Human Resource Management Help

Human Resource Management Help

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Program	BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business
Unit Number and Title	Human Resources Management
QFC Level	Level 4

Introduction

Human resource management plays very significant role in ensuring the success of the organisation and also helps to improve its brand image which in turn helps the company or the organisation to sustain in the market for long. The following assignments help to provide a brief idea regarding the concepts of  human resource management  as well as management with respect to different organisation. The assignment further deals with the case scenario provided and the organisation related to the same one of the organisation provided being the Chicken Master. In the task 2 the given organisation has been compared to the popular organisation Google, in order to get an idea about the recruitment and the selection policies of the same.

Task 1

1.1 Differentiate between personnel management and human resource management giving examples in two suitable organisations.

Personnel management differs from the human resource management in the following aspects as shown in the table below –

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

It is considered to be a traditional approach for managing the human resources within the organisation It can be briefly defined as obtaining, utilising as well as managing a satisfied work force within the organisation It mostly focuses on employee welfare, employee relations as well as personnel administration It has limited scope than human resource management Personal functions are mostly concerned with ensuring employee satisfaction Personnel management is usually focussed on or concerned with satisfied employees as well as increased production of the company For example: Personnel Management polices is commonly practiced by the Gazprom Group of Companies. It was mostly followed by the companies in the earlier times. However it is considered to be less effective and less apt as well when compared to the human resource management.

It is considered to a modern approach towards the management of the human resources within the organisations It can be broadly defined as the formal systems of management which are employed for maximising the performances of the human resources or the employees Its focus areas consist of staffing, growth, motivation as well as proper maintenance of the employees within the organisations (Van Buren, Greenwood and Sheehan, 2011). It has broader scope than human resource management The administrative functions are usually concerned with the achievement of goals of the company or the organisations Human resource management is mainly concerned with the effectiveness, productivity, organisational culture as well as participation of the employees For example: Human resource management is followed by, Google. However it is implemented or rather followed by most of the top companies of the world

1.2 Assess how human resource management functions help your chosen organisation in achieving its functions.

Human resources or the employees are most valued asset for the organisations and therefore it is essential to ensure the proper management of the same which will ultimately prove to be helpful in the achievement of the desired results of the organisation (Bratton and Gold, 2012). The most important functions of human resource management are recruitment, selection, training and development, payroll, employee relations, compensation management, employee engagement policies, etc. Google is known for its effective management of the human resources and also makes relevant efforts to ensure the satisfaction of its employees. It believes in empowering its employees in order to ensure the achievement of the goals of the company and also follows a flexible organisational structure which helps to ensure smoothing functioning of the organisation and also provides opportunities to the employees to take the important decisions related to their job roles rather than taking permission from their seniors.

Google always believes in hiring the best talent for their team in order to derive expected results from the same. It also believes in paying unfairly (that is paying more to people who perform better) in order to motivate the employee to work harder in order to achieve the rewards or incentives from the company. It also pays equal attention to the worst as well as the best employees. The human resource management of Google even involves relevant training and development programs in order to ensure continuous development in the performance of the employees as well as to ensure easy implantation of change within the organisation as and when required. Google one of the most famous companies of the world and is probably the only one to use ‘people analytics’ in order to ensure effective and efficient management of the HR functions.  After the successful implementation of People Analytics, Google became the third most valuable companies of the world.

1.3 Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of line managers in your organisation or familiar organisation and how it supports human resource management functions.

Line managers play an important role in order to ensure successful implementation of the human resource policies within the organisation. Line managers for the HR department mostly employed in the large organisations where the number of people working is significantly huge. Line managers play a crucial role in the company Google as well which is indeed a tough as it becomes significantly difficult at time to manage the engineers. The important responsibilities of the line managers includes the following –

• Employee Engagement – The line managers are responsible for supervising the employees and hence play a significant role in creating the organisational culture for the employees working for the organisation.
• Performance Appraisal – They are also responsible for assessing the performance of the individual employees and also for conveying the feedback to their senior managers.
• Maintenance of Discipline among the employees – Maintaining discipline within the work place is important to ensure the healthy as well as a secure work environment and also ensure easy implementation of the HR policies and the procedures.
• Compensation Management – It is the responsibility of the line managers to ensure that the payments received by the employees are as per the performance of the employees. Moreover the performance ratings provided by the line managers can either increase the pay structure of the employees or can also decrease the same as well.

1.4 Analyse how legal and regulatory framework impact on human resource management.

Legal and the regulatory frameworks have a significant impact on the human resource management of the company. The rules and regulations or the laws associated with the employment are important to maintain smooth as well as healthy relationships between the employees as well as the employers and is different for different countries as well. Thus, it is indeed becomes very essential to be well versed with the laws related to the employment or the HR policies in order to handle the legal issues efficiently and successfully.

Some of the important laws which has an impact on the human resource management of the companies can be stated as follows –

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 – This Act is important for the organisations as it prohibits the employers or the owners of the company to discriminate against the employees or the workers on the basis of their gender, race religion as well as national origin. Thus, it ensures that the human resource managers of the companies are fair while recruiting employees for their respective organisations.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – It is a body which is responsible for enforcing the Civil Rights Act, 1964. It also covers the following acts –
  • Age Discrimination Act
  • Equal Pay Act
  • Pregnancy Discrimination Act

Apart from the above mentioned acts there are certain policies which are commonly known as the Affirmative Action which is mostly concerned with the involvement of the minorities within the workforce. It usually relates to certain policies which the organisations must follow in order to employ certain group of individuals which includes –