Human Resource Management Report: HRM in Royal Mail Group Analysis

This report analyzes Human Resource Management (HRM) practices within the Royal Mail Group, a multinational postal and courier service. It explores how HR strategies create value, emphasizing recruitment, performance appraisal, and compensation. The report examines the impact of culture and religion on HRM, considering work ethics and employee motivation. It applies the 8-box model to assess internal and external factors affecting HRM effectiveness, including political, economic, and legal environments. The report compares HRM and personnel management, highlighting differences in their approaches to employee relations and organizational goals. It also discusses the influence of local culture on HRM, focusing on the benefits of hiring local employees and addressing language barriers. Finally, it examines the differences in employment laws when international HRM changes local business systems, considering host country nationals and third country nationals.

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is defined as a component which help in resource in the
organisation by having effective recruitment and selection of their potential employees. There
are also concerned with the performance of reserved and providing compensation and other job
related benefit so that they can create better relationship employees within the organisation
(Alzola, 2018.)Employees are the backbone for every business organisation that play an
important role in performing various tasks in an organisation with the right approach. The major
role of human resource manager is a smooth running of their business by having effective
recruitment of the candidate by choosing right source of recruitment so that the goal of the
organisation can be achieved in an appropriate manner.
Royal mail group is the British multinational postal and courier service company which is
established in 1516. The companies providing mail collection and delivery services across the
UK passes and letter are being deposited in the parcel box and are being collected in the bank
from businesses and transported to the royal mail sorting office. This report will explain the
cultural and reason impact on Human resource management and also use the organizational
theories of employment. Moreover it also evaluate the difference between human resource
management and personnel management by using 27 storey's model. Petrol evaluate the lord
created in internal market. Lastly, it analyse and discuss regarding HRM practices which is
contributing in organisational goal.
TASK A
Explain how value was created by the firm by using HR strategies with examples.
Human resource have significant role in ensuring the smoothing running of the business and
hiring of the potential candidate and give their best in achieving the business goal of the
company. It also emphasizes on providing positive working environment that a completing the
task by the employees in an efficient manner. It also Ensures effective utilisation of the
individual by giving proper training and developing and there are different ways by which royal
mail can create value in the organisation which are explained as follows:
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Resource manager is also responsible for hiring the consultant in an organisation and made
the right choice for various recruitment and selection test which help in getting the deserving
candidate which contributes in achievement of the business goal. When the companies providing
positive work environment just increase the chances of retaining their employees and they will
love to work in the positive work environment and apply their integrated set of skills and
knowledge for attaining set objectives. Performance appraisal is activity of analysing the
performance of employees that whether they are moving towards set targets or not. Identify the
status of their employees towards the development of the venture with the innovative ideas. After
evaluating the progress report of the individual, resource manager do the performance appraisal
on the basis of their work and evaluate them accordingly in in the performance appraisal. This
also helps the royal mail to enhance their productivity by motivating their employees.
When employees is getting designing compensation for the giving geography it also helps
in achieving the define goal and offer to the employee on the basis for their better performance.
Royal mail can retain their potential employees by providing fair compensation and create good
brand image in the market.
TASK B
HRMS majorly focuses with the personnel management and culture, religion is the
propesctive of the individual and on the basis of that there are different cultural and religion by
which the individual said there goals as per their shared beliefs. Culture is defining the way of
living of an individual aur the the group of people who having certain goals values and morals.
This aspect reflect the human behaviour please and their knowledge as it is the part of human life
style. Religion is the inherent part of the the human life which reflect their beliefs and culture
with the particular religion. It is basically concerned of society to be in particular reason and
individual is liable to follow their religion with the ultimate regards of their lives.
Work ethics attitude for working and motivating other employees in a specific task are a part
of social and cultural environment. For instance, monetary reward will value more in some
culture which helps in motivating their employees for establishing the good working
environment in the royal mail. There are also concern for the performance management of the
employees and providing them deserving rewards so that they can be motivated towards their
given job role. Company is enjoying proper paid leaves and also provided favourable
environment for the employees so that they can easily work without any discrimination on the
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basis of colour caste religion gender etc. These are the factors which impact the religion &
culture of the employees within the company. The implementation of free working environment
in an company, individual will work their full potential and needs to earn high profit margin and
revenue for the organisation.
