relation, there will use of
factors which help to make good communication between employer and employee. As per
requirement it is essential to know what activity has to be done and at what time. Due to
alteration in working there is difference in actions of workers so this can be improved with better
communication (Renwick, Redman and Maguire, 2013). HR manager is responsible for creating
communication channel which helps to create good relations between employer and employee.
Employee involvement- This is important policy which has to be followed by HR
manager. This helps to know employee's think and this is effective to perform actions in effective
way. It is essential to make factors which are conducting business in appropriate manner. This is
the task which talks about change in polices which help to judge and make factors which are
achievable in effective way. There are many strategies which has to be farmed and this provides
views of workers out of which best can be selected. In this case, there will motivation of workers
too, as this helps to make them comfortable.
Concentration on importance task- There are various policies which are farmed in
organisation and it is essential to judge them with use of employee's knowledge. There are many
task which helps to concentrate on main dilemma of company. It is essential to know what can
be done so they can analyse market and use appropriate resources. In this case, there are various
policies which has to taken care buy workers so they are aware of working within organisation.
There are various requirements which has to be done, so they can make factors approachable to
know what could be done, this affects changes in business.
P6 Elements of employment legislation in respect of decision making
There are many laws which are related to workers. These laws are regulated under
specified act. It is mandatory for Cad-bury for applying acts which are related and fitted suit for
company (Schalk, Timmerman and Van den Heuvel, 2013). In case of modification in laws, this
is effective for judging activities. HR manager must have knowledge about these laws and they
responsible for delivering it to new ans well as existing workers (in case of change). Some of the
act followed by Cad-bury is discussed under-

Equality act- As per this act, there must be equality in actions of employer which are
related to the. It means there must be discrimination between men and women, so this helps to
create equality. Hence there will not chances of favourism in organisation. There must not be
discrimination on the basis of sex, culture, relation, caste, etc.
Data protection- There are some data related to employee's are recorded at work place
(Vaiman, Scullion and Collings, 2012). As per this legislation that must not be leakage of
personal information related to workers. In case of any discrepancy there will case against
organisation under this cat.
Safety and security act- Safety and security is one of the biggest question arise in mind of
workers. As per this law, there must be good and proper light, air, ventilation, basic facility,
breaks, etc. This helps to improve and maintain efficiency of workers.
P7 Application of HRM practices
Above discussed things are theoretical, in this question how actual HR practices work is
shown. There are various policies which has to be followed as per situation. in initially stage
when there is need of workers, there is discussion about basic requirement and skills which has
to be present in particular person (Van Solinge and Henkens, 2014).
Job specification
Job specification is the document which tells requirement of personnel with specified
experience, skills, etc. this is internal document which is prepared to concern department and
delivered to HR department.
Job specification
Job details
Title of the job :- Sales Manager
Department – Sales and Marketing
Job Purpose
 To expand business.

 Creates leads on its own.
 To visit big amount customner on regular basis.
Duties and Responsibilities
 To create sales taem.
 Marketing ODF new product and services.
 As in case of need to plan promotional events.
Curriculum Vitae – this is the document which has to be carried by candidate while he is going
for personal interview. Through this documents, interviewer came to know about his/ her skills ,
knowledge and experience (Wright and McMahan, 2011).
Name – Jackson
Phone no. - 26658974
E-mail id – [e-mail]
Qualification
MBA (finance and marketing) UK University 56.00%
BBA Oxford University 50.00%
Higher education SP Business school 62.00%
Secondary education Sp Business school 87.00%
5. Personal details:

Father name – Andly Carly
Mothers name- Saina Carly
Date of birth - 18th April 1996
Achievement – PM Award at national level in 102th standard
Got 2nd prize in the MBA course.
Experience of 5 years in marketing field with nestle at Cape town.
There is requirement of various advertisement through which there is knowledge about
vacancy to public. This is essential so HR manager has chances to select best candidate which
fulfils need. Cad-bury has to ad in various religional and national newspaper. As these days there
are various online advertisement through different agencies. Advertisement for sales manager of
Cad-bury is discussed as under-
VACANCY
Cad-bury is looking for post of Sales manager
Post – Sales manager
Qualification - Master in the field of marketing
Experience – Minimum 3 years in the same field
There are various rounds of recruitment. 2 assessment test, Group discussion, 2rounds of
personal interview.

The candidates will have to apply for job through email or post.
Last Date to apply- 1 June 2018
Address: Southbank, Wilson Street, 4A Anal Market.
Email: [e-mail]
Contact: 9854723651
CONCLUSION
Human Resource is the factor which perform activities to attain what can be done. This
report makes clear to know what has to be done to motivate workers and hence they gives their
best6. It is essential to know what can be done to alter their policies. There many factors which
affects more growth to organisation. It is essential to make policies which are in favour of them,,
so they also feel preferable to work with company. There are many laws related to employees
any in case there is alteration, in laws then it must be applied effectively. Recruitment process
must be effective to satisfy demand of association. Employees are main component which help
to achieve goals and objectives on time. In case of need of training then best and effective
method must be used, in case of change in factors they have to be motivated.