Introduction An employer turns down a job application after seeing on the candidate’s Facebook profile that they are a heavy drinker. A company rejects an application after seeing on Twitter that the candidate is a Muslim with a veil around her head. Another employer rejects an application after seeing on their Facebook profile that they use derogatory terms when commenting on pictures and posts. These examples illustrate how technology has changed the way companies screen prospective employees and
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Outcome1: Identify the legal responsibilities of both employers and employees and the importance of health and safety in the working environment Practical Activities The candidate will be able to 1 Identify‚ select and use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriate for the task being undertaken 2 Follow agreed procedures for obtaining and returning specialist PPE after use 3 Recognise warning‚ advisory‚ mandatory and prohibition signs 4 Follow accident and emergency procedures
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Employer branding essentials A Badenoch & Clark guide Page 1 of 3 Our employer brand is what identifies us in the marketplace; it’s what makes us distinctive. It gives everyone in the organisation a handle on what we are‚ and everyone interested in joining us a clear picture of what to expect. It infuses our recruitment process and the way we engage with our colleagues throughout the organisation. We value it highly and work hard to live it. Steve Gilliver‚ EMEA HR Director‚ Dell Employer
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Effective HR Strategy Formulation and Implementation Selected Company: Descon Engineering (Oil & Gas Sector) Overview: Descon as an Employer clearly understands the importance of Human Capital Management and therefore people in HRM at Descon are professional who make sure that HR strategies must be aligned with the Organizational Strategies to achieve organizational goals. There must be a consistency and compatibility between HR strategies and other important aspects of the organization
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NEGLIGENCE: THE EMPLOYER’S DUTIES Employers Liability in Negligence • May be personally liable to employees who injure themselves. • May be personally liable to employees who are injured by another employee or sometimes by an independent contractor employed by the employer. • May be vicariously liable if one employee is injured by another employee. NOTE: • Employees may also be able to recover from statutory workers compensation schemes. • Employees’ rights at common law may be restricted
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The New Employer Militancy The purpose of this paper is to examine the issue of employer militancy in Australian workforce after the 1980s. The essay is divided into three parts‚ with more emphasis on the latter two parts - the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of employer militancy. In the first part‚ a generic definition of employer militancy will be provided‚ followed by the key features of the hostile approach adopted by employers towards unions. Then the second part is looking at expanding from the first
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resources professionals. Companies that try to recruit candidates with salary‚ benefits and other job-specific dimensions alone have missed the point. These attributes are easily matched by the competition. Employer branding is the development and communication of an organization’s culture as an employer in the marketplace. An organization must adopt a concerted and focused approach to building and maintaining its reputation as a ‘Best Workplace’ and constantly work towards reinforcing this branding through
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Alethea Evangelista Professor Mindy Treftz Management 540 15 November 2010 Becoming the Employer of Choice During the course of a day‚ one is likely to be exposed to dozens of interactions with service providers. Whether at the coffee shop getting ready to start the day with a warm cup of coffee‚ the doctor ’s office signing in for an appointment or the taxi driver who has the important task of getting you to the airport in time for an important business trip. Each one of these interactions
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The relationship between an employer and its employees is an important factor in the company’s success. Employers will treat their employees with respect and visa versa if they all want to succeed and achieve goals. Some companies forget to focus on employee retention and appreciation‚ and then they lose productivity. Human dynamics and relationships in the workplace directly impact the way a business runs. Managers rely on employee performance for organizational success‚ and the way managers
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Employers in the Global Marketplace There are different ways for employees to participate in international business— as parent-country‚ host-country‚ or third-county nationals—so there are different ways for employers to do business globally‚ ranging from simply shipping products to customers in other countries to transforming the organization into a truly global one‚ with operations‚ employees‚ and customers in many countries. Most organizations begin by serving customers and clients within
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