TASK C
There are different business models which is being used in the employment and help to
generate revenue in order to expand their market size. Human resource management has
proposed the 8-box model by Paul Boselie which is showing internal and external factor that is
having great impact on the effectiveness of HRM working. Firstly, external environment
includes the political economic association legal and mental changes in the market which affects
the operations and functions of the human resource. For instance, if there is a unskilled and non-
professional candidate in the market. There is a great impact of sourcing the employees and have
the selection and recruitment of the deserving candidate. Effective implementation of laws also
impact the overall operations of the organisation which results in slow down of their business
activities in the large market. There are certain strategies includes intended HR practices which
says that it is the starting point of the practices and the main motive is to recruitment training
selection and orientation of the employees. Second is Actual HR practices that says that practices
will be nice and they have to co-ordinate with the manager having different perspectives which
can handle in balancing that different activities.
Perceived HR practices says that if the employees is getting paid so the work environment
and analyse the operations of the organisation. Human resource manager do their best in
providing effective work environment but the thinking of the individual cannot be changed and
they will think and the way they actually think. Last is HR outcome, there must be effective
planning and thinking while deciding the particular outcome that includes the effectiveness and
flexibility of the business. It also contribute in getting growth of the organisation.
TASK D
Human resources have the major role and development and success of the company. It is
the basic approach which is given to the employees so that they can contribute their best in
attaining the organisational goal. They are also concerned about the recruitment and performance
appraisal of the employees so that they can maintain effective employer relationship in the
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organisation. On other side, personnel management emphasizes on iron the deserving candidate
and make them more efficient by which they can achieve the predefined goal of the company.
Human resource must have an idea so that they can complete their given task and substance
in the business by developing innovative strategy in order to complete the specific task in the
organisation. On the other hand there are specific rules and regulation that needs to be followed
by the organisation in which step of operations and they will be done with the consideration of
integrated set of rules and regulation.
In relation to management task, human resource manager is also concerned for the
retention of their employees within the organisation by providing good working condition so that
they can complete their given job role in an appropriate manner. Royal mail can attain all the
management task in order to increase the market value of the company. On other side, personnel
management is focuses on managing all the business activities in order to accomplish each and
every task in an appropriate manner. It also helps in developing new strategies and ideas in order
to complete the specific task.
Royal mail can maintain clarity and standards in order to run their business and help in
achieving the higher profitability and growth of the organisation. In relation to personnel
management, royal mail emphasize on effective management so that they can give their best in
the given job role and contribute in achieving higher revenue.
TASK E
In an economy, there is a great impact of human resource management on the local culture
does having direct relationship with the people management as they are concerned with the
recruitment selection performance appraisal compensation of the employees through that they
can give their best in attaining organisational goal and move the organisation towards success.
Culture something which is main concern of the individual which reflect to their religion caste
attitude and behaviour. When such factors complies with the operational activities to boost the
business operations to be done in an appropriate manner. Local culture reflect the individual,
scenario of the business and their prospective. There are certain factors which shows the major
impact on Human resource management are defined as follows:
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When the organisation is focuses on hiring the local candidate, it will help the company to
find the certain ways in order to solve the problem in a better with the consideration of various
aspect of the culture as the local individual have more knowledge and information about the
local culture so that they can easily maintain different operations. Royal mail can effectively
achieve their business activities with the help of having local employees who are expert in
analysing the external environment and leads to contribute in increasing the sale of the company
with the available resources in the organisation.
Companies hiring their employees from local places it helps in reducing the cost incurred in
relocation of employees, expenses incurred on living, cultural and language training cost. There
are different factors in which resource manager can manage their cost on there workforce and
allocate in that different operations so that all the task can be done in an appropriate manner.
When employees is belongs from the same culture it will easily adjust in the organisation and
contribute towards the success of the company. Royal mail will able to operate their certain
business task and locate the point in another department help of of their local employees by
which they can understand the critical problem in an appropriate manner.
