Introduction Equal employment opportunity (EEO) began when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 in 1941. Executive Order 8802 ensured that every American citizen was guaranteed equal employment opportunities in World War II defense contracts‚ regardless of race‚ creed‚ color‚ or national origin. Today‚ the EEO legislation has affected businesses. The topics discussed will be‚ how the organization‚ as well as the individual employee‚ has rights‚ the effect it has on the
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aspects of employment covered by law: Minimum wage Hours worked Discrimination Health and safety Holiday entitlements Redundancy and dismissal Training Disciplinary procedures Union rights and consultation Maternity leave 1.2 Below is a list of the main features of current employment legislation Employment Act 1996 Equalities and Discrimination laws Employment Act 2008 Health and safety legislation at work Act 1974 1.3 Why do legislation relating to employment exists?
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Global Why is employment important? Employment is important if you want to have a normal life; three decent meals a day‚ a place to stay and other things such as clothes‚ shoes etc. This is most especially if a person has to provide for his or her family. In order to provide good quality education to your children‚ you need to be employed first so that you can have the means to pay for their education expense. Employment is important for a person’s well-being. Work often boosts a person’s morale
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During the Employment Project‚ research was presented back to the participants on a variety of occasions. This provided an opportunity for the researchers to validate information previously collected‚ to stimulate discussion amongst the youth participants‚ and to collect further data for analysis. Results of the evaluation were documented in a report published by the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies‚ entitled “Employment for Youth with Disabilities: Issues and Experiences”
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LETTER OF APPLICATION A letter of application is one’s first introduction to his/her prospective employer. It is a persuasive message that sells the applicant’s talents to the employer. In that case‚ it should be similar to that of a sales letter in attracting and impressing the reader and motivating him to take action. Job application letter‚ usually‚ has two parts: (i) Cover letter and (ii) Resume. (i) COVER LETTER The cover letter is not just a forwarding letter. The purpose of writing
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EMPLOYMENT GENERATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ROLE OF ART AND DESIGN EDUCATION TO GENERATE EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS IN RURAL SECTOR (BY GAUTAM DUTTA Asst. Professor & VINAY KUMAR Asst. Professor‚ AMITY SCHOOL FOR FINE ART‚ AMITY UNIVERSITY‚ NOIDA‚ U.P) ABSTRACT Today the Indian design industry is neither too small to be unseen nor too big to be seen in major way but the fact is that the Art and Design discipline no longer remain in isolation as we witness
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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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Evolving Workplace Relations Introduction There has been a great challenge faced by business organization today: a shift in employment relationship. Today employees are savvy‚ confident‚ upbeat‚ open minded‚ creative and independent and therefore tend to be more challenging to manage. There is a demand for greater work/life balance‚ workforce flexibility and good management of workforce diversity. Definition ‘Globalisation and the changing workforce have produced two contrasting changes
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Employment Law: Employment Rights Essay Semester II Assignment Alan O’ Mahony – 09684905 Critically evaluate the effectiveness of the relevant provisions of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011 (and their predecessors) in eliminating pay discrimination on the ground of gender within the workplace and thus reducing the gender pay gap. __________________________________________________________________________ Traditionally gender discrimination was rife and accepted in most aspects of society
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progress‚ the government implement legislations to ensure good working conditions and safety which affects the union. Labour Relations legislations such as Employment Act (Cap 91)‚ Industrial Relations Act (Cap 136) and Trade Unions Act (Cap 333) (MOM‚ 2014) have provided guidelines for employers and basic needs for the employees’ employment‚ rights and benefits‚ causing union membership rates to decline. Section 27 of the Trade Unions Act (Cap 333) further decreased the value of unions as it deemed
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