A HR policy is a formal statement of a principle or rule that members of an organisation must follow. Each policy addresses an issue/and or HR function that directly aligns with the organisation's overall mission and strategic objectives.

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24 Feb 2025 • 2 min read

Policies serve several important functions:

· Communicate values and expectations for how things are done at your organisation

Keep the organization in compliance with legislation and protect against employment claims

Document and implement best practices appropriate to the organisation Support consistent treatment of staff, fairness and transparency Help management to make decisions that are consistent, uniform and predictable Protect individuals and the organisation from the pressures of expediency

It is important to note that HR policies must comply with employment, workplace health and safety, and other related legislation as applicable in the jurisdiction where the organisation operates. For example, Australia's policies must comply with Fair Work Act 2009 and Fair Work Regulations 2009.

The purpose of this assessment is to consolidate your learnings during the semester by analysing a contemporary workplace issue, the challenge of attracting and retaining staff, and then developing an organisational policy that is compliant with relevant HR legislation and practices that can then be utilised in the workplace.

Instructions:

Part A Proposal: 10 marks

Step One: Attracting and retaining needed staff is a major contemporary challenge for organisations. There are many factors that impact organisations’ capacity to attract and retain staff and you must choose your particular focus on an aspect of HRM or choose one of the following topics:

a. Diversity and Inclusion

b. Conduct and Ethical Behaviour in the Workplace

c. Building an organizational culture through HRM

d. Employment conditions including flexibility, remuneration and career prospects

Step Two: Choose a real-life organisation to use as your case study. Please explain in 500 words why you have chosen the organisation and relate it to the topic you identified in Step One. You may use first person in your writing (Hint: Please choose an organisation that you are familiar with or you have access to lots of information or it could be a role model, a success or an employer of choice)

Part B Policy Document: 30 marks

Research the topic you identified in Step One and align the research to what you observe in your case study so that you can develop a policy.

You are expected to research widely to identify examples of relevant policies and journal articles. You need to use a minimum of 10 academic articles to support your policy. If you choose to base your policy on a pre-existing one, you need to identify it, reference the policy and attach it to your assessment

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