HRM Analysis: Sainsbury's Development and Diversity Strategies

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Sainsbury's Human Resource Management (HRM) practices. It delves into the company's approach to human resource development, examining how Sainsbury's fosters employee skills, knowledge, and capabilities through training and development programs. The report also explores the company's strategies for managing equity and diversity in the workplace, highlighting initiatives such as female mentoring programs and the provision of equal opportunities for all employees, including those with disabilities. Furthermore, the report investigates how Sainsbury's HRM approach contributes to its competitive advantage, considering both internal and external factors that influence its strategies. It also discusses the impact of these approaches on employee satisfaction, business operations, and overall company growth. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of effective HRM practices in achieving organizational goals and objectives.

Managing Human
Resource

INTRODUCTION
Human resource define those person who develop workforce of an organisation and HR
manager of enterprise also play an important role in the company. Human resource department is
that division where all the major activities and functions are perform which are totally related to
employees wages, timing, working hours and many other. This is necessary that each factor
which perform different activities are done in effective manner so that they can help in gaining
growth and development to the organisation (Agrawal, Khatri and Srinivasan, 2012). This report
is based on Sainsbury plc which is second largest chain of super market and they are mainly
provides grocery items which is situated in United kingdom. An enterprise are founded in 1869
by John James Sainsbury and now in these days, they are became biggest retailing company in
1922. The main motive of this project is used different approaches which are related with human
resource development and also understand managing equity and diversity of firm in the work
place.
1 Examine the organisation approach to human resource development
Human resource development approach define that framework of an organisation which
help in providing opportunities to employees and also assist in creating new skills that includes
personal, knowledge, abilities and capabilities. Sainsbury's organisation use effective approach
that are related to workers who working at workplace within an enterprise. The major aim of this
company manager is to develop that location where each person has like to do work. Firms
managers do different efforts to improving and motivating employees for providing quality
goods and services to their potential customers. An organisation will encourage their employees
for take part in decision making process of firm and also invest correct fund for conducting
training and development programs activities (Batt and Colvin, 2011). Company desire to
became that one in which they fully observe and measure changes of their employees to satisfy
the necessary need of their target customers. For making workplace positive, it is necessary for
manager is to listen their colleagues and take various views and reviews by which they can feel
encouraged and also contribute profitability in firm activities.
The one of the major aspect of human resource approach in the enterprise are that firm
provide various advantages to its employees such as bonus, incentives pensions etc. The main
duty of manager is to make effective strategies and policies that are related to human resource
management which help in motivating employees and gives them an opportunities for increasing
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their skills and knowledge at the time of job training. In current time period, firm is committed to
satisfy employees for achieving desired goals and objectives in proper manner. Colleagues
reward is that factor which company use to evaluate its major success and growth. In the last
year of 2015-16 organisation offer £6.33 per hour which was 2.2% that are above the national
absolute earnings (Cunningham, 2010). Along with this, there are different efforts which can do
for treating customers in several manner. An organisation support different policies and plans
which are made by authorities relates to employees that includes equal pay act and some other. It
is one of the necessary features of Sainsbury's is to listen their colleagues issues and problems
and use tools or techniques for managing better work. It is necessary for the firm is to do
different survey that reveal more than 60% of company's colleagues point of view for know that
Sainsbury's is good place for work.
Employees skills will play an essential role in an enterprise and they are those person
who implement different operations of business that assist in attaining desired goals and targets.
Effective skills and capabilities of workers aid them for getting competitive advantage and gives
several long term benefits to the company (Guest, 2011). The major feature of human resource
approach of firm is that organisation will conduct training and development sessions for their
employees on the regular basis.
The main feature of this is that it is provide a chance to organization is to learn new
knowledge and skills which assist them in offering quality based products to their customers and
satisfy them. An enterprise conduct training and development program for their employees
which help in implementing effective strategies and policies in business. Continuous training
assists employees in managing and controlling different types of equipments in work place that
ensures that goods deliver to the final user in appropriate manner. These factors will help
company for satisfy its needs and demands and retain them for long time period.
Sainsbury approaches are totally related with human resource development by which
organization analyse various aspect relates with management and development of human
resource activities in the firm. After completion of business target company manager needs to
identify and analyse each factor of recruitment process of workers (Jackson and et. al., 2011). In
every year organization, managers are select and hire 100 graduates by conducting recruitment
program at Sainsbury. After this firm will provide training and development sessions which
relates to store management and after that they supervise and monitor all the new employees.
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Company manager will collect all the employees resume and appointment letter then firm will
shortlist the talented candidates and analyse those candidates who have required ability and
capability with the job profile. After completion of these two stages, interview should be taken
by manager and ask them various question by observing candidate. At last they select best
suitable employee who will fulfils all the requirements of the company.
