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7HR01 Strategic Employment Relations Assignment Example

Introduction

Your knowledge and understanding of the material covered in this specialist unit will be assessed by the submission of an assessment.

You will write four answers of approximately 1000 words to the questions posed and submit them together in a single document. This constitutes your assessment for this unit. The total word count for the assessment will therefore be 4000 words, plus or minus 10%. The bibliography, list of references and essential appendixes (if applicable) are not included in the total word count – but the latter must be kept to a minimum across all assessments.

You must demonstrate within the submitted evidence (through headings and sub-headings) which learning outcomes and assessment criteria have been cited. We are unable to moderate your work if this is not included.

As this is an Advanced Diploma, it is important that you are able to demonstrate not only good knowledge and understanding of the material associated with each learning outcome, but also the ability to develop an original argument and justify it persuasively with reference to wider reading. Examples of approaches taken in a range of organisations are also an effective means by which to justify your arguments.

The six main criteria that CIPD requires centres to use when marking the assignments are outlined below, but it may be that not all these criteria are present in every question.

(1) focus

(2) depth and breadth of understanding

(3) strategic application and professional advice

(4) research and wider reading

(5) persuasiveness and originality

(6) presentation and language

Assessment questions

As organisations look to recover from the impact of the global pandemic, recent CIPD research reports that over half of employers agree that the UK is entering a new, more unstable period of employment relations. The world of work is struggling with the effects of a tight labour market, a cost-of-living crisis and falling wages, with tensions between employees and employers in many organisations remaining high.

These findings demonstrate the need for employers to focus more than ever on engaging with their employees and representatives, to achieve positive outcomes for both employees and their organisations.

Having read this research, you recognise the need for your organisation (or one with which you are familiar) to review its current approach to employment relations. To achieve this you are tasked with addressing the following questions.

Question 1 (AC 1.4)

Define ‘good employment relations’; critically reviewing how this can be achieved in organisations.

Question 2 (AC 2.4)

Critically analyse how the changing nature of work is impacting or could impact employment relations in organisations, including at least two factors as a part of your analysis.

Question 3 (3.4)

Drawing upon research evidence, identify and evaluate three different sources of data analytics that can be utilised to support the view that employee voice enhances organisational and employee performance.

Question 4 (4.3)

From your reading and observations, critically review the advantages and disadvantages of utilising third party interventions in resolving organisational disputes and disagreements, citing examples to illustrate your review.

Marking Grid

Learners will receive a Pass, Merit, Distinction or Refer/Fail result at unit level.

Assessors must provide a mark from 1 to 4 for each Learning Outcome in the unit. Assessors should use the generic grade descriptor grid as guidance so they can provide comprehensive feedback that is developmental for learners. Please be aware that not all of the generic grade descriptors will be present in every learning outcome for all the assignments, so assessors must use their discretion in making grading decisions.

To pass the unit assessment learners must achieve a 2 (Pass) or above for each of the learning outcomes.

The overall mark achieved will dictate the Grade the learner receives for the Unit, provided NONE of the learning outcomes have been failed or referred. A detailed marking grid will be released once the 4 questions are published.

Learners’ result should be recorded in a marking grid similar to the example below.

Marking grid: