4 The Labour Market Context of HRM Chapter Objectives • To define internal and external labour markets • To outline the role of HRM as the interface between an organisation and its labour markets • To identify the changing labour market conditions under which contemporary organisations operate • To critically evaluate the implications for HRM of the ‘knowledge economy’ • To outline how labour market trends are impacting upon how organisations utilise labour and how HRM practices
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And repeat the life she had Ending in post-partum bleeding‚ Atieno Yo. CHAPTER ONE: CHILD DOMESTIC LABOUR IN KENYA 3 INTRODUCTION Domestic work abuses the rights of children and consequently is an intolerable form of child labour. Unfortunately‚ it forms the largest employer of girls under sixteen years around the world. It is the most common and traditional form of a child labour‚ especially among girls because it is viewed as an essential part of the upbringing of a child. The majority
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APPROACHES TO LABOUR WELFARE INTRODUCTION: The various approaches to labour welfare reflect the attitudes and belief of the agencies‚ which are‚ engages in welfare activities. Welfare facilities may be provided on religious‚ philanthropic or some other grounds. Moreover‚ the different approaches to labour welfare reflect the evolution of the concept of welfare. In the bygone days‚ the government of the land had to compel the owner of the industrial establishment to provide such basic amenities
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Introduction Emotional labour is the act of expressing organizationally required emotions during interactions with others at work (Buchanan & Huczynski‚ 2010). Emotions are not simply for pleasure of people involved but they have an exchange value which is linked to profit. It also requires coordination of mind and feeling. The emotional style of offering a service has not only become part of the service itself (Hochschild‚ 2003)‚ but increasingly is now often more important than the service
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on the Rights of the Child. Migration can be an important determinant for child labour. The recently adopted Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour7 recognizes the need to address child vulnerabilities related to migration. In article 5 it states: ‘Governments should consider ways to address the potential vulnerability of children to‚ in particular the worst forms of child labour‚ in the context of migratory flows’. Based on a desk review of literature and
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skills 4 2.3 LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES 5 3. CONTACT DETAILS 5 4. COURSE CONTENT 6 5. READING LIST 8 6. ASSEMENT DETAILS 9 6. 1 Detailed description of Assessment 9 6.1a Case on organizational psychopathy 9 6.1b Case on emotional labour 11 6.1c Case on psychological contracts 13 7. Other details 20 2 1.Welcome! Welcome to the course Managing the Performance of Individuals‚ course code INDU 1111. This handbook outlines the key details for this course but please also refer
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Labor Cost Cutting Strategy In a sluggish economy‚ it is more important than ever for businesses to cut costs. Knowing how to reduce the cost of paying employees without reducing product quality‚ dropping employee morale or otherwise sacrificing the way you do business can be the difference between being in the red or the black at the end of the year. Stop the Overtime * Don’t pay overtime unless it is absolutely necessary. Remember that you must pay non-exempt employees 1 1/2 times their
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is difficult in a global economy characterized by cut throat competition‚ increasing cost‚ expanding power of labour‚ rapid technological changes‚ growing customer expectations etc. Human resources are wealth of an organization which can help in achieving its goals. The problem of employees satisfaction is regarded as a very significant factor in workers morale‚ absenteeism and labour turnover. The amount of co-operation that management may deceive from the employees would depend greatly on the
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diffuse or mild emotion” (cf. Thoits‚ 1989:318‚ Hochschild‚ 1990: 118-119 IN Steinberg & Figart‚ 1999:24) Emotional labour: 1983 Arlie Hochschild - the employee needs to “induce or suppress feeling in order to sustain the outward countenance (i.e.‚ facial expression) that produces the proper state of mind in others” * Emphasizes relational aspect of work - in which skilled‚ productive labour creates value which
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Elasticity of Labour Demand A firm always incurs a change in labour or capital. It is important for a firm to know the effects on the wage or capital increase since it would help the firm make accurate decisions. A change in wage would make an impact on the firms employment. When there is a wage cut‚ it reduces the price of labour relative to that of capital‚ and now labour is cheaper. However‚ when the wage increase the price of labour increases and the firm would substitute away from labour toward capital
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