Sainsburys Human Resources

The human resources department within a business looks after the

labour side of the organisation. This sector is what used to be known

as the personnel department, and deals with all aspects of the

structure, recruitment, appraisal, selection and training of the

workforce.

The human resource department is also responsible for looking after

the general welfare of the employees, implementing health and safety

legislations at work and dealing with disputes, appraisals, complaints

and grievance procedures that may arise.

Human resource management is the management of labour within a

business and involves a few factors in which help keep the human

resources department well organized and maximize on efficiency. These

are:

Organizational strategy- To ensure an efficient HR department, the

strategy of the HR department must somehow fall in line with the

strategy of the business. The Human resources manager needs to

communicate with other departments to ensure that the HR stays intact

with the company.

Human resources planning- This is the development of a staffing

strategy that will meet the future needs of the organisation. This

ought to ensure recruitment of the right people for the right jobs at

the right time. To effectively plan for the future of human resources,

the department must ask itself the following questions:

1. Are we using our human resources well?

2. Are the right numbers and type of people doing the things that

need doing?

3. Do we have the people we need to satisfy our future requirements?

Selection- The maintaining of a recruitment policy that makes sure

that the needs of labour that meets needs caused by retirement,

maternity leave, resignations, promotions or business Expansion.

Performance appraisal- is the appraisal of an employee’s performance

to make sure that the level that the employee is working is kept up

with the needs of the business. The HR department needs to set targets

for the employees, to do this. Often these are linked to benefits such

as pay rises and bonuses, which keeps the staff well motivated towards