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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Virtually all aspects of staffing are subject to their influence. No organization can or should ignore provisions of the law; in this case‚ ignorance truly is not bliss. This chapter begins by discussing the formation of the employment relationships from a legal perspective. It first defines what an employer is‚ along with the rights and obligations of being an employer. The employer may acquire people to work for it in the form of employees‚ independent contractors‚ and temporary employees. Legal meanings
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in 2006‚ Starbucks has engaged in more than 500 factory assessments and continues to work with more than 70 factories on improving their social and environmental standards. As part of its 2015 global-responsibility goals‚ Starbucks aims to volunteer one million community service hours globally. Starbucks has achieved LEED certification for 116 stores in 12 countries‚ with 69 per cent of company-owned stores built to achieve certification in 2012. General Electric Company In 2013‚ introduced
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Fair Housing Rights! A Brief Summary What does Fair Housing Mean? Federal‚ State‚ and Local laws prohibit housing discrimination based on the categories listed below. The laws cover housing for rent or sale‚ advertising‚ lending‚ insurance‚ steering‚ redlining and hate crimes. Remedies for illegal discrimination include injunctive relief‚ monetary damages‚ and penalties. It means that Federal‚ state‚ and local laws prohibit discriminate concerning sales and rental of housing based on a person’s
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impossible to accurately enforce. Despite evidence that the top 5% of earners pay about 60% of the income tax‚ many Americans readily believe that there are a myriad of ways the wealthy can take advantage of our byzantine tax system to pay less than their fair share. The widespread belief that our tax system is full of loopholes and caters to the special interest and the wealthy is a powerful driver for the immense public support for an overhaul of our current tax structure into a simpler and fairer method
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During my elementary and middle school career I remember being excited about the Scholastic Book Fair. Looking at all the books‚ notebooks‚ pens‚ and other stationary made me excited to read and write. During the Ivy Tech Scholastic Book Fair I saw many books and other items that would make my future classroom excited as well. The book fair not only has grade level appropriate books for all ages but it also has different subjects in each level. Some of the subjects I saw that intrigued me were science
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Fair Labor Standards Act Overview The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938‚ as amended is also referred to as "the Act" or "FLSA". The Act provides for minimum standards for both wages and overtime entitlement‚ and spells out administrative procedures by which covered work time must be compensated. FLSA also include provisions related to child labor‚ equal pay‚ and portal-to-portal activities. A general overview of FLSA is that it establishes minimum wage‚ overtime pay‚ recordkeeping‚ and child
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“Completely free trade would be fair. ‘Fair trade’ encourages people to stay in uncompetitive sectors in which they will always be poor.” Discuss. The concept of the ‘Fair Trade’ initiative can be summarised with reasonable simplicity; “Fair Trade works to alleviate poverty in the global South through a strategy of ‘trade‚ not aid‚’ improving farmer and worker livelihoods through direct sales‚ better prices and stable market links‚ as well as support for producer organizations and communities”
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Timmy started brainstorming ideas for the school’s science fair. The science fair was in a month and Timmy wanted to win. “Paper mache volcano‚ plant growth‚ rubberband friend‚ Jackson‚ was also doing the science fair. Jackson has won every year and he was powered.” Timmy thought. He decided to do the rubber band powered car. Timmy’s best the smartest kid in their grade. He has won the science fair all of his middle school career. Timmy started making his rubber band powered car on Sunday and it
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The US Laws and Guidelines Governing Fair and Equitable Business Practices BUSN115 September 21‚ 2013 Professor Neal McGregor The US Laws and Guidelines Governing Fair and Equitable Business Practices The United States became one of the most influential world powers virtually overnight. The system of functionality which maintains this growth and power is the refined codes of business practices which are the cornerstone for domestic and international business relations the world over. Due
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