...is fair, affordable and accessible. However, for many citizens, the legal system is failing on all fronts. Key issues faced by the justice system include equity under the rule of law, barriers to equal justice, eligibility for the poor or disadvantaged and financial burden placed on those seeking a just outcome through the Australian justice system. Each of these issues hinder individuals seeking justice. By understanding these issues and addressing them from a proper standpoint, improvements can be made and solutions can be found. It is a core principle of the rule of law that justice must be equally accessible by all Australians (Ellis 2013). The term ‘access to justice’...
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...BOLT COURIER SERVICES MEMO TO: Upper Management Personnel FROM: Shawntel Jean-Batiste, Owner of Bolt Courier Services S. J. B. DATE: May 6, 2010 SUBJECT: Benefit Plans for Human Resource Management This is a brief memo to discuss with everyone the benefits that I think we should incorporate for our employees in our Human Resource department at Bolt Courier Services. These benefit plans should help improve our employee’s benefit selections. I will discuss the different benefits that we will implant for our human resource department as well as for other employees. The different plans are as follows; health care, retirement plans, our legal services, the way time off will work for each employee, and our employee assistance programs. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE: Employees will have a chose to either use COBRA, Blue Cross Blue Shield, or Mutual of Omaha for their dental, doctor’s visits, and other health issues as their insurance provider. Depending on how many are in their households will depend on the cost of for each employee per month. They can either have their payments deducted from their checks on payday or they can choose to make payments on their own to the company they chose. RETIREMENT PLANS: We can offer employees who are the age of 65 or older will have a chance to decide if they would want to retire or not. Alone with 401 (k) savings plan we can offer employees who may retire a pension plan of defined-contribution. This will help retires with their pension...
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...social theorists have a desire to influence and change social problems occurring in society and inform disciplines including human services practice, and guide practitioners through critical social theories to explain and understand social phenomenon (Chenoweth & McAuliffe, 2015, p. 130). Past sociological theories were created in a different era where Eurocentric ideologies were favoured to explain social issues and inform human services practice. However, since progression of evolution, globalisation and racial activism, theorists are presenting new social theories to inform disciplines of new developments and applying these theories to social problems. Critical race theory (CRT), acts to provoke change from macro structures by advocating...
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...A Brief Overview of Human Resource Management Issues in the Public Sector Kurt Sager University of New Mexico Abstract This paper is based on interviews with professionals in the human resources and management/supervisory fields soliciting their views as to what they considered to be the main issues confronting them in their jobs from a human resource management point of view. Open ended questions were asked of each respondent in an effort to solicit knowledgeable responses from informed sources. Although human resources and management issues are diverse and seemingly innumerable, a few basic issues rose to the forefront during the separate interview sessions. These basic issues are discussed in some depth, and a short work biography is given for each respondent with the intention of putting the basic issues mentioned in context to the interviewees’ respective work situations. Keywords: human resources, recruitment, retention, training, legal compliance, politics A Brief Overview of Human Resource Management Issues in the Public Sector Respondent Introductions Since the topics discussed in this paper were taken directly from responses gleaned from face-to-face interviews with a Human Resources Director and two managerial level supervisors, a brief description of their respective work environments, positions and responsibilities may help the reader understand relationship(s) between...
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...Legal Aspects of Professional Psychology Michael Lampe May 06, 2013 There are many factors that can affect a professional in the field of psychology. Some of these factors may be ethical issues and some may have legal issues. These two issues may seem similar. However, they are very different. American Psychological Association (APA) Ethics Code can help clear up any problems with ethical issues. The legal issues are not as easy to see or find the correct answers. Legal issues can be separated into two categories, legislation and litigation. Legislation concerns governmental bodies passing laws. Litigation is laws that are formed by the rule of the law. There are legal issues related to informed consent, assessment, testing, diagnosis, and confidentiality. These issues will be discussed and the influence of legislation on the field of psychology will be evaluated. Competency will also be covered. Informed Consent Informed consent is a legal and ethical term defined as the consent by a client to a proposed medical or psychotherapeutic procedure, or for participation in a research project or clinical study. In order for the consent to be informed the client must first achieve a clear understanding of the relevant facts, risks and benefits, and available alternatives involved. Informed consent requires legal documentation in all 50 states. The concept of informed consent originated with the recognition that individuals have rights: to freedom, autonomy and human dignity...
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...Magistrates Court Service Case Study Executive summary Nowadays with the rapid development of the society and the ongoing advancement of science and technology, the productivity and service within an organization is becoming more and more various. What’s more, with the more and more frequent exchange of human resource and other materials and sources, human resource managers are required to be equipped with professional knowledge and highly qualified skills to carry out good management of the human resources within an organization. However, nowadays the management of human resources is affected by a lot of different factors which may consist of both the internal and external ones. The following report concerns on the issue of management training for magistrates’ clerks. First of all, it will give a brief introduction to the background of the organization. Secondly, the following report will outline the key issues that the management development needs to handle with. After the key issues and problems of the organization are identified, the people who will be attending will be analyzed in the following report. The relevant human resources strategies and methodologies will be illustrated to support the argument in the report. What’s more, a six month program will be designed and highlighted in the following report. In the end, a brief conclusion of the discussed points will be made. Introduction The following report focuses on the issue of human resource management in...
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...imperative that Contracts Management is up to date and monitored closely. The Contracts Monitor will be responsible for the complete maintenance and monitoring Contracts, created by the Contracted Legal Team. All issues related to Contracts will be reported to the Board and addressed by the Contracts Monitor. Any further non-compliance will be reported to the Contracted Legal team for further review. The Contracts Monitor, will need to work closely with the Contracted Legal team to monitor and create the following: • Authoring and negotiation • Baseline management • Commitment management • Communication management • Contract visibility and awareness • Document management • Issue and change management • Service level agreement compliance • Transaction compliance (Wikipedia.org, 2010) Authoring and Negotiation: The Contracts Monitