Rights of Employees CONTENTS Introduction 1. Workers and employees 2. Length of service 3. Contracts of employment 4. Written statement of terms 5. Statutory procedures and the LRA Code of Practice 6. Wages 7. Hours‚ holidays and rest breaks 8. Sunday working 9. Time off provisions 10. Maternity‚ paternity and adoption 11. Part time workers 12. Fixed term employees 13. Discrimination 14. Whistleblowing 15. Employment protection in health and safety
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Why has the Equal Pay (and Amendment) Act not resulted in equal pay in the UK? 15th January 2007 WORD COUNT: 1497 1.0 Introduction The Equal Pay Act of 1970 was originally formulated in response to Article 141 of the EU treaty which stated that Each member state shall ensure that the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for work of equal value is applied. ’ This piece of legislation‚ which was later amended in 1983‚ was intended to remedy the vast gender pay difference
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Running head: PAY FOR PERFORMANCE Pay For Performance Tais Dominguez 08 June 2014 HRMD 640 Turnitin: 30% The purpose of this paper is to prove that higher compensation yields higher performance and profitability. It’s important to begin this paper by stating that compensation is a very significant human resources tool that is used by organizations around the globe to manage their employees. For an organization to receive its money’s worth‚ and motivate
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jobs just to provide the necessities‚ for my brother and me. I was only 9 years old when my parents divorced after a very traumatic marriage. My dad left and I did not see him again until I was in my late teens. Still‚ I managed to develop a fairly positive life is a "glass half full" attitude‚ due to my mom‚ but mostly due to my dad’s twin brother‚ my Uncle Jim‚ who really was more of a father to me‚ more than my own biological father. He had the most positive outlook on life‚ more than
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few other governments in the Euro Zone would like to tax the rich more to help pay off government deficits. They have some support from the very rich like Warren Buffett on this approach. Wealthy Germans and French have signed petition in favour of higher taxes. Luca Di (Ferrari owner) says its “right” for the rich to pay more. Three crucial questions the article is asking: What share of tax do the rich actually pay? What has happened to this tax burden over recent decades? And what does the evidence
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rewarding employees Introduction to Motivation At one time‚ employees were considered just another input into the production of goods and services. What perhaps changed this way of thinking about employees was research‚ referred to as the Hawthorne Studies‚ conducted by Elton Mayo from 1924 to 1932 (Dickson‚ 1973). This study found employees are not motivated solely by money and employee behavior is linked to their attitudes (Dickson‚ 1973). The Hawthorne Studies began the human relations approach
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"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents‚ it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors; we borrow it from our Children." "We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors‚ we borrow it from our Children" is an ancient Indian proverb that is reverberating in my ears. It was articulated by Craig Wing recently at a Global Shapers Johannesburg hub meeting. Its pure simplicity is quite piercing because it shows the effect of our ancestors’
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Temporary Employees versus Permanent Employees Lynne Basco Ashford University BUS 640 Michael Blagg June 19‚ 2011 Temporary Employees versus Permanent Employees Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to determine whether a company should utilize temporary employees over hiring permanent fulltime employees. This paper will look at not only the economic cost and the accounting cost of both options; it will also factor in the long-run economic impact that both options will have on
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benefits from engaging in long-term relations with service firms‚ and these yield positive returns for the companies (Gwinner et al.‚ 1998). But it is also important to recognise that when buying services customers tend not to be simply buying the elements of service‚ but something much greater: consumers buy the whole concept (Slack‚ Chambers‚ Johnston‚ 2005). In terms of its elements‚ employees can be a weak or a strongest link in this service chain. Employees can influence the association a customer
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Motivating Employees Motivating Employees If you want a successful company‚ you need to understand the important role that your employees play in any activity. Many times‚ as an employer‚ we forget the importance of understanding employees’ needs and want to be able to keep an atmosphere with motivated employees. When I think about motivation‚ I think about the reason that initiates‚ guides‚ and maintains people to keep reaching for their goals. Without motivation
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