Final Essay Research Methodology Ethical and economical issues of using migrant workers Submitted to Henry Clayhills Ericsson by Anastasiya Tsishkova on 31.10.10 Introduction Around 200 million people in the world work away from their home country. International labor law provides for equality of opportunity and non discrimination at work for all workers‚ including migrant workers. However‚ in the international system‚ citizenship confers exclusive rights
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Should the UK adopt the Euro? The movement from the sterling to the euro has been debate for a number of years. The transition has been overlooked in many factors including the economy‚ politics and sovereignty. There have been various views by many political bodies for and against the change over to the euro. ‘Joining the euro would almost certainly mean better conditions for businesses considering long-term investment in Britain.’ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3008201.stm). From the
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Hiring temporary foreign workers has positive and negative aspects. On the positive side‚ employers can find solution for workload fluctuations such as maternity and disability leave‚ vacation‚ special projects‚ seasonal periods‚ and employee shortages. In addition‚ temporary foreign workers can bring diversity to an organization‚ which can lead to diverse skills‚ an extensive range of connections in the community‚ new knowledge and different points of view (Work BC‚ n.d.). On the negative side‚
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reputation. A lot of companies are ready for everything to save their responsible reputation. For example: Greenpeace has found high radiation contamination levels in the streets of the mining village Akokan (Nigeria)‚ where the majority of the Areva`s workers live with their families. What is even more disturbing is that this just year AREVA claimed that those same streets were safe. In one area Greenpeace tested‚ the radiation was almost 500 times higher than norms. (According Greenpeace) For example
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A board member for American Express has brought up the fact that some companies are starting to refuse hiring smokers and that the same should be discussed at the next month’s meeting. He brought this to attention due to the fact that medical costs are rising 10 to 15 percent a year. Employing a smoker‚ on average‚ cost about $4000 more a year because of higher Health-Care cost and lost productivity. Smokers will have 50 percent more absenteeism and because of smoke break will work 1‚817 hour less
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bowl. The most powerful and meaningful chapters he wrote are the ones about the migrant workers. When reading the book you can tell where Steinbeck stands on the matter of the government vs. the people. The first chapter of the book Steinbeck talks about the impending Dust
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difference of their sexual preferences. All couples should have the same rights‚ not just because they have different sexual preferences from all the other people they should be treated differently. Homosexuals as well as heterosexuals are fully functioning members of society‚ and should be treated equally. Just like heterosexuals‚ homosexuals also pay taxes‚ go to school‚ go to work‚ and obey laws. Homosexual couples should be allowed to adopt because there are about 16.2 million double-orphans
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agree that the gay couple can adopt children. All the kids need guardians to look after them‚ but it does not necessary mean that the guardians must be one male and one female. A single mother‚ a single father‚ or a gay couple can also be the guardians‚ as long as they are qualified and able to provide the child with a happy childhood. Before a normal couple adopts a child‚ they will be interviewed to check if they can be good parents‚ and I believe the gay couple should be interviewed as well. As long
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big decision. It is deciding on whether to fully adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ or to stay with the current U.S Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Since this is such a major decision‚ now would be an opportune time to take a look at what the pros and cons would be of switching to this new way of financial reporting‚ and in doing so‚ show why I believe the costs (both financial and otherwise) are too high to adopt a new set of reporting standards. Purpose and
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guarding employee’s rights as well as preserving the surrounding environment. Therefore‚ the scope of business ethics rests within the scope of examining the diverse issues or problems that may arise from the business environment as well as the way the workers‚ administration including the corporation itself can respond to them ethically. Some of the business practices which can be regarded as unethical may include‚ fraud‚ insider trading‚ as well as bribery and discrimination (Harwood 1996; Werhane 1997)
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