Assessment 1: Individual, Critical analysis reflective paper (1000 words) Weight: 20% Background The changing nature of the workforce composition In 1990’s a workplace was predominantly a stable workforce where many staff stayed with the organisation or business for life. In 2017 many different working conditions exist beyond simple and permanent full time roles in an organisation. The nature of work has also changed due to higher levels of technology that enable part time and flexible working conditions such as work from home or remotely. Today the workforce composition has full time permanent employees, contractors, part time, shared roles, working remotely and casual workers on a needs or demand basis. This variable and changing workforce composition impacts on multiple factors in a workplace, including leadership, motivation, communication and decision making to name a few factors. In one major retail organisation in Australia with 300 stores and an average floor space of just under 5000 square meters, employing over 20,00 staff, the full time composition is 4% and over 50% of the staff are under 21 years of age. Some early research by Atkinson (1984) investigated workforce strategies for flexible organisation. His model is shown in the diagram below. (Atkinson, J (1984). Manpower strategies for flexible organisations. Personnel Management, August, 28-31.) The Task: The changing workforce composition and its impact of employee engagement in a large organisation Step 1: Read the assignment rubric (p11) Step 2: Identify plus 5-6 selected RECENT research articles you can source to support your report of work place engagement and workforce composition. Step 3: Write a critical review on the changing nature of the workforce composition and its impact of workplace engagement and implications for managers. Explore the kinds of workplace changes and associated work force composition changes for employees in a large organisation. Your report must cover the following STRUCTURE and points: 1. INTRODUCTION – paper overview 2. KEY ISSUES - Identify and discuss 3- 4 key points from your research related to the changing nature of workforce composition and engagement. 3. CHANGES FOR WORKPLACE ENGAGEMENT - What other changes do you predict for the workplace engagement in the next 5-10 years. Why? and what could the implications be for a manager 4. WORKFORCE and MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS - What are some implications of these changed/changing employment conditions for workers and their managers including (2-3) actions a manger you will need to do adapt successfully to support a more engaged workforce.? 5. CONCLUSION 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY . Step 4: Complete and attach the Student Declaration and the Assessment rubric (Appendix 1) as a cover Assessment rubric: Appendix 1: When: Midnight on the day of class week 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------