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Please add 10-12 references.Microsoft Word - MMH230 Assignment 2 T3 2018.docx 	 1	 	 	 		 MMH230	–	Fundamentals	of	Human	Resource	Management	 Trimester	3,	2018	 	 Assessment	2:	Written	Analytical	Essay	(Individual)	 	 DUE	DATE	AND	TIME:			 Monday,	7	January	2018,	11:59	PM	 PERCENT	OF	FINAL	GRADE:		30%	 WORD	LIMIT:		 	 	 2500	Words	(+/-	10%)	 	 Learning	Outcome	 	 Unit Learning Outcome (ULO)	 Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO)	 ULO 1:	students	are	required	to	 identify,	explain	and	apply	relevant	 SHRM	concepts	and	theories	to	 practical	HRM	problems/issues	as	may	 arise	in	an	organisational	context,	as	 appropriate	to	the	essay	topic.	 GLO 1: Discipline-specific knowledge  and capabilities  GLO 4: Critical thinking  GLO 5: Problem solving  	 ULO	2:	students	are	required	to	 demonstrate	their	understanding	of	 HRM	functions,	activities	and	 processes	and	to	identify	and	consider	 the	HRM	implications	of	the	broader	 legal	context	within	which	SHRM	 operates,	as	relevant	to	the	essay	topic.	 GLO	1:	Discipline-	specific	knowledge	 and	capabilities	 ULO	3:	students	are	required	to	collect,	 integrate	and	critically	analyse	HRM	 theoretical	and	empirical	information,	 using	standard	research	techniques,	to	 produce	a	clear	and	logically	written	 discussion	relevant	to	the	essay	topic.	 GLO	3:	Digital	Literacy	 	 GLO	4:	Critical	thinking	   Assessment	Feedback:	 	 Students	who	submit	their	work	by	the	due	date	will	receive	their	marks	and	feedback	on	 CloudDeakin	within	15	working	days	of	the	final	submission	date.	 	 	 	 	 2	 Assessment	Task	Requirements:	 	 Topic	statement	 	 While	the	HRM	literature	abounds	with	arguments	for	the	benefits	of	diversity,	when	it	comes	to	the	 reality	of	employment	practices	in	many	workplaces,	managing	diversity	can	provide	many	challenges	 for	HR	practitioners.	 	 Task	 	 The	aim	of	the	assignment	is	to	identify	the	benefits	and	problems/challenges	associated	with	 workplace	diversity,	the	legislation	aimed	at	preventing	discrimination	in	the	workplace	and	HR	 practices.	 	 Format:	 	 Presentation	of	Submission:	 	 Your	submission	should	be	presented	in	a	reader-friendly	way,	so	please	ensure	it:	 • has	a	separate	title	page	 • is	in	12pt	font	 • is	1.5	or	double	spaced	with	2	cm	margins	on	each	side	 • uses	correct	in-text	referencing	(Harvard	system),	and	 • includes	a	reference	list	which	is	correctly	formatted	(Harvard	system)	and	begins	on	a	new	 page.	 	 	 Submission	Instructions	 	 Each	individual	student	is	to	submit	an	electronic	copy	of	their	assignment	online	in	the	assignment	 drop	box	provided	in	the	MMH230	Unit	Site	(accessed	via	Deakin	Sync).	 	 Your	assignment	will	be	counted	as	‘on	time’	if	submitted	by	11:59pm	AEST	or	AEDST	on	the	due	 date.	If	necessary,	you	can	look	up	your	local	time	at	 http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/helpfulInfo.do?category=info&item=worldTime.	 	 You	must	keep	a	backup	copy	of	every	assignment	you	submit,	until	the	marked	assignment	has	 been	returned	to	you.	In	the	unlikely	event	that	one	of	your	assignments	is	misplaced,	you	will	need	 to	submit	your	backup	copy.	 	 Any	work	you	submit	may	be	checked	by	electronic	or	other	means	for	the	purposes	of	detecting	 collusion	and/or	plagiarism.	 	 When	you	are	required	to	submit	an	assignment	through	your	CloudDeakin	unit	site,	you	will	 receive	an	email	to	your	Deakin	email	address	confirming	that	it	has	been	submitted.	