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    Unfair Dismissal

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    1 .Identify and explain five reasons for dismissal that would be considered ‘fair’ according to current legal definitions . Misconduct : Employee have broken one or more of the terms of their employment‚ e.g.: Continually missing work ‚ poor discipline ‚ theft or dishonesty. Redundancy : This means there’s no more‚ or not enough work for employee. It might occur if: employer closes or restructures ‚employer relocates ‚employer needs fewer workers . Incapability : This means that employee can’t

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    Stele of Hammurabi

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    Stele of Hammurabi is a sculpture that was commissioned by the king of Babylon‚ Hammurabi (c. 1792-1750 BCE). The monument is 7.4 ft. tall made of diorite rocks. The Hammurabi stele was discovered in 1901‚ by a French mission led by De Morgan at Shush in Iran. The Code of Hammurabi stele was engraved on stone and clay tablets. The monument is basically a glossy‚ black and a very tough stone. This stele represents the ancient Mesopotamian in the old Babylonian period. It was built to be viewed for

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    Unfair Competition

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    Unfair Competition Unfair competition in a sense means that the competitors compete on unequal terms‚ because favourable or disadvantageous conditions are applied to some competitors but not to others; or that the actions of some competitors actively harm the position of others with respect to their ability to compete on equal and fair terms. It contrasts with fair competition‚ in which the same rules and conditions are applied to all participants‚ and the competitive action of some does not harm

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    Hammurabi History

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    Throughout history laws play a major role in the expansion of civilization in which most of these principles and rituals acted as a moral and ethical guide for the way humans could live. When taking a closer look at the foundation for today’s laws and justice system historically‚ society can trace the first origins back to the Babylonian Empire by the great ruler‚ King Hammurabi around 1800 BC known as the The Code Of Hammurabi. Many are familiar with the old saying “an eye for an eye‚ a tooth for

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    Hammurabi Qualities

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    Great leaders made a promise when they are being coronated. They make a vow wherein the ruler promised to love‚ thrive and die for his or her country. In history‚ great rulers represented someone who did the impossible and left a legacy such as Hammurabi‚ Confucius‚ Ashoka‚ Alexander the Great and Augustus Caesar. These leaders had most of the qualifications of a great ruler because they are examples of someone who had internal and external qualities such as generosity‚ great leadership and someone

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    Hammurabi Reaction

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    Today’s laws are not as harsh as Hammurabi’s. They are more civilized. For example‚ none of today’s laws include amputating other people’s body parts. Hammurabi thought it was necessary to amputate arms‚ breasts‚ digits‚ etc. I believe our laws are better‚ overall because they do not incorporate corporal punishment. I think Hammurabi’s Code of Law was an excellent deterrent against crime‚ and very few people would try to break the law. I think this is due to how harsh the laws were. There was zero

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    Wto Is Unfair

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    countries and contributes to the exploitation of developing countries. Its structure should therefore be altered radically‚ or the WTO should be abolished altogether. In their argument‚ Jerry Milligan and Andriy Kabanets argue that‚ "the WTO is fair towards developing countries and even benefits them". Additionally Mr. Milligan and Mr. Kabanets argue that the WTO‚ "solves problems that otherwise would exist without the WTO and does not create new problems for developing countries" (Milligan

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    Hammurabi Questions

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    The Origins and Organization of Hammurabi’s Code Questions Sohum Dalal‚ Pd. 1 1. What did Hammurabi gain by issuing a law code? A: The Hammurabi Code probably helped Hammurabi maintain order and a basis of peace in his regime. The laws were limits and constraints on his people to follow in order to maintain a peaceful and orderly society. 2. Is Hammurabi’s Code a reflection of life in an urbanized society? A: It seems as so. The laws pertain to markets‚ merchants‚ and small businesses and

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    Hammurabi Dbq

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    named Hammurabi lived. Tablets from that time said that Hammurabi ruled for over 42 years. He was the king over Babylon for those 42 years furthermore over the 42 years he made 282 laws. Laws for family life‚ laws for personal injury‚ and laws for property. He claimed to get these laws form a god named Shamash. Also over those 42 years of his ruling he had conquered the civilizations Larsa‚ and Mari. Although historians call these “lots of squabbles with other kingdoms” because they were not major

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    Is Relativism Unfair

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    Relativist Morality is unfair discuss Relativist morality could be seen as unfair‚ when looked at closely and seen from critics’ point of view it becomes clear that it is easy to question perhaps because of its weakness as a moral system. The weakness could somewhat be perceived as making Relativist morality unfair. A relativist cannot pass judgement but yet to be true to their name ‘relativist’ they would be practising ‘do not pass judgement’ thus they are preaching to others that they should

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