HRM Trends and Issues: A Case Study of New Build plc

Current HRM Trends and Issues at New Build plc

New Build plc New Build plc was set up seven years ago in response to the huge shortage of affordable housing in London and the south-east of England. The business has grown rapidly and now employs a total of 2,500 employees, 60 of whom are based in the company’s headquarters in east London. The business has several building projects currently underway in London, including housing estates, luxury flats and two large office blocks. Recruitment of suitable staff has been a problem for the last two years and is leading to delays in production. As well as skilled crafts people, such as plumbers, carpenters and electricians, the company needs general, unskilled labourers to work on its building sites. With house prices being so high in London, the business has also struggled to recruit the required number of professionals for these projects. With the years of training required to become an engineer, architect or a surveyor (a person who looks at how much a piece of land/property is worth), many of these professionals are looking to find work outside of London, in other areas of the UK, where they can afford to buy a house. The company has always viewed internal recruitment as a priority, but the board of directors are now considering using external recruitment more extensively to help overcome its recruitment issues. The board is also reviewing whether the best way to recruit skilled crafts people is through the current system of application forms.

The aim of this assessment is to increase your critical thinking around HRM in organizations and how it is impacted regularly by environmental changes as well as developing your skills in in writing a practical business report.

The focus of this assignment on investigating current and emerging HR issues within a UK organization post Covid-19.  You will take into consideration the external and internal environment and how it impacts on HR activities such as workforce planning through work design, change and development as well as recruitment and selection. The first four teaching weeks as indicated in the guided learning folder on BREO establishes the context of HRM with the pursuant weeks paying specific attention to key people management areas which you may wish to highlight more specifically in your discussion. The seminar sessions will help to consolidate your understanding of each of those areas in relation to the assignment.

Successful completion of the unit will give you a comprehensive and detailed overview of how you as a business management graduate with specialized knowledge of HR are able to make a greater impact in the organization, increasing your contribution and effectiveness in working through and with your organizational colleagues to increase the well-being of the business for sustained competitive advantage.

What are the current HRM trends and problems the organization face, and how does this impact on them?

How might the HRM team start to plan ahead and think about long-term workforce planning, what theories and practices will you consider?

What considerations can the HRM team take to ensure ethical practices are used in their recruitment/selection process?

Looking at the problems you have identified, what recommendations can the HRM take to resolve the problems. Please give 3 practical, realistic solutions they can implement.