LO1 Explain the purpose and scope of Human Resource Management in terms of resourcing an
organisation with talent and skills appropriate to fulfil business objectives
P1 Explain the purpose and the M1 Assess how the functions
functions of HRM, applicable to of HRM can provide talent and D1 Critically evaluate the
workforce planning and skills appropriate to fulfil strengths and weaknesses
resourcing an organisation. business objectives of different approaches to
P2 Explain the strengths and M2 Evaluate the strengths and recruitment and selection,
weaknesses of different weaknesses of different supported by specific
approaches to recruitment and approaches to recruitment and examples.
selection. selection.
LO2 Evaluate the effectiveness of the key elements of Human Resource Management in an
organization
P3 Explain the benefits of
different HRM practices within D2 Critically evaluate
M3 Explore the different
an organisation for both the employee relations and the
methods used in HRM
employer and employee. application of HRM
practices, providing specific
practices that inform and
P4 Evaluate the effectiveness of examples to support
influence decision-making
different HRM practices in evaluation within an
in an organisational
terms of raising organisational organisational context.
context.
profit and productivity.
LO3 Analyse internal and external factors that affect Human D3 Critically evaluate
Resource Management decision-making, including employment employee relations and the
legislation application of HRM
P5 Analyse the importance of
practices that inform and
employee relations in respect M4 Evaluate the key aspects of
influence decision-making
to influencing HRM decision- employee relations
in an organisational
making. management and employment
context.
P6 Identify the key elements of legislation that affects HRM
employment legislation and decision-making in an
the impact it has upon HRM organisational context.
decision- making.
LO4 Apply Human Resource Management practices in a work-
related context
,P7 Illustrate the application of M5 Provide a rationale for the
HRM practices in a work- application of specific HRM
related context, using specific practices in a work- related
examples. context.
Assignment title Human Resource Management in organizations
Part 1. Development of Human Resource Plan (4000 words)
You are working as an HR Manager for a large logistics, transportation and forwarding company in the
Middle East. Recently, Shell Iraq decided to close down and outsourced their transportation facilities
that caters to their employees’ travel from company accommodation to Shell’s various worksite. Their
plan is aligned to their strategy to focus more on essential part of the business. Your company received a
request for proposal (RFP) from Shell Iraq, inviting your organization to place a bid in handling the
transportation section of the company. Your CEO was thrilled and called a meeting with all functional
heads to review the requirements stipulated in RFP and highlighted the importance of this opportunity.
This project, if secured, will increase the company’s revenue by up to 40 percent on an annual basis.
Upon reviewing the RFP on HR Section, Shell requires a detailed HR Plan which are outlined below:
1. Workforce Deployment. This section requires you to discuss workforce planning, Job Analysis,
Job Specification, Source of Recruitment, job advertisement, Selection Methods up to Onboarding.
2. Performance Reward Management. Outline the basis on how you will develop your strategy.
Shell also requires you to discuss your retention strategies, intrinsic and extrinsic reward that your
organization offers should you be awarded with this project. The RFP also requires you to discuss
different components of your entire compensation and benefits. You need to discuss how employee
performance will be assessed in this section
3. Employee Skills. This section should outline the training and development programmes and
strategies to ensure the people have required skills to handle the project. Shell emphasized the
importance of Health, Safety and Environment. Shell. Is also interested on how your training programs
will affect the organization by discussing a model on you will measure the impact of the training
programs to the business.
, 4. Employee Relations. Disciplinaries and grievances are common at the worksite. You should
discuss the importance and approach to employee relations to this project. You are also required to
illustrate the grievance and disciplinary procedure of the organization in a flow chart. Shell also wanted
see how employee contract terminations are handled in accordance to best practice.
Part 2. Human Resource Management Practices (2000 words)
Differentiate Best Practice and Best Fit approach in HRM. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each
approach relative to business context and external factors.
Contents
Veloce Logistics Company 8
RECRUITMENT PLAN 8
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & DEVELOPMENT PLAN 12
Employee Retention Strategies 14
Designing a Training Program: 16
Improve organizational profitability 18
EMPLOYEE RELATION PLAN 20
Grievance Procedure followed at Veloce Logistics 21
Disciplinary Procedure followed at Veloce Logistics 21
Termination Procedure followed at Veloce Logistics 22
JOB ANALYSIS, JOB DESCRIPTION & JOB ADVERTISEMENT: 23
Job Description:25
Sample Job Advertisement: 27
CRITICAL EVALUATION: 28
Bibliography 29
Veloce Logistics Company