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9-1 Final Project Submission: Benefits and Compensation Analysis (With Revisions) and Stakeholder Presentation


Submit your completed final project. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final project. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course.








OL 620 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview The final project for this course is the creation of a benefits and compensation analysis (with revisions) and a stakeholder presentation. Professionals in the human resources field are often tasked with overseeing the benefits and compensation (Total Rewards) functions within any given organization. Human resource professionals often have to examine specific compensation and benefit elements of a total rewards system and compare them with qualitative and quantitative data collected internally, to determine how to fairly and appropriately reward employees for their work. For this summative assessment, imagine you have been tasked with evaluating and revising the current benefits and compensation package of an organization. You will utilize information from a case study to compare and contrast the organization’s total reward system with external benchmarking data, analyze data for gaps, and make revisions to the existing compensation and benefit package. The information you are provided will be based on a specific aspect of a benefits and compensation package (retirement benefits, medical benefits, etc.). You must also create a presentation to stakeholders that explains the proposed changes, your rationale, and the implications of the changes for the organization. The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure a quality final submission. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three, Five, and Seven. The final project will be submitted in Module Nine. In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:  OL-620-01: Analyze qualitative input from stakeholders for prioritizing employee concerns regarding existing organizational total rewards systems  OL-620-02: Compare existing internal quantitative data regarding benefits and compensation structures to external benchmarking data for determining key areas of concern in organizational total rewards systems  OL-620-03: Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of organizational benefits and compensation structures for informing the revision of a total rewards system  OL-620-04: Design revised benefits and compensation packages that address key stakeholder concerns and align with established financial, organizational, and legal constraints  OL-620-05: Appropriately communicate proposed changes of organizational benefits and compensations structures to various internal stakeholder populations. Prompt In your new role as a human resources professional, you have been asked to revise aspects of the current total rewards package illustrated in the provided case study and make revisions to the package to accommodate issues and concerns. You have also been asked to prepare a presentation to stakeholders regarding your proposed revisions. You will begin with an analysis of quantitative and qualitative information about the current rewards system. Use this information to identify strengths and weaknesses of the current package and make recommendations, while addressing stakeholder concerns and previously identified weaknesses. You will communicate these proposed changes in a presentation to stakeholders of the organization. You should also use charts and tables to augment and support your analysis. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Total Rewards Analysis: For this part of the assessment, you will analyze given aspects of the Total Rewards package from the provided case study. You will analyze qualitative and quantitative data regarding the current system and determine gaps in that system that will inform your future recommendations and revisions. A. Analyze the issues or concerns of employees through a review of the qualitative data presented in the case study, for their validity and importance. Be sure to consider the needs of different demographics of employees within the organization. [OL-620-01] B. Determine the key issues or concerns of employees that should be targeted and addressed, based on the provided qualitative data. Justify your response. Why should other concerns be made less of a priority? Consider the underlying reasons behind the issues voiced by employees. [OL- 620-01] C. Compare and contrast the provided quantitative data regarding the current benefits and compensation system with external benchmarking data from the competitive organization. Use the supplemental data documents to complete your response. What does the current system have that other organization does not? What does the other organization offer that the current system does not? Justify your response. [OL- 620-02] D. Determine areas of misalignment, differences, and gaps present in the current benefits and compensation system, based on the external benchmarking data. What are the key areas of the current system that are misaligned with the competition? [OL-620-02] E. Based on the strengths and weaknesses of each plan, determine Emerging Pharmaceuticals’ rewards components that should be increased, reduced or stay the same, and provide your rationale. [OL-620-03] F. Compare qualitative input data and quantitative analysis with the organization’s employee demographic data to determine the degree of the existing population that will be affected by the proposed changes. In other words, what is the overall impact of each proposed change? [OL- 620-03] II. Revisions: In this part of the assessment, you will make recommendations and revisions to the current benefits and compensation package to address any concerns and gaps previously identified. A. Make recommendations to the current total rewards package that address concerns related to your previous analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data. In other words, what changes would you make to the current benefits and compensation package in order to address any concerns you previously identified? [OL-620-04] B. Identify potential financial, procedural, and legal constraints regarding the revised total rewards package. [OL-620-04] C. Explain the financial cost of proposed changes to both direct and indirect compensation. Be sure to address fully funded organizational changes, partially funded changes (and by what percentage), and fully employee-funded benefits. Identify the increase or decrease for total employee costs. [OL-620-04] III. Presentation: In this part of the assessment, you will develop a brief presentation (PowerPoint or other similar tools for this exercise) to stakeholders that describes your recommended changes and provides both context and rationale for why you believe they should occur. This presentation must be developed in such a way that it is accessible for all stakeholders (leadership, management, employees, and so on). A. Provide a brief overview of the qualitative input data, quantitative benchmarking data, and the gap analysis that was conducted. [OL-620-05] B. Provide a rationale for proposed changes and explain how the proposed changes will achieve targeted organizational goals and address stakeholder concerns. [OL-620-05] C. Explain the implications of implementing the new system for the organization and for different employee populations. [OL-620-05] Milestones Milestone One: Total Awards Analysis (Section I, Parts A–C) In Module Three, you will submit a draft of Parts A–C of your Total Rewards Analysis. You will analyze qualitative and quantitative data regarding the current system identified in the additional provided case study Emerging Pharmaceuticals – a key competitor to Medtronic. You will also compare and contrast the provided quantitative data regarding the current benefits and compensation system with external benchmarking data from Medtronic, an organization within the same industry. The submission will have the major heading “Benefits and Compensation Analysis: Parts A–C.” This milestone will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric. Milestone Two: Benefits and Compensation Analysis (Section I, Parts D-F) In Module Five, you will submit a draft of Parts D-F of your benefits and compensation analysis. You will determine key areas of concern regarding the current system identified in the provided case study Emerging Pharmaceuticals that will inform your future recommendations and revisions. The submission will have the major heading “Benefits and Compensation Analysis: Parts D-F.” This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric. Milestone Three: Revisions (Section II) In Module Seven, you will submit a draft of Section II (Revisions). You will make recommendations and revisions to the current benefits and compensation package described in the provided case study Emerging Pharmaceuticals to address concerns and gaps previously identified. The submission will include all parts of Section II with the major heading “Revisions.” This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Three Rubric. Final Submission: Benefits and Compensation Analysis and Revisions with Stakeholder Presentation In Module Nine, you will submit the completed benefits and compensation analysis (with revisions) and stakeholder presentation. You will appropriately communicate your proposed changes to the internal stakeholders (leadership, management, employees, etc.) identified in the provided case study Emerging Pharmaceuticals and provide both context and rationale for why you believe they should occur. This presentation should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final project. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric. Deliverables Milestone Deliverable Module Due Grading One Section I, Parts A–C, Total Rewards Analysis Three Graded separately using Milestone One Rubric Two Section I, Parts D-F, Total Rewards Analysis Five Graded separately using Milestone Two Rubric Three Section II, Revisions Seven Graded separately using Milestone Three Rubric Final Submission Total Rewards Analysis (with Revisions) and Stakeholder Presentation Nine Graded separately using Final Project Rubric Final Project Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your total rewards analysis paper must be 8–12 pages in length (plus a cover page and references list) and must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Include at least seven academic references. The presentation must consist of 5–10 slides with adequate speaker notes explaining each slide’s content. Use a product such as PowerPoint or Prezi to create your presentation. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Total Rewards Analysis: Issues or Concerns [OL-620-01] Meets “Proficient” criteria and response demonstrates a sophisticated awareness of the value of key issues, from the employee’s perspective Analyzes the issues or concerns of employees, reviewed through the qualitative data, for their validity and importance, considering the needs of different employee demographics within the organization Analyzes the issues or concerns of employees, reviewed through the qualitative data, for their validity and importance, considering the needs of different employee demographics within the organization, but analysis is cursory Does not analyze the issues or concerns of employees, reviewed through the qualitative data, for their validity and importance for organizational review 8 Total Rewards Analysis: Targeted and Addressed [OL-620-01] Meets “Proficient” criteria and response demonstrates keen insight on the underlying reasons the issues voiced by employees have arisen Determines key issues or
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HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT     1
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT     4
BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION ANALYSIS
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Total Reward Analysis    3
Issues and Concerns    3
Key Issues and Comparison with the Competitor Company    5
Misalignment and Differences    7
Revised Compensation Package    7
Recommendations    9
Conclusion    10
References    12
Introduction
In every organization there are certain functional aspects takes place, among which once such aspect is employees’ compensation and benefits. Emp
loyee’s compensation and benefits can be termed as the sub-discipline of the human resources, which is focused on the employees pay structure and the benefits policy making. In the HRM employee’s compensation and benefits are termed as tangible, whereas, there are certain intangible aspects that are given to the employees, such as recognition, work life and development. With the availability of proper compensation package, the employees remain motivated and they perform to their level best. In this report a detailed discussion is done on the compensation package of Emerging Pharmaceuticals, and the issues related to the compensation package. The discussion is further done on the recommendations regarding the compensation package and the presentation done to the stakeholders regarding the revision done in the compensation package.
