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Unit: 22 Managing Human Resources

Learning Hours: 60

Course: HND Business

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Level 4

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Lecturer: EMMANUEL B

Seethalakshmy Nagarajan

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ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Managing Human Resources

Learners Name: Robert Conka

Term: 22/02/2016

Registration Number: 12412

Campus: Watford House Gants Hill

Hand out Date:

29/02/2016

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Intake:

Submission Date: 27 July 2016

Learning

Assessment

In this assessment you will

Task

Evidence

Outcome

Criteria

have the opportunity to

Number

Page

present evidence that shows

number

you are able to:

LO1 Understand the different

1.1

Explain Guests model of HRM

perspectives of human

1.2

Compare the differences

resource management

between Storeys definitions of

HRM, personnel and IR
practices
1.3

Assess the implications for line

managers and employees of

developing a strategic
approach to HRM
LO2 Understand ways of

2.1

Explain how a model of

developing flexibility within the

flexibility might be applied in

workplace

practice

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2.2

Discuss the types of flexibility

which may be developed by an

organisation
2.3

Assess the use of flexible

working practices from both

the employee and the
employer perspective
2.4

Discuss the impact that

changes in the labour market

have had on flexible working
practices
LO3 Understand the impact of

3.1

Explain the forms of

equal opportunities within the

discrimination that can take

workplace

place in the workplace

3.2

Discuss the practical

implications of equal
opportunities legislation for an
organisation
3.3

Compare the approaches to

managing equal opportunities

and managing diversity
LO4 Understand approaches to
human resources practices in
organisations

4.1

Compare different methods of

performance management
4.2

Assess the approaches to the

practice of managing
employee welfare in a selected
organisation
4.3

Discuss the implications of

health and safety legislation on

human resources practices
4.4

Evaluate the impact of one

topical issue on human

resources practices.
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Executive Summary
This report is identified with overseeing HR. The key variables of this task are to furnish the valuable
information about inspecting the alternate points of view of human asset administration, techniques
for the advancement of the adaptability in the association, determination of the requirement for giving
the equivalent open doors inside the association and investigation of the topical human asset issues
and practices.
Through the achievement of this very undertaking the report have possessed the capacity to clarify
Guest's model of hard-delicate, free tight measurements of the human asset administration, to clarify
the principle contrasts between the Story's meanings of the human asset administration and work
force and IR refines and to break down the human asset administration as per a key point of view and
its suggestions for the part of the representatives and the line chief.
It has likewise made the report ready to clarify a model of adaptability and its sorts, distinctive types
of separation, equivalent open doors in business versus overseeing differing qualities, execution
administration and the effect of globalization on human asset arranging.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
1.1 Guests HRM Model ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Compare the Differences between Storeys Definitions of HRM, Personnel and IR Practices ......................... 9
1.3 Assess the Implications for Line Managers and Employees of Developing a Strategic Approach to HRM .. 11
2. Explain How a Model of Flexibility Might be Applied in Practice ............................................................................ 12
2.1 Discuss the Types of Flexibility Which May be Developed by an Organisation ................................................ 13
2.2 Assess the Use of Flexible Working Practices from Both the Employee and the Employer Perspective ..... 13
2.3 Discuss the Impact that Changes in the Labour Market Have Had on Flexible Working Practices ............... 14
3 Explain the Forms of Discrimination that Can Take Place in the Workplace ........................................................ 15
3.1 Discuss the Practical Implications of Equal Opportunities Legislation for an Organisation ............................. 16
3.2 Compare the Approaches to Managing Equal Opportunities and Managing Diversity..................................... 16
4 Compare Different Methods of Performance Management ..................................................................................... 17
4.1 Assess the Approaches to the Practice of Managing Employee Welfare in a Selected Organisation ........... 18
4.2 Discuss the Implications of Health and Safety Legislation on Human Resources Practices........................... 19
4.3 Evaluate the Impact of One Topical Issue on Human Resources Practices ...................................................... 20
5 Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20
6 References ....................................................................................................................................................................... 21

