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1. Analyse the relationship between the environment, strategy and systems of reward

Management.

4. Design internally consistent reward structures that recognise labour market and

equity restraints.

5. Analyse executive and expatriate rewards in an international context.

You should provide a report to your Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in which you critically analyse how changes in the reward environment will impact on your organisation; provide a set of recommendations that arise from your analysis; and critically analyse the factors to take into account when you are faced with including expatriate workers in your recommendations.

You should use your own organisation (or one with which you are familiar) for parts one and two of this assessment activity.

1.    Produce a 3000 word report to present to your CEO that provides:

1. An analysis of your organisation’s external reward environment identifying the key reward management changes that are likely to occur in the coming year;

1. A critical evaluation of the impact these changes will have on the pay and benefits of employees, management and executives.

1. What issues you would need to consider if you also had to take into account ex-patriate workers on long term assignments, and the implications of these for your current recommendations and/or the inclusion of other recommendations.

Report needs to cover all learning outcomes

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Assessment Criteria

The ability to locate the HRM/HRD topic in ‘the big picture’ as part of an organisation’s strategy

Comprehensive awareness of contextual issues.  Strategic perspective critically examined and explained.

Very good understanding of contextual issues.  Strategic perspective clearly explained.

Good understanding of contextual issues.  Strategic perspective described rather than explained.

Limited understanding of contextual issues.

Assessor’s comments

Application Capability

The ability to identify, construct, present and defend practical ‘solutions’ to problems and opportunities for future improvement taking in to consideration legal and ethical obligations.

Intuitive and creative thinking applied in order to generate innovative solutions.  Fully justified.  All key issues addressed and potential barriers and difficulties identified. Full consideration given to ethical and legal obligations. Comprehensive action plan demonstrating feasibility of proposals, implementation, prioritisation and costing where appropriate.

All key issues addressed.  Convincing, business focused solutions proposed that consider ethical and legal obligations. Clear and well-justified solutions flow logically from analysis.  Prioritisation, implementation considerations and costing included where appropriate.

Most of the key issues addressed.  Convincing, business focused solutions proposed.

Sound course of action proposed with some justification and consideration of ethical and legal obligations.  Some prioritisation, implementation and costings considered and explained where appropriate.

Key issues not identified or addressed. Proposed business solutions unconvincing, brief and/or illogical.  Limited, if any justification or consideration of ethical and legal obligations for the course of action proposed. Little or no reference to costings, implementation and/or priorities where appropriate.

Assessor’s comments

Demonstration of the ability to analyse, challenge and evaluate both theory and research on the one hand and corporate policies and practices on the other.

Comprehensive knowledge of subject matter demonstrated.  Emergent hot topics considered when appropriate.

Comprehensive analysis of a range of related concepts and ideas.  Evidence based argument demonstrating an excellent understanding of theory and/or organisational practice. Statements of ‘fact’ and personal belief supported by citations from an extensive range of appropriate up to date third party sources, research and relevant literature at M-level.  Comprehensive conclusions logically developed and justified from the analysis.

Very good knowledge of the subject matter demonstrated.

Very good analysis of related concepts and ideas.  Appropriate evidence based argument demonstrating good understanding of theory and/or organisational practice. Statements of ‘fact’ and personal belief reinforced by citations from an appropriate and broad range of third-party sources, research and relevant literature at M-level. Relevant conclusions drawn that follow the analysis.

Good knowledge of the subject matter demonstrated.

Good analysis of some appropriate concepts.  Some evidence based argument demonstrated which draws on theory and/or organisational practice. Statements of ‘fact’ and personal belief reinforced by citations from an appropriate, but limited, range of third-party sources, research and relevant literature at M-level. Relevant conclusions drawn that are broadly aligned to the analysis.

Some but rather superficial understanding of the subject matter concepts.

Limited or no analysis. Lacks evidence based argument. Theory and/or organisational practice not referred to or used inappropriately.  Statements of ‘fact’ and personal belief insufficiently reinforced by citations from appropriate third-party sources, research and relevant literature at M-level.

Conclusions weak, unfounded or poorly explained.

Assessor’s comments

The ability to communicate conclusions about debates and issues in the fields of HRM or HRD to specialist and non-specialist audiences

Presentation and structure of assessment evidence meets the assessment brief to an excellent standard.

Concepts expressed with exceptional clarity in a convincing and cogent manner.

Sensitive to emotional, attitudinal and political aspects of corporate life.

Extensive and appropriate referencing.

Presentation and structure of assessment evidence meets the assessment brief to a good standard.

Concepts clearly and concisely expressed in a confident and persuasive manner.

Acceptable and relevant referencing.

Presentation and structure of assessment evidence is appropriate to the assessment brief.

Concepts expressed in a clear and systematic manner.

Acceptable, but limited referencing.

Presentation and structure of assessment evidence is inappropriate and does not meet assessment brief.

Fails to express concepts clearly, systematically and/or confidently.

Inadequate referencing. References not supplied, used inaccurately, or not attributed.

Assessor’s comments