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Higher Nationals in
Business
Assignment Brief
Unit 3: Human Resource Management (RQF)
For use with the Higher National Certificate and
Higher National Diploma in Business
Assignment Brief Number: 2
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Student Name /ID Number
Unit Number and Title 3 Human Resource Management
Academic Year 2018
Unit Tutor Raja Sohaib
Assignment Title Human Resource Management
Issue Date 25-11-2018
Submission Date 22-12-2018
IV Name & Date

Submission Format:

The submission should be in the in the form of an individual written report. It should be written in
a concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to
make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be
supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system.

Please also provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system.

The recommended word limit is 6,000 words, although you will not be penalized for exceeding
the total word limit.
You have been hired as an HR Manager and have been assigned the task to analyze the processes and practices
of the department and give recommendations for the development of the department.

You are to explain the purpose and scope of Human Resource Management in terms of resourcing the
organisation with talent and skills appropriate to fulfill business objectives

Learning Outcomes:

 LO1- Explain the purpose and scope of Human Resource Management in terms of
resourcing an organisation with talent and skills appropriate to fulfill business
objectives

 LO2-Evaluate the effectiveness of the key elements of Human Resource

Management in an organisation

 LO3- Analyze internal and external factors that affect Human Resource
Management decision-making, including employment legislation

 LO4-Apply Human Resource Management practices in a work-related

context

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Tasks-

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

LO-1.1: Describe for the selected Organization/Business the pros and cons of the ‘Best Fit’ approach vs ‘Best
Practice’ and the application of the hard and soft dimensions of relevant HR Models.

LO-1.2: Explain workforce planning covering matters related to types of labor markets, labor market trends, also
Identify and analyze the sources of internal vs external recruitment and analyze turnover, stability and retention.

LO-1.3: Explain Internal and external environmental effects on HRM highlighting the impact of legal and regulatory
frameworks and the impact that advances in technology have had upon improving the efficiency of HR practices.

LO-1.4: Describe the main methods of selection, the strengths and weaknesses of each and the reliability and validity
as key criteria, also look into the issues affecting successful induction and socialization of employees

LO-1.5: Explain Job analysis, job descriptions, personal specifications and competency frameworks, series of job
design-job extension techniques.

LO-2: Evaluate the effectiveness of the key elements of Human Resource Management in an
organisation.

LO-2.1: Differentiate between development and training, identifying training needs in any one of the departments of
your chosen Organization and the training gap.

LO-2.2: Describe the Performance management and methods used to monitor employee performance the types of
payment and reward system and methods of a determination and also the link between motivational theory and
reward.

LO-2.3: Describe and conduct evaluation of training and extrinsic and intrinsic rewards from work.

LO-2.4: Describe the types of flexibility: numerical, structural and functional flexibility, the models of flexible
organizations (e.g. Handy, Atkinson)

LO-2.5: Evaluate flexible working options in modern organizations along with that for your selected organisation
describing benefits to employers and employees of flexible working practices.

LO-3: Analyze internal and external factors that affect Human Resource Management decision-
making, including employment legislation.

LO-3.1: Explain how to maintain good employee relations and the strategies for building and improving employee
relations and engagement.

LO-3.2: Explain the purpose of employment law identifying key legal issues and constraints (e.g. equality, data
protection, health and safety, redundancy, dismissal, employment contracts). Also highlight the importance of ethical
and social responsibilities.

LO-3.3: The role of trade unions in a local/national context, collective agreements, discipline, grievances and
redundancy in accordance with best practice.

LO-4: Apply HRM practices in a work related context

LO-4.1: Explain with examples job specifications and person specifications applicable to the recruitment context and
needs of your organisation, taking into account legislation and company policies.

LO-4.2: Explain the impact of technology on improving the recruitment and selection process in your Organization
with the use of online resources, digital platforms and social networking. Design a job advertisement.
 Grading Criteria
Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction

LO1 Explain the P1 Explain the M1 Assess how the D1 Critically evaluate
purpose and scope of purpose and the functions of HRM can the strengths and
Human resource functions of HRM, provide talent and weaknesses of
Management in terms applicable to skills appropriate to different approaches
of resourcing an workforce planning fulfil business to recruitment and
organisation with and resourcing an objectives. selection, supported
talent and skills organisation. by specific examples.
appropriate to fulfill
business functions. P2 Explain the M2 Evaluate the
strengths and strengths and
weaknesses of weaknesses of
different approaches different approaches
to recruitment and to recruitment and
selection. selection.

LO2 Evaluate the P3 Explain the M3 Explore the D2 Critically evaluate

effectiveness of the benefits of different different methods HRM practices and
key elements of HRM practices within used in HRM application within the
Human Resource an organisation for practices, providing business context,
Management in an both the employer and specific examples to using a range of
organisation. employee. support evaluation specific examples.
within the business
P4 Evaluate the context.
effectiveness of
different HRM
practices in terms of
raising organisational
profit and productivity

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 Grading Criteria (Continued)
Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction

LO3 Analyse internal P5 Analyse the M4 Evaluate the key D3 Critically evaluate
and external factors importance of aspects of employee employee relations
that affect Human employee relations in relations management and the application of
Resource respect to influencing and employment HRM practices that
Management HRM decision-making. legislation that affect inform and influence
decision-making in the
context of your
decision-making, HRM decision-making business.
in the context of your
including employment P6 Identify the key business.
legislation. elements of
employment
legislation and the
impact it has upon
HRM decision-making.

M5 Provide a rationale for D3 Critically evaluate the

LO4 Apply Human Resource P7 Illustrate the application the application of specific effectiveness of the HRM
Management practices in a of HRM practice in the HRM practice in the context practice that you have
work-related context. context of your business. of your business. applied .

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