NATURE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Simply put‚ Human Resource Management is a management function that helps managers recruit‚select train and develop members for an organisation. Obviously‚ HRM is concerned with thepeoples dimension in organisations.Specially‚ the following constitute the core of HRM:1. Organisations are not mere bricks‚ mortar‚ machineries or inventories. They are people. It is thepeople who staff and manage organisations.2. HRM involves the application of management functions
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resulted in external investigations of the companies involved‚ 37% in management shake-ups‚ 22% in criminal investigations‚ and 11% in indictrnents.[1] Although these outcomes may not be typical‚ they do point out the potential seriousness of whistle blowing. Recent whistleblowing cases further demonstrate the potential problems facing companies that do not adequately address the issue. For example‚ after an employee of the entertainment company
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files on someone’s else’s computer. There are also ethical issues that are dealt with using organisational policies and codes of practise such as: use of email‚ internet and whistle blowing. These go under business ethics meaning moral principles concerning acceptable and unacceptable behaviour by business. Whistle blowing is also one of the ethical issues users can use and relate to. This is when an
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Re work of understanding responsibilities and rights In health and social care. 1.2 The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 extended the RRA 1976 to cover discrimination in services provided by public bodies including HEI‟s and FE‟s. It extends protection against racial discrimination directly‚ indirectly or by victimisation. It places a number of enforceable positive duties on public authorities of which the University is one. The Employment Rights Act 1996 covers the entire contractual relationship
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WorldCom‚ and others‚ fudged results. Goliath Business News. http://goliath.ecnext.com. February 4‚ 2001. Behind closed doors at WorldCom: 2001. Helium Business Management. http://www.helium.com. September 23‚ 2003. The pros and cons of being a “whistle blower”. Find Law. http://fl1.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/worldcom/ bdspcomm60903rpt.pdf. March 31‚ 2003. Special Investigative Committee of the Board of Directors of WorldCom‚ Inc. IFAC Media Report. http://www.ifac.org/MediaCenter/
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individuals work environment extremely stressful to say the least. In addition if the employee is officially “anonymous” action can be taken against them while they are unable to complain. As a result‚ the employee can lose the safety offered by whistle blower protection laws. Secondly‚ if an employee does complain internally to management there is high a chance management can be in on it‚ especially at a smaller firm. This was clearly evident at BMIS as only 2 dozen employees worked out of the US
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction..........................................................................................1 Who Committed Fraud?.....................................................................1 - 2 How Was Fraud Committed?...............................................................2 - 4 Why Was Fraud Committed?...............................................................4 - 5 Penalties Of Committing Fraud.............................................................. 6
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astonishing. No human being should be treated this way of any kind. Everyone‚ should have the right to live their life the way they want to and desire. “The Banality of Systemic Evil” Peter Ludlow gives an interesting perspective over the recent whistle blowing cases. His focus is over the Chelsea Manning‚ Aaron Swartz‚ and Edward Snowden cases that grabbed global attention. The issues of morality and whether the actions taken were justified. This small article gives light to one side emerging from this
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Mumeka Abu Abbasi October 28‚ 2014 Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley: Key characteristics of a Whistleblower What is a whistle-blower? A whistle-blower can be an employee or an ex-employee of a company who have evidence of deceitfulness and/or unethical behavior in the organization or behavior in the business that is not in the best interest of the public (Fernando‚ 365). Whistle-blowers usually disclose classified information in their workplace to others‚ which violates the law or even endangers
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Title of Legislation‚ Policy/ Procedure Date of Legislation Description How it protects vulnerable adults Human Rights Act 1998 Human rights are legal obligations that must be obeyed by all public bodies and local everyone has the right to: Fairness‚ Respect‚ Equality‚ Dignity and Respect for their Personal Autonomy‚ and freedom from: torture‚ degrading treatment‚ slavery (forced labour)‚ thought‚ belief‚ religion and expression. It gives them legal rights and gives them some protection
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