1.0 Introdu ction Escape to the Wild is a successful company, which sells specialist clothing for outdoor leisure pursuits through mail order and through a small number of retail outlets. It is a privately owned company, which has been in business for over 15 years. Initially, the range of items available in its mail-order catalogue was extended and the company took over larger warehouse premises for stock and dispatch of goods. Four years ago, it opened its first retail outlet and, since then, constantly increased other outlets. Two years ago, it set up a website for customers to order goods online. As the business has expanded and become more complex, the workforce has increased from 20 to approaching 300. The need for more staff has been identified right across the company. But managers recruit the staff they need. Salary administration is outsourced. And staff training is ad hoc. Mangers think they spend too much time on what they consider to be routine and administration issues. And the increasing number of employees has resulted in the finance section spending too much time on staff-related issues and they feel out of their depth. So Escape to the Wild need to create a human resource function. The report is advising the managing director on the human resource function would be appropriate for the company. In the report, there have describe at least four activities that the function will undertake, the purpose of the activities and why they are important for helping the company to succeed. In addition, the report give the recommendations and reasons about the structure of the human resource function, include the number of staff should be employed in human resources, the roles they...