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1 Introduction
The employment of Human Resources today is to make individuals and associations develop, yet it
has just hardly advanced since its commencement around the end of the nineteenth century.
Beginning as "Personnel," to ensure ladies and young ladies in mechanical situations, it progressively
transformed into different domains including representative enlisting, terminating, participation, and
pay. Inspiration, hierarchical conduct, and determination appraisals were added to the blend in the
1960s and '70s. In the course of the most recent decade or thereabouts, the title of H.R. Business
Partner basically a business-centred H.R. Director part was presented with little effect (Efron,
2014).
Numerous Organizations have come to understand that members of staff are the best resources they
have and in this manner the successful administration of this asset will empower the association to
accomplish its targets. In this undertaking on overseeing HR, the report intend to clarify the Guest
Model of human asset administration furthermore the possibility of Storey in connection to PM, IR and
HRM and how this is executed in organizations and the ramifications of these to line administrators
and representatives. This report will likewise talk about sorts of model of adaptability and how the
sorts that may be produced by and by with reference to companies. The report will also talk about the
effect changes in the work market have on adaptable working practices at organizations with specific
reference to any company. The report will briefly use Harrods as an example.

1.1 Guests HRM Model

The Guest's Model intend to separate work force administration from human resource administration
and hence expresses that human resource administration is responsibility based as opposed to
consistency based as honed by personnel administration. Therefore, Guest sees human resource
administration as going past enrolment and preparing of workers to perceiving representatives as
advantages for the association that should be deliberately overseen in an association to pick up their
dedication to accomplish authoritative objectives. This methodology concentrates on the individual
needs instead of the aggregate workforce. Guest model has two major factors which are hard soft
and loose tight. However, Storey identified two major elements of HRM are hard soft and weak
strong (Marsden, 2002).

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At Harrods, this model is received by the HRM office building up the technique that expanded staff
engagement and trust. To accomplish this, the HRM at Harrods has the obligation in scouting for the
best ability to pull in at Harrods, build up the staffs through learning appropriate preparing to empower
them perform their parts to the best of their capacity. They likewise changed the authoritative
structure by separating the high progressive system with excessively numerous layers and putting
more obligations in the hands of staffs. They likewise empowered individual initiative by changing the
authority style where representatives are urged to settle on choices as the vision of the association is
shared. To improve the communication there were usage of different approaches such as
(Times, 2016)

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Figure: Communication Methods (Adapted from Times, 2016)

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1.2 Compare the Differences between Storeys Definitions of HRM, Personnel

and IR Practices
Storey characterizes HRM as a key and lucid way to deal with the administration of an organisation`s
most esteemed resources the general population working there who exclusively and aggregately add
to the accomplishment of its targets. The British open deliberation at first cantered on the qualification
amongst "Hard" and "Soft" models of HRM (Storey, 1989; Legge, 1995). By differentiation, the "Soft"
model spotlights on the administration of 'resourceful people', accepting that representatives are
esteemed resources and a wellspring of upper hand through their aptitudes and capacities. Inside this
origination of HRM, there is one most ideal approach to oversee staff, and this obliges supervisors to
incite responsibility also, steadfastness keeping in mind the end goal to guarantee abnormal amounts
of execution. Story (2001, p.6) characterizes the delicate form in the accompanying way: HRM is an
unmistakable way to deal with occupation administration which tries to accomplish upper hand
through the vital sending of an exceptionally conferred and fit workforce utilizing a variety of social,
auxiliary and workforce systems.
Though the "Hard" model takes into account a scope of various styles, the "delicate" variation
contends that one style is better than all others in advancing levels of representative inspiration,
responsibility and fulfilment that are fundamental for great execution. So, HRM can be seen as a
specific style of overseeing that is equipped for being measured and characterized, and in addition
analysed against the layout of a perfect model (Wilkinson & Adrian, 2008). Storey point of view on
Personnel administration as administration of the workforce or representatives to agree to rules as
required by the proprietors of business. It's for the most part worried with enrolment, pay roll and work
laws. He along these lines considers PM "to be being bureaucratic, in light of tenets and methods and
seen as a different capacity from general administration." Storey thought of 27 key focuses to
separate between PM/IR and HRM. Some of these have been found in the table underneath
(whatishumanresource.com, 2016).

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Table: 27 Areas of People Management by Storey (Adapted from whatishumanresouce.com)

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From the table above, it is visible that the vital parts of Storey's model shows HRM vital to corporate
arranging in the association, the third segment, line administration, gives HRM masters a'
transformational initiative' part in the association. These are angles that staff administration and IR
don't accomplish inside an association.
From the HRM point of view at Harrods, it is visible that the model of Storey executed as they have
come to perceive the key mental needs of people and in this manner deliberately drew in their
representatives in addressing these requirements from non-monetary prizes as they give chances to
workers advancement, for them to be required in basic leadership, add to a group and to do an
assortment of assignments that all add to Harrods accomplishing its goals furthermore with the
learning and improvement in Harrods HRM, the representatives are supported to draw out the best in
them and not observed as in PM.
In opposition to Harrods routine of HRM, Matalan's HR accomplishes a greater amount of PM
practices. The centre of this division in Matalan is: "enlistment of representatives, giving consultative
backing to Store Managers on a scope of arrangements and strategies and on particular
circumstances, for example, disciplinary issues." Despite the fact that it is called HR in Matalan,
however in operation it is workforce administration as they are principally worried with the
representatives consenting to approaches and systems in completing obligations and managing
disciplinary issues and the workers are not included in basic leadership or completely drew in for their
advancement and profession movement (Matalan,2016).

1.3 Assess the Implications for Line Managers and Employees of Developing a
Strategic Approach to HRM
There are various ramifications for both representatives and line directors at Harrods when creating
key HRM approaches. Line directors need to coordinate such methodologies with general
authoritative society, administration style, business arrangements and objectives particularly as far as
creation. Accordingly, HRM perspectives, for example, chain of importance in senior administration
and changing the initiative style and pivot of occupations and office can introduce different
ramifications since line supervisors need to abstain from conceiving approaches that will struggle with
business operations in this manner contrarily influencing the qualities and brands Harrods is known
for. For the staffs, the suggestion range from employer stability, change of compensation and rewards

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which will now be founded on execution and commitment to the accomplishment of the group and not
on position held, and terms of conceivable rejection when not leaving the brands (Times, 2016).

2. Explain How a Model of Flexibility Might be Applied in Practice

Flexibility or adaptability in the working environment has turned into a key thing, most particularly in
the 21st Century. It is about representatives and a business rolling out improvements to when, where
and how a man will function to better meet individual and business needs. A standout amongst the
most essential discourses on the ER (employment relationship) is the issue of adaptability in the work
power. Through generous exploration various contentions emerged in regards to changes in the past
sorts of vocation. Once employer stability was traded for responsibility, presently associations request
from their workers' adaptability, different aptitudes and abnormal amounts of execution.
Consequently, promote from money related prizes, there are open doors for preparing and
advancement so individuals could build their abilities and skills in this manner making themselves
more attractive (Claydon & Collins, 2005).
This implies there are distinctive flexibility model that can be connected in the work environment like
low maintenance working, work sharing, flexitime, compacted hours, telecommuting, versatile
working/teleworking and so on. For a model like versatile working, this is a framework whereby a
business makes procurement for a representative to work all or a portion of their working week at
area remote from the business' working environment. This can be connected by and by concurring
with the representative to chip away at an area where they will be included in marketing for the
association. This implies achieving clients that are far from the business' working environment with
the results of the association. In connection to Harrods', in acknowledgment of those inherent needs
of people, the HRM has created procedure that offers a scope of various adaptable openings for work
to address the issues of representatives for most extreme engagement and to the banquet of the
Harrods. The versatile working model is accessible in Harrods as portable working at Airports; the
course of action depends on the favourable circumstances gave by broadband innovation so
representatives can have admittance to web and intranet to work at Airport at a lessened expense to
the worker yet at the same time finishing the contracted working hours. This additionally has
advantage for Harrods as it lessens cost for the association and enhances the personal satisfaction of
the worker so they can give their best to Harrods.

