week 8 a4
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely explained the advantages of the total rewards strategy you are proposing and how it might satisfy the employees’ needs.
Needs Improvement
Partially explained the advantages of the total rewards strategy you are proposing and how it might satisfy the employees' needs.
Competent
Satisfactorily explained the advantages of the total rewards strategy you are proposing and how it might satisfy the employees' needs.
Exemplary
Thoroughly explained the advantages of the total rewards strategy you are proposing and how it might satisfy the employees' needs.
De te rmine the ke y communication compone nts of the total re wards syste m. 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely determined the key communication components of the total rewards system.
Needs Improvement
Partially determined the key communication components of the total rewards system.
Competent
Satisfactorily determined the key communication components of the total rewards system.
Exemplary
Thoroughly determined the key communication components of the total rewards system.
Indicate your strate gy for de v ising a compe titiv e pay structure . 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely indicated your strategy for devising a competitive pay structure.
Needs Improvement
Partially indicated your strategy for devising a competitive pay structure.
Competent
Satisfactorily indicated your strategy for devising a competitive pay structure.
Exemplary
Thoroughly indicated your strategy for devising a competitive pay structure.
Fiv e re fe re nce s. 5 %
Unacceptable
No references provided.
Needs Improvement
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.
Competent
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Exemplary
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Clarity, writing me chanics, and formatting re quire me nts. 10 %
Unacceptable
More than 6 errors present.
Needs Improvement
5–6 errors present.
Competent
3–4 errors present.
Exemplary
0–2 errors present.
w08a1 - United States Department of Labor Case Study
Summary
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Go to the United States Department of Labor website to read "Continuation of Health Coverage – COBRA." This website communicates the current regulations and federal involvement in employee benefits. Navigate the website to become familiar with its contents.
Write a five- to seven-page paper in which you:
1. Describe the major features of this website and how each feature can be used to monitor employee benefits. 2. Explain how employers could verify that their employee benefits comply with all federal laws by using this resource. 3. Explain how employees would use this information to ensure their benefits rights are protected.
4. Create an outline of the website so that you could orient others to its usefulness for regulatory compliance. 5. Use at least five quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not quality as academic
resources.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Review how employers and employees can benefit from the Health Plans and Benefits section of the United States Department of Labor website.
Scoring Guide
De scribe the major fe ature s of this we bsite and how e ach fe ature can be use d to monitor e mploye e be ne fits. 25 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely described the major features of this website and how each feature can be used to monitor employee benefits.
Needs Improvement
Partially described the major features of this website and how each feature can be used to monitor employee benefits.
Competent
Satisfactorily described the major features of this website and how each feature can be used to monitor employee benefits.
Exemplary
Thoroughly described the major features of this website and how each feature can be used to monitor employee benefits.
Explain how e mploye rs could v e rify that the ir e mploye e be ne fits comply with all Fe de ral laws by using this re source . 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely explained how employers could verify that their employee benefits comply with all federal laws by using this resource.
Needs Improvement
Partially explained how employers could verify that their employee benefits comply with all federal laws by using this resource.
Competent
Satisfactorily explained how employers could verify that their employee benefits comply with all federal laws by using this resource.
Exemplary
Thoroughly explained how employers could verify that their employee benefits comply with all federal laws by using this resource.
Explain how e mploye e s would use this information to e nsure the ir be ne fits rights are prote cte d. 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely explained how employees would use this information to ensure their benefits rights are protected.
Needs Improvement
Partially explained how employees would use this information to ensure their benefits rights are protected.
Competent
Satisfactorily explained how employees would use this information to ensure their benefits rights are protected.
Exemplary
Thoroughly explained how employees would use this information to ensure their benefits rights are protected.
Cre ate an outline of the we bsite so that you could orie nt othe rs to its use fulne ss for re gulatory compliance . 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely created an outline of the website so that you could orient others to its usefulness for regulatory compliance.
Needs Improvement
Partially created an outline of the website so that you could orient others to its usefulness for regulatory compliance.
Competent
Satisfactorily created an outline of the website so that you could orient others to its usefulness for regulatory compliance.
Exemplary
Thoroughly created an outline of the website so that you could orient others to its usefulness for regulatory compliance.
Fiv e re fe re nce s. 5 %
Unacceptable
No references provided.
Needs Improvement
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.
Competent
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Exemplary
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Clarity, writing me chanics, and formatting re quire me nts. 10 %
Unacceptable
More than 6 errors present.
Needs Improvement
5–6 errors present.
Competent
3–4 errors present.
Exemplary
0–2 errors present.
w10a1 - New and Improved Rewards at Work
Summary
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Employers have been coming up with innovative employee rewards to boost morale and acknowledge employee needs for creativity and personal goal accomplishment. Some of the latest potential employee rewards include using the Internet at work for personal reasons such as shopping, communicating with friends, or personal finances; bringing a pet to work; instituting a controlled napping policy, and sports and office betting pools.
Write an eight- to ten-page paper in which you:
1. Determine how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization. 2. Explain how innovative benefits could be tied to specific jobs. 3. Critique the effectiveness of equity-based rewards systems versus those with more creative approaches. 4. Discuss the key elements of integrating innovation into a traditional total rewards program. 5. Recommend a process that optimizes an employee-based suggestion program to continually refresh the total rewards of the
organization. 6. Use at least five quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not quality as academic
resources.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Determine innovative approaches for optimizing employee benefits and rewards systems.
Scoring Guide
De te rmine how innov ations in e mploye e be ne fits can improv e the ov e rall compe titiv e compe nsation strate gy of the organization. 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely determined how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization.
Needs Improvement
Partially determined how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization.
Competent
Satisfactorily determined how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization.
Exemplary
Thoroughly determined how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization.