1) Explain what it means to have a duty of care in your own work role (1.1) Duty of care means:- • To keep individuals safe • To keep individuals free from harm • To give choice Duty of care is a key concept in working with other human beings. It is a legal term for safeguarding yourself and others. Adults with learning difficulties are often vulnerable as they are yet to develop the physical and cognitive capacity to fully care for themselves; they need care and protection from people
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’Duty of Care’ As the owner of my own nursery i have a ’duty of care’ to my employees‚ children and visitors. The legal definition of ’duty of care’ is; ’a requirement that a person acts reasonably towards others and the public with reasonable watchfulness‚ attention‚ caution and prudence to avoid acts or omissions that could expose people‚ for whom there is responsibility‚ to a reasonably foreseeable risk to injury’. (http://www.psctas.org.au/pdf/doc.pdf) If a member of staff did not meet this
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officers and directors duty of care under the corporations act and what consequences will be made if such breaches occur. Another issue is whether there have been any breaches of directors duties in relation to insolvent trading and what defences are available for directors who have breached their duties. And also what consequences are in order if such breaches occur. Issue 1: Breaches of a Director’s and Officer’s Duties under the Corporations Act. Director’s duties are supported by the
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1.1 - 1.2 A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on a carer requiring that they adhere to a good quality and standard of care. It is my duty to safeguard and to take care of vulnerable adults and to ensure that their needs and well being are looked after‚ it is my responsibility to ensure I exercise a good standard of care with respect to individuals safety‚ best interest and personal choices‚ this includes protecting individuals within my care from any harm or abuse that may occur and avoiding
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for many executive housekeepers is 40 hours‚ although overtime or weekend hours can be required during busy periods. ASSISTANT HOUSEKEEPER Assistant executive housekeepers support the executive housekeeper and other cleaning supervisors in all duties of the housekeeping operation. Assistant executive housekeepers coordinate‚ schedule and supervise housecleaning staff‚ inspect building areas for proper cleaning‚ and inventory cleaning supplies. They provide on-the-job training‚ coordinate the housekeeping
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Defending a Man’s Honor The main male characters in Shakespeare’s play Othello kill their wives in order to defend their own honor. In the period setting of the play‚ to show honor‚ women are expected to be subservient to their husbands. The characters Iago and Othello reflect this attitude toward their respective wives‚ giving them reason to feel just in killing these women. Iago kills Emilia because she dishonors him by revealing his manipulation of Othello and Cassio. Othello strangles
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1.1 What it means to have a duty of care in own work setting. Duty of care is the “fundamental obligation that anyone working in child care‚ whatever the type of service and whatever their role‚ is to keep children safe”. (Marilyn Hopkins LLB‚ Dip.Ed.. (March 2006). DUTY OF CARE. This will involve giving appropriate attention in particular tasks to ensure no one is harmed‚ watching out for potential hazards
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Duty of Care In a work setting where we are working with children our duty of care is of utmost importance‚ we need to ensure that we do everything within our power to ensure that children and young people that use our setting get the best care possible and that no harm comes to them. When working with children and young people we not only have a duty of care to the children but also to their parents and carers who will be trusting and expecting us to provide the best care for their children. A
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Voting is not only a privilege‚ but it is our civic duty as not only Christians but as Americans to vote. Our government was founded on the idea that it is “of the people‚ by the people‚ and for the people‚” if ‘the people’ do not involve themselves to a certain extent they are not fulfilling their duty. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt said in 1944: “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by
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Introduction The White Man’s Burden was a poem published in 1899 by the same man who gave the world classics like If‚ The Jungle Book and Kim. This is Rudyard Kipling’s only poem or book which was infamous in his otherwise glittering cabinet of extraordinary works. This poem achieved infamy like no other. Its ramifications were widespread. The White Man’s Burden was published in the aftermath of the Treaty of Paris‚ 1898. The Treaty of Paris was an agreement made to end the Spanish – American War
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