You	should	 check	that	you	can	see	your	assignment	in	the	Submissions	view	of	the	Assignment	dropbox	folder	 after	upload,	and	check	for,	and	keep,	the	email	receipt	for	the	submission.	If	technological	 problems	are	encountered	assistance	should	be	sort	from	the	IT	Helpdesk,	and	a	work	request	 number	sought	in	case	it	is	needed	when	requesting	an	extension	on	these	grounds.	 	 	 	 3	 Academic	Honesty	Declaration	 	 When	submitting	the	assignment	online	in	the	MMH230	Unit	Site	you	will	be	asked	to	confirm	the	 following	academic	honesty	declaration:	 	 DECLARATION	 	 By	clicking	on	the	Submit	button,	I	certify	that	the	attached	work	is	entirely	my	own	(or	where	 submitted	to	meet	the	requirements	of	an	approved	group	assignment	is	the	work	of	the	group),	 except	where	work	quoted	or	paraphrased	is	acknowledged	in	the	text.	I	also	certify	that	it	has	not	 been	previously	submitted	for	assessment	in	this	or	any	other	unit	or	course,	unless	permission	for	 this	has	been	granted	by	the	Unit	Chair	of	this	unit.	I	agree	that	Deakin	University	may	make	and	 retain	copies	of	this	work	for	the	purposes	of	marking	and	review,	and	may	submit	this	work	to	an	 external	plagiarism-	and	collusion-detection	service	who	may	retain	a	copy	for	future	plagiarism	 and	collusion	detection	but	will	not	release	it	or	use	it	for	any	other	purpose.	 	 Notes	 	 • Extensions:	Extensions	to	the	dates	for	submission	of	assignments	and	other	assessment	 tasks	conducted	during	the	trimester	will	be	considered	only	if	a	written	request	is	 submitted	and	negotiated	with	the	designated	Unit	Chair/Campus	Coordinator	by	date	on	 which	the	assessment	task	is	to	be	completed	or	submitted.	 • Penalties	for	late	submission	(with	no	approved	extension):	In	accordance	with	sections	46	 and	47	of	the	University’s	‘Assessment	(Higher	Education	Courses)	Procedure-	Penalties	for	 Late	Submission	of	Assessment	Tasks’,	the	following	marking	penalties	will	apply	if	you	 submit	an	assessment	task	after	the	due	date	without	an	approved	extension:	5%	will	be	 deducted	from	available	marks	for	each	day	up	to	five	days,	and	work	that	is	submitted	more	 than	five	days	after	the	due	date	will	not	be	marked.	You	will	receive	0%	for	the	task.	'Day'	 means	working	day	for	paper	submissions	and	calendar	day	for	electronic	submissions.	The	 Unit	Chair	may	refuse	to	accept	a	late	submission	where	it	is	unreasonable	or	impracticable	 to	assess	the	task	after	the	due	date.	 • For	more	information	about	academic	misconduct,	special	consideration,	extensions,	and	 assessment	feedback,	please	refer	to	the	document	Your	rights	and	responsibilities	as	a	 student	in	this	Unit	in	the	first	folder	next	to	the	Unit	Guide	of	the	Resources	area	in	the	 CloudDeakin	unit	site.	 • Building	evidence	of	your	experiences,	skills	and	knowledge	(Portfolio)	-	Building	a	portfolio	 that	evidences	your	skills,	knowledge	and	experience	will	provide	you	with	a	valuable	tool	 to	help	you	prepare	for	interviews	and	to	showcase	to	potential	employers.	There	are	a	 number	of	tools	that	you	can	use	to	build	a	portfolio.	You	are	provided	with	cloud	space	 through	OneDrive,	or	through	the	Portfolio	tool	in	the	Cloud	Unit	Site,	but	you	can	use	any	 storage	repository	system	that	you	like.	Remember	that	a	Portfolio	is	YOUR	tool.	You	should	 be	able	to	store	your	assessment	work,	reflections,	achievements	and	artefacts	in	YOUR	 Portfolio.	Once	you	have	completed	this	assessment	piece,	add	it	to	your	personal	Portfolio	 to	use	and	showcase	your	learning	later,	when	applying	for	jobs,	or	further	studies.	Curate	 your	work	by	adding	meaningful	tags	to	your	artefacts	that	describe	what	the	artefact	 represents.

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MMH230 – FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Table of Contents
Introduction	3
Benefits of Workplace Diversity	3
Problems and Challenges faced due to Workplace Diversity	5
Legislation aimed at Preventing Discrimination at Workplace	7
Conclusion	8
References	9
Introduction
Workplace diversity can be defined as creating an environment in the office, which can be acceptable to every person in the office. It embraces the strength of the staff and gives them scope to work to their full ability (Al-Jenaibi, 2017). Diversity can be of any type. It can be age, gender, race, ethnicity, working style, education, marital status, religious belief, disability, work experience, social and economic background, family responsibility, and cultural background. The diversity in the workplace brings different qualities to the company. It helps the people to get exposure to unique backgrounds and have a positive impact on the internal relationship, with the customers and shareholder. For instance, when a US company finalises a deal with the Chinese company and they already have employees from China, this enriches cultural background bring ease in finalising the deal. This is because the company already know the culture, have thorough knowledge of the needs of their partners. Government all over the world has imposed the legislation to control the discrimination especially at workplace.
Benefits of Workplace Diversity
Diversity at the workplace increases the productivity and enhances the creativity. It brings profit to the company, makes the employees more engaged, it increases the reputation of the company. The company rich in diversity is not only likeable but encourages people to work in the company. Flexibility in diversity improves the manpower of the company. Following are some of the benefits of the diversity at workplace.
Workplace diversity can increase creativity
As mention by Martin (2014), people with different cultural background brings different perceptions. The matter can be seen and analysed from different angles. Employees have different ideas of creativity. The team with diversity brings more sets of solutions to the specific problem in comparison to the team having similar background. Companies that have diversity in leading teams tend to develop innovative ideas every year. It enables the companies to become international and help them to overcome from the cultural shock. The knowledge becomes vast and the borders become narrower when workforce of cultural diversity comes together to look develop a product.
Workplace diversity can increase profits
Workplace diversity is a key to productivity (Saxena, 2014). Presently, the barriers due to language and cross border have narrowed down. The international trade and investment, which once considered as a dream is now a part of the business through communication and transportation. Workplace diversity makes it possible for the companies to reach out any country of the world and do the business of profit. The productivity has been increased through openings of international markets and availability of materials all over the world. For example, Samsung is not confined to South Korea. It had production all over the world. Diversity of the company enables it to produce its product in other parts of the world with low investment and to gain high profit. Annual meetings are done and the diverse workforce shares its ideas. This keeps them one step ahead and helps them to launch user-friendly products. Diversity helps the companies to become part of global business trends. This helps them to increase their sales.
Workplace diversity can improve employee engagement
As suggested by Downey et al. (2015), workplace diversity helps in improvement of the employee’s relationship. It makes the stronger relationship and builds the trust climate in the working place. It helps the employees to feel included and make them participate in all task assign to the team or an individual person. When employees enjoy each other’s festivals and respect the other belief, it reduces the friction in the company. It motivates the employees to work hard and also encourage them to trust the company. The employees ten to work harder, do the overtime for the company and help the company to generate more profit. The time wasted in solving the disputes among employees are saved and the environment of the office remain peaceful. The company, which involve and encourage the minority group and make them feel important will have both quality and quantity output. Employees work with responsible attitude and think the company as their family. Diversity in workplace emotionally encourages people to remain loyal to the company.
Workplace diversity can reduce employee turnover
The companies, which encourages diversity in their workplace tend to have larger pool of workforce to hire for their vacancies (Peretz, Levi & Fried, 2015). The people with higher education and studies at the diverse university believe to support the companies having diverse workforce. They considered them progressive, visionary and wants to work for them. The number of candidates applied will be higher in comparison to the companies having similar type of workforce. The company will have more options and ability to select the best for their particular job. They even come across to the candidate, which can be hired for future prospect. Companies with diversity have higher rate of employees with high education and good field experience. In the competitive world, it is necessary to have skilled workforce with experience and also to have potential candidates. This can only be possible if the company willing to hire potential candidate irrespective of gender, race, age and other diverse factors.
Workplace diversity reflects positively on reputation
Companies with diversity at workplace have a positive reputation among both employees and job seekers. These companies encourage the hiring from all kind of background. Their aim is to employ the potential candidate rather than the specific candidate with specific background. They are considered as good employers (Ricco & Guerci, 2014). For example,

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