1. INTRODUCTION SELF-EMPLOYMENT is working for one’s self rather than for another person or company. It is earning one’s livelihood directly from one’s own trade or business rather than as an employee of another. To be self-employed‚ an individual is normally highly skilled in a trade or has a niche product or service for his or her local community. With the creation of the Internet‚ the ability for an individual to become self-employed has increased dramatically. Self-employed people can also
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Employment Law: Workplace Racial Discrimination October 3‚ 2011 Employment Law: Workplace Racial Discrimination A number of federal and state laws prohibit racial discrimination. Racial discrimination is the practice of letting a person ’s race or skin color unfairly become a factor when deciding who receives a job‚ promotion‚ or other employment benefit. It most often affects minority individuals who feel they have been unfairly discriminated against in favor of a Caucasian (or white)
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In 1972‚ the government attempting to correct discrimination in the workplace passed the Equal Employment Opportunity Act. This act protects individual rights and promotes employment opportunities and fairness for everyone within the workplace (Klingner & Nalbandian‚ 1998‚ p. 158). This act should have eliminated gender bias and pay inequities‚ but has it accomplished its goal? Are employment opportunities and promotion opportunities fair and equal to everyone? Does gender bias and pay inequities
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Foreign studies: In America‚ part-time or even full-time employment is now considered a norm for undergraduate students. According to available data and study‚ the average students should spend a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 hours on a job per week (Perna 2010). One of the concerns of the educators is the amount of time a students spends working rather than focusing on their studies‚ but due to poverty‚ most undergraduate students have to support themselves if they really want to finish
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basic compensation levels. The UK also has the disability act‚ manual handling operations and regulations‚ data protection act. 1.2 The main features of the current employment legislation are covered in three main things‚ Equalities and discrimination law and health and safety. 1.3 The reason why legislation relating to the employment exists is to help the rights of the employers and employees by giving rules and regulations that must be followed and you might need advice on your contract or it might
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Contents Page Introduction 2 Explain the aims and objective of employment regulation 2 & 3 Describe the role played by the tribunal and courts system in enforcing employment law 3 Explain how cases are settled before and during legate procedures 4 Summary 4 Describe when and how a contract can be changed lawfully 5 Explain the main requirements of redundancy law 6 Explain the main requirements of the law Business Transfers 7 Summary 8 Identify the major requirements of Health and Safety
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EMPLOYMENT LAW: TITLE VII ZAB TITLE VII: Prohibits policies or practices that are not intended to be discriminatory‚ but which have a disproportionate adverse effect on minorities DISPARATE TREATMENTS‚ IMPACT & CLAIMS .What does disparate treatment means? .Employment discrimination .What does disparate impact means? .A way to prove discrimination .What kind of claims can be brought as a disparate treatment claim? .An employer
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The relationship between employers and employees has long been the subject of widespread study and debate within the business world. This employment relationship can be defined as a complex system in which social‚ economic and political factors combine with an employee who exchanges mental and manual labour for rewards allocated by the employer (Encarta Encyclopaedia Deluxe. 2004). Industrial relations and human resource management advocates have traditionally held different views on the subject
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statutes and why you believe they might be relevant to the fact scenario. (2 marks) Hint: the common law is not a statute. The legislations that should be considered when evaluating the above scenario are the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC)‚ the Employment Standards Act (ESA) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). I believe that the OHRC is relevant to the above scenario because if an employer has decided to terminate someone for just cause‚ they must ensure that they are not violating
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ADA Tutorial Graduate School of Management Employment Law The ADA was put in place to protect the rights and employment of individuals with a qualified diagnosed disability.In the ADA tutorial‚ Karina may be eligible for accommodations and to be protected under the ADA because she has met the two required conditions; she has met the qualifications to perform her job and she can perform her job duties with or without accommodations (EEOC‚ ADA‚ 2005). Once Karina provides the proper documentation
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