• Summarize the employment-at-will doctrine and evaluate each of the eight (8) scenarios described by determining: The employment-at-will doctrine states that an employee can be fired or released from a company for cause or no cause at all. The employee also has the right to quit a job for any reason. Under this legislation‚ neither the employer or employee incurs “adverse legal consequences” (NCSL‚ 2014). There are three exceptions that are observed by the law to include a dismissal that “violates
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Employment Tribunals Employment tribunals‚ formally known as industrial tribunals have been around for the past 35 years. Industrial tribunals became known as employment tribunals as a result of the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998. Industrial tribunals were created by section 12 of the Industrial Training Act 1964 and not‚ as many think resulting from the Donovan Commission. At that stage the Government were concerned by the levels of unofficial strikes and wage inflation.
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Business Law Notes! ! 1. Employment! Definitions:! Employee‚ Employer‚ Contract‚ Contract of Employment‚ contract of service‚ contract for service! ! Cases:! Ferguson v John Dawson & Partners 1976! - Builder Labourer - no deduction of NIC and Income Tax - worked as self-employed contractor! - employer could dismiss‚ decide on which site to work and direct him about the work - provide tools! - Injured - resultantly sued employer on the basis of his legal duty as employer! - Decision
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Employment Agreement (Sample) THIS AGREEMENT made as of the ______day of__________________‚ 20__ ‚ between [name of employer] a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario‚ and having its principal place of business at _______________________(the "Employer"); and [name of employee]‚ of the City of ____________________in the Province of Ontario (the "Employee"). WHEREAS the Employer desires to obtain the benefit of the services of the Employee‚ and the Employee desires to render
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wage rate‚ working hours‚ working conditions‚ health and safety and also their benefits. It is vital to have a formal system of employee representation in a business. This can give an opportunity for a business to communicate with employees and the law requires a business to consult with the employees in some situations. It helps management and employees to understand more about the workplace issues and other factors that could affect a business. Moreover‚ this could help to build up trust between
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|This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into on | | |between | |whose principal place of business is located at | | |(hereinafter referred to as "Employer") and | | |whose present address and telephone number is
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Employment Law-Wrongful Dismissal Sandy Baratta (former Oracle Vice President for Global Alliance) vs Oracle (software and Hardware Company).2000-San Fransisco. Sandy Baratta claimed to have been fired for her pregnancy and whistle blowing against co-workers. The pregnancy termination claim was based on some deprecating comments made to her by the Oracle Vice President about pregnant executives. Sandy claims she was fired just after she had made a report about Oracle software group lifting some
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Sample Application Form 1. PERSONAL DETAILS (Please use capital letters) Title: Address: Date of Birth: Email: National Insurance No: Postcode: Home Telephone No: Daytime Contact No: 2. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT Start Date Employer Name and Address Job Title and Salary Reasons for Leaving 3. CURRENT MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES 4. WORK EXPERIENCE Dates Employer Name and Address Job Title and responsibilities Reasons for Leaving 5. EDUCATION‚ TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT College‚ University
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EMPLOYMENT EQUITY Contents PAGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 INTRODUCTION 2 WHAT IS EMPLOYMENT EQUITY 3 HOW DOES IT WORK 3 - 4 WHAT IS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 5 IMPLEMENATION OF AFFIRMITIVE & EMPLOYMENT EQUITY 6 - 7 OBSTACLES & CHALLENGES 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 CONCLUSION 8 BIBLIOGRAPHY 9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This assignment deals with the Employment Equity Act of 19 October 1998. It covers the workings of the act in terms of equity
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Editorial Inflation‚ Employment and Money by Fred E. Foldvary‚ Senior Editor The economy of the United States is booming‚ and wages are starting to rise. Many economists fear that wage increases will push prices up‚ and that this inflation should be stopped. The way inflation is typically dealt with is to raise interest rates to reduce investment‚ slow down the growth of the economy‚ and so hold down that nasty inflation. If that reduces
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