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FORMATIVE DEADLINE: 23.02. 2024

FINAL DEADLINE 12.04.2024
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INTRODUCTION
CREATE AN INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DISCUSS IN YOUR
REPORT. ALSO, DEFINE HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPORTANT: P1 AND M1 QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER. P1 IS

TO EXPLAIN, M1 IS TO COMPARE.
P1 EXPLAIN WHY IS HRM IMPORTANT FOR A COMPANY?
DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING:
DEFINE SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSS
WITH A DIAGRAM SUCH AS THE ONE BELOW, DISCUSS 6 OF THE MAIN AREAS OF HRM (SEE THE
TABLE BELOW FOR SOME SUGGESTED MAIN AREAS; HOWEVER, YOU CAN USE DIFFERENT ONES
FROM THE PROVIDED DIAGRAM).
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AFTER YOU HAVE DISCUSSED ABOUT THE MAIN AREAS, NOW, DISCUSS HOW THESE 6 AREAS
CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE:
THERE IS A TABLE BELOW WHICH YOU CAN USE:
HRM AREA HOW THIS CONTRIBUTES TO SUSTAINABILITY

HEALTH AND SAFETY
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
WELL BEING
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION AND
COMMUNICATION
M1 COMPARING AREAS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
DISCUSS WHY YOU ARE GOING TO DO A COMPARISON
THEN COMPARE THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

 HEALTH AND SAFETY AND EMPLOYEE WELL BEING
 REWARD AND PERFORMANCE ON THE JOB AND GENERALLY
 HRM PLANNING, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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CONCLUDE YOUR DISCUSSION BY SAYING WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR HRM AND THE
ORGANISATION?
P2 HOW ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AFFECTS HRM

 FIRST, DISCUSS HOW ON GOING CHANGE HAS IMPACTED HRM
 SECOND, DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING:

1. TECHNOLOGY AND COMPLEXITY OF WORK – COGNITIVE
COMPLEXITIES
2. TEAM WORK AND GENERAL SOCIAL SKILLS
3. RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING
4. COMPETITION IN THE MARKET PLACE
5. MORE TIME PRESSURE
6. MORE MOBILITY
7. LEANER AND AGILE – KAIZEN
CONCLUDE YOUR DISCUSSION BY SAYING WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR HRM AND THE
ORGANISATION?
M2 HOW HRM IS CHANGING?
DISCUSS WHAT WE MEAN BY CHANGE AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE ORGANISATION?
LOOK AT AND DISCUSS ROLE OF HRM IN EMBRACING CHANGE
THEN CONSIDER AT LEAST FOUR AREAS OF CHANGE:

I. TECHNOLOGY
II. GLOBAL IMPACT ON RECRUITMENT
III. MORE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND SUSTAINABILITY/CSR
IV. REMOTE WORKING
CONCLUDE YOUR DISCUSSION BY SAYING WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR HRM TO DO AND FOR THE
ORGANISATION?
P3 HOW HRM CAN RECRUIT AND RETAIN STAFF
FIRSTLY, DISCUSS WHAT ARE BUSINESS OBJECTIVES?
SECONDLY, DISCUSS WHY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ARE IMPORTANT?
THIRDLY, LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING PRACTICES OF HRM:
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 BETTER PAY/ WORKING HOURS
 PROMOTE WORK LIFE BALANCE
 MORE REMOTE WORKING
 A BETTER CULTURE IN THE WORKPLACE
 CONSIDER MASLOW AND HERZBERG – USE DIAGRAMS TO MAKE YOUR
POINTS
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
HERZBERGS HYGIENE AND MOTIVATING FACTORS IN THE TABLE BELOW:
Hygiene Motivators
Compensation Responsibility
Job Security Job Satisfaction
Leadership Quality Achievement
Peer Relationships Growth Opportunities
Status Advancement
Working Conditions Recognition
M3 EVALUATE HOW HRM RECRUITS AND RETAINS LABOUR
START BY SAYING YOU WILL EVALUATE WHAT YOU LOOKED AT IN THE P3 QUESTION ABOVE.
THEN EVALUATE EACH OF THE ONES ABOVE IN P3 BY LOOKING AT THE STRENGTHS AND
WEAKNESSES
FOR EXAMPLE:
BETTER PAY – WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF BETTER PAY AS OPPOSED TO NOT
DOING SO, OR INCREASING BY A SMALL MARGIN, AND ALSO, SAY WHAT IMPACT IT MAY HAVE IF
YOU PAY TOO MUCH, CAN OTHER EMPLOYEES ALSO DEMAND MORE?
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DISCUSS FOR EACH OF THE ABOVE OR ANY OF YOUR CHOICE YOU MUST LOOK AT 5 AREAS AND
ALSO LOOK AT BENEFITS OF FOLLOWING MASLOW AND HERZBERG AND DISADVANTAGES OF NOT
DOING SO.
D1 CRITICAL LOOK AT SUSTAINABILITY FOR PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVING ORGANISATIONAL

