Apply Human Resource Management Practices In A Work-Related

Unit 03 Human Resource Management - Higher National Diploma in Business Administration

Learning Outcome 1: Explain the purpose and scope of Human Resource Management in terms of resourcing an organisation with talent and skills appropriate to fulfil business functions.

Learning Outcome 2: Evaluate the effectiveness of the key elements of Human Resource Management in an organisation.

Learning Outcome 3: Analyse internal and external factors that affect Human Resource Management decision-making, including employment legislation.

Learning Outcome 4: Apply Human Resource Management practices in a work-related context.

Assignment Brief

Section A

Scenario:
The Human Resources (HR) department of a company of your choice will be restructured based on the findings of a review report that you have been asked to complete. With a brief overview introducing the chosen organization, you are required to explain the objectives of the HR function and the key roles and responsibilities. The writing should then follow through an assessment of the approaches used in workforce planning, recruitment and selection, development and training, performance management and reward systems.

The report is expected to be further narrated through special attention provided on the approaches used to improve effectiveness of employee recruitment and selection process. These approaches should be explained with specific examples. It is also important to explain and critically evaluate the benefits of employee relations and employee engagement, and comment on the adoption of flexible organization, flexible working practice and ‘employer of choice` by applying the theories in to the practical scenario of the chosen organization. You are also required to discover and evaluate various methods of HRM practices that can increase the organizational productivity and profit while justify the importance of HRM. Report should also cover an evaluation of key employee legislations that need to be considered when making important Human Resource Management (HRM) decisions and "managing" human resources. The content will then finalize a complete picture of the HR department re-structure.

The review has to be submitted as a case study report on how HRM functions are applicable to workforce planning and resourcing in the origination.

Section B:
While working as a management trainee in the Human Resources (HR) department of a chosen organization, you have been asked to take part in testing the new recruitment and selection process to recruit Department Head for the new product line. As the first step, you have to form a small team (3-4 members) to design a job specification for the particular job role and then you will take part in an interview simulation for the same job role advertised by another team similar to yours.
The aim of your team is to test the recruitment and selection process and complete an individual document portfolio (by each individual member of the team) to submit.

The document portfolio should include:

Designing and placing job advertisements, Documentation of preparatory notes for interviews, interview notes based on selection criteria and a justified decision of the candidate selected A job offer to the selected candidate, An evaluation of the process and the rationale for conducting appropriate HR practices.