Running head: EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE REGULATIONS Employer and Employee Relations Jeffrey Cox‚ Alicia Hill‚ Theresa Kirkwood‚ Lisa Layne‚ Christopher Mead‚ & Matthew Sanders University of Phoenix Online MGT/434 Jennifer Schneider March 15‚ 2010 Employer and Employee Relations Employers face many challenges within the workplace but federal laws and regulatory agencies exist to ensure that employers’ are correctly operating
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Assignment #1-Comprehensive Case-Bandag Automotive 1. Given Bandag Auto’s size‚ and anything else you know about it‚ explain why and how the human resource management function should be reorganized. Answer: Bandag automotive is a family oriented business that has great potential for maximum growth. The only issue is that the human resource management function there is not operated in a productive way. Bandag automotive should focus on a brand new strategy to develop a more structured and organized
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Nike and child labour Nike is a household name when it comes to sports apparel and equipment. It has worked hard to burnish its image‚ especially by garnering endorsements from big names in the sports world‚such as Michael Jordan. But in 1996 its silver image began to tarnish. It knew it was in trouble when an article on child labour in Pakistan appeared in Life magazine with a picture of a 12-year-old boy sewing a Nike soccer ball in a factory‚ and activists started showing up in front
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Ethical dilemma is an issue involving moral principles with no right or wrong. There will always have debates on whether one matter is considered being right or to some people’s perspective‚ it might be wrong. Take for example in Singapore‚ many people will be against the idea of abortion as it is the same as murder. However‚ there are also some who are not against the idea. In fact‚ abortions were considered legal so long the pregnancy does not exceed 6 months. It actually depends on one’s conscience
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Development The human resources department help organizations meet training and development objectives. It helps determine the training needs of the company and creates and conducts training programs for employees. HR staff members organize training manuals and determine the most appropriate method of delivering training to meet the needs of the organization. Department training specialists consult with managers and employee supervisors to assess performance improvement needs and to organize developmental
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Employer-Employee Relations Quiz Name MGT 434/ Employment Law Date Instructor Employer-Employee Relations Quiz The Company of Little Lamb hired Mary as a programmer for a special project. There was a contract for that specific project‚ and near completion. However‚ the company was still in need of her services. So‚ they asked Mary to continue working with the company until the project was finished. There was no mention of any contract made; however‚ the supervisor of the company began
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Employer-Employee Relations Quiz Mary initially started with the Little Lamb Company as a programmer with an employment contract. When her initial project neared completion‚ a new need for her services arises and the company asks Mary to continue with the new project and use the company’s work schedule‚ material and equipment. After two years‚ the company terminates Mary’s employment for budget reasons and when the need for a programmer arises again‚ the supervisor chooses to hire his equally
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“Management strategies in industrial relations are the result of constrained rational choice‚ but are always aimed at maintaining security within the organisation’s decision-making process.” Salamon (1987) If one is to fully appreciate Salamon’s statement it is necessary to understand the fundamental principles of industrial relations and be aware of relevant factors which have altered the context of the employment relationship‚ since the traditional ‘master’ and ‘servant’ relationship of the
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life. Business Ethics is a function of the business ethos. Ethical orientation is not simply a formulation of ideas‚ but a practice undertaken with understanding management. Holmes (2002) considers ethics as the study of morality through different approaches such as moral philosophy or moral legalism. Moral philosophy takes into account the moral wisdom and value of the role of ethics in daily activities. Moral legalism includes the following principles‚ of which most standard Western ethical theorists
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Good Recommendations The recommendations made by the Human Rights Watch group are good steps in increasing the safety for workers in the meat packing industry. Workers of any industry deserve to work in the safest work environment available and should be afforded to work with and use safe equipment and tools. They also should be taught to know the hazards involved with their taskings. Employers have a responsibility to ensure these elements of safety occur in the workplace. The problem is that
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