OBJECTIVES
FOR THIS DISTINCTION QUESTION YOU NEED TO FIND AN ARTICLE ON THIS AREA (AS YOUR
LTERATURE REVIEW), DISCUSS IT AND ALSO ANALYSE IT – YOU WILL NEED TO REFERENCE THE
ARTICLE AND THEN SAY WHY YOU BELIEVE IT IS HELPFUL AND DISCUSS HOW IT HELPS HRM. THEN
LOOK AT THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES BY SAYING WHY IT IS BENEFICIAL AND WHY IT
WOULD BE A NEGATIVE IF HRM DID NOT DO SO.
YOU MUST THEN AD A CONCLUSION FOR YOUR D1 QUESTION.
P4 AND M4 HOW EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL FACTORS AFFECT AN ORGANISATION DECISIONS
START BY DISCUSSING WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT, THEN SAY WHAT YOU MEAN BY INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL FACTORS.
INTERNAL FACTORS
LIST SOME AND THEN SAY HOW THEY CAN AFFECT DECISION MAKING – LOOK AT:
 LEADERSHIP STYLE – HOW DOES THIS AFFECT DECISION MAKING –
GIVE EXAMPLES
 MOTIVATION IN THE WORKPLACE – HOW DOES THIS AFFECT MAKING –
GIVE EXAMPLES
EXTERNAL FACTORS
 GLOBALISATION – DISCUSS AND HOW DOES THIS AFFECT DECISION
MAKING – GIVE EXAMPLES
LEGAL FACTORS DISCUSS GIVING EXAMPLES:

 EQUALITY ACT 2010
 HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974
 DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998/2018
 CONSUMER RIGHTS ACT 2015
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 COMPANIES ACT 2006
 EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT 1996
THEN SAY WHAT IS A REGULATION AND GIVE EXAMPLES - REMEMBER A REGULATION IS A MORE
SPECIFIC LAW THAT MOSTLY TARGETS ORGANISATIONS THAT ARE IN THAT SECTOR. FOR
INSTANCE, HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS ARE FOR ALL ORGANISATIONS WHICH COLLECT
WASTE MATERIAL OR, MANUAL LIFTING REGULATIONS SUCH AS NURSES AND DOCTORS IN
HOSPITAL AND CARE HOMES.
D2 EVALUATION OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS
FIRSTLY, FIND AN ARTICLE ON THIS POINT (LITERATURE REVIEW)– DISCUSS IT AND ANALYSE IT
MAKING SURE YOU REFERENCE THE ARTICLE – THEN YOU APPLY IT TO THE QUESTION BY LOOKING
AT THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF FOLLOWING THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS
ABOVE.
CONCLUSION
SUM UP WHAT YOU HAVE DISCUSSED IN YOUR REPORT AND ANY OTHER POINTS YOU WISH TO
MAKE – ALSO, YOU CAN MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.
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FULL TEMPLATE FOR UNIT 3 HRM ACTIVITY 1

FORMATIVE DEADLINE: 23.02. 2024

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IMPORTANT: P1 AND M1 QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER. P1 IS

P1 EXPLAIN WHY IS HRM IMPORTANT FOR A COMPANY?

DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING:

DEFINE SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSS

THERE IS A TABLE BELOW WHICH YOU CAN USE:

HRM AREA HOW THIS CONTRIBUTES TO SUSTAINABILITY

M1 COMPARING AREAS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

DISCUSS WHY YOU ARE GOING TO DO A COMPARISON

THEN COMPARE THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

P2 HOW ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AFFECTS HRM

 SECOND, DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING:

M2 HOW HRM IS CHANGING?

LOOK AT AND DISCUSS ROLE OF HRM IN EMBRACING CHANGE

THEN CONSIDER AT LEAST FOUR AREAS OF CHANGE:

P3 HOW HRM CAN RECRUIT AND RETAIN STAFF

FIRSTLY, DISCUSS WHAT ARE BUSINESS OBJECTIVES?

SECONDLY, DISCUSS WHY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ARE IMPORTANT?

THIRDLY, LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING PRACTICES OF HRM:

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

HERZBERGS HYGIENE AND MOTIVATING FACTORS IN THE TABLE BELOW:

M3 EVALUATE HOW HRM RECRUITS AND RETAINS LABOUR

D1 CRITICAL LOOK AT SUSTAINABILITY FOR PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVING ORGANISATIONAL

YOU MUST THEN AD A CONCLUSION FOR YOUR D1 QUESTION.

P4 AND M4 HOW EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL FACTORS AFFECT AN ORGANISATION DECISIONS

LEGAL FACTORS DISCUSS GIVING EXAMPLES:

D2 EVALUATION OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS

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