International Employment Relations Review‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 2‚ 2002 49 WHAT IS EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS? Peter Slade University of the Sunshine Coast This article examines the question as to whether or not a new paradigm of employment relations is emerging. In doing so‚ it examines the nature of ideologies‚ and argues that the specific adoption of pluralism and the joining of Industrial Relations and Human Resources Management as a prerequisite to the evolution of a new field of enquiry is misplaced. It
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Vaneza Fadonougbo Professor Strickland Liberty University GRST 500 Practice 7.3 To identify and evaluate why a new venture would be less successful . What are the causes behind the chances of failure of a new enterprise? To explore what are the advantaged for the entrepreneur in the retail industry . To suggest the role of innovativeness in a success of the retail firm . To analysis the characteristics that would allow a retailer to use knowledge resources and convert
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Review Questions Topic 2: The Nature of the Employment Relationship 1. Why is the employment relationship interdependent? In order to tap the creative and productive powers of workers‚ employers cannot treat them as any other market commodity. Employees can always bargain with their compliance‚ commitment and effort. Hence‚ to some extent‚ employers must seek a cooperative relationship with their workers in order to gain their consent to managerial directives. Employees‚ on the other hand‚ are also
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Darla Thompson Business Law 107 Agency and Employment Exam 1. This fact pattern revolves around the termination of an agency. The duration of an agency is usually stated in the parties’ agreement. In general‚ either party may terminate an agency at any time for any reason; however if the terminating party is in violation of the contract terms‚ they may be liable for damages. In this case‚ Barnes was designated as a special agent‚ authorized to make decisions in the management of one specific
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Employment Law Midterm 1. DePeters‚ Co. is sued for sex discrimination on the grounds that too few women are hired because fewer women than men achieve passing scores on a required manual dexterity and physical strength test. DePeters‚ Co. offers in its defense that even though fewer women score high enough on the test‚ a greater percentage of the passing women are hired. The company maintains that‚ as a result‚ the percentage of women in the workforce mirrors the percentage of available women
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“Employment Discrimination in 2014” Employment discrimination law in the United States derives from the common law‚ and a collection of state and federal laws‚ particularly the Civil Rights Act 1964‚ as well as by ordinances of counties and municipalities. Discriminating against another because of a specific characteristic is illegal. You would think that in this day and time discrimination was a thing of the past. You would actually be surprised to know that it exists now just as much as before
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Employment of Foreign Workers (Amendment) Bill‚ 2nd Reading Speech by Dr Ng Eng Hen‚ Minister for Manpower‚ 22 May 2007 Print This Page Email This Page Mr Speaker‚ Sir‚ I beg to move “That the Bill be read a second time.” Rationale 2. Singapore today enjoys strong economic growth accompanied by plentiful new jobs - an all-time high of 176‚000 in 2006‚ of which 90‚900 went to locals. The economic prospects continue to look promising. We have a strong investment pipeline with a
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Female employment in Japanese labor market GEM (Gender Empowerment Measure) of Japan ranks the 58th among 108 countries and GGI (Gender Gap Index) of it ranks the 105th among 136 countries. It means that in Japan the gap between men and women is big and the economic and political opportunities for women are not enough‚ although human developments are achieved. The number of female employed persons in Japan‚ which accounted for 35.9 per cent of all employed persons in 1985‚ has gradually grown
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essay I would be talking about the various policies and issues in Singapore and how the various approaches of social justice‚ economic rationalism and civil libertarianism and equal employment opportunity make Singapore’s industrial relations equitable The approaches to equitability Civil libertarianism and Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is a strain of political thought that emphasizes individual rights and personal freedom over authority. This means that if employees feel that they are unfairly
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN FDI IN RETAIL ABSTRACT Retail is currently the booming sector of the Indian economy. This trend is expected to continue uninterrupted for at least the next two-three decades‚ attracting huge attention from all quarters of the economy -entrepreneurs‚ business heads‚ investors as well as real estate owners and builders-. Retail sector is also expected to create huge employment as it will expand across the country at a massive scale. The reasons for this expansion of
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