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    could use to enable you to do this. 1) Internet 2) Staff 3) Old handbook Once you have identified a reliable source of information Aii a) List three aspects of employment covered by law 1) Work conditions for example saftey 2) Wages (National minimum wage) 3) Holiday entitlements b) List three main features of current employment legislation 1) Equality and Discrimination law 2) Employment Rights 3) Health and safety Aiii - Briefly outline why employment law exists Employment law

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    been a debate on the subject of a statutory minimum wage. Different parties have different point of views about it. The unionists believe setting a higher amount can help to reduce the continuously increased wealth gap in Hong Kong‚ but the businessmen worry that it will increase the operating costs of their businesses. I will discuss the pros and cons of a statutory minimum wage in the following paragraphs. For the advantages‚ firstly‚ a minimum wage can force employers to offer reasonable salaries

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    Issue Minimum Wage Rate and Unemployment Levels - a Direct Relationship In any labor market‚ free or regulated‚ there is friction and rigidity that result in labor issues. With 11 million people unemployed‚ and millions more discouraged or underemployed‚ there is justification to believe that these high population levels represent a glitch in the American labor market (1). These basic statistics‚ coupled with the elementary economic theory of supply and demand‚ demonstrate that minimum wage regulation

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    Did you know that 4.4 million workers who earn the minimum wage or less have a college degree? Minimum wage is a difficult place to be in life‚ but it’s a better place to be than unemployed. And as a result‚ when you do achieve a job that is minimum wage you should do the very best you can to keep an incredibly tight budget. I was at a friend’s house a few nights ago for a small get together and she mentioned that she used to live with her dad in Texas for awhile because it was a place where she

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    NOTES ON MINIMUM WAGES ACT A. Claims 1. Claiming Authority The appropriate government appoints an authority by making a notification in the official gazette. He can be; a. Labour Commissioner from Central Government b. Labour Commissioner from State Government c. Judge of a civil court d. Stipendiary magistrate The authority has to hear and decide for any specified area on claims arising out of the payment of less than the minimum rates or on payment of remuneration for

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    Most people would agree that raising the minimum wage sounds like a good idea‚ but  arguments arise concerning if this increase would benefit the economy. Jared Bernstein believes  that a minimum wage increase would positively affect the American economy. He argues that  the economy is driven by consumer spending and low­income workers are very likely to spend  their extra earned money. On the contrary‚ Douglas Holtz­Eakin strives to make the point that  raising the minimum wage would not be beneficial to the economy

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    Minimum wage causes unemployment United States has established minimum wage since 1938 because they believe that minimum wage is the first step that helps to provide a better and decent life to the people. (Edwards at al‚ 2007) From 1997‚ the United States federal minimum wage was USD5.15 per hour and up till today‚ it has increases it to USD7.25 per hour. (Edwards at al‚ 2007) Though increased of wages will bring a decent life to the people‚ it will also damage the economy of the United States

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    Life Struggle on Minimum Wage Sometimes life isn’t always as easy as getting a job‚ making money and paying you bills. In her fascinating book on extended essays Nickel and Dimed‚ Barbara Ehrenreich poses as an unskilled worker to show the struggles encountered everyday by Americans attempting to live on minimum wage‚ "matching income to expenses as the truly poor attempting to do everyday." (6) Ehrenreich gave herself three rules she had to live by and they were: 1. She could not use her education

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    increasing minimum wage. It has been an increasingly controversial topic in recent years. Minimum is the lowest legal hourly wage a worker can get paid. That being said‚ waiters are paid significantly less because the government believes that their tips will make up the difference. However most of the time it doesn’t make up the difference. Minimum wage is paid to people whose jobs require little or no skill. These are jobs that anyone can do. Conversely people of all ages work minimum wage jobs. Typically

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    low skill jobs imply that the wages should be low also. The people fighting for a higher minimum wage‚ as high as $15 an hour work at a low skill job. Therefore‚ these workers should not receive a higher wage. Increasing the minimum wage would hurt the United States economy‚ do to the effects it would have on small businesses‚ young people‚ and even the general population. The effects on small businesses could be devastating if there was an increase in the minimum wage. Owners find it unbelievably

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