Training and Development at Sainsbury
Training refers to that process which implementing by company manager for improving
employee performance by changing their attitude, skill, knowledge and behaviour. There are
various training and development programs which are conducted by organisation manager which
assist in improving employee capability for handling each task in proper manner (Kakuma and
et. al., 2011). Training also provides a chance to the new employees is that they develop their
skills which help in managing work at workplace. Sainsbury manager conduct training program
for their employees who aid in increasing their creative thinking and innovate the quality of
different products and services of the company. This is important for training and development
program is to improve and develop workers behavioural and technical skills. Along with this, it
helps in increasing ability and capability of employees that will increase their productivity. It
also assist in developing and building sound and positive working environment at workplace and
analyse that effective teams help in contributing in firm growth and success.
The human resource approach of Sainsbury will provide effective salary to their
employees and also ensures that proper training will given to the workers on regular basis. Such
approaches help in increasing growth and success of an organization.
2 Analyse the company approach to managing equity and diversity at workplace
The main focus of Sainsbury is to provide valuable diversity in working place. It can be
stated that the enterprise help equity for performing better and distribute company growth and
development by conducting research (Mahajan, 2015). The approach of managing equity and
diversity at working place is relates to Sainsbury and it also analyse that the company manager
gave proper guidance to their employees for understanding the difference among each other. It
will help in eliminating common disputes and conflicts which occurs within an organization.
These factors will assist employees for understanding the difference between them. Firm used
diversity and equity in workplace because it will help team for performing better task. An
organization manager analyse that opportunity should be provided to all workers and there is no
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discrimination among them. Discrimination develop negativity in working environment, this will
decrease the employee's moral and increase in the rate of employee turnover. An organization
provides a chance to worker who mainly faces barriers in the company (Mok and Yu, 2011).
Thus firm introduce female mentoring program which subscription has increase to 750.
Enterprise will do several efforts for increasing the participation of female employees and make
them capable for doing each type of work in proper manner.
The main feature of managing diversity is that it assists and developing the employees
better for understand the perspectives and thoughts of other person. It leads to growth and
development of successful teams at workplace. For providing a diverse work force employees
who belongs to different backgrounds will bring new ideas and thoughts in an organization and
help the firm for adopting these changes which satisfy needs and wants of customers. Different
employees experience and talents help firm to offer various types of products and services to the
domestic as well as international customers. The major advantage of diverse team is that it gives
different ideas and concepts to the company. By this firm can use effective strategy for managing
business operations and functions. In the last year of 2004-05 company will developed
management of diversity website on internet. It will help employees for understanding about
people needs and wants (Mok and Yu, 2011). An organization mainly focus on equity and
diversity concept while conducting training programs of employees and provide proper guidance
to manager is to give equal opportunity to disable worker. Along with this, company begins to
use disability that will make their employees more confident at the time of deal with disability.
Company also provides opportunity to their workers is that they can report biased by using
complaint and treatment process. Effective work force outcome is satisfying all the potential
customers. Sainsbury policies and strategies are related to the diversity and equity which are
essential for business operations and also improving the satisfaction of consumers. In an
organization discrimination must be eliminated if they motivate employees for taking part in
decision making process and provide them accurate salary and effective growth.
Manager of an enterprise evaluate that each worker who work in firm must be treated
with equal dignity and respect. The main feature of this is to improve employee satisfaction and
enhance their statement towards the job. This assist firm for executing all business operations
and function in proper way that leads to satisfy all employees. Managers are doing different
efforts for providing equal place to each employee within an organization.
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Along with this, management diversity in Sainsbury is effective that help in developing
teams or groups at workplace and also contribute large number of growth in the firm (Perez
Arrau, Eades and Wilson, 2012). The major benefit of diversity management is that this will help
in enhancing the creativity and innovative activities of the company and make firm capable for
serving best quality goods and services in proper manner. The basic advantage of diversity
management is that it can assist business for identify all best solution for specific issues and
problems.
Sainsbury managers can do different efforts for controlling and managing diverseness
within an organisation. Diversity management is very effective for gaining an opportunities for
company and also offer various types of goods and services to their customers for making more
income and revenue. It will investigate that execution of effective strategies and policies will
help in contributing major amount in company success and growth. On the other hand, equity
present in organisation will encourage employees for perform good and assist in gaining equal
chance for carry out growth to each worker that can satisfy the employees.
3 Organisation approach bring to get competitive advantage and influence by different external
and internal factors
The major features of Sainsbury is that they can use only effective and good approaches
which help in managing human resource department and make diversity in workplace. Such
factors will assist company in executing all business functions and operations in proper manner.
