Assessment brief/activity

Your CEO is considering outsourcing the HR function in your organisation. You have been tasked with Criteria highlighting the value of the HR function to the business. You are required to provide written answers to

the questions below.

Question 2

a) Provide three examples of organisational objectives that the HR function is responsible for 1.1

delivering and briefly explain how these have evolved over time.

b) HR objectives can be delivered in many ways. Explain two significant methods.

Assessment criteria 1.1 Summarise the organisational objectives that the HR function is responsible for delivering and how these are evolving in contemporary organisations.

Assessment criteria 2.1 Explain the different ways in which HR objectives can be delivered in organisations.

Guidance

The first part of this question requires you to describe three key objectives that your HR function has main responsibility for. For example, if an objective of the organisation is to improve absence rates, you would provide an overview of HRs role in the success of this. You also need consider how these have evolved/are evolving in the organisation.

The second part of this question is more general and requires you to explain at least two different ways that HR objectives can be delivered. Consider the advantages/disadvantages of examples such as shared services, outsourcing or HRBP.