Compensation and Benefits

Assignment Overview:
Students will create an overview of the compensation regulations applicable in the hospitality industry of a specific country. They will practice their training skills by giving a presentation on their subject in front of the class.

Overall aim:
Students will gather information on compensation regulations in a specific country. With this, they will develop a general understanding of the factors that are involved when setting up a wage scale compensation plan and possible benefit plans. The training/information session on the subject in front of a real audience will allow them to summarize and use the competencies learned in class.

Learning outcomes:

1. Analyze, defend and create people management policies linked to an. organizational strategy to increase the competitive advantage of the organization
2. Appraise the balance between cost management and motivation increase through effective HR budgeting.
3. Apply and take advantage of management measurement tools to make objective decisions and to improve labor relations within the organization.

Organisation and methodology:

With this assignment the students are encouraged to research, appraise and explain the regulations and laws concerning compensation and benefits in a given country.
Research the regulations and laws concerning compensation and benefits in student´s home country, and specifically in hospitality industry.

Write an essay explaining the following information:
Part one:
• Minimum salary applicable in this country by law (all industries)
• Minimum salary applicable in the hospitality industry
• General explanation of the cost of living in the chosen country

Part two:
• Regulations on maternity and / or paternity leave and / or any other benefits related to work- life enhancement applicable in this country by law.
The students are required to keep the following format for this project:
o Layout: Cover page, table of content, introduction, body of the assignment, conclusion, references, statement of authorship (see sample page 5), and annex/es (if applicable).
o Use clear titles and subtitles to improve the reading experience.
o Font of your preference although it should be easily legible, Size 10 to 12, single spacing.

This part will be handed in via Turnitin via Moodle, by
Failing to submit the project on time will result in a grade of 0. Additional information:

Word count:

1200 to 2500 words,
The word count is only a guideline and will have no effect on the actual grade (see Rubric).

Resources available:

Books, articles from Library or E-library Class slides or content from any class
Websites (no Wikipedia, blogs, nor non-reliable websites)

Make sure you reference your sources, both in-text citations and full referencing at the end. Use APA Style. Class slides or content needs to be referenced too!