Assessment task 2 requires the writing of a Business Report. The report should be designed as a management document that can be used to implement recommended changes. It should include a comprehensive analysis of the current situation using HRM theory, models and frameworks. The report should clearly explain the various options available and analyse the consequences of these. Students are expected to engage in extensive research within the academic literature relating to human resource management. The assignment is based on a case study that describes the impact of contextual change on business activities. The purpose of the report is to identify the roles of managers and changes in organisational structure and other challenges in managing employment relations issues. Students are expected to engage in extensive research within the academic literature relating to employment relations, managerial styles, communication and performance management. The assessment item is based on the case study titled Constructive Relations at Top Trucking Company (Pages 169-170 of the textbook): Human Resource Management in Australia (5th Ed.) by Kramar, Bartram, De Cieri, Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart & Wright, McGraw-Hill Australia). You should read, and carefully analyse, the case and respond to the issues presented at the end of the case study within the context of a business report. You are required to support your argument with appropriate theoretical discussion and references.
Task: Case Study: Constructive Relations at Top Trucking Company (Pages 169-170 of the textbook)
Based on the above mentioned case study write a report that answers all the three questions, You MUST answer all questions listed here:
1. How do the new workplace practices introduced by the new yard manager complement one another?
2. What are the risks to sustaining these changes if George or the yard manager moves on?
3. Do you think tough blue collar unions like the Transport Workers Union are more of less likely to engage in workplace changes like these than public or service sector unions? Why? How would you find out if you are right?

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