Human Resource Management Report: Unilever Company Overview

This report provides a comprehensive overview of human resource management (HRM) practices within Unilever. It begins with an introduction to HRM and an overview of Unilever, a transnational consumer goods company. The report explores the purpose of the HR function, outlining its roles and responsibilities, including recruitment & selection, training & development, performance appraisals, maintaining work culture, resolving conflicts, and managing employee relations. It assesses different HRM approaches, such as best fit and best practice for workforce planning, internal and external recruitment, and on-the-job training. The report details the benefits of these practices for both the company and its employees, highlighting how HRM impacts organizational profits and productivity. It further examines the effectiveness of employee relations and engagement in decision-making, including key areas of employment legislation. A detailed example of Unilever's recruitment and selection process is presented, along with its rationale. The report concludes by summarizing the significance of HRM to an organization and its impact on Unilever's productivity and financial performance, supported by references to relevant academic literature.

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT
 Introduction
 Main Body
 Conclusion
 References

INTRODUCTION
 Human resource management is the systematic procedure of
effectively managing the human capital of an organization.

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
 Unilever is a Dutch- British business entity which is a transnational
consumer goods organisation headquartered in London, United
Kingdom, Netherlands and Rotterdam.
 It is public company and is listed on LSE, NYSE, FTSE 100
Component, TTSE.
 It was founded in 1929. The product range involves beauty care,
food, refreshments, beverages, cleaning products.

PURPOSE OF HR FUNCTION
 The purpose of HR function in the Unilever company is to manage
the different needs of the employees .
 To formulate the workforce strategies in a such a way that reflects
optimum level of coordination in the organizational objectives and
employees' personal objectives.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
HR FUNCTION
 Recruitment & Selection : This is one of the foremost and major
responsibility of HR function to determine the need of workforce in
the organization and find the suitable candidates.
 Training & Development : It is the responsibility of the HR
department of Unilever to provide training to its employees for
meeting the dynamic requirements of the business.
 Appraisals : The HR function of Unilever is expected to carry out
the performance appraisals on time.

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 Maintaining work culture : It is the responsibility of HR of
company to establish and maintain a safe, happy and soothing
working culture within the organisation.
 Resolving conflicts : HR plays great role in resolving conflict in the
company. It is natural that conflicts could arise because an
organisation is formed from different individuals who have different
opinions and perspectives.
 Employee relations : The primary objective of human resource is
to manage and deal with the employees at work.

ASSESSMENT OF APPROACHES OF
HRM PRACTISES
Approaches of workforce planning :
 Best fit approach
 Best practice approach
Approaches of Recruitment :
 Internal recruitment
 External recruitment

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Approach of Selection :
 Tests
Approach of Development and Training :
 On the job training
Performance Management and rewards system :
 monetary methods

BENEFITS OF HR PRACTISES TO EMPLOYEE
AND EMPLOYER
Benefits to Unilever
 It helps the organisation in creating and maintaining a flexible and
happy culture at workplace.
 It assists in developing the employees into more skilled personnel
which increases the productivity of the company.
 It resolves the conflicts within the organisation that helps in
maintaining peace and harmony at workplace.

BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES
 HR practises in Unilever provides development and growth
opportunities to employees, which makes satisfy with their jobs.
 HR department listens to the grievances of employees and put them
forward to the senior management.

EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT HR
PRACTISES IN RAISING ORGANISATIONAL
PROFITS AND PRODUCTIVITY
 The HR practises in Unilever has resulted in to increase in profits
and productivity.
 Motivation tactics used by the HR department of company such as
monetary rewards, incentives, soothing working environment helps
employees in performing with high level efficiency.