Changes In Holiday Bonus

Business Correspondence Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Business Correspondence Scenario 1 Memo Date: September 20, 2019 To: All employees From: (Insert Name), head of H.R. S Subject: Changes in Holiday bonus The following memo is to inform all employees about changes in the expected holiday bonuses. We regret to inform you that our company experienced downtime in the overall expected profits. For that reason, we will not be in a position to distribute the yearly holiday bonuses. I need to inform you that this is the first incident since the creation of the bonus program for almost ten years now. The changes in the company’s vacation program came about during a lengthy meeting with top executives. We want to inform you that the company’s management began initiatives to prevent such incidents in the future. Therefore, we seek your understanding and consideration. The management’s commitment is to address the issues of all employees and even enhancing their welfare. However, we find the action of cutting this year’s bonus necessary to cut on costs because of the recent market downturn. Although we understand that the change of plans will create some difficulties for you, we still believe it is better than terminating some of the workers or even cutting down salaries and other benefits. I want to inform you that we have encountered such downturns in the past and rebounded back to operation. Therefore, we believe that this is just a temporary setback that we can overcome through your help. We are confident that we will improve our operations at the onset of next year. I want to inform you that your efforts will allow our organization to recover from its current downturn situation. However, we will inform you in good time should any changes arise. We anticipate smooth and profitable operations next year. Enjoy your holiday. Scenario 2 Date: September 20, 2019 To: All employees From: (Insert Name), Head of Human Resources Subject: Professionalism in the Workplace I want to inform you that one of the key pillars in our operations is professionalism. Just as we recently discussed, I wish to remind you of the need to enhance the confidentiality of the company’s employees and other relevant stakeholders. Moreover, you need to be careful in the process of downloading illegal contents since they might make the company vulnerable to different forms of cyber threats. Besides, illegal use of office equipment can expose our company to legal actions resu...