Chapter Four – Whistle-Blowing What is Whistle-Blowing? Whistle-blowing is the voluntary release of non-public information‚ as a moral protest‚ by a member or former member of an organization to an appropriate audience outside the normal channels of communication regarding illegal and/or immoral conduct in the organization that is opposed to the public interest. The Key Points in this Definition are: 1. A whistle-blower is a member or former member of an organization and not an outsider
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Employment Trends: Nursing Shortages Introduction The United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. Compounding the problem is the fact that nursing colleges and universities across the country are struggling to expand enrollment levels to meet the rising demand for nursing care. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is concerned about the shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs) and is working
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The skill sets‚ organizational hierarchies‚ reward systems and employment structures pertinent to the film industry‚ fashion industry or repertory theatre are often as different as all cultural industries are to the manufacturing sector. (Thompson et al‚ 2007: 638) Explain and Discuss Cultural Industries (sometimes also known as "creative industries") combine the creation‚ production‚ and distribution of goods and services that are cultural in nature and usually protected by intellectual property
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CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE OF EMPLOYMENT IN RURAL AREAS K. Hanumantha Rao Objectives (i) To study the emerging structural characteristics of the labour market in rural areas; (ii) To examine the levels of and trends in employment and unemployment in the last three decades; (iii) To understand the inter-relationships among economic growth-employment/unemployment and wages‚ and (iv) To suggest policy and programme interventions on the basis of (i) to (iii). Methodology The reference
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[Impact of Workplace Design] Institute of Hotel Management Aurangabad The Impact of Workplace Design “ A study of the Employee on the Job Performance in Taj Palace‚ Delhi” Varun Sahgal (H-18095) Submitted in fulfillment of the requirement of B.A (Hons) in Hotel Management University Of Huddersfeild United Kingdom March 2013 [Varun Sahgal (H-18095)] Page 1 [Impact of Workplace Design] Declaration I declare that this Dissertation is the result of my own individual efforts
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This essay aims to compare the industrial relations in both Singapore and Japan. It will first indentify both countries industrial relation system‚ whether it is unitarist‚ pluralist or radical. It will then touch on the various aspects in the industrial relation system: trade unions‚ system to resolving industrial conflicts‚ wages related policies and discrimination at work. In addition‚ it will look at the policy of lifetime employment and seniority in wages‚ policies which Japan companies have
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Assignment 3: Beautyism in the Workplace Frederica Burns Professor Jamie Davis Smith‚ Esq. HRM 599 – Human Resource Management Capstone May 13‚ 2012 Define “beautyism” and its potential discriminatory effects on hiring in the workplace. “Beautyism” is giving a person preference or hiring someone due to their outward beauty. Some research has suggested that people who are outwardly beautiful get hired faster‚ get paid more‚ and receive better treatment in life in general‚ becoming more
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ETHICAL ISSUES FACING EMPLOYERS AND JOB APPLICANTS Ruth Carter October 1‚ 2012 Some job applicants “pad” their application with false information‚ such as phony salaries and nonexistent jobs. Even some well-known political figures have been guilty of listing a job on their resume during a period of time in which such a job never existed. When applicants are eager or even desperate to find a job‚ such ethical dilemmas will rise to the forefront. FALSIFICATION What is falsification
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Family and Medical Leave Act The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) was established to help protect employees who missed work for medical reasons. "The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides employees job protection in case of family or medical emergency. FMLA permits eligible employees to take up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period." (Martocchio‚ 2003) The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is responsible for administrating and enforcing most of the labor laws‚ including
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Chapter 10 1. An indicator that signals something is wrong with HR practices is A) The inability to recruit top talent B) The loss of key employees to competitors C) Low innovation by employees afraid of tasking risk or D) All of the above 2. Which of the following is a major environmental consideration for human resources? A) Workforce diversity B) Legislation C) Globalization D) All of the above 3. Affirmative action 4. 5. 6. The first
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