Assignment No 2: Business Report; (2,000 word equivalent) Type/Format: Business Report Word Count: 2,000 word equivalent Title: Getting the new reward scheme right This assignment will assess Learning Outcomes 2, 3, and 4. It will also cover a range of transferable skills – please see section 7 below for details. Purpose of the Assignment The report asks students to engage with a live case study company that they work on throughout the semester. They cover the various theoretical and practical issues relating to reward and then write a business report, making reward recommendations to the companys directors. Assessment criteria: Please note that diagrams, quotes, appendices and tables do not constitute part of the word allocation. 1. Identification and understanding of the business and reward issues raised in the case study (30%). 2. Appropriate recommendations and plan for implementation (30%) 3. Use of relevant sources and referencing to support the analysis in 1. and 2. (20%). 4. Clarity of expression and a well-structured report (20%). A copy of the marking grid for this assessment is at Section 9. 2. Recommended Reading list: Employee Reward: ARMSTRONG, M. (2019) Handbook of employee reward management practice: improving performance through reward. 6th edition. London: Kogan Page ARMSTRONG, M. and CUMMINS A. (2015) The reward management tool-kit. London: Kogan Page FISHER J.G. (2015) Strategic reward & recognition: improving employee performance through non-monetary incentives. London: Kogan Page. PERKINS, S. J. and WHITE, G. (2016) Employee reward: alternatives, consequences and contexts, 3rd edition. London: CIPD Rose, M. (2018) Reward Management: A Practical Introduction, CIPD, London Employee Resourcing: CIPD & Hays (2018) Resourcing & Talent Planning: Annual survey report 2018, CIPD, London Hodges, J (2017) Consultancy, Organisational Development and Change: A Practical Guide to Delivering Value, Kogan Page, London Slot, O; Timson, S; Warr, C (2017) The Talent Lab: The secret to finding, creating and sustaining success; Kogan Page, London Sparkman, R (2018) Strategic Workforce Planning: Developing Optimised Talent Strategies for Future Growth, Kogan Page, London Swann, A (2017) The Human Workplace: People-Centred Organisational Development; Kogan Page, London Rees, G & French, R (2016) Leading, Managing and Developing People; CIPD, London Taylor, Stephen (2018) Resourcing & Talent Management 7th Edition, CIPD, London Torrington, D et al (2017) Human Resource Management, Pearson Websites Arbitration, conciliation and advisory service www.acas.org.uk Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (including People Management) www.cipd.co.uk Health and Safety Executive www.hse.gov.uk Government Website portal www.ukonline.gov.uk Employment Questions and Answers www.compactlaw.co.uk Employment and demographic statistics www.statistics.gov.uk Trade Union Website www.tuc.org.uk www.xperthr.co.uk Journals Harvard Business Review Industrial Relations International Journal of HRM International Journal of Training and Development Journal of Human Resources Management Journal of Management Management Decision Other Learning Resources Google Scholar; YouTube, journal articles; topic specific reports. Please note that the format and order of this reading list is for illustrative purposes only. Additional sources can also be found in Library services. Students are requested to submit a single alphabetical order bibliography list containing all sources used for each piece of work submitted. For guidelines on the required Harvard referencing style please refer to: http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/library/docs/harvard.pdf