Human Resource Planning Module
Assignment One:
An Overview of the Human Resource Function
Date: 04.01.10
Section Contents Page number
1.0 Background on the Organisation 3
2.0 PESTLE Factors
2.1 Political and Legal
2.2 Economic
2.3 Social/Cultural
2.4 Technological
2.5 Environment 4-5
3.0 SWOT Analysis
3.1 Strengths
3.2 Weaknesses
3.3 Opportunities
3.4 Threats 6-7
4.0 Personnel Activities
Sub-contracted Activities 8
9
5.0 Evaluation of the impact that the personnel function has upon the success of the organisation 10
6.0 Conclusions 11
7.0 Recommendations 12
8.0 Reference list 13
9.0 Bibliography / Webiography 14
10.0 Appendices
Appendix One: PESTLE and Mind Map
Appendix Two: SWOT Analysis
Appendix Three: Personnel Activities Chart
Appendix Four: HR activities at Tesco Background on the organisation
Tesco PLC is a UK-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. It is the largest British retailer by both global sales and domestic market share, with profits exceeding £3 billion. It is currently the third largest global retailer based on revenue, behind Wal-Mart and France 's Carrefour but second largest based on profit, ahead of Carrefour. Originally specialising in food and drink, it has diversified into areas such as clothing, consumer electronics, financial services, telecoms, home, health and car insurance, dental plans, retailing and renting DVDs, CDs, music downloads, Internet services and software.Mark
Tesco has a portfolio of over 2,000 international stores and 2,300 UK stores. They employ over 285,000 people in the UK alone. Tesco also operates in China, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the USA 2.
Its has a very diverse workforce, prides itself on being an Employer of Choice and has been awarded the prestigious Investor in People title.
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Bibliography: 2.1 Political/Legal Tesco employs over 285,000 employees and must ensure it adheres to employment laws and legislations, including the Sexual Discrimination Act (1975)