continued her internship at another hospital and filed a lawsuit against the college she attended and the hospital where she endured the harassment; her case was dismissed because she was not a legal employee and could not claim protection under the law. (“Discrimination and Harassment”). Several federal legislation pieces such as the Civil Rights Act‚ Americans with Disability Act‚
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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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Unit 14 The different types of employment contracts Permanent – is a contract that has no defined termination date other than retirement at 65‚ permanent contracts are always more that a year Temporary is a contract that only last for a period of time (6months or less) this is normally done for a replacement of the staffs on maternity or sickness leave or on training. Part time is a contract that allows someone to work fewer hours than a full-time worker. There is no specific number of hours
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I placed in supported employment program at Center for Urban community Services. Supported employment is an approach to help individuals with mental illness that emphasizes helping people obtain competitive in the community and providing the supports to maintain job. The significance of supported employment programs is to helping individuals find employment paying competitive wages in integrated settings in the community. Supported employment program assess individuals needs based on their psychological
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Is Social Networking Hindering Your Employment Chances? With unemployment on the rise many have found themselves back on the job hunt. The job market has become very competitive many people are over qualified and compete for entry level employment. In order to stand out job seekers have added their blogs and social networking sites to their resumes to give an employer an idea of their skills and talents‚ not realizing that by doing so could be eliminating them all together. Social networking
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SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS The crux of employment success is social intelligence. For years‚ individuals have been judged by various aptitude tests (i.e. I.Q. test‚ SAT‚ LSAT‚ GRE‚ MCAT‚ GMAT). However‚ individually‚ those tests are not the best indicators of who will be successful. Recent studies show that success is largely attributed to social intelligence. Social intelligence is equivalent to interpersonal intelligence and involves perceptiveness‚ situational savvy‚ and interactional
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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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SC07BHS08 April 10‚ 2008 Agency Report YWCA Youth Employment Services is a non-profit organization program designed to provide youths with employment services. They serve youths that are between the ages of 14 through 22. The YWCA Y.E.S program opens their doors to anyone that walks in through their doors‚ no matter what their gender or ethnicity is. The purpose and goal of the Y.E.S program is to assist the youth to obtain employment by providing them the tools they need‚ there for‚ Y.E.S
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ATENEO CENTRAL BAR OPERATIONS 2007 Criminal Law SUMMER REVIEWER BOOK I CRIMINAL LAW – A branch of municipal law which defines crimes‚ treats of their nature and provides for their punishment. Characteristics of Criminal Law: 1. General – binding on all persons who reside or sojourn in the Philippines Exceptions: a. Treaty Stipulation b. Laws of Preferential Application c. Principles of Public International Law Ex: i. sovereigns and other chiefs of state ii. Ambassadors‚ ministers plenipotentiary
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Unit 201 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health‚ social care or children and young people’s settings. Outcome 1 - know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work 1 - Health & safety‚ minimum wage‚ working hours‚ equality 2 – Health & Safety at Work Act 1974: An act put in place to look after the health‚ safety and welfare of people at work‚ for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with
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