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a. Definitions of Societal Classes. Provide a definition for each of the three societal classes: poverty, middle class, and wealthy.
b. Implications of Pay Policy. Discuss the implications that pay policy decisions (total rewards) can have on each of the three societal classes.
c. Top Twelve Benefits. Using the World at Work Total Rewards Inventory (see the document link above), identify what you believe to be the top twelve total rewards desired by each of the three societal classes (i.e., 12 for poverty, 12 for middle class, and 12 for wealthy). Provide support for your hypothesis through statistics, examples, interview findings, stories, or personal experiences. Were there any surprising revelations in your list?
d. Organizational Total Rewards. Complete the total rewards inventory for your organization to include all rewards the company makes available, especially noting if there are different offerings for different “classes” of employees. From the findings, what philosophical conclusions may be drawn about your current organization?
e. Poverty is on the Rise. According to the most recently published Census data (2012), poverty is on the rise. What does this mean for employers? Employees? Are employer’s part of the problem or part of the solution?
f. When a Good Worker is Poor. In the closing paragraph of this tragic story (see available links above), Zigarelli (2008) writes, “I left that place shaken, thinking about the power each one of us has to affect the lives of our co-workers” (p. 298). What is within your power to affect the life of another co-worker(s) – a good worker who is poor?
g. Biblical Perspective. Answer the question: From a biblical perspective, do managers have a responsibility to ensure that their employees are not in poverty? Support your response with at least five (5) biblical passages (at least two from a biblical book other than Proverbs which was part of our Faith & Learning in this course).
h. Bridges Out of Poverty. What are some benefits or programs that human resource managers might propose for organizational implementation to help lift impoverished employees out of poverty? Identify separately: (1) low or no cost benefits or programs and (2) more costly benefits or programs.
i. Outside Research. From your additional outside research, what lessons have you learned or what advice can you give to others – especially human resource managers, regarding how to build bridges out of poverty?