An organisation manager will help in formulating new policies and strategies for maintaining
human resources and several actions are taken that will ensure to provide proper training and
development sessions to their employees on regular basis (Renwick, Redman and Maguire,
2013). Company also aid them for taking accurate decision that will set required goals and
objectives of the firm. Conducting training programmes will help in improving employees skills
and knowledge by which they can easily handle their all work and make best quality products
and services. It can assist in attracting large number of customers and satisfy their all needs and
wants. Thus, diversity management is another factor where they can contributed in whole growth
of the firm. It will increasing innovative and creative activities at workplace and help in identify
best possible solution for business issues. Diverse concept will assist in offering different
products and services to large number of customers and enhancing market share and profits of
the company. By gaining all required advantages it is necessary for company manager is to
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develop effective and good approaches relates to various firms elements. Different factors which
exist and affect the internal and external environment elements. There are such factors as internal
and external are discussed several points to be understand that are as under:
Internal factors- They are those which present within an organisation that includes
knowledge of employees, change in culture, morale to workers, analyse financial situation of
firm and some other. These type of factors will directly or indirectly affect the policy procedures
for doing formulations. Example, if a employee behaviour who working in enterprise is positive
then there are more opportunities for adopting diversity management by employees in effective
manner. This will assist in respect of differences and interests of person and ensure that
development of effective teams must be required for performing functions at workplace that will
distribute in company growth and success (Varma, 2013). On the other side, if an employee
bring rude and negative behaviour towards each other then this will create issues in management
diversity in proper manner. It will also develop unnecessary barriers and obstacles in executing
all business operations and its functions. There are different factors that includes structure,
culture and organisational policy which directly affects on company approaches adopt by
enterprise for managing employees and perform necessary actions at workplace.
External Factors- These factors are those which present in external environment and
affect the different approaches which are used by organization for achieving set goals and
objectives. The major element which mainly includes is government strategies and policies,
alteration in needs and purchase customer patterns and many others. This is very important for
the company manager is to formulate policies that are directly affecting the business operation at
the time of implementation. For example- If government authorities make changes in their rules
and regulations which are related to employees then company will also follow these changes in
proper manner. External factors will affect those approaches which are used by manager while
executing business strategy and policy.
All the above factors such as external and internal which are exist in business
environment and these must be managed by manager for analysing all the barriers and issues.
They can also help in changing in their productivity as per the need of customers.
Employees play an important role within an organization. All the skilled and experience
workers contribute their power in making business more profitable and on the other hand they
also help in achieving desired goals and objectives for the company. It is important for the
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manager is to provide proper training to their new employees that will help in improving their
abilities and knowledge. The effective HRM approach of Sainsbury makes the employee satisfy
with their job position, enhancing their productivity, and help in providing best services to their
customers. Thus it assists in developing positive working environment and also helps in
expanding business operations and functions among customers. For doing this, employees like to
work with Sainsbury Company because they will provide them different types of benefits.
Equity and diversity management approach motivate managers in context to provide
effective services to their employees and cannot do discrimination among them. The diversity
concept ensures that effective team development is necessary in work place. And they will
contribute more in company growth and success. The major benefit of doing work with team is
that each person or individual will share their opinions and ideas with each other for increasing
knowledge and skill of workers. Effective team working assists in finding best possible solution
for major problem. Another benefit of working in team is that it will help in providing optimum
resources and offer best quality products and services to their customers at reasonable price.
Equity approach will motivate all the employees for getting correct salary of their work and
should be treated them in equal manner (Human resource management. 2016). The company
works on these factors and tries to eliminate discrimination within an organization.
Discrimination will raise when negative environment occurs at work place and by these
employees moral reduces and productivity also. So that it is necessary for the firm is to remove
all these barriers from workplace and motivate employee for doing their best work and reach the
company targets and goals. Both the approaches such as human resource management approach
and equity and diversity approach ensures that effective execution of business strategies help in
increasing growth and development of an organization. By this enterprise can earn maximum
profit compare with their competitors.
CONCLUSION
As per the above mentioned report it can be concluded that human resource management
is basic approach of all the business operations and functions. Sainsbury approaches are totally
related with human resource development by which organization analyse various aspect relates
with management and development of human resource activities in the firm. There are various
training and development programs are conducted by company manager which help in
improving employee capability for handling each task in proper manner. The main feature of
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managing diversity is that it assists and developing the employees better for understand the
perspectives and thoughts of other person. It leads to growth and development of successful
teams at workplace. The effective HRM approach of Sainsbury makes the employee satisfy with
their job position, enhancing their productivity, and help in providing best services to their
customers. The diversity concept ensures that effective team development is necessary in work
place. Equity and diversity management approach motivate managers in context to provide
effective services to their employees and cannot do discrimination among them.
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