The Assessment
The Initial Report will give you the opportunity to show how you can appropriately
apply the knowledge you have gained (up to this point in the module) to diagnose
and explain problems in the workplace.
1. You are required to write a 2000-word Initial Report on the 2022 Module
Case Study (to be released in Teaching Week 1)
2. You are required to structure your Initial Report in two parts:
Part 1 where you will examine and explain the nature of the employment
relationship in the case study organisation (500).
Part 2 where you will examine and explain identify and explain the main
employment relations problems at the case study organisation (1500 words).
3. Your report must make use of relevant employment relations models, tools
and concepts, and empirical evidence where appropriate.
4. Referencing. You must provide references to your reading in the form of in-text
citations and a list of references at the end. This is a requirement that you ought
to observe. Failure to do so may constitute plagiarism.
As you will have access to resources to complete your assessment any content
you use from external source materials will need to be referenced correctly.
Whenever you directly quote, paraphrase, or summarise someone else’s ideas,
you have a responsibility to give due credit to that person for their work.

For example:
a) When citing material taken from the module’s textbook use:
Bingham (2016) or (Bingham, 2016) or (Bingham, 2016: pp) where appropriate.
b) When citing material taken from the module’s mini lectures use:
Duran-Palma (2020) or (Duran-Palma, 2020) where appropriate.
c) If citing a source within a source (e.g. in the above sources) use:
Smith (2000 cited in Bingham, 2016), or (Smith, 2000 cited in Duran-Palma,
2020), etc, where appropriate.
d) In the list of references at the end (for the above examples) only include the
sources that you have actually read and used (not the sources within sources):
Bingham, C.A., (2016), Employment Relations: Fairness and Trust in the  Workplace, London, Sage.
Duran-Palma, F. (2020) ‘Title of Mini Lecture’, Mini Lecture, Contemporary
Employment Relations, Westminster Business School.
Further information can be found at https://www.westminster.ac.uk/currentstudents/studies/study-skills-and-training/research-skills/referencing-your-work
5. Collusion. This is an individual piece of work so do not collude with others on
your answers as this is an academic offence.
6. Plagiarism and collusion detection software will be in use. Where the
University believes that academic misconduct has taken place the University will
investigate the case and apply academic penalties as published in Section 10
Academic Misconduct regulations.
7. Once completed please submit your paper via the submission link provided
on Blackboard.
8. You can only submit ONCE so please ensure you submit the correct and
complete document.