Identify and discuss at least three important variables that almost always should be considered by organizations when providing employee benefits programs.

To attract, motivate, and retain good workers, companies need to define what an employee wants from the employment relationship. One way to define employee needs is to consider “total rewards,” which are everything an employee perceives to be of value resulting from working for the company. Benefits are a core element of total rewards and the ever-growing package of offerings have evolved. You must now work with the company to define precisely where the various programs will be categorized.
Write a six- to seven-page paper in which you do the following:
Identify and discuss at least three important variables that almost always should be considered by organizations when providing employee benefits programs. Be sure the response is specific and relevant.
Compare and contrast income protection programs and pay for time not worked programs, both of which are usual elements of benefits programs. How are the programs similar? Are they mandatory?
Research and discuss at least four to five of what may be referred as “Other Benefits” that you could recommend to the management team as necessary elements for the benefits package. Hint: Flextime and product or service discounts are good examples.
Develop an employee benefits package for any exempt or non-exempt position level of your choosing, making sure you support the selection of your program elements.
Note: The preferred method for presenting your benefits package information is using a table or exhibit, but either approach is not mandatory.
Examples: US Bank Benefits at a Glance and UW-Madison New Employee Benefits Summary.
Use at least four quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: You may only use the resources listed in the Course Guide and those that are specifically provided by the professor.

What are the impacts of habitat destruction on the research of these biologists?

Preventing Extinction
Human beings are having an enormous impact on the diversity of life on Earth. With the building of roads and cities and the spread of agriculture, more and more habitats on Earth are being destroyed. This destruction, along with climate change, are two of the big threats to organisms, leading to more endangered species and more species extinction.

For taxonomists and systematists, who do research on biological diversity, the loss of species is particularly meaningful. For this discussion, read the article, “The Missouri Botanical Garden is on a mission to save the planet’s species from extinction.” The garden is in St. Louis. If you are interested in its work or in visiting, check out its YouTube channel.

Address the following questions in your initial post:

What are the impacts of habitat destruction on the research of these biologists?
Which of the researchers described in the article is most impressive to you? Why?
Do you think it is worth the effort to try to catalog and save the plants of planet Earth? Why or why not?
Would you like to do this kind of work? Why or why not?

Do you believe the gender makeup of HR professionals helps or hinders the perceptions of the effectiveness of the HR function? Why or why not?

Assignment Objectives: Your assignment is designed to give you some ideas and insights into the importance of the HR role within an organization.

Purpose: This assignment will give you an opportunity to consider how HR is viewed in organizations, including your own, plus help you identify ways that HR can maximize its overall value.
Assignment Description:

Read the article “Why We Hate HR” and answer the following discussion questions:

1. This article was written a number of years ago. At that time, according to the article, top management does not understand what value HR departments can play in their organizations. Do you believe that this opinion is still valid? Why or why not? Give specifics and examples.

2. How is HR viewed in you organization?

3. Do you believe the gender makeup of HR professionals helps or hinders the perceptions of the effectiveness of the HR function? Why or why not?

4. What are some specific actions that HR can/should take to show their relevance and value?

5. In order to provide the greatest value to their organizations, what are some key courses you believe should be included in HR education to ensure graduates have the appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to link HR practices to business strategy?

6. What do you think is the greatest challenge currently facing HR? Why? Explain
https://www.fastcompany.com/53319/why-we-hate-hr

Describe adolescent drug use and abuse and the patterns of behavior that change over time.

Watch the following video The real roots of youth violence presented by Craig Pinkney:

It is important to consider the environmental factors that often impact an offender’s potential for delinquency. Juveniles can be influenced by their conditions at home, peer pressure in school, and other situations they are exposed to.

For this assignment, please answer the following:

Provide 2 examples of family factors that impact delinquency, and describe how they shape a person’s later behavior.
Give an example of the causes of failure in school, and explain how this links to juvenile delinquency.
Describe adolescent drug use and abuse and the patterns of behavior that change over time.
You can use this template to help organize your paper.

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Grading Rubric

Criteria
Maximum Points Possible

Provide 2 examples of family factors that impact delinquency.
25

Describe how family factors shape a person’s later behavior.
30

Give an example of the causes of failure in school, and how it links to juvenile delinquency.
30

Describe adolescent drug use and abuse and the patterns of behavior that change over time.
30

Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors.
10

Identify an organization (or unit within an organization) that you believe excels in high-quality relationships and enabling conditions for team performance.

Tasks

Below are the key tasks you need to complete in this assignment:

Identify an organization (or unit within an organization) that you believe excels in high-quality relationships and enabling conditions for team performance. This organization can be from any industry.
Develop a scorecard for evaluating the organization or unit. At a minimum, you should include information on the mission and philosophy of the organization or unit, strategic projects, and analysis and implementation of findings. Building & Implementing a Balanced Scorecard.
Make your case based on available first-hand or second-hand data about how the organization scores in terms of relational capability and enabling conditions for team performance. You will need to submit your scorecard as well as the evidence you utilized to your instructor.
Based on your analysis, prepare a 8- to 10-page paper. You will also submit the rough draft of a 20- to 30-slide presentation based on this paper in Week 5.
In the paper:

Describe the selected organization or unit. Include the following details:
A statement and an introduction regarding why this organization excels in team building and high-quality relationships
A description of what prompted the organization to focus on these variables, if known
The rationale for selecting the issue-its significance or importance in relation to team-building efforts and the success of the organization
Summarize the processes or programs that make this organization successful.
Describe the attributes that made those processes or programs effective.
Explain how the programs might be translated to your present organization. If you do not currently work, refer to a previous employer or discuss with someone employed and glean how they feel the programs or processes could be applied to their organization or unit.