Human Resource Management in Practice

1-Name five key causes of employee absence and provide an example of a policy that
managers can use to reduce absence based on that reason.
2-Describe the reward strategy and policies that you would see in the UK private and
the public sectors. How do they differ?
3- Identify a strike that took place during 2020 in the UK or abroad
• What companies/organisations were involved?
• What trade unions were involved?
• What caused the strike?
• How was it resolved?
4-Conduct an appraisal with a fellow student in the seminar, it should focus on
their performance as students during their time at University
Make sure that you have identified several SMART objectives for them to
achieve next year.
Write up your appraisal for the student but make sure it is anonymised. In your
answer ensure that you identify SMART objectives for them to pursue.