Total Reward Analysis
Issues and Concerns
The company of which the total reward analysis is done named Emerging Pharmaceuticals, which is one of the growing pharmaceuticals manufacturer on the West Coast of the United States, which has around 25 global locations. However, despite such a hold in the market, the company is losing a good number of employees to Medtronic, which is around 25% for new hires in last two years. Agarwal & Cooper (2017) have discussed that if the turnover ratio is high then there will be immediate consequences are very severe, such as loss of valuable knowledge and experience, loss of morale for those who have left, and the loss of the belief level in the team’s competence and ability to perform according to the provided tasks or target, among which none can be replaced quickly.
Since the company is established globally in five different locations apart from United States are: Asia-Pacific, Canada, U.K. and Latin America. There are total of 15000 employees spread across the location, among which there are 7042 employees consist of female, which signifies that the company maintains the gender equality in the workplace. The majority of employees are between the age group of 31-50, which is around 10,018. However, despite such a good distribution of workforce the company faces challenges related to the employee turnover. Employee value proposition (EVP) is a tool for determining the unique set of benefits than an employee receives in return for their skills, capabilities, and experience they bring to the company (Sheth, 2019). The companies are adopting EVP a package for internal clients, who are the employees, and adopting EVP articulate the value they deliver to the employees.
The EVP of Emerging Pharmaceuticals in the early stages was focused on the challenging work, competitive pay and the opportunities received in advance. The respondent on the compensation and package among the employees is very much low because of the low percentage has been rated by the employees regarding the benefits and compensation package. Van and Suh (2019) have discussed that poor EVP will result into the poor employer image and the reputation may result in the weaker candidates, disengaged and resentful employees, higher turnover and that will ultimately reduce the organizational performance. Poor EVP will also lead to higher employee dissatisfaction, such as many employees in Emerging Pharmaceuticals have complained regarding the facts such as: the employees are complaining about the time they spend in the workplace is too much and they are unable to spend time with their families. Similarly, many employees are complaining that the tuition fees they receive is very much nominal, which does not serve the purpose of covering the study expenses of their children. The employees have also complained regarding the minimal safety features availability features, and that could lead to some workplace hazards at any moment. The employees also complain regarding the health benefits provided by the company, which does not cover the required ailments, and extra money is added to make more use of health plan. Similarly, the voluntary benefits and the pension plan does not match up with the expectations of the employees. And lastly the employees complain regarding the negligence they feel from the management despite the hard work they do, and that significantly breakdown their motivation in this regard. Hence, these are the issues that are a matter of great concern regarding the employees retainability in the organisation.
Key Issues and Comparison with the Competitor Company
Among the discussed issues in the case study regarding EVP, the major areas of concern that require immediate attention are:
· Provide the option for working remotely, in order to provide a handful amount of time to the family members
· The tuition reimbursement needs to be...
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