In this written assignment you will need to focus on your audience, plan the details of your message, check the five C$$s and proofread carefully to make sure that your paragraphs begin with clear topic sentences and that all sentences are developed completely and coherently.

Scenario:

As Walter Smith, director of human resources, you are to write a memo to all department managers of Semper Absum Insurance, a major life$-$insurance firm. The company has decided that to increase efficiency all employees will be compelled to take a one$-$hour lunch away from their desks. This came about because, recently, an efficiency expert had visited the main office and noted in her report that many employees were taking personal calls and emails during work time. It was also noted that employees who worked through lunch tended to be less productive in the afternoon. The report concluded that if every employee had time at lunch to take care of personal matters and to eat a proper meal, then productivity would increase.

The CEO has great faith in this report and has asked you to make sure the new policy is a success.

Task:

The explicit purpose of the memo is to state that the mandatory lunch policy will be in effect as of next week, and to explain the reasoning behind the policy. The implicit point of the memo is to ensure that there will be a minimum of time and effort dedicated to enforcing this new policy. Bear in mind that some employees may feel this is an invasion of personal choice and that you want to minimize the amount of correspondence on the subject.