3 [26 MARKS] Mercer Indias senior principal, Mansee Singhal, puts it like this: The whole concept around work, workforce, and workplace has undergone a significant amount of change, and that has impacted the employee perception of what the employer value proposition is going to look like. As organisations are forced to polish their pitches for why employees should choose them. Additionally, employees want to make a meaningful social impact, and they will do this earlier in their lives instead of waiting for retirement. People will actively seek opportunities to tie the impact and value of their work to their mission, purpose and passions. Viewing others posts on social media will motivate them to get more involved and contribute to social innovation and equitability. Smart companies will make themselves more attractive not solely by paying higher salaries, but also by offering employees an opportunity to make a meaningful impact. Employers are therefore encouraged to build a message that resonates and drives engagement by creating initiatives for employees to come forward with personal stories, experiences, and successes in various social causes. Required: The extract above suggests that corporate ethics and responsibility is not just a fashionable trend but a business imperative. As a human resources strategist, appraise the following aspects for an organisation of your choice and provide justified recommendations for it to be future-fit. Using the above extract as a starting point consider: a. Who should lead the people and environmental strategy? (9 marks) b. What should an envisaged workforce of the future look like in your chosen organisation? (8 marks) c. What organisational challenges are likely to be encountered on the road to the envisaged workforce of the future? (9 marks)