Background Your boss just came back from a HRM conference. A number of people management issues have surfaced during and since Covid-19. He is keen to learn more about individual-organisation value conflict. Over lunch, he asked you to write a Report on "Implications of work-family conflict on employee job/life satisfaction". 2. Task To write the report, you are to examine Work-family Conflict and Job/Life Satisfaction. For this assignment, from these THREE (3) articles:

a) https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/burnout-overwork-stress-blame-company-worker-expectations-4076631

b)https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/work-from-home-force-log-on-stress-burnout-fatigue-511406

c) https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/working-mums-challenges-best-tips-juggle-home-work-family-1373851

that reflect the themes relevant to Work-family conflict in organisations (Chapter 6, pages 154 to 157 in your textbook). Insightfully analyse each article, using perspectives and information covered in classes, the textbook, and the course notes. Each selected article must not be (a) less than 600 words and (b) must not be published before 2020. A direct link to each of the three articles should be embedded in the Report. If this is not feasible, provide web links or append copies of the articles as appendices at the back of the Report. II. Report Format 3. Organisation of Report. In your report, you are required to cover the following elements: (a) Introduction (no more than 350 words) -- Describe and provide a review of Work-family Conflict and Job/Life Satisfaction. Explain why it is import to managers and/or organisations. (15 marks) (b) Main content (no more than 1,000 words in total) - You should focus on one article at a time. For each piece of work, summarise the key points of the article that is relevant to Work-family Conflict and Job/Life Satisfaction. Examine the extent you agree and disagree with the writer's viewpoint with explanations by drawing from concepts you have learnt from the course (i.e., see Chapter 6 in textbook, pp. 154-157) and/or research. Discuss the implications of the article for people management and organisations. (60 marks)

HRM203 Tutor-Marked Assignment SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUSS) Page 5 of 7 (c) Conclusion (no more than 650 words) - In your conclusion, indicate the common theme/s or insight/s that integrate/s or relate/s to the three articles. Then propose ONE (1) human resource / management policy or practice based on what you have read and from the theories and concepts learnt in the course. (15 marks) 4. Language. In general, use past tense to describe what has been done in the past. Use present tense to represent general ideas that are not restricted to a single time period. (10 marks)