HRM Report: Asda HRM Practices and Employee Relations

This report provides a comprehensive overview of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices within Asda, a major British retailer. It examines the core functions of HRM, including recruitment, selection, training, and development, along with an analysis of different approaches to these processes. The report delves into various HRM practices, such as training and development, reward management, and workforce planning, evaluating their effectiveness within Asda. Furthermore, it explores the significance of employee relations in influencing HRM decision-making and the impact of employment legislation on these decisions. The report highlights the selection and recruitment processes, including job and personal specifications, to provide a holistic understanding of HRM strategies and their practical applications within a real-world business context. Finally, it provides a detailed analysis of the effectiveness of different HRM practices and their impact on employee satisfaction and organizational success.

Human resources management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1
P1 Function and purpose of human resource management .......................................................1
P2 Strength and weakness of various types of approaches to selection and recruitment ...........3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P3 Different types of practices which are useful for employees and employers-.......................4
P4Evaluating the effectiveness of different HRM practices at Asda .........................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P5Importance of employees relation in respect to influencing HRM decision making ...........6
P6 Elements of Employment legalization and its impact on HRM decision making.................8
TASK4.............................................................................................................................................9
P7Selection and recruitment process as well as job and personal specification.........................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFRENCES ................................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Human Resource Management (HRM) system plays a very important role in business as
it helps in managing employees with job satisfaction. In order to, it gives contribution in good
wealth of organisation and run long term success. Asda is a company that work in British retail
market and managing its brand image. This organisation is selling lots of products and includes
financial services as well as mobile phones. However, the company requires new HR department
for opening new store. The present assignment aim to give proper purpose of developing this
department explaining different types of roles and responsibilities of the same. In this report, it
describes about various types of recruitment and selection methods like internal and external
method, different types of HRM practices like training and development, reward management
and many more. Moreover, it covers employment legalisation and their effective impact on
company.
TASK 1
P1 Function and purpose of human resource management
Human Resource Management system work for employees’ benefits and their
responsibilities as well as providing better work environment. In other words, it is explained as
formal system of business for managing workers. It is also involved in hiring new candidate or
selecting people, providing proper business environment, controlling various activities of
company, making plans, strategies and policies for employee benefits and many more. HRM
plays role in achieving organisational as well as individual goals and objectives concerned with
employees.
A business develops HR department for fulfil lots of purpose such as -
 Managing workforce- HRM has the most important purpose of managing employees in
Asda company because they have large space in the retail market. Through use of HRM,
they motivate employees and managing easily them. Moreover, they need new
employees, then this department conducting interviews and select the best candidate on
vacant profile.
 Maintain proper relationship between employer and employees- This organisation
believes in maintaining proper relationship. They want employees satisfy with job and
develop open relationship . HR department analysis work force and help adjusting new

employees in company as well as arrange training and development event because
through this they understand work easily.
 Develop business- HRM helps in developing business through making new policies and
strategies, motivating employees, hiring new people and many more (Wilton 2016).
Function of HRM - These function plays very giant role in Asda organisation such as, hiring
and selection, staffing planing , controlling , directing and training . Those are define as
under:HR department analysis employees and also help to recruiting new employees uses of
short method and selection of employees those deserve for particular profile. Recruitment and selection- HR department analysis employees and also help to
recruiting new employees uses of short method and selection of employees those deserve
for particular profile. - HR department analysis employees and also help to recruiting
new employees uses of short method and selection of employees those deserve for
particular profile. Directing- Asda have lots of candidate , some employees mange their work according to
self but some candidate HR department analysis employees and also help to recruiting
new employees uses of short method and selection of employees those deserve for
particular profile. require to proper motivation and direction for completing over task so
in this condition it is work. Controlling- Although , this type of function use for manginess employees activities and
analysis their performance. Planning- In this function, HR department makes new policy and strategy that increases
employee job satisfaction. In this deportment collect the information, analysis them and
identifies need and changes in value , attitude of employees
 Training - This function is help to knowing about employee knowledge and skill
perform, on job in effectively. In this employees are ready for taking responsibility of
organisation and team.
HRM have various type of approaches but in ASDA use mostly two type of approaches
those are -
Hard approach - In this addition organisation believing on employees are only for resources .
They treat like a machinery , technology many more. his is also focus on the workforce needs in
business and recruit , select new employee . This is also see the management organisation

