Individual Assignment: Compensation and Benefits Strategy

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to give learners experience developing a total rewards program. Students
will assess the needs of an organization and discuss current trends. Students will present a total rewards
strategy with recommendations for an organization. It is important to students to understand the decision points
for compensation and benefits.
Resources Required
Dressler 15th edition (Ch. 11); shrm.org; www.hr-survey.com; bls.org; www.bls.gov; human resources
department for the organization you chose.

Grading Guide

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Content Met Comments:
Met Met
Evaluate current compensation plans for
your chosen industry.
Summarize your data in narrative and table
format showing diverse levels of
responsibility and compensation.
Discuss current trends shaping total
rewards for employees in a business or
industry synonymous with your
organization.
Develop a one-page survey you would use
as a resource to collect information from
employees about the rewards they desire in
a reward package for employees.
Questions about financial rewards and non-
financial rewards are included as an
attachment.
Devise a Total Rewards Strategy with
recommendations for the organization.
Include in table format a list of
compensation components for your plan.
Include an analysis of legislation that may
impact decisions made about
compensation and benefits.
The paper is 1,225 words in length.

Total Total
Available Earned

5 #/5
 Compensation and Benefits
Strategy Grading Guide 2
HRM/531 Version 11

Partially Not
Writing Guidelines Met Comments:
Met Met
The paper—including tables and graphs,
headings, title page, and reference page—
is consistent with APA formatting guidelines
and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-
text citations and a reference page.
Paragraph and sentence transitions are
present, logical, and maintain the flow
throughout the paper.
Sentences are complete, clear, and
concise. An introductory and conclusion
paragraph is included.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed
including spelling and punctuation.
Total Total
Available Earned
2 #/2

Assignment Total # 7 #/7