- Objective:You are going to develop a proposal for making the employer of your choice into a family friendly workplace. This could be your current employer, a previous employer, or one you have completed research on.
Format:
In the first section of the proposal you will need to identify the problems. Consider the job characteristics and demographics of the work force. Draw on the course readings and any new research to complete this section. Be sure to consider if from the point of view of the employees with children (or prospective parents) as well as employees with other care giving responsibilities such as elder care. Do not forget singles and other groups we discussed this semester. You also need to consider the point of view of the company.
In the second section you need to provide an analysis of current policies. Next describe and propose policies to help the employer become more “family friendly”. Because this is a proposal and you want your recommendations to be adopted, make sure you highlight which kinds of benefits would help each group of employees in the organization. Be sure to include a “cost benefit” analysis to the best of your ability. The analysis should include benefits to employees as well as to the employer. Where applicable discuss the financial costs to the organization. If you have access to real numbers and would like to use them so you can use the proposal in your job please do so. If you do not have access to real numbers you can still provide a general cost benefit analysis. For example one policy might require you to hire temporary workers. The cost would be the pay for the temporary workers and any other benefits you are going to provide the person taking leave. Do not forget to provide the possible benefits as well.
End your proposal by summarizing your business plan. Outline how you will implement the changes. Be sure to include any necessary training and keys to success. Remember you are presenting your proposal to top executives which are more likely to read and respond to succinct points supported by strong research.
Answers will be evaluated in terms of how well you describe the family and company in terms of work-family issues and how thoroughly assigned readings are used in your proposal. Students must integrate assigned readings with their findings in order to receive a passing grade.
link to a guide for writing outlines. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/me
