Human Resources

Human Resources Order Description The assignment is to submit a business report in response to the scenario below. Although based on British Petroleum (BP) there is no need for you to contact anybody within the organisation as you are applying what you have learnt on the module to this organisation. An in depth knowledge of BP is not necessary, so don’t waste too many words describing in detail what they do. You must, however, take into account the current business environment and the general nature of what they do/their industry. The scenario In the UK, BP employ more than 15,000 employees in a variety of locations and carrying out many different roles including traders, scientists and engineers (BP, 2016). At the beginning of the year BP announced that they would be cutting 4,000 jobs globally, 600 of these from North Sea operations in oil exploration and drilling. This is as a result of a 70% decrease in the oil price (BBC, 2016). You have graduated and have gained your Business & Management degree. You are working for BP in their headquarters in Sunbury on Thames as a graduate trainee in HR, and you report to an HR Manager for the UK. As part of your induction period you have to complete a number of reports, presentations and small projects. Here’s a copy of the email your boss, Adam Wilkins, has sent you which outlines your first assignment: Hi, As part of your induction I’d like you to write a report for me so that I can hear your ideas regarding HR practice and policies. I’m specifically interested in your recommendations for BP (UK only) in the following areas: · Training, Learning and Development · Reward · Employee Relations I’d like you to write about the areas that interest you the most so you have free rein to come up with recommendations for all or just one or two of the three areas outlined above. Here’s some advice: · As you know, individual HR practices (training, learning and development, reward or employee relations) do not exist in isolation. Please think about what the overall purpose of HR is and its context. · Please give the reasons for choosing your recommendations, consider their potential limitations and how we could minimise them. · I am very interested to hear about theoretical concepts. Make sure you support your statements and ideas with evidence (i.e. reference journal articles, books, statistics and what other organisations do). Please use the Harvard Referencing system so that I can look up any references that you use. · The aim of this report is to see where you are in terms of your understanding and knowledge of HR theories and practices and to see if you can apply these to our business. A good report will be influential in our decision making regarding HR practices at BP (UK). Please make sure that it is presented as a professional business report.