The Task Student will investigate the HR practices and processes of a chosen organisation. The following content areas should guide the research process although you are not required to follow this in...

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMNT
HR PRACTICES AND PROCESSES IN MICROSOFT
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Analysis of HR Policies and Practices    3
HR Competencies Required for Effective Workforce Planning    3
Recruitment and Selection    4
HR Processes and System, Strategic Goals and the Effectiveness of HR Processes    4
Pros and Cons of Employee Benefits    4
Suggestions for Health and Safety in Workplace    5
Ethical Approaches to HR management    5
Conclusion    5
References    6
Introduction
HR is considered to be the backbone of any organization as they deal completely with the work force of the organization. Without proper HR policies and process it is next to impossible to manage the work of the organization as people are the raw material of any organization and they need to be guided properly and need to work on certain policies, which is formed by the HR. The following project is about the HR practice and polices that Microsoft the technology giant follows. The project will highlight the effectiveness of an effective HR practice and process because that will help the company to reach the heights of success.
Analysis of HR Policies and Practices
Every organization has certain practices and policies, which formed by the HR. Chowhan, Pries and Mann (2017) have discussed the important of HR policies and practice that they develop the value of the company. It helps employees to understand what the expectation of the company from them is. The policies reflect the standard of the business in the market. The HR policies provide the guidance and tools to the managers, which will help them to assist the management of the workforce. The policies will provide rules that will ensure the fairness, consistency and clarity among the employees. This will ensure that legal obligations are considered from the employees part and finally this will aid the new employees to integrate them and bring them to functional in a very shorter period by providing them adequate training.
HR Competencies Required for Effective Workforce Planning
HR workforce planning according to Baum (2018) is a process of ensuring that the organization has the access to the current and future human capital. A strategic workforce planning is essential, as it will align the organization’s overall business objectives and the long-term vision. There are different tools that the HR can use for planning their workforce, which are defining the organizations business objective. At first, any organization needs to identify their business objectives, which are vision, mission, goals and motives. The next important thing is manage the present workforce. To properly engaging them to the...