Soft approach- Through this approaches company believing employees are very important
resource for organisation. however uses if this employees performance analysis and ermine
according to individually performance (Voegtlin and Greenwood 2016).
P2 Strength and weakness of various types of approaches to selection and recruitment
Recruitment and selection- This approach plays a very important role in business. It can
through identifies right candidate for right job at right time. In other word , it is help to identifies
workforce need and shortlisted based on their skill, knowledge best people.
Internal recruitment- Although, it means employees and new candidate hire and fulfil
vacancies under organisation. Asda is large size of companies so in this lots of lobar work in this
organisation. That's why they give first opportunity to them. This company use such type of
method recruiting peoples-
 Transfer- In this method organisation employees under exiting workforce. They shift
woke from one branch to other branch with same responsibility. This process is complete
basic of vacant positions not any rank, examine employees performance.
 Promotion- In this method employees also shift from one position to another position
with increase remuneration and responsibility. This process complete on the Basie of
employees performance rank , ability, talent and skills.
Advantage
 Organisation easily familiar with new candidate because they know about before.,
 Employees batter performer because know about business environment
 Such type of recruitment and selection develop motivation in employees
 Easily select employees without any waste of time
Disadvantage
 Company have only few choices
 This method may be develop conflict between employees
 Develop over competitions between lobar
External method- Such type of method selecting and hiring people outside of business.
Asda use some method like-
 Employment exchange- This is use in recruiting employee in blue collar, white collar,
technical worker (Tung 2016).

 Placement agencies- They can company can take help of other company who provide
employs.
 campus recruitment -- This company can select employee for they any collage and
coaching centre.
Advantage
 Such type of methods have lots of options for selecting employees
 They chose better employees
Disadvantage
 Need to complete many operation like gathering peoples, collecting information many
more
 Wastage of time to finding the best employees (Tenhiälä and et.al.,2016.).
TASK 2
P3 Different types of practices which are useful for employees and employers-
Asda organisation uses various types of practices that help them and employees; these
are-
Training and development -Asda follow this HR4 practises because they need to employees
development and increase their performance. It is a signature of good management of company.
In current era, they need this approach because they want to open some new store on new
location so they hired new employees and increase their way of working so (Storey 2014) . They
also use both types of training methods: on the job as well as off the job. On the job method
including give training on working hour like mentoring , under study, experience etc. off the job
method including readding books, coaching etc.
Advantage of employers
 They can improve productivity
 Maintain positive image in the market
 Maintain relationship between employees and employer Motivate employees and give extra contribution
Advantage of employees-
 They can perform better
 Update personal knowledge and skills
 Get extra job satisfaction

 Develop individual confidence
Reward management practices- In this organisation give employs to some extra money and
opportunity to develop self and give extra contributions. They use two type of reward strategy
monitoring and non motoring. In motinari9ng they include job promotion, increasing salary,
give gifts etc. and non motinar8iing they include reward such as attendance reward, any gift give
holiday packages etc.
Advantage of employers
 Employee give extra hard work Maintain good relation between both
Advantage for employees-
 Update their knowledge regularly Make different identities
Workforce planing practises- It is the systematic process of identifies and analysis the need of
organisation in terms of size , quality of workforce related to achieve goal. it do research on
current, future personal need and using the most appropriate method these reduce the cost in
recruit bans select the new employees (Riley 2014).
Advantage of employees
 Select right number of employees in business Increase profit and get long term success
Advantage of employers
 Motivate employees
 Easily satisfy employees
 Develop positive work environment (Kramar 2014)..
P4Evaluating the effectiveness of different HRM practices at Asda
Asda organisation using lots of HR practices such as
 Training practices -This organisation managing two type of training practices such as on
the job training this company covering their ROMs duties when they are on holiday.
Reviving guideline from a mentored on they retail board. Attending meeting on behalf of
they ROM. In this GSM s to experience the ROM role in order to put their skills into
practices In those program Asda company is give the coaching how to use technology in

