as the establishment of the Elizabethan poor laws‚ the emancipation of slavery and the social unrest which resulted in the 1937 riots‚ played a momentous role in the development of social work and social welfare. This was evident throughout the Caribbean since they share a common colonial history for a number of years‚ according to John Maxwell. For the purpose of this essay‚ specific focus will be on two of its English speaking countries namely Barbados and Guyana. Compton and Gallaway (1990) defined
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------------------------------------------------- Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Kimberly Leed 2Y / History The CCJ is the first proposed court of final jurisdiction for the Anglophone Caribbean‚ all other courts had to answer to the English court. The supremacy of the English courts was laid down in the Colonial Laws Validity Act of 1865‚ which formally conferred the power to make laws on colonial legislatures‚ but at the same time it declared that colonial laws inconsistent with an Act of the British Parliament
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Canada’s labour relations history got Phil to the point in which he could lawfully organize a union‚ have it certified‚ and negotiate a collective agreement with the company? Answer: The major events in labour history are the division between craft and industrial unions‚ the influcen of the US-based AFL‚ and 1944 change in legal environment with the passage of legislation supporting collective bargaining. One of the first international unions to operate in Canada was the Knights of Labour. The union
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PARLIAMENT Parliamentary and Presidential systems Systems of gov’t can be classified as either parliamentary or presidential. The terms refer to the type of relationship between the executive and the legislature. In parliamentary systems‚ the executive and the legislature are interconnected. There is no strict separation of powers. The gov’t (executive) is normally chosen from the representatives of the majority party (or coalition group‚ if no single party has a majority) elected to legislature
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Child labour Considerable differences exist between the many kinds of work children do. Some are difficult and demanding‚ others are more hazardous and even morally reprehensible. Children carry out a very wide range of tasks and activities when they work. Not all work done by children should be classified as child labour that is to be targeted for elimination. Children’s or adolescents’ participation in work that does not affect their health and personal development or interfere with their
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CHILD LABOUR The term “child labour” is often used interchangeably with “working child” or “employed child”. While all these terms are defined on the basis of age of the person working. According to the Constitution of India‚ child labourer may be defined as a person who is below the age of 14 years and is working for an earning. However‚ child labour denies children the opportunities for mental and physical development and consequently their life chances are marred. Children engaged in domestic
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The American Revolution is broadly known to be the war between the American Colonists and the British. Many people did not realize that Native Americans played an important role in this war as well. Throughout the entire war‚ both the British and the Americans tried to ally with the Native American tribes. While the British gained most native support‚ the Americans did have backing from a few tribes. The advantage that the British had was a native translator named Joseph Brant. He was a member of
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paper clarifies the veritable meaning of British Creole since it is not only a Creole but an ethnolect of the Black British community‚ whereas some people may say that it is a vernacular of British English. The linguist Peter L. Patrick claims that British Creole is the product of contact between the Creole language varieties of migrants from the Caribbean‚ and vernacular varieties of Urban English English. (Peter L. Patrick 2003: 231) So one could say that British Creole is a compounded variety of the
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Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood‚ interferes with their ability to attend regular school‚ and that is mentally‚ physically‚ socially or morally dangerous and harmful.This practice is considered exploitative by many international organisations. Legislations across the world prohibit child labour. These laws do not consider all work by children as child labour; exceptions include work by child artists‚ supervised training‚ certain
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UBAM1013 FIM (October 2012) Lecture 2 – Accounting for Labour Page 1 of 3 Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman UBAM1013 Financial Information for Management (October 2012) Lecture 2 – Accounting for Labour 1. Remuneration method Time-based scheme Piecework scheme Bonus/incentive scheme 2. Remuneration methods have an effect on the following:The cost of finished products and services The morale & efficiency of the employees 3. Time-based scheme An employee is paid for the hours attended‚ regardless of
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