Atulya grover Unit 14 P2/M1 In this task I will explain the impact of relevant legislations / regulations on two types of employment contract of the company New Forrest logistics as well as analyse the impact of the legislation of the two contracts of the company. Contract 1 The key contrasting differences between the two contracts in question is that contract 1 the job title is for a secretary. Its hours of work are stated as 16 hours a week. Which means that it is part time temporary employment
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Explain the importance of work life balance within the employment relationship and how it can be influenced by legislation Work-life balance is about creating and maintaining supportive and healthy work environments‚ which will enable employees to have balance between work and personal responsibilities and thus strengthen employee loyalty and productivity. Legislation has been introduced to ensure that any negative influence the family is subjected to be eradicated or best minimised; the most
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In this essay‚ first‚ I want to talk about what family-friendly policies comprise (Para 1). Second‚ I would like to talk about how family-friendly policies benefit families (Para 2). Third‚ I want to discuss the advantages of family-friendly policies to business (Para 3). First‚ I want to talk about what family-friendly policies comprise. According to CovHK website‚ many companies have introduced family-friendly employment practice to support employees to get a balance between their work and family
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Jody Heyman’s essay "We Can Afford to Give Parents a Break" utilizes many different patterns of development to get her point across about the need for better maternity leave policies and sick day policies in the United States. It is worth noting that Jody’s argument is based on several counter arguments. This form of organization is called refutation or refutatio. Also‚ Heyman refers to these counter arguments as "myths" and addresses each of them. For example‚ one counter argument was that “Decent
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Father Should Take Paternity Leave Nowadays‚ we already get used to maternity leave‚ that because mothers should take a rest from their job during their healing time after giving birth to their child. But now fathers can take paternity leave too. Even there are people who still arguing whether fathers should take paternity leave or not. However‚ fathers who take paternity leave can be very helpful to taking care for their family. People argue that most men cannot handle the household
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Motherhood is known to be both a challenging and joyful experience for the majority of women. Governments worldwide commonly support young mothers by providing them with paid vacations‚ or maternity leave from work. Though in the United States it is often not paid‚ in a number of countries such as Australia or the Czech Republic mothers receive payments of up to 100% of their wages. At the same time‚ women after childbirth require as much attention as newborns‚ and this is when men are most needed
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Men‚ if all were given the possibility to achieve paid paternity leave‚ would have the ability to help their significant other after childbirth or adoption while remaining a healthy relationship. The mother is given a chance to recuperate after the birth if the father is there to help with the child. Wahm‚ a website for work-at-home mothers‚ states that‚ “If the father were able to get paternity leave‚ it would take a huge burden off your shoulders”. The quote is concerning the mothers who work from
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01/29/2013 The Importance of Work-Life Balance in a Diverse Workforce The use of diversity programs has become the rising standard among professional businesses. Through the use of these programs‚ employers not only abide by legal requirements of local‚ state‚ and federal laws‚ but also help to increase their consumer base‚ workforce efficiency and effectiveness‚ and reduce employee turnover. One of the major components of successfully leveraging diversity is through the right work-life balance
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Question: Australia has to date not legislated for paid maternity leave‚ unlike most other countries. Assess who should take responsibility for paid maternity leave. Explain the reasons for your response. Paid maternity leave is defined as income replacement to compensate for the leave from paid employment necessary around child-birth (Baird‚ 2002a:2). In the developed world today‚ many western countries have designed a legislated for paid maternity leave such as Sweden‚ Germany‚ United Kingdom
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Work-Life Balance Initiatives Factors Affecting Employee Use of Work-Life Balance Initiatives Jennifer Smith Digital Mobile‚ Auckland Dianne Gardner Massey University The study examines work-life balance (WLB) using a sample of 153 employees in a large New Zealand organisation. Analysis of company policies identified sixteen WLB initiatives currently being offered. Employees were surveyed to determine the extent of their awareness and use of currently offered initiatives. Factors influencing WLB
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