SUSS SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES HRM257 Labour and Manpower Policies in Singapore Tutor-Marked Assignment January 2024 Presentation TUTOR-MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA01) This assignment is worth 40% of the final mark

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You are reminded that the penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and may include expulsion from the program or referral to SUSS's Student Disciplinary Group. Details on the academic dishonesty can be found in your student handbook. Please refer to Section 5.2 Academic Matters of the SUSS Student Handbook on academic integrity and plagiarism. SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUSS) TMA - Page 2 of 6 Formatting Instructions The report should be submitted in Microsoft Word.doc or .docx (preferred). Submission via Canvas mobile app is not supported. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The submitted report should be typewritten, double-spaced in 12 point Times New Roman font and 1 inch margin all around. All pages should be numbered. Please include a word count towards the end of your assignment. The word limit for this individual assignment is 2,000 words (excluding Cover Page and References). Please INCLUDE a cover page that contains the Title of this course, student's name and PI number. In accordance to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), please DO NOT include other personal particulars. Multiple submissions are allowed before the cut-off date. Re-submission is NOT allowed after the cut-off date (including the grace period). Only the latest copy will be kept. Mark deduction scheme applies. To facilitate your submission into Canvas, please name your document file strictly to this format - CourseCode_AssignmentCode_UserID_FullName. For example, ABC123_TMA01_Sally001_TanMeiMeiSally (omit D/O, S/O). Use underscore and not space. SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUSS) TMA - Page 3 of 6 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION A high-level UN delegation is visiting Singapore next month. They are especially interested to find out how the growing gig economy has affected employment and employer-employee relations in Singapore, as well as how Singapore has responded. You are from the Ministry of Manpower. Your boss has asked you to prepare for the coming briefing to the delegates. The topic of the session is on "Understanding and reviewing tripartite measures to help gig workers in Singapore to tackle challenges and remain employable". You are collecting background information now. For this assignment, select THREE (3) articles from the popular press (e.g., newspapers, magazines, reports, journals, the Internet) that reflect themes relevant to the above topic. Insightfully analyse each article, using perspectives and information covered in classes and in the course notes. Each selected article must NOT be less than 800 words. The first two selected articles will cover the Singapore context only. The third article must cover a Southeast Asian country other than Singapore. The third article provides an opportunity for you to compare and contrast the experiences, manpower policies and practices in different countries. Divide your write-up into three sections. Section A will cover your write-up on the first article. Section B will cover the second article while Section C covers the third article. For each article, be sure to include the following in your write-up: (a) Identify the issue(s) reflected in the article. (b) Examine whether the practice/approach is appropriate and/or adequate. Discuss the extent you agree and disagree with the author's viewpoint with explanations. (Note that your third article must compare and contrast the practice/approach in your examination of the article). (c) Brief conclusion: the "lessons" implied for employees, organisations/management and government. (d) Appendices (in word format) to include Scanned copies of your selected three (3) articles. (30 marks for each article) (10 marks for assignment language and formatting) Submit an essay of no more than 2,000 words (excluding cover page and references), double- spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font and 1 inch margin. SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUSS) TMA - Page 4 of 6 Assessment Rubrics Appraisal of First Article and Second Article (Total: 60 marks) Criteria Identify issues Examines the article's practice/approach Discuss the author's viewpoints Conclude on the lessons learned Excellent Issue(s) is/are described, correctly identified, and explained in a clear and concise manner. Criteria Identify issues States key aspect(s) of the practice/approach of the that is/are appropriate with clear and concise explanations. States agreement and disagreement with the author's viewpoint with clear and concise explanations. Describes the key implication(s) that is/are relevant for employees, Proficient Issue(s) is/are described, correctly identified, and explained adequately. States several aspect(s) Excellent Issue(s) is/are described, correctly identified, and explained in a clear and concise manner. Did not state which aspects of the practice/approach that practice/approach is is/are appropriate with appropriate with few adequate explanations. explanations. States agreement or disagreement with the author's viewpoint with adequate explanations. Describes the several implications that is/are relevant for employees, organisations/manage organisations/management and/or ment and government government. in a clear and concise manner. Appraisal of Third Article (Total: 30 marks) Need improvement Issue(s) is/are not described, correctly identified, and explained. Proficient Issue(s) is/are described, correctly identified, and explained adequately. Did not state agreement or disagreement with the author's viewpoint with few explanations. Did not describe the several implications that is/are relevant for employees, organisations/manage ment, or government. Need improvement Issue(s) is/are not described, correctly identified, and explained.