Companies hiring and local employees for a specific job role, it will eliminate the language
barrier and candidate will able to know about the local language that will help in effective
communication within the organisation and individual can directly talk to the anal level of
management as they are familiar with the local language. Royal mail canonsburg communication
channel with the help of technology can communicate fluently in order to make everyone
understand their respective point.
TASK F
Examine the differences in terms of employment laws when international HRM changes local
business systems.
There are certain laws in the organisation which is reflecting the functionality of their
business and human resource is completely bound with the internal factors as they are dealing
with the workforce of the company but when they talk about global business, Mandsaur saaf to
consider the external factors so that they can enjoy smooth running of the business in an
appropriate manner. Human resource is generally concerned with the retention and performance
of the employees within the organisation.
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There are different terms of employment law in the international human resource practices
which are host country nationals (HCN), such employees who work in the the branch of the
company which is abroad as they are the representatives of the royal mail and work with full
dedication in order to to enhance their sale. Third country National (TCN), employees who is
working in different countries and royal mail is working across the globe. Parent country
National ( PCN), when the employees is working in an organisation who is not originated from
the the country no native country of the royal mail. These are the certain laws of the employment
which is followed by the royal mail.
These are the laws and drug regulation by which employees can make some contract for the
easy flow of their different activities in an appropriate manner. In UK, factories act 1948, it
explains the various norms of the candidate and there is a certain criteria in order to work in the
organisation. Employment right act 1996, it is reflected to the unfair dismissal or family leaves.
National minimum wages act 1998, it says that each employee will get sup minimum and fair
wages for their given job role and royal mail follow all the rules and laws by which we can
create good brand image of their business and generate higher sale and profitability.
TASK G
Suggestions for the employees regarding HRM practices to ensure that the organisational
performance is high.
Human resource management is the significant factor that create value and getting
effectiveness within the organisation. It is also concerned with the high performance of the
employees and motivating them for their effective working within the organisation. Royal mail
must use the performance appraisal and provide them fair compensation to the employees so that
they can create value within the organisation by our effective HR strategies. These are the
certain factors which help in fact achievement of their business goals. Religion and culture are
the concern of individual that reflect the lifestyle of the human being. It also shows the attitude
and behaviour of the employee source royal mail must make the positive work environment by
which they will give their best irrespective of their different culture and religion. In order to have
effective value in an organisation, company must use the eight box model which helps in
evaluating the different business aspect and learn how to to grow their business and future.
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Company can generate higher revenue by identifying their difference between personnel
management and human resource management by which they can please write aspect for the the
completion of their different business task in an appropriate manner. It also helps and substance
in the business in the market. There is great impact of hiring the local candidate as they are
having the good knowledge and information about the local language and well aware about the
external factor of that place. So that they can easily solve the critical problem and and stylish
effective flow of communication by which employee can talk to any level of management in
order to have effectiveness within the organisation. Certain laws help the HRM to move the
organisation towards legal consideration and ensure that every task will be done in lawful
manner so that they can stablished good brand image in the market.
CONCLUSION
It is concluded from the above report that human resource management is concerned with
the hiring of potential candidate by choosing right medium of recruitment and selection so that
they can contribute in achieving the organisational goal. They are also covered the different
prospectus of the business as humans make working of different functions on the basis of their
fundamental prospectus within the organisation. There are different strategies which is used by
the management so that employees can be more effective in their given job role and such
strategies selection process of the employees making training sessions in order to develop their
skills and knowledge in their given field. It is the responsibility of the human resource
management to see that by having right candidate for their specific job profile.
The strategies to promote the quality and quantity to be developed with the effective
selection of their employees. It also so I discuss that HRM management is a kind of practices
which summarises the the various aspect of management and this can be done in order to
improve the structure of the management in order to enhance their selection process. Moreover
HRM also helps in developing better relationship between the employee and the manager. This
strengthened the organisation in gaining competitive advantage in the large market. It also helps
in frame in specific policies and not that to be e followed by the organisation and human
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resource manager helping over unique decision making that leads to improvise the ethical code
which is followed by the organisation. Personnel management has been made that also help in
developing those techniques by which individual can develop that skills and set of knowledge as
per the job role. Moreover human resource manager give rewards to the employees who is
having better performance in their given job role and also providing better working environment
for the advancement of their organisation.
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