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Week 9 Lecture 2 - The Role of HR and Line Manager

This document provides an overview of a lecture on the role of HR and line managers. It discusses how HR supports organizations through strategic partnering, advocating for employees, and championing change. It also outlines the roles of line managers in implementing HR strategies and policies and managing employees. Key topics covered include the differences between "hard" and "soft" HRM approaches, how the functions of HR and the needs of organizations may change over time due to factors like technology, and the ongoing partnership between HR and line managers.

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Week 9 Lecture 2 - The Role of HR and Line Manager

This document provides an overview of a lecture on the role of HR and line managers. It discusses how HR supports organizations through strategic partnering, advocating for employees, and championing change. It also outlines the roles of line managers in implementing HR strategies and policies and managing employees. Key topics covered include the differences between "hard" and "soft" HRM approaches, how the functions of HR and the needs of organizations may change over time due to factors like technology, and the ongoing partnership between HR and line managers.

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Module – Introduction to Business Studies

(IBS).
Short Title – IBS.

DATE:

Lecturer:
Week 9 lecture 2 : The Role of HR and line Manager

▪ Module code – FY021


▪ Level 3
▪ Week 9 lecture
▪ Email:
▪ Office hour:
▪ Pat hour:
Learning outcomes:

Understand the role of HR and line manager within


organisation

 Define what is meant by Human Resource Management


(HRM)

 Understand some of the current issues in HR?


–managers in (HRM)
Managing people

Introducing Human Resource Management


Activity

▪ Consider this and discuss in pairs. Think about any managers you might know
through work experience.
▪ How many of these activities involve people management?

▪ What is the role of a line manager in relation to their team?


What does HR do?
What is HR Management?

▪ Activity:
“the activities involved in the employment relationship”

“Managing people in a way that maximises and rewards


the contribution each person makes to the organisation.”
Carberry and Cross, 2013
Main focus for HR Managers

▪ Employee Resourcing
▪ Employee Reward
▪ Employee Development
▪ Employee Relations
Role of HR within organisation

▪ HR supports organisation in terms of:


▪ Strategic partner
▪ Employee advocate
▪ Champion for change
▪ Recruitment
▪ Employment relation
▪ Employment law compliance
▪ Health and safety
▪ Staff training and development
Role of HR within organisation

Strategic partner – HR contributes to the development and accomplishment of the organisation-


wide business plan and objectives. HR designs positions such as: hiring, reward, recognition and
strategic pay and performance development.

Employee advocate – creates work environment where employees can be motivated such as:
talent management, employee development opportunities, employee assistance programs, due
process approaches employee complaint, problem solving and reschedule opportunities regularly.

Champion for change: HR role is also to assess the effectiveness of the HR


functions, values, goals, mission and promotes the over all success of the
organisation. HR determine performance measures that will tell the
organisation how well it is succeeding.
Role and purpose of HRM

Major characteristics of HRM


Strategic approach
Involvement of line managers
Horizontal and vertical integration
People viewed as an ‘asset’
Role and purpose of HRM

‘Hard’ HRM
Human resource is just one factor of production
Needs to be managed as objectively as land and capital
Focus on quantitative aspects of business strategy
Human resource management
▪
Role and purpose of HRM
Soft’ HRM
Employees are valued assets
Source of competitive advantage
Unlike other resources, it is difficult for competitors to
duplicate people
Source of creative energy, proactive, capable of trust
and development
Focus on delivering ‘resourceful humans’
Human resource management
▪
Line managers and HR managers

▪ Need to work as partners


▪ HR define strategies and give advice on key specialist areas
▪ HR will adopt a company wide view
▪ Line managers have more immediate relationships with teams
▪ They implement the strategies and policies
How will HR change? What are the key areas to
impact this?
▪ Key facts and figures over 100 years
▪ Average annual hours worked
Average commute to work
1.
Average employee’s life

▪ Proportion of female population in employment


▪ 1914 25%

▪ 2013 70%
Average length of retirement in years
Activity: name top 5 occupations 1913 & 2013
Activity: question to consider

▪ A line manager is the person who has direct responsibility for


employees and their work? Since line managers seem to have such
a large part to play in people’s management today, to what extent do
you think we need human resource managers at all? Think back to
the first 2 activities where you detailed what a line manager does
and what HR does. What do the line managers do in those areas?
What might impact on HR strategies and policies

▪ Do you think that Sainsbury’s has the same HR policies


as Noodle Nation in High Wycombe?
▪ If not, why not? Think about all the other elements you
have already learned in this module which might explain
this.
Activity
▪ What do you think are the main areas in which
an HR Manager is likely to be involved? Again,
think about any part-time work you already do
and what HR does in that organisation? Think
about what happens from trying to bring
someone into an organisation until they leave.
What is involved that HR might do?
Top 5 Occupations

▪ 1913
–Domestic service
–Agriculture
–Coal mining
–Cotton manufacturing
–Construction
Top 5 Occupations
▪ 2013
–Retail
–Healthcare
–Education
–IT/Support service
–Professional services
Change and key Influences on HR

▪ Robots
▪ IT
▪ Knowledge workers
▪ International businesses
What does this mean for us and for HR?

▪ Attempt
Self evaluation

▪ Do you understand the main subject area in this


module?
▪ Ask questions?
Thank You!!

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