Analysis of HRM Functions and Practices at Sainsbury's Supermarket

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HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
LO1..................................................................................................................................................2
P1 Explain the purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and
resourcing an organisation...........................................................................................................2
M1 Assess how the functions of HRM can provide talent and skills appropriate to fulfil the
business objectives.......................................................................................................................3
LO2..................................................................................................................................................4
P3 Explain the benefits of different HRM practices within an organisation for both the
employer and employee...............................................................................................................4
P4 Evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organizational
profit and productivity.................................................................................................................5
M3, D2 Explore different methods used in HRM practices, providing specific examples to
support evaluation within an organizational................................................................................5
LO3..................................................................................................................................................6
P5 Analyse the importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision-
making.........................................................................................................................................6
M4, D3 Evaluate the key aspects of employee relations management and employment
legislation that affect HRM decision-making in an organisational context................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8

Introduction
Human Resource Management means expressing the human resource activities and policies that
increase employee behaviour by them organization achieve his goals. Employee makes new
strategy with their skills, knowledge to run the new activity. Human resource managers are
associating their managers to execute their planning and strategy for company. Human Resource
manager’s main focus is on the improvement of the organizations activities. Sainsbury was
established as a partnership in Holborn, London. Sainsbury started as a retail business of fresh
foods and later it expands business into packaged goods such as tea and sugar. Sainsbury
supermarket is visited by 19 million customers in each week. Sainsbury provides many products
like household product, food and also grocery. They also sell other brand name products as
Sainsbury products in very cheap price in comparison to other brands.
This report focuses on Sainsbury’s human resource strategies regarding its recruitment and
selection, Training and development, care and safety of the employee on the adoption of
organizational change. The main motive of this report is focus on issues of Human Resource
management. HR manager operates this business in retail sector of UK.
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LO1
P1 Explain the purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and
resourcing an organisation
There are various functions of Human resource management and their roles and responsibilities
in the Sainsbury:
Recruitment or hiring: It is the important function of the HRM in the Sainsbury to indentify the
human resource requirements and then meet those requirements by recruiting or hiring skilled
candidates.
Talent development: HRM in the Sainsbury are responsible for promoting and developing its
skilled employees by giving higher position and higher salary and other benefits so that they will
contribute more efforts and time to achieve the organizational objectives (Bratton and Gold,
2017).
Compensation management: HRM in the Sainsbury has also function to offer salary or wages to
its employees as per current market trend in the labour market. HRM indentify and analyze the
current compensation rates running in the market and the provide salary, wages and other
compensations to employees. The HRM provide financial compensation such as salary, wages,
incentive and rewards and while non-financial compensation includes other additional benefits
given to employees (Noe et.al, 2017).
Ensure safety of human resources: It is also essential for the Sainsbury to provide proper safety
and security to employees at the workplace so that they will perform their assigned work with
full efficiency to achieve the organizational objectives.
Manage employee relation: HRM in the Sainsbury is also responsible for managing and
maintaining healthy relationships between the employee and employer. For this, the HRM needs
to ensure the organization is making fair treatment with all employees so that they are loyal and
committed towards their work.
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M1 Assess how the functions of HRM can provide talent and skills appropriate to fulfil the
business objectives.
HRM plays important role in providing talent and skills to the organization for achieving the
business objectives by performing different functions efficiently and effectively. It is the
function of the HRM in the Sainsbury to recruit skilled candidates, provide them training and
proper safety and manage their compensation to provide talent and skills to the business
organization to achieve its objectives (Noe et.al, 2017). It is also the function of the HRM to
ensure the development of employees by promoting and providing additional benefits so that
they can contribute their valuable time and efforts to accomplish the desired goal of the business.
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LO2
P3 Explain the benefits of different HRM practices within an organisation for both the employer
and employee
Following are given below some HRM practices in the Sainsbury that are beneficial for both
employees and employer:
Training and development: HRM in the Sainsbury has responsibility to provide training to and
ensure the development of employees so that they can perform their assigned work more
efficiently and effectively to accomplish the desired goal of the business (Cohen, 2017). This
HRM practice helps the organization to achieve its desired objectives but also contribute in
developing skills and knowledge and hence ensure the professional as well as personal growth of
employees.