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2.1 Discuss the Types of Flexibility Which May be Developed by an Organisation

There are different flexibility sorts that a company can devise and actualize in view of the procedure
that have been embraced to completely connect with the workers for higher proficiency and
profitability. The very common model such as part-time working model can be produced to offer open
door for working parents with issues of youngster care yet needs to seek after a vocation to be a
piece of the group. At present as expressed in Harrods site in their HRM segment, they select
makeshift labourers amid winter and summer deals period. Additionally at Harrods, work sharing can
be created as they as of now have in framework a comparable model, work turn which empowers
representatives to grow new aptitudes as they work with others. Flexitime model also can be
produced which offers chances to representatives like graduates and students selected by Harrods
work at once they are not in school. Additionally Term-time working model will advantage
understudies' representatives in Harrods so they can take paid leave amid term time. As talked about
above, occupation sharing model is as of now in operation. It might be troublesome for Harrods to
create telecommuting as a result of the nature its business as retail association.

2.2 Assess the Use of Flexible Working Practices from Both the Employee and
the Employer Perspective

In any companies, management generally apply flexible model practices for different advantages and
purposes for the representatives and businesses. The perspective is that flexible working practices
are in accordance with equity and assorted qualities enactment and human rights acts to guarantee
reasonable working practices that will oblige the necessities of people and still empower associations
(Harrods) to accomplish their core target.
Case in point, the arrangement of term-time working game plan will be valuable to understudies who
as lasting staff give their best to the association amid the occasions and takes unpaid leave amid the
school/university terms. With this course of action, the association is not losing any cash. On the
under hand the worker takes unpaid leave amid occasion even as a lasting staff. Harrods profits by
this as they utilize other staff to cover the movement and recoveries the pay that could have been to
the worker if he be on obligation.
Additionally working from home or from remote area advantages both the staffs and business as
expense on transport, hardware, office space, office administrational uses, and uses with respect to
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physical checking of staff are decreased. The representative still finishes the working hours in the
agreement at the comfort of his home and meets the targets of the association. Furthermore,
utilization of low maintenance and interim job inside a company is not just advantage representatives
who needs to work at their helpful time in view of issues like kid care or concentrate however it
likewise advantages in a company as they abstain from spending on components, for example,
wellbeing spreads, annuities and retirement bundles that the workers ought to have profited from if
they be in all day job.

2.3 Discuss the Impact that Changes in the Labour Market Have Had on Flexible
Working Practices
Clearly there have been changes in the worldwide business sector and these progressions over the
work market have influenced adaptable working practices such as at Harrods in different
perspectives. The progressions are as an aftereffect of elements like quick developing innovation,
increment in undergrad and post graduates enrolments, demographic change/relocation, and so
forth. In some ways it is gainful to associations like Harrods.
Case in point at Harrods, it is as of now showing a pattern those backings obtaining of best various
abilities as opposed to earlier specialization patterns. Plus, the execution of adaptability practices that
figure out where and when faculty work is turning out to be progressively moderate and less
demanding for both representatives and Harrods as Harrods spends less on staff and still them to
finish quality occupations as in their agreement that adds to Harrods as yet remaining the top retail on
the planet.
Likewise the movement and demographic has affected Harrods as they now have an expanding
gathering of people from various foundation and society that will interpretation of all day job and low
maintenance occupations in the wake of finishing movements in their fundamental employments. In
generally speaking, such changes have made techniques and methodologies concerning usage of
such practices simpler and more advantageous, prompting expanded diminishing of conventional
business uses furthermore boosting the rich social differences that Harrods has faith in (Durham,
2011).