these field, this is give instruction how to do work and give they experience providing job
rotation (Purce 2014).Off- the -job- GMS develop the skill needed to be a ROM through
modules and series of external coaching. This program develop and included employee%.
In this they give cash study to complete they task, they can take other coaching and do
study. ASDA providing employee to brainstorming activates, Such company give
training to attending extra lecture related to update technology and some time employee
learn incident cases and play role of this task etc.
 Reward practices -This organisation also use this practice to motivate employees and
maintain good relation as well as job satisfaction. .in other they give reward according to
employees over all performance based this policy formulated their HR department. They
using booth type of reward policy monitoring and non monitoring. through this lobar
become m,ore committed an loyal with brand. Thus, use of this management they can
increase profitability or employees performance .
 Recruitment and selection practices- Asda organization also use HR practise hiring
employees and full fill vacant practise through this they can arranging this programme
in short budget. They recruiting employees t5hreough online so appeal on career website
and collect proper application. Although , purpose of such type recoupment they chose
better and effective candidate. They use social media channel like LinkedIn. In another
step they arranging interviews for appropriate candidate . Once they select suitable
candidate then organize training programme. Asda organization fresh employees firstly
put into particular development event (Kramar 2014).
TASK 3
P5Importance of employees relation in respect to influencing HRM decision making
This organisation maintain good and effective relation with employees so make effective
policies strategy and code of conducts that will boost up the employee satisfaction and
motivation. Through this they increase profitability in organisation. Effective employee
relations are very important for the business because it help in improving brand image of
corporate market. This company is believing employees relation such as -
 Support in take decision- Every entrepreneur not along take decisions because they
don't know about employees behaviour , mind set up , way of working and many more .

Then thy can support easily understand all things and make policy. Some time manger
forgot issues as well as point but their follower and worker may recall about this point
and also give some innovative ideas , succession etc. in other hand thy can take easily
and fast step or know about pros and cons of particular plain. (Konrad, Yang and
Maurer 2016).
 Work become essay- According to this, worker maintain familiarize relation with
fellows . then they can share way of working, face problem in work and increase their
productivity. In other hand increase team performance because team leader easily
divided responsibility according to member skill and ability. They can prereform in better
way.
 Develop good environment- Employees and employees have good relationship then
they increase performance because worker work without any force and tension. Although
, they discussed all thing to each other then reduce Tenison and get stress free mind. In
other hand , this organization main good relation and share lunch employees with
everyone talk about personal and family, discussing new thing . It can through they
maintain happy environment.,
 Individually worker fell motivational- Through such type of environment worker try
top develop self and match with fellows so they do work on self . A organization
maintain good relation with employees then they feel secure , confide and give extra
contribution. They take part in company event and develop trust .
 Reduce conflict- A organisation have good relation then they have very little chance to
develop conflict between worker as well as workplace. Through this new People very
easily adjust with organization and their environment. they did not waste their time to
dispute each other, develop meaningless problem rather proper concentration on their
work. They started rated to each other as a friend and make happy environment.
 Solve absenteeism problem- In order to , employees treat to each other as friend then
they take office seriously and come daily. They don't take continuously leaves as well as
stared enjoying with their work (Heavey, Simsek and Fox 2015).
P6 Elements of Employment legalization and its impact on HRM decision making
Every state and country have our own employment regulation and laws. So Asda
organisation is also follow some legislation for employees benefits such as-

