The Ethics Of The At-Will Employment Doctrine There are two types of employment practices in the United States‚ at-will and just cause. An at-will employee can be terminated at any time‚ for any reason‚ within the scope of law. Just cause employees can only be dismissed in good faith and with good reason. At-will employment is standard in many corporations across the United States. Although it is legal‚ the practice raises some ethical concerns. The at-will doctrine provides employees little
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Running head: EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Employment Conflict Management Conflict Management (MMPBL/540) Professor Louis Aliberti June 16‚ 2008 Employment Conflict Management As many companies within the United States are facing declines in sales due to companies not yielding a large return and the need for advanced technology to support customer demands. Major financial losses are crippling corporations and resulting in restructuring and obtaining advanced technology
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Employment Discrimination Issues LAW/531 July 11‚ 2011 Employment Discrimination Issues According to Cheeseman‚ 2010‚ “prior to the passage of major federal antidiscrimination laws in the 1960’s‚ much discrimination in employment existed in this country. In the 1960’s congress enacted several major statutes that outlawed employment discrimination against members of certain classes. These federal laws were instrumental to providing equal opportunity in employment in this country
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Introducing the Employee Rights and Responsibilities Workbook for Children’s Care‚ Learning and Development Learning Outcome 1: Laws that protect you at work 1. Workplace Regulations 1.2 Laws that protect you and people who use the services you work 1.3 Employment Conditions 1.4 Equal and Fair Treatment Regulations 1.5 Working with Children Learning Outcome 2: Procedures and Documentation – Putting the law into action 2. Information About Your Job Learning Outcome 3: Getting Information and Advice About your
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Assignment 4 Termination Questions 1. Is there any basis upon which Brown can make a claim against Whitney? Explain the nature of any possible claim and the remedies that she would seek. Note that in this question you are asked for the position Brown would be taking. Do not deal with what she might be awarded -- that is considered in question 2. The claim that Brown can make against Whitney is that she was constructively dismissed due to an untenable work environment created by her supervisor
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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act- A critical Appraisal. Dr. M.D.Somani‚ The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act‚ (NREGA) was notified on September 7‚ 2005 by Government of India with the objective to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. It was intended to provide employment to the vulnerable groups at a
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Employment Responsibilities and Rights Outcome 1: 1. Some of the main aspects covered by law in employment: * Equal Payment 1970 * Race Relations Act 1976 * Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 * Employment Rights Act 1995 * Human Rights Act 1998 * National Minimum Wage 1998 * Employment and Equality Act 2010 2. Main features of current employment legislation The Health and Safety at Work Act requires a safe working environment for everyone in the work setting. There is usually a Health
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Employment Relations Nowadays‚ most employers and employees are concerned about pay-rate systems. Employees will be affected significantly if a pay-rate system is incorrectly chosen by the company they work for. Therefore‚ in this essay‚ I will explain the benefits and drawbacks if the companies use incentive pay-systems as tools to fix the conflicts of interest between employers and employees. Employers are agents who own the means of production of society. They exercise
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Critical Thinking Question 1. What seems the main source of conflict between supervisors and the HR department at Sands Corporation? Main source of conflict between supervisors and the HR department at Sands Corporation are: * HR department ranks applicant based on test scores or other criteria and because of that‚ often people do not get along well with supervisor and co-worker. * Excellent performers are leaving because of HR department do not pay the exceeding pay rises even though
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Case Study: Northeastern Mutual Life: Preparing for Employee Terminations ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Introduction Northeastern Mutual Life‚ the major subsidiary of the Calgary Insurance Group‚ is one of the largest life insurance providers in Canada. Northeastern Mutual Life has more than three million individual and business customers in Canada. Among its nine thousand employees‚ Northeastern Mutual Life employs two thousand
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