Investigating the Effects of the Employment-At-Will Doctrine in Today’s Workforce Christopher P. Fleischer Strayer University LEG 500 Everett Bensten 03 November 2014 Investigating the Effects of the Employment-At-Will Doctrine in Today’s Workforce The decision to keep certain employees and to terminate some should not be taken for granted and done at the spur of a moment. Employers have used the Employment-At-Will clause in its contracts with employees so they are well informed that it
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Will the increase in the minimum wage have the possible effect on employment? The author of the article believes that a higher minimum wage will shrink wage gaps‚ raise the productivity and increase earnings for single women with children And I absolutely agree with the author at this point. Although there is an opinion that a higher minimum wage may lead to a greater unemployment‚ it is obvious that an increase in a salary has more pros than cons. Firstly‚ it will stimulate workers to work harder
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Legal Issues: Does Josie have a contract of employment? Under Australian common law‚ is there any common law duty owed to Josie? Principles of Law: 2.1. Independent Contractor An independent contractor is somebody who is independently employed and gives services to customers (Victoria‚ 2006). The independent contractor laws protects authentic independent contractor from unfair contracts and protect particular assurances for outworkers and proprietor drivers (Government‚ n.d.). The principal is
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EMPLOYMENT LAW AND rELATIONS | Reforms to the Employment Tribunal System | | | Reuben Guma | | 1. Introduction Employment relations are riddled with disputes that stem from breaches of trust between employer and employee. Consequently‚ there is a growing need to address them‚ and for most employment disputes‚ the process starts in Employment Tribunals (ETs) which according to Saridakis‚ et al.‚ (2008) are independent judicial bodies that determine disputes between employers and
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SUPPORTING GOOD PRACTICE IN MANAGING EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS 1. Describe 4 factors‚ 2 internal and 2 external‚ which impact on the employment relationship. Employment Relations is defined by David Farnham as “that part of managing people that enables competent managers to balance‚ within acceptable limits‚ the interests of employers and those of employees in the labour market and workplace”. The employment relationship is affected by: External Factors: Economy The level of economy affects
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IN MANAGING EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS 1. The impact of employment law at the start of the employment relationship. Employment Relations is defined by David Farnham (2000: xxiii) as “that part of managing people that enables competent managers to balance‚ within acceptable limits‚ the interests of employers as buyers of labour services and those of employees as suppliers of labour services in the labour market and workplace”. The impact of employment law at the start of the employment relationship
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10 Employment Laws Everyone Should Know Employers continue to make mistakes about many of the employment laws that they are faced with. In the litigious environment we are now surrounded in every mistake is potentially costly‚ both to the business itself and to managers. 1. Employment Contracts: The Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 provides that an employer is obliged to provide an employee with a statement in writing no later than two months after the commencement of employment containing
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Employment Law Compliance Plan Deirdra Massey HRM/531 December 22‚ 2014 Professor Ricky Owen MEMORANDUM TO: Traci Goldman FROM: Deirdra Massey DATE: December 22‚ 2014 Subject: Employment Laws Thank you for the opportunity to work on this team. As the consultant for this project my goal is to initiate an employment law compliance plan for Mr. Bradley Stonefield. It is my understanding that Mr. Stonefield is planning to open a limousine service in Austin‚ Texas initially comprised of 25 workers
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termination would take place is a topic by which we come across different meanings and understandings of the term contract employment. The contract between a company and its employee is an important factor towards making the job understandable as well as clearing the terms and conditions which are to be agreed in the contract. . The contracts of employment Act 1963(Employment Law 2014‚ P.87) had stated that it was the requirement of the employer to present the employee with a brief statement setting
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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)‚ signed and enacted in 1967‚ aims to protect individuals forty or older from discriminatory practices based on age in the workplace. Private employers with 20 or more employers are subject to the provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Labor organizations‚ employment agencies‚ and federal‚ state‚ and local governments must also follow the guidelines of the ADEA. The essential purpose of the ADEA is to eliminate the prejudices that
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