Objectives
This assessment task relates to UNIT learning outcomes numbers 1 to 4.
Before starting this assessment read the marking criteria (below) and information about academic essay writing on the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) website:
Purpose
This written assessment is designed to assist students to develop skills in the analysis of human resource issues based on relevant human resource theories and models.
The secondary purpose of this assessment task is to give students the opportunity to enhance their analytical and critical thinking, and written communication skills, particularly in the areas of developing an argument and essay writing.
Description
You are required to research and write an ACADEMIC ESSAY. You should establish your argument and provide evidence from your research of academic and other appropriate sources to support your claims.
You are expected to engage in extensive research within the academic literature (peer reviewed academic journal articles) relevant to the task and evidence your argument from scholarly sources. Other sources that make a significant contribution to the analysis may be used including industry and organisational specific information as examples.
Task Details
The nature of jobs and the workforce is changing due to trends such as casualisation, outsourcing, and the emergence of the ‘gig' economy. Critically discuss the HR impacts of these trends in relation to the key stakeholders such as employers and employees. What challenges do the trends raise for the Australian regulatory framework?
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