Impact of HR Policies on Tesco's Employee Engagement and Retention

This report examines Tesco's human resource management practices, focusing on equal opportunities and employee engagement. The report analyzes Tesco's commitment to providing equal opportunities, ensuring fair treatment, and implementing policies to prevent discrimination. It also addresses the impact of employee turnover and how Tesco uses flexible work practices, rewards, and promotions to enhance employee engagement and retention. Furthermore, the report highlights Tesco's recruitment process, organizational culture, and leadership styles, emphasizing how these factors contribute to employee satisfaction and commitment. Finally, the report discusses Tesco's emphasis on employee well-being, including health and safety programs, and its commitment to addressing employee concerns to foster a positive work environment.

MANAGING HUMAN
RESOURCES

3.2 Discuss the practical implications of equal opportunities legislation for an organisation
Company want to avoid discrimination happening all the time. Tesco is promoting
quality and they have mindful of its responsibility. These rules and legislation is formed so that
all people in an enterprises are treated equally. There are many laws which are applied in an
organisation. This help individual to take action when unlawful thing is happening with them and
remedy can be provide to them. Following are the outlines which Tesco follow to achieve
equality in their organisation.
 The company ensure that capable person get right job. No person get eliminate because
of their race, colour, ethnic, origin, sex, disability etc. the potential candidate need to
be hire.
 Company try to work towards the staff and management ethics.
 To apply and implement all human rights so that no discrimination of race, colour and
sex took place.
 To make staff understand and aware about these provisions and ensure that they all
follow these rules and regulation.
 To make policies and adopt practices so that no more discrimination should take place.
 Enterprise ensure that equal salary, incentives and promotions opportunities are given
to employees.
 Create environmental in employees fell comfortable.
 The employees those who do not have certain features they should adjusted to
opportunity to facilitate.
The organisation community is need to regularly overlook these area so that all rights are
properly followed. Manger need to implement these policies in practical manner. Tesco is
following all these legal legislation in proper manner. They always ensure that employees are
tread in well being manner. Employees are key factors for Tesco and they always try to satisfy
them and make them happy by giving same opportunity. They follow legal rules to maintain their
goodwill in market and generate faith in the eyes of stakeholders.
4.4 Evaluate the impact of one topical issue on human resources practices
The major issue which is to be identify in current scenario is high employees turnover
ratio. In retail sector this is major issue which companies are facing. Many employees are
leaving job for different reasons and because of this firm need to hire new candidate every time
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this lead to increase their cost and increase in their employee engagement. So Tesco has been
decide to made strategy in which they are providing flexible work practices to their workers to
increase their engagement. By this workers performance can be increased and they get long term
committed with an enterprise. Tesco is trying to enhances their staff morale by giving them
rewards, achievement and promotion. Employees engagement is one of method by which
workforce can be retained in particular organisation. With this there are other many ways by
which strong workers commitment can be generated.
The another issue which is taking place in an enterprise is cultural of organisation. By
this new employees are doesn't recruit by company. Tesco recruitment process have several steps
in their hiring process. By this company ensure that potential candidate has been chosen and
adapt organisation culture. In learning part HR professional are more focused on better engaged
with employees. So with that firm ensure that they hire talented people for their enterprise. And
they take regular feedback from their employees so if there is any difficulty it can address at
proper time.
Culture also impact on leadership style. In an enterprise leader adopt different kind of
leadership style to followed situation which has occurred. Tesco adopt democratic leadership
style in which every individual has authority to take their own decision. The culture of Tesco is
one of the most trusted and respected which is major key for employee engagement. The leader
try to develop effective communication skills so that it can improve workers performance, their
engagement and reinforcement.
In context to case study Tesco also focus on their employees well being as the guidelines
are given by NICE. They follow all guidelines and company conduct programs which increase
awareness of employees safety. Firm is providing health environment to their workers so that
they get satisfaction and engaged with company. If any staff members is facing any problem
management take initiative to solve that problem.
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