(2007)‚ depending on the legal basis for an employee ’s claim‚ the applicable criteria can differ. Just because a worker is considered an employee because of wage laws doesn ’t mean they have the right to sue an employer for discrimination (p. 48). Several factors have to be considered before that right is established which will be discussed at a later time. Methods such as acquiring workers through temporary agencies or contracting them in addition to the complications of a company ’s structure can
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It is difficult to see how anyone could deny that all workers should have the rights to strike. This is because striking gives workers freedom of speech. This is justifiable‚ because Britain is a democratic nation. <br> <br>My first reason supporting the motion that workers should be allowed to strike is in order to bring to the fore poor safety conditions. For instance‚ in the nuclear power industry‚ any breaches of safety can have tragic consequences. If the employees are exposed to nuclear material
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deem it to be necessary‚ to go on strike? Healthcare workers should have the same rights as other workers to unionize however‚ they are under a lot more pressure when it comes to unionizing and going on strike. This occupation requires more demand and isn’t quite as easy to replace/find new workers as it would a fast-food restaurant. If healthcare workers were to go on strike‚ it may negatively impact hospitals and effect patients. Are health care occupations qualitatively “different” than other
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internationalization of the competition and the common shift form manual to knowledge work. The new “knowledge economy” has most generally been defined in terms of technology and knowledge-based industries reflecting R&D (Research and Development) intensity‚ high ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) usage‚ and the deployment of large numbers of graduates and professional and associate professional workers – the knowledge workers. Knowledge worker‚ a term brought up by Drucker (1959) is one who works primarily
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DQ 4 about Knowledge Workers and their working field and circumstances The term knowledge worker was first used by Peter Drucker in his book Landmarks of Tomorrow from 1959. His opinion is right that knowledge workers have positions in the technology field‚ researching‚ system analysts‚ technical writers‚ academical professionals and so forth. The concrete definition of a knowledge worker is described in Thomas Davenports Book Thinking for a living (2005) as someone who uses his mind for work
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A strike is a form of protest whereby a group of employees withhold labour in order to pressure employers into granting a particular demand. (Cambridge Dictionairies) Causes and effects of strikes in South Africa: Causes - Lack of transformation‚ mutual respect‚ trust‚ and socio-economic equity (SABC‚ 2014). - Dissatisfaction with pay or working and living conditions. Effects - Companies: financial losses‚ reduced productivity‚ profitability and market share‚ and delayed service delivery. Employees:
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Strike [Sec. 2 (q)]: Strike means "a cessation of work by a body of persons employed in any industry acting in combination or a concerted refusal under a common understanding of any number of persons who are or have been so employed‚ to continue to work or to accept employment". Mere stoppage of work does not come within the meaning of strike unless it can be shown that such stoppage of work was a concerted action for the enforcement of an industrial demand. Procedure of Strikes According to Sec
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Public Service Workers Should Not Have the Right to Strike Firefighters‚ police‚ teachers‚ and even trash collectors all play important roles in our world. Without these public service workers‚ our communities would not be the same as they are now. For the benefit of our communities‚ public service workers should not have the right to strike. When workers go on strike they don’t go to work for as long as it takes for them to get what they want. For certain jobs‚ if they go on strike they can affect
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Chapter 11 Knowledge Worker Productivity and The Practice of Self-Management By Jeremy Hunter‚ Ph.D.‚ with J. Scott Scherer More and more people in the workforce—and mostly knowledge workers—will have to manage themselves. —Peter F. Drucker‚ Management Challenges for the 21st Century Toward the end of his life‚ Peter Drucker asserted that making knowledge workers productive was “the biggest of the 21st century management challenges.”1 Other scholars support Drucker’s position. Tom Davenport‚ a
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RETENTION … OF … KNOWLEDGE …WORKER …. NEED … BETTER ... MANAGEMENT… Presented by Author: SHYMALA.J Lecturer‚ Garden City College‚ Bangalore Mail Id: shymala.j@gardencitycollege.edu & shyamvino25@gmail.com …………………………………………………………………………….. RETENTION OF KNOWLEDGE WORKER NEED BETTER MANAGEMENT……… ABSTRACT The purpose of this report is to portrait ‚ the major challenge for an
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