Flexible work environment: HRM in the Sainsbury plays an important role in providing flexible
work culture to its employees by formulating effective policies to provide flexible working hours
to employees. This practice enhances the work efficiency of employees and hence contributes in
accomplishing the business goal efficiently on-time. But this practice also reduces the work
pressure on employees that enable employees to give more time to their personal life (Raziq, A.
and Maulabakhsh, 2015).
Rewarding: Rewards are best way to give motivation to employees by appraising and rewarding
tem on the basis of their performance. After getting rewards, employees get motivated that
enable them to put more efforts and time to achieve the desired objective of the business.
Rewards to employees also meet their basic needs and enhance and improve their work
efficiency as well as living standard (Gupta, 2014).
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P4 Evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organizational profit
and productivity
It has discussed above that different HRM practices greatly contribute in providing benefits to
employees but also contribute in enhancing organizational productivity and profitability. The
HRM in the Sainsbury conduct training practices for enhancing and improving skills and abilities
of employees so that they can perform well to enhance the profitability and productivity of the
organization. The Sainsbury is introducing some changes in the organization so flexible working
culture developed by the organization as per HRM policies or practices will help to utilize
human resources optimally by allowing them to work in flexible hours. Rewards to employees
on the basis of their performance will contribute in motivating employees to perform well to
enhance the sales, profitability and productivity (Gupta, 2014). Therefore, all the practices
conducted by the HRM majorly contribute in raising profits and productivity of the Sainsbury.
M3, D2 Explore different methods used in HRM practices, providing specific examples to
support evaluation within an organizational
HRM practices contribute in enhancing and improving efficiency as well as working
performance of employees and also support the organization to enhance their productivity and
profitability. Different practices such as training to employees, rewards and providing flexible
working environment to employees are beneficial for both employees as well as the organization.
For example, HRM in the Sainsbury provide training to its employees so that they can provide
quality services to customers who visit for shopping in their retail stores (Xing et.al, 2016). HRM
has also farmed policies in such an efficient manner to provide flexible work environment to
employees by allowing them to work in different shifts. HRM in the Sainsbury also has
introduced effective rewarding system to appreciate employee’s work and motivate them
performing well to enhance the customer service, profitability and productivity.
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LO3
P5 Analyse the importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision-
making
Employee relations can be defined as the efforts made by the HRM as well as the organization to
maintain and improve relations between the employer and employees. It is important that the
organization like Sainsbury must make equal and fair treatment with all employees to enhance
their loyalty and efforts towards the organization. Employee relations generally impact the
decision-making capabilities of the HRM as employee involvement and their healthy
relationships with the organization ensure effective decisions by the HRM that benefits both
employees as well as the organization. If the organization management is making fair and equal
treatment with or providing equal training and promotional opportunities to employees then it
result in increase in employee’s loyalty and commitment towards the organization. More
committed or loyal employees will help the HRM to effectively adopt changes in the
organization and hence formulate policies and practices that will provide maximum benefits to
the organization as well as employees (Anitha, 2014).
M4, D3 Evaluate the key aspects of employee relations management and employment legislation
that affect HRM decision-making in an organisational context
Sainsbury is adopting organization change so it is essential for the HRM to ensure the healthy
relationships between the employees and management in retail stores. It is the responsibility of
HRM to make sure that employer or organization has proper knowledge about or following
employment legislations to protect rights and interest of employees. As per employment
legislation, HRM needs to ensure that store managers are making fair and equal treatment with
employees or not. If Sainsbury store managers are not following employment legislation
properly while dealing with employees then it may adversely impact the relations between the
organization and employees. Therefore, HRM needs to take effective decisions and formulate
policies in efficient manner to improve relationships between the employees and the
organization.
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Conclusion
The current report has concluded that the HRM needs to perform different functions and role &
responsibilities at the time of organizational change to restructure the HR department. HRM
plays important roles in providing skilled employees by performing recruitment and training and
development functions. HRM perform or conduct different practices such as flexible work
culture, training and monetary as well as non-monetary rewards that benefit both employees and
the organization. These HRM practices also help the organization like Sainsbury to raise
profitability and productivity of the retail business after adopting organization change. it is
essential for the organization or HRM to have proper knowledge or follow legislation to ensure
the healthy employee relations and formulate effective decisions.
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References
Books and Journals
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 Cohen, E., 2017. Employee training and development. In CSR for HR (pp. 153-162).
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