year 11s WHAT IS A TRADE UNION? Trade unions are organizations that represent people at work. They consist of workers and union leaders‚ united to promote and protect their interests. Trade unions exist because an individual worker has very little power to influence decisions that are made about his or her job. By joining together with other workers‚ there is more chance of having a voice and influence. THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRADE UNIONS. * CRAFT UNION: A union representing workers who
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Discrimination often reflects an abuse of power within an organisation‚ where members of one group of people yield greater power than others‚ generally women. It is linked with women’s disadvantaged status at work and‚ more generally‚ in society.(Frazier‚ P. A. and Cohen‚ B. B. (1992) ‘Research on the Gender bias against women: implications for counsellor training’. The Counselling Psychologist. 20: 141-158.) The matters of blatant employment dicrimination or sexual harrasment at work seems to be
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Roles‚ responsibilities and relationships in lifelong learning 1. Understand own role and responsibilities in lifelong learning : 1.1 summarise key aspects of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities 1.2 analysis own responsibility for promoting equality and valuing diversity 1.3 evaluate own responsibility in lifelong learning 1.4 review own role and responsibilities in identifying and meeting the needs of learners
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TRADE UNIONS DEFINITIONS OF TRADE UNIONS • The Classic Definition of a Trade Union as ‘a continuous association of wage earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the condition of their working lives’ Coates (1982). • Hyman (1983) defines a trade union as ‘associations of workers who are already organized by those to whom they sell their labour power and whose actions they are designed to influence’. • According to Cole G.D.H.‚ a trade union is an association of workers in one or more
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What ways do employers and unions exert their power? In a unionized environment‚ employers exert their power mainly by working against union organizing. Their most important goal is to be union-free. Efforts to control organizational costs have also contributed to employer’s resistance to unions. The management may work towards sidelining union membership by designing work in such a way that it creates a work culture that increases employee commitment and job satisfaction. Employers use a variety
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Unit 2: Roles and responsibilities and relationships in lifelong learning My current roles is as an Environmental Business Advisor at Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale. Within this role I work within many areas of legislation. These include: • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This umbrella act outlines responsibilities for both employers and employees. It states that all employers have a duty to ensure‚ so far as is reasonably practicable‚ the health‚ safety and welfare of their employees.
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Economics to Politics to Beyond. Pp. 1-24 10 11. ^ Anand‚ S. & Sen‚ A.‚ 2000. Human Development and Economic Sustainability. World Development‚ 28(12)‚ 2029-2049. 12. ^ Anand‚ S. & Ravallion‚ M.‚ 1993. Human Development in Poor Countries: On the Role of Private Incomes and Public Services. The Journal of Economic Perspectives‚ 7(1)‚ 133-150. 13. ^ Smith‚ Esther (1988-05-05). "DoD Unveils Competitive Tool: Project Socrates Offers Valuable Analysis". Washington Technology. 14 15. ^ Porter‚ M
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construct a more inclusive society‚ we are going to make a country in which no one is left out” (Roosevelt n.d.). In today’s world‚ nowhere is this ideology more evident than in the workplace. Diversity‚ long a catchword of Human Resource departments‚ has brought people of different backgrounds and genders together into the workplace and today’s managers must equip themselves with the tools necessary to successfully supervise diverse groups of employees. If‚ for instance‚ a Caucasian male manages a project
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Understanding own role and responsibilities in lifelong learning. In my experience‚ the teacher is the key figure in making the learning process a success for the learner. We are a guide to the subject‚ responsible for creating a structured experience for the learner to navigate allowing for individual learning styles and methods to flourish. 1.1 Summarise key aspects of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities. Examples of legislation
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008 – Roles‚ responsibilities and relationships in lifelong learning Task A – Research report Carry out research into your own role and responsibilities as a teacher. Using your research‚ produce a written report of your findings which should include: a) A summary of key aspects of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to the roles and responsibilities of the teacher. b) An analysis of the boundaries between the teaching role and other professional roles
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