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    Labor relations

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    exercise of managerial prerogative. Today‚ union and management meet periodically to negotiate collective agreements‚ which‚ besides establishing the terms and conditions of employment‚ are intended to prevent interruptions of business operations by labor strikes during the life of the contracts. Traditionally‚ the emphasis in general negotiations was upon settling questions arising out of employment-such as hours‚ wages‚ and working conditions. More recently‚ however‚ considerable attention has been

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    Labor Market

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    4. 1) Labor demand is more elastic the greater the elasticity of demand for the output. When the wage rises‚ the marginal cost of production increases. A wage increase‚ therefore‚ raises the industry’s price and reduces consumers’ demand for the product. Because less output is being sold‚ firms cut employment. The greater the reduction is consumer demand‚ the larger the cut in employment and the more elastic the industry’s labor demand curve. Unions want to limit the availability of goods that compete

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    Labor Cases

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     petitioner‚ vs. HON. TOMAS ACHACOSO‚ in his capacity as Administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration‚ and FERDIE MARQUEZ‚ respondents. TOPIC: The invalidity of the power of the Secretary of Labor to issue warrants of arrest and seizure under Article 38 of the Labor Code‚ prohibiting illegal recruitment. FACTS: Rosalie Tesoro filed a sworn statement with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) charging petitioner Hortencia Salazar‚ viz: “Upang ireklamo sa

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    Costs and Direct Labor

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    existing cost system and calculate the cost of the 5 components in the case. What is wrong with the existing cost system? The existing cost system measures direct labour and overhead. Overhead is grouped into a single cost pool that includes overhead costs associated with each of the testing rooms as well as the engineering overhead costs relating to software and tooling development and the administrative costs of the division. ETO suppliers started to do the primarily testing themselves and send

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    Acids, Bases and Salts

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    Two key factors that contribute to the ease of deprotonation are the polarity of the H—A bond and the size of atom A‚ which determines the strength of the H—A bond. Acid strengths are also often discussed in terms of the stability of the conjugate base. Sulfonic acids‚ which are organic oxyacids‚ are a class of strong acids. A common example is toluenesulfonic acid (tosylic acid). Unlike sulfuric acid itself‚ sulfonic acids can be solids. Superacids are acids stronger than 100% sulfuric acid. Examples

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    Landau Company

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    Accounting - Case Study 2 Landau Company Problem 1 Input Data Provided - Sales increased in July - Production decreased in July below standard because of employee vacations - As a result of vacations overhead costs have been under absorbed in July - Large unfavorable volume variance had been generated to offset gross margin Explanation Required On the Income Statements under Full costing and Variable costing some line items indicate differences. LANDAU COMPANY Income Statements June and July

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    Secure Base Children

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    avoided if possible. Secure Base Parents are the secure base for their children; as a secure base the child is able to explore the world and is assured that

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    Gotthard Base Tunnel

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    GOTTHARD BASE TUNNEL‚ SWITZERLAND 1. INTRODUCTION Currently under construction to stretch a record length of 57 km‚ the Gotthard Base tunnel located in Switzerland spans the north of Europe‚ spanning through the Swiss Alps to the south of Europe. This railway tunnel has been designed to bypass the inefficient route of windy roads and cutting down travel time. The Gotthard Base tunnel consisting of twin tunnels is connected by cross passages at every 325m. The twin tunnels have been constructed

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    In the United States‚ labor unions began in the nineteenth century and continued to grow due to a need to protect workers. The labor unions fought for safer working conditions‚ better wages‚ and reasonable hours. During the Industrial Revolution‚ children were being employed and many of them worked as many hours as the adults. The wages during that time were extremely low and most were living in poverty‚ even though they were working very long days. Labor unions were definitely needed during those

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    Child Labor

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    Child Labor Laws Child labor laws were made in regards to child labor because minors were treated harshly during child labor. Child labor laws in America have changed throughout the years. Now if child labor laws are disregarded a parent or employer will be fined. Many parents disregarded child labor laws to support their families. Child labor laws were a turning point in history because children were working in dangerous environments‚ and new standards were made to prevent child labor. Children

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