Human resource management within the United Kingdom

human resource management within the United Kingdom

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Key dates

Distribution date: 27th April 2015
Submission date: 29th June 2015
Return date: 4 weeks after submission

Introduction

This unit provides an introduction to the concepts and practices of human resource management within the United Kingdom and focuses on the management of recruitment, retention and employment cessation.

Recruiting and retaining staff of the right caliber contributes to the achievement of organisational purposes. Staff must make a valued contribution to the work of the organisation. Eventually they will leave, more often than not because they find alternative employment or retire. Occasionally, however, employment has to be terminated. This unit considers how human resource management deals with these aspects of working. However, the focus of human resource management has moved beyond personnel management towards a more proactive approach that, in addition to the traditional roles associated with staff management, also considers how to get the best people and the best out of people so that they work in roles and ways that are closely aligned to organisational objectives. This often leads to the assertion by many senior managers that ‘Our employees are our most valuable resource’.

Human resource management takes place against a background of organisational needs, policies and procedures that are themselves shaped by legal and regulatory requirements. The unit therefore gives consideration to the national and European legislation that has, for example, seen the introduction of a range of anti-discriminatory legislation, the significance of which can be seen regularly in high profile and often very expensive court cases.
Organisations with effective human resource management policies, processes and practices will have committed, skilled employees who contribute effectively to the organisation. In competitive business contexts this is a significant contribution to maintaining a competitive advantage.

ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENT:

Scenario
Using a multinational company of your choice, assume that you are a senior human resource manager with the responsibilities of having to recruit and retaining staff in the company. As such, address the following tasks as they relate to the associate learning outcomes.

Requirement 1

1.1 Distinguish between personnel management and human resource management.
1.2 Assess the functions of human resource management of you chosen company (For instance, how do these functions can contribute to fulfilling organisational purposes such goals/objectives).
1.3 Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of line managers in a human resource department of that company
1.4 Analyse the impact of the UK legal and regulatory framework on human resource management.
M1 Identify and apply three(3) strategies that can help a line manager to recruit new staff for your chosen company
D1 Critically evaluate the benefits of using a ‘Soft System’ of approach of HRM in a business organisation.

Requirement 2

2.1 Analyze the reasons for Human Resources Planning for your chosen organization.
2.2 Outline the stages involved in planning its HR requirements
2.3 Compare the recruitment and selection process of your chosen company with another company of your choice.
2.4 Evaluate the effectiveness of the recruitment and selection techniques of the two companies discussed above.
M2 Select and design three HRM methods or techniques to determine staff performance in your chosen organisation

Requirement 3

3.1 Assess the link between motivational theory and reward.
3.2 Evaluate the process of job evaluation and other factors determining pay.
3.3 Assess the effectiveness of reward systems in two different work contexts.
3.4 Examine methods that are being used by businesses to monitor employee performance.
M3 Present and discuss three uses of information derived from employee performance
D2 Take responsibility for managing and organizing activities throughout the assignment. Provide appropriate table of content, proper referencing and demonstrate an effective approach to independent research.

Requirement 4

4.1 Identify the reasons for cessation of employment with your chosen organisation.
4.2 Describe the employment exit procedures of two different organisations including your chosen company.
4.3 Consider the impacts of the UK regulatory framework on employment cessation arrangements.
D3 Critically reflect on three ways the legal and regulatory framework may affect the work of a recruitment manager

Assignment submission instructions

1. Go to the following website: www.submit.ac.uk
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• Class ID
• Class enrolment password
• Your first name
• Your last name
• Email address
• Your password (it must be 6-12 characters long and contain at least one letter and one number)
• Select a secret question and write down your answer

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Achievement of a pass, merit and distinction grade
A pass grade is achieved by meeting all the pass criteria defined in the assessment criteria for each individual unit.
All the assessment criteria and merit grade descriptors need to be completed within a unit to achieve a merit grade.
All the assessment criteria, merit and distinction grade descriptors must be completed within a unit to achieve a distinction grade.
Plagiarism and Collusion
Any act of plagiarism and collusion will be seriously dealt with according to the regulations. In this context the definition and scope of plagiarism are presented below:
“Using the work of others without acknowledging source of information or inspiration. Even if the words are changed or sentences are put in different order, the result is still plagiarism” (Cortell 2003).
Collusion describes as the submission of work produced in collaboration for an assignment based on the assessment of individual work. When one person shares his/her work with others who submit part or all of it as their own work.
Extension and Late Submission
If you need an extension for a valid reason, you must request one using a coursework extension request form available from the college. Please note that the lecturers do not have the authority to extend the coursework deadlines and therefore do not ask them to award a coursework extension.
The completed form must be accompanied by evidence such as a medical certificate in the event of you being sick.
Support materials

Textbooks
Torrington D et al – Human Resource Management (Financial Times/Prentice
Hall, 2007) ISBN: 9780273710752
Bratton J and Gold J – Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice,
(Palgrave MacMillan, 2007) ISBN: 9780230001749
Marchington M and Wilkinson A – Human Resource Management at Work: People
Management and Development, (CIPD, 2008) ISBN: 9781843982005

Journals
Human Resource Management Journal (Wiley-Blackwell)
People Management (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
Personnel Review (Emerald)
Personnel Today (Reed Business Information)