 The race relation act 1976- This act made for finish differences between other country
and same country Asda company do work in multinational countries so they have lots of
employees from different different areas so they use this law to give equal opportunity of
every employees. They never want discriminate each and every employees according to
religion, country and many more. this legalization also made for remove difference
between men worker and women . In Asda lots of employees work they have male and
female both type of employees , so they not doing difference between both and give
same type of opportunities to grow . This legalization applying also where employees
maintain their relation with each other. Asda give the permission for employees make
friendly relationship because it is create good environment in organisation
(Darwish,Singh and Wood 2016) . Wage and hour-Fair Labour Standard act (FLSA). this act made for employees salary
benefits. In other hand this legalization minimum wages higher of employees. HR
department should be verify continuously those amount who give employees. This act
work under pay all amount of every hour overtime. Disability and medical-This legalization make for employees self safety . An employ
how to treat with worker when they work in disability 0r medial condition. Asda use this
act to modified for premise customer allowed facilities (Brewster and Hegewisch 2017).
Through this act company provide lobar to accommodations like organisation have 20 or
more people then they need to provide transport, equation and many more faculties then
organisation arrange. Genetic Information and Non-discrimination Act (GINA), The
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act such type of act also work for
employees safety.
 Leave provision- In this legalization company follow federal Family and Medical Leave
Act (FMLA those say a employees take leaves in a year 12 days when they fell serious
condition related to health like military service man have right to take 26 days leave for
take there of eligible service manner.
 Protection against unfair dismissal at work- This legalization make for against
employees discriminate with hereditament , on job , advertisement and giving career
opportunities then they have right to complain against company. Asda also protection

given employee to against discrimination on the gender. Although, it is also give same
priorities of they female worker (Brewster and et.al.,2016).
TASK4
P7Selection and recruitment process as well as job and personal specification
Advertisement for job
It manger for hotel- Luxury hotel
from $30000 to 35000$ per annul
It manger follows such condition
 Travelling free
 Bounce
 Health insurance
 Accrued vacation pay
Company
Experience skill IT manger required for Luxuary hotel prominent for 5 start hotel located at
UK street number 17 Forest lands Business Village Coronation Avenue.
Candidate responsibility-
 Understand it problem and try to solve themselves
 Hotel website development
 Managing employees data
 Good communication skill
Control on information processing system
Required experience
4 + year experience in this area
Extra skill
 Time managing skill
 Programming language skill

 Management skill
 Interpersonal skill
Degrees required
 BCA
 MCA
 M. Tech
Interested candidate come on this address with updated CV and passport size photograph.
Person specification
Key competencies
 Proper management of data and analysis or modifies them
 Achieving customer satisfaction through advertising
Working at - Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill
Role and responsibility- Asestent IT manger
Experience – July 214 to present
Responsible for running a hotel
 Management data
 Handle advertisement department
 Web management like give satisfaction rely of customers
Other activities
Employees at – event management company
employer at - Hospitality organisation
Steps to identify the employee potential
According to current era, organisation can use various types of method for hiring and
selecting employees. Hotel HR department have responsibility to select best and experience
employees for vacant profile. This service department use interview method for recruiting

employees on vacant profile ,so HR manager arranging interview with interested candidate and
ask some question on the base of profile and personal skill of that person (Baum 2016). Through
this they know about actual potential interest in firm. Then they take test related to it field and
arranging some extra activities those show how much contribution give on profile and help to
know about performance and ability . Through use of this Test they know about candidate must
have good communication and technical skills that helps to increase overall firm performance in
the world (Armstrong and Taylor 2014).
CONCLUSION
Human resource department helps to any organisation run in well condition and
managing all type of activities. HR manger plays very wild role in making policy , strategy
providing appropriate environment of employees, plain for organisation benefits and many more
activities done. They also arranging different type of event , full fill workforce , selecting
suitable candidate for particular vacant positions . In this report analysis ASDA company have
HR department purpose and various type of role play such as controlling , arranging training and
development preprogram and many more. This report concluded about importance of employees
relation for increasing profit and productivity , they also help to maintain good business
environment Asda use various type of legislation fort increasing employees safety and give
motivation in them. Such type of legalization also do impact on there and the impact of HR
decision .

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