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3 Explain the Forms of Discrimination that Can Take Place in the Workplace
Numerous types of discrimination can happen in work environment situations and circumstances and
all things considered at Harrods is not invulnerable from such segregation. Gender orientation
segregation can happen in a working environment, where certain standards forced on male or female
representatives against their desire that works in light of a legitimate concern for the association.
Case in point, at Harrods, the female representatives are ordered to wear cosmetics at all times while
on the shop floor; this has not run done well with a portion of the female staff. The two-page "women"
clothing regulation stipulates: "Full cosmetics at record-breaking: base, blusher, full eyes (not very
substantial), lipstick, lip liner and sparkle are worn at unsurpassed and looked after prudently (please
consider the store show lighting which has a 'washing out' impact)." According to one of the female
staff, Melanie Stark, 24, said her fight with the Knightsbridge store left her "depleted, focused and
disturb". Toward the end of this, she was compelled to leave her place of employment as reported in
the papers and on the web. A business right hand at Harrods claims she has been "driven out" of her
employment over her refusal to wear cosmetics" (Davies, 2011). Discrimination such as age
discrimination that can happen at any company (Harrods) which is for the most part conceivable in
perspective of the worldwide work market change with more youthful undergraduate and
postgraduate individuals being enrolled in companies (Harrods)mission to utilize the best gifts and
fiery people to help the association remain the best retail establishment on the planet.
With the sort of picture and impression that Harrods likes make on its clients, there is probability of
separation to those with one type of physical disorder or the other either amid enrolment process or
while at work. This has been the situation already as reported by one of Abercrombie & Fitch worker
with physical disorder. As per Riam Dean, she was requested that leave the shop floor when the
administration acknowledged she has a physical disorder. "Riam Dean, a 22-year-old law understudy
from Greenford, west London, guaranteed she was expelled from the shop floor when administration
got to be mindful of her handicap. Senior member, who was conceived without her exited lower arm
and has worn a prosthetic appendage since she was three months old, sued for inability separation
after she was left "by and by lessened and mortified" when she declined to expel her cardigan at work
the previous summer. In 2009 a tribunal honoured her approximately 8,000 for unlawful badgering
(Topping, 2009).

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3.1 Discuss the Practical Implications of Equal Opportunities Legislation for an

Organisation
There are various common sense ramifications that such enactment has in company like Harrods,
both positive and negative. Case in point, Harrods has needed to survey their HRM strategies and
rules to guarantee that they basically consider discrimination/separation as unsuitable. Moreover,
they have needed to source mastery to audit practically the majority of their operation rules and
methodology to guarantee that they are not infringing upon balance enactment and other comparable
codes of practice inside the UK. This has money related ramifications as they need to pay outside
experts that will be contracted for this assignment. Company like Harrods in other to experience its
notoriety for being an equivalent open door association that restricts separation and they need to
exhibit this freely through their approaches and methodology and in the creation of its staff. This
infers it will have sway in their enlistment procedure offering chance to all qualified individuals paying
little mind to their religious conviction, age and sexual orientation. Another ramifications example this
has on A&F is, they stand the danger of arraignment if they neglect to agree to balance enactment or
in circumstance any of the representatives feel being victimized similar to the case above when Riam
Dean sued them for been expelled from her work due to her incapacity which was not influencing her
execution of her obligations.

3.2 Compare the Approaches to Managing Equal Opportunities and Managing

Diversity
Diversity and equal opportunities at the working environment can be advanced after comparative
methodologies as they work as an inseparable unit. In this way, in a company like Harrods the
methodologies for overseeing break even with circumstance and assorted qualities have been
working at the same time. For example, in enlistment, the HRM source gifts from everywhere
throughout the nation utilizing diverse media for notice as a part of line with fairness and job
enactment. This methodology offers chance to every qualified individual paying little mind to the part
of the nation they are from to be utilized to work at Harrods. Another methodology being utilized at
Harrods is utilization of uniformity of sexual orientation in their senior administration group and line
chiefs. There is no sexual orientation segregation with regards to arrangement into positions as both
male and female that has the right aptitudes and ability are contracted to convey to drive the
association forward.
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Managers can just separate on the grounds of capacity, experience or potential and all livelihood
choices tackled an individual's capacity to make a specific showing with regards to. Associations and
organizations comprise of numerous people cooperating to make hierarchical progress. These people
on the whole bring diverse mentalities, observations and learning encounters to the work
environment, and additionally ethnic, sex and identity contrasts. In the course of recent years, the
working environment has changed significantly. Ladies have turned out to be more enabled giving
them the chance to look for vocation movement which had beforehand been denied to them. Crippled
individuals who can work are being sponsored to work and offered the same open doors as physically
fit individuals and financial globalization of business has implied that directors must know about social
and race issues (Durham, 2016).

4 Compare Different Methods of Performance Management

Performance administration or management includes observing and investigating staff performance
by keeping in mind the end goal to distinguish zones they are performing great administration and the
range that need extra change and those that are influencing an organization negatively. In case of
Harrods, performance administration techniques incorporate those that attention on worker
gatherings or groups, generation lines, offices, and organization branches or backups. In general, all
techniques for performance administration are comparable on the grounds that they all help Harrods
HRM to recognize genuine execution levels of representatives (Excitant, 2014). Case in point for the
situation of Harrods study seen, utilize of "Talent Spotting" and by this technique, they distinguish
capable individuals who can make critical commitments to Harrods. As per Laura Gorse who works in
this division, Harrods detected her ability and gave her chance to assume higher liability to draw out
the best in her. Another example of performance management or administration technique being
utilized at Harrods as expressed as a part of the contextual investigation is compliment in
authoritative structure that gave chances to workers to take more obligations that wasn't conceivable
when there was high chain of command structure in the organization. This has prompted improved
workers' employment fulfilment. I think this is a beneficial strategy to offer chance to representatives
to amplify their potential, without bureaucratic obstacles to advantage the association (Harrods Case
Study). How people (or groups) are incentivised, created and oversaw is regularly left to the HR
execution administration framework, yet this is a noteworthy impact on operational execution and vital
change. Change how individuals are created and oversaw and you change how the association is
overseen. It appears to be anything but difficult to oversee operations and groups yet the
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progressions here can conflict with the individual examination, improvement and prize frameworks.
Be careful with handling any viewpoint in confinement (Excitant, 2014).

4.1 Assess the Approaches to the Practice of Managing Employee Welfare in a

Selected Organisation
Many companies use a mind boggling blend of the Cafeteria strategy and the Blanket technique in
overseeing representative welfare. This relies on upon the important enactment set up in a specific
area that is working in business. Company utilizes the Blanket strategy or methodology in giving
different welfare projects, for example, sustenance amid movements and transport for representatives
in all districts and divisions. What's more, it uses this strategy to proffer welfare administrations, for
example, therapeutic offices in all its operation offices and proffering of execution advantages and
rewards. In any case, for confuse projects, for example, Income Protection and Health Insurance, this
endeavour embraces the Cafeteria approach. Along these lines, for this situation, it permits
representatives to have huge control and observing of their wages and extra advantages (Unilever,
2016).
According to the Harrods case study, one of the results of the representative review was the
distinction in worker experience and client at Harrods, this issue was given a "need prompting the
modernisation of the staff eatery, giving an intriguing eating space with high calibre, and nutritiously
adjusted sustenance." It was evident the workers were content with this welfare bundle as
communicated by a retail administrator (Hayri Volkan) at Harrods thinks the perspectives are certainly
esteemed as well as generally asked sentiment on things individuals who carry out the employment
are recognized as a decent data source. The welfare of employee management in Harrods is a
division of HRM parts. Inside the HR Management at Harrods is the Employee Relations Team, they
have the obligation on dealing with a few issues that influence the general prosperity of
representatives to guarantee their dedication and execution are not contrarily influenced by issues
like grievance, approaches and methods and repetition. From the exploration completed on Harrods
HRM, it is expressed that the representative connection group additionally built up the benefits plot
that is exceptionally compelling in meeting the representatives' welfare. At Harrods the Pensions
group shapes only one a player in our broad advantages advertising. Going about as an immediate
connection amongst representatives and our supplier, Pensions help the plan's 1,100 individuals with
each part of putting something aside for what's to come. This suggests the HRM at Harrods require
significant investment to react to different parts of representatives work and life by taking care of
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work environment issues that can influence their focus and responsibility to the association. Also,
they bolster the representatives to get ready for their future through the benefits plan (Harrods Case
Study).

4.2 Discuss the Implications of Health and Safety Legislation on Human

Resources Practices
HR experts assume a vital part in guaranteeing worker wellbeing and security, as they probably am
aware the working environment, the representatives and their occupation requests. While HR experts
are not anticipated that would know the specialized parts of working environment wellbeing and
security, they ought to know when and how to utilize existing assets to react to representative
concerns. In numerous associations, wellbeing and security obligations are inside the HR office.
Keeping in mind the end goal to meet these obligations, HR experts must:
Understand the wellbeing and security obligations of businesses, directors, managers and workers
inside the association;
Implement faculty administration approaches to guarantee that everybody in the working
environment knows about his/her obligations;
Establish compelling methods for meeting wellbeing and security obligations; and
Ensure that representatives satisfy their wellbeing and security obligations as sketched out in the
authoritative approaches and projects (CCOHS, 2016).
In regards to Harrods case study, health and safety enactment has suggestions on the acts of human
asset hones at Harrods as they are under commitment to keep them not just for the security and
prosperity of their workers and clients, additionally for the overall population. There could be
expanded consumption of organization assets. Case in point, wellbeing enactments like Health and
Safety Act 1974 normally request that businesses need to organize significant projects that will
guarantee satisfactory wellbeing measures of representatives both amid enrolment and working lives.
Wellbeing and security enactment considers organizations in charge of the wellbeing and security of
representatives whilst at the working environment and offers firm punishments for any infringement of
such (Harrods Case Study).

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4.3 Evaluate the Impact of One Topical Issue on Human Resources Practices

Convinced topical issues influence human asset hones crosswise over most areas in any business
association. One noteworthy topical issue that has affected the HM hones in a company is the cultural
association. The cultural association in a company shapes the way the human asset administration
does enlistment and engagement of representatives. The effect of this is the enrolment group of HR
is a company has arrangement of meeting stages (Initial application, CV screen, Telephone/video
meeting, Assessment Centre, Resourcing meeting, Line administration meeting, Prepared errand and
last stage meeting - 8 all in all), for candidates to guarantee fruitful competitors will adjust to the way
of life. In addition, the learning and improvement some portion of HR is individuals centred keeping in
mind the end goal to better connect with its workers. This consequence of this as expressed for the
situation study is that it gives its representatives a voice for change. All representatives are urged to
give input on each part of how a company works. In order to operate a smooth operation in company
should focus very much necessary for employees long term career instead of seeking better offer.
HRM should identify staffs that are hungry to face any challenges. Company should assure skills
development and offer more work experience to their staffs in order to achieve better efficiency at
work. For instance Harrods offered some exclusive staff benefits in the past years such as flexible
work practice, staff awards based on performance and so forth (Harrods Case Study).

5 Conclusions
The report successfully explained how the Storeys theory can affect within the organisation.
Diversity and discriminations and the impact of them also were evaluated in the previous chapters.
Staff rewards on better performance can significantly change the organisational employee and
employers relationship was also justified.

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