Week 8 Assignment – Benefits Website Content
Scenario
Your manager has asked you to create the content for the updated benefits website for your company. The existing website was missing important information about mandatory and discretionary benefits and, more importantly, did not align with the company’s organizational strategy—this one is a must. Your manager wants current employees and new hires to understand how the company’s benefit offerings reflect and support the company’s vision, mission, and organizational strategy.
Instructions
The website content should include information on both mandatory and discretionary benefits that are commonly offered in your industry. Use the Benefits Website Content Assignment Template [DOCX] to complete the assignment, which includes the following:
1. Write a short overview of the company that includes the organization’s vision, mission, and values.
2. Identify a minimum of three mandatory employee benefits.
3. Provide the legal justification crucial to understanding the mandatory benefits offered.
4. Identify a minimum of three discretionary employee benefits.
5. Provide related information that is crucial to understanding the discretionary employee benefits offered.
6. Evaluate how the discretionary and mandatory benefits align with the company’s organizational strategy.
Note: The numbered assignment requirements outlined above correspond to the grading criteria in the assignment scoring guide, so be sure to address each point.
Format
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For Helpance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
· Create benefits website content that addresses mandatory benefits, discretionary benefits, and alignment with a company’s organization strategy.
Dr. Vic’s TIPS:
Assessment: Assignment 3: Performance Management
Due Week 8 and worth 140 points
Scenario
Your manager has asked you to create the content for the updated benefits website for your company. The existing website was missing important information about mandatory and discretionary benefits and, more importantly, did not align with the company’s organizational strategy—this one is a must. Your manager wants current employees and new hires to understand how the company’s benefit offerings reflect and support the company’s vision, mission, and organizational strategy.
Instructions
The website content should include information on both mandatory and discretionary benefits that are commonly offered in your industry. Use the Benefits Website Content Assignment Template [DOCX] to complete the assignment, which includes the following:
(Dr. Vic: Remember, you MUST use the template provided within this assignment’s instructions! Also, make sure you have answered our DB for this week, “Trends in Benefits Packages” this will put you in the right frame of mind for this written assignment.
Also, I need to see about 4-5 pages of material ! Even though this assignment needs to be on our template, please do not briefly reply to our questions, you need to reply fully should you wish to earn an “Exemplary” rating/score (per our assignment rubric) on each portion of the assignment. I have provided substantial help for you below, please reply with strong graduate-level substance. Thanks.
TEMPLATE (in MS Word) : W eek_8_Aa_Benefits_Assignment_Template.doc
1. Write a short overview of the company that includes the organization’s vision, mission, and values.
(Dr. Vic: remember, mission means – what you intend to do (why does the organization exist), vision is how you intend to do it, and values is what behaviors do you intend to use).
See here for more:
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/hr-qa/pages/isthereadifferencebetweenacompany%E2%80%99smission,visionandvaluestatements.aspx
Click here for pdf version: Week_8_Aa_SHRM_Mission_Vision_Values.pdf
1. Identify a minimum of three mandatory employee benefits.
(Dr. Vic: Think mandatory – federal level here, what are three benefits that everyone at the company/ organization must get, HINT : Worker’s comp. ins., family related medical leave]….and….)
See here for more: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/resources/government-mandated-benefits-compliance-guide-for-2020/
Click here for pdf version: Week_8_Ab_EmploymentLawHandbook.pdf
1. Provide the legal justification crucial to understanding the mandatory benefits offered.
(Dr. Vic: you should be able to develop legal justification(s) – what laws apply to
mandatory benefits, from your research on Question #1).
1. Identify a minimum of three discretionary employee benefits.
(Dr. Vic: think big-picture here, what are three optional – but very common, benefits that everyone at the company/ organization would get, HINT: accrued time off [vacation/sick time], Retirement acct.….and….)
1. Provide related information that is crucial to understanding the discretionary employee benefits offered.
(Dr. Vic: what kinds of data would you need to know in order to create a well-crafted optional employee benefits package? For example, would you conduct a local market study of benefits from similar companies? For more visit here: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/how-to-guides/pages/howtodesignanemployeebenefitsprogram.aspx
Click here for pdf version: Week_8_Ac_SHRM_HowToDesign.pdf
And,
https://www.money-zine.com/career-development/finding-a-job/top-employee-benefits/
Click here for pdf version: Week_8_Ad_Money_Zine_TopBenefits.pdf
1. Evaluate how the discretionary and mandatory benefits align with the company’s organizational strategy.
(Dr. Vic: the websites I provided for Question #5 should help you with this question along with your own research).
Note: The numbered assignment requirements outlined above correspond to the grading criteria in the assignment scoring guide, so be sure to address each point.
Format
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For Helpance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
