How different is New Labour from Old Labour? The Labour Party was formed to represent the working class at a time when the franchise had not yet been extended to such groups. The party’s origins in the unions and socialists societies that meant it originally pursued an agenda centered on socialism‚ being more left wing on the political spectrum. However changes in the class and occupational structure of the nation since the 1960s‚ saw the party looking to broaden its appeal beyond this core idea
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turnover Nursing shortage is a phenomenon that is affecting nurses and the provision of adequate patient care in today’s health care industry. Nursing shortage is said to occur when the demand for employment of nurses is far greater than the number of nurses willing to be employed at that time (Huber‚ 2010). According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (A.A.C.N.)‚ “the nursing shortage is expected to increase as baby boomers age‚ and the need for health
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4 Ways to Reduce Turnover & Build Employee Engagement In this ever-changing business climate‚ employee retention and longevity is not what it used to be. The evidence would indicate that a large number of employees in today’s workforce will change jobs every two years. In the first 10 years of their career‚ many younger workers may have as many as 8 jobs. So‚ what can businesses do to retain top talent? Engaging employees is key. A recent survey of almost 90‚000 workers in 19 countries‚ conducted
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Background Of Foreign Labour in Singapore Since the day Singapore gained independence‚ the growth of the economy had been advancing tremendous over the past four decades. The influx of foreign labour has been playing an important role towards the Singapore economy. Even up to today‚ Singapore‚ itself with scarce resources‚ could only rely on human resource to sustain the economy growth. With a tightening labour market and a low unemployment rate‚ this gradual increase in foreign labour had been making
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market policies are set by the government to improve these various factors. Throughout the 1980’s-90’s‚ economists maintained the theory that high oil price shocks were the cause of high European unemployment rates‚ however‚ since then the unemployment have remained high‚ which led them to believe that labor market rigidities were the main cause of the high unemployment rates. To understand the concept of this piece‚ you must understand‚ the basics of the Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment
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Globalization and child labour Introduction Globalization can be seen in many different forms. According to (Gunter & van der Hoeven‚ 2004) it often refers to the gradual integration of economies and societies driven by a lot of factors. New technologies and economic relationships can both be seen as major drivers of globalization (Gunter & van der Hoeven). Also‚ national and international policies of governments‚ international organizations and civil society contribute to the globalization
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Save the Children works to end exploitative Child labour. Many children all over the world do some kind of work. You might have an after-school job‚ or maybe you help out with chores around the house. This kind of work can be great: you build skills and earn extra cash. It’s not child labour. Only work that’s harmful to a child’s physical and mental development is considered to be child labour. One in seven children is exposed to this kind of labour‚ kept from school and the chance to improve the
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percentage may be attributed to the new graduate turnover rate‚ which is around 30% the first year of practice and as high as 57% the second year (Twibell & Pierre‚ 2012). Although hospitals have reduced current nurse turnover‚ there is an estimation of a 260‚000-nurse shortage by the year of 2025 due to Baby Boomer retirement (American Association of Colleges of Nursing‚ 2016). It is important to discuss the following contributing factors to nurse turnover: heavy workloads‚ disillusionment and dissatisfying
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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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motivating and integrating the personnel employed; (v) Managing trade unionism‚ industrial relations wages‚ welfare activities; and (vi) Foster a climate of productivity‚ team work and healthy labour management relations for the accomplishment of organizational objectives. ‘Labour Welfare‚’ any thing done for intellectual‚ physical‚ moral and economic betterment of the workers‚ whether by employers‚ by government or by other agencies‚ or over and above what is normally
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