APU HRMT412 ALL weeks forumS [ week 1 to week 8 ]

week 1
Forums Question:

For
the Forums discussion this week: after reading the texbook reading
assignments for the week, how would you define employee compensation
& benefits? Describe the compensation & benefits you receive at
your organization and discuss which are the most important or valuable
to you.
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Questions for Discussion:
Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at
least 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and
include direct questions. Post to the Forums by midnight Thursday and
respond to at least 2 members of the class by midnight, Sunday of the
week. Please provide a minimum of three references or sources (not from
Wikipedia or anonymous sources) to support your ideas, arguments, and
opinions; correspond with at least 2 members of the class to discuss the
weekly Forum subject.week 2In
understanding why employers offer benefits to employees, discuss the
effects government mandated benefits have on wages and profits. Is
government intervention a positive or negative issue for organizations?
Employees? Employers? What might wages and benefits look like if
government was taken out of the equation?

Questions for Discussion:
Post to the Forums by midnight Thursday and respond to at least 2
members of the class by midnight, Sunday of the week. Please provide a
minimum of three references or sources (not from Wikipedia or anonymous
sources) to support your ideas, arguments, and opinions; correspond with
at least 2 members of the class to discuss the weekly Forum subject.week 3Imagine
that you have just started a new job with an organization and during
the socialization process an HR benefits counselor has offered you two
types of retirement plans to choose from; a defined benefit plan or a
defined contribution plan. Which would you select? Why?

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Questions for Discussion:
Post to the Forums by midnight Thursday and respond to at least 2
members of the class by midnight, Sunday of the week. Please provide a
minimum of three references or sources (not from Wikipedia or anonymous
sources) to support your ideas, arguments, and opinions; correspond with
at least 2 members of the class to discuss the weekly Forum subject.week 4
How
important is obtaining health care insurance from your employer? Do you
have access to health care insurance from your present employer? What
do you suppose the future of health care insurance looks like from
an employers perspective? From an employee’s perspective? Are you
optimistic or pessimistic about the future of health care insurance?
Explain.

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Questions for Discussion: Your
initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2
other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include
direct questions.Post to the Forums by midnight Thursday and
respond to at least 2 members of the class by midnight, Sunday of the
week. Please provide a minimum of three references or sources (not from
Wikipedia or anonymous sources) to support your ideas, arguments, and
opinions; correspond with at least 2 members of the class to discuss the
weekly Forum subject.week 5
From
your readings and research this week it should be apparent that many
feel the future of Social Security is at risk. What are your thoughts
about the future of Social Security? Should it be saved? Should future
participants be allowed to invest SSN payments into the equities
markets? Should the age to receive benefits be raised? Explain your
answers.

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Questions for Discussion: Your
initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2
other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include
direct questions.Post to the Forums by midnight Thursday and
respond to at least 2 members of the class by midnight, Sunday of the
week. Please provide a minimum of three references or sources (not from
Wikipedia or anonymous sources) to support your ideas, arguments, and
opinions; correspond with at least 2 members of the class to discuss the
weekly Forum subject.week 6Many
organizations award sick time and vacation based upon seniority with
the company. Would you support these allocations of time off based on
performance rather than time served with the organization? Explain and
support your answer.

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Questions for Discussion: Your
initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2
other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include
direct questions.Post to the Forums by midnight Thursday and
respond to at least 2 members of the class by midnight, Sunday of the
week. Please provide a minimum of three references or sources (not from
Wikipedia or anonymous sources) to support your ideas, arguments, and
opinions; correspond with at least 2 members of the class to discuss the
weekly Forum subject.week 7
Based
upon your research what are your thoughts about how employee benefits,
vacation, sick leave, and other compensation & benefits might differ
around the world? What is the basis for your answers?

Questions for Discussion:Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.Post
to the Forums by midnight Thursday and respond to at least 2 members of
the class by midnight, Sunday of the week. Please provide a minimum of
three references or sources (not from Wikipedia or anonymous sources) to
support your ideas, arguments, and opinionsweek 8
Assume
your organization is expanding and wants to open a sales office
overseas. What factors would affect compensation & benefits. What
issues might be of specific concern?

Questions for Discussion:Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.Post
to the Forums by midnight Thursday and respond to at least 2 members of
the class by midnight, Sunday of the week. Please provide a minimum of
three references or sources (not from Wikipedia or anonymous sources) to
support your ideas, arguments, and opinions.