Research and critically evaluate the role of HR within Belfield Furnishings Ltd currently.
Research and critically evaluate the role of HR within Belfield Furnishings Ltd currently.
Provide a set of justified recommendations to indicate how HR can develop its profile within the organisation.
Executive Summary
This report aims to evaluate the function of HR within Belfield Furnishings Ltd and provide justified recommendations as to how the HR function can be develop and improve its profile within the business.
The key points that will be discussed in this report are the function of HR currently; including relation to best fit, competitive advantage (Boxall and Purcell, 2011) and the life-cycle model (Sisson and Storey, 2000). The report will then go on to explain the role of line managers and HR’s function in supporting them in the “devolvement of HR work” (Renwick, 2003).
The second section of this report will discuss how the HR function at Belfield Furnishings can improve, looking in particular at further line manager training in implementing HR practices and the recruiting of apprentices and managing current talent to provide more competitive advantage and maintain industry specific unique skills.
The main conclusions from this report are that in order to improve its profile within the company HR needs to become more strategic in its approach. In order to do this the main things that need to be overcome are the barriers connected with the directors and justifying to them the financial implications of training for managers and recruiting apprentices. Another barrier to HR becoming more strategic is management buy-in to support and the initiatives proposed.
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction – Section 1 4
1.1. – The Function of HR in Belfield 4
1.2. – Line Manager Involvement / Support 6
Section 2 7
2.1. – Further Line Manager Training in Implementing HR Practices 8
2.2. Recruitment of Apprentices and Managing Current Talent 9
Provide a set of justified recommendations to indicate how HR can develop its profile within the organisation.
Executive Summary
This report aims to evaluate the function of HR within Belfield Furnishings Ltd and provide justified recommendations as to how the HR function can be develop and improve its profile within the business.
The key points that will be discussed in this report are the function of HR currently; including relation to best fit, competitive advantage (Boxall and Purcell, 2011) and the life-cycle model (Sisson and Storey, 2000). The report will then go on to explain the role of line managers and HR’s function in supporting them in the “devolvement of HR work” (Renwick, 2003).
The second section of this report will discuss how the HR function at Belfield Furnishings can improve, looking in particular at further line manager training in implementing HR practices and the recruiting of apprentices and managing current talent to provide more competitive advantage and maintain industry specific unique skills.
The main conclusions from this report are that in order to improve its profile within the company HR needs to become more strategic in its approach. In order to do this the main things that need to be overcome are the barriers connected with the directors and justifying to them the financial implications of training for managers and recruiting apprentices. Another barrier to HR becoming more strategic is management buy-in to support and the initiatives proposed.
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction – Section 1 4
1.1. – The Function of HR in Belfield 4
1.2. – Line Manager Involvement / Support 6
Section 2 7
2.1. – Further Line Manager Training in Implementing HR Practices 8
2.2. Recruitment of Apprentices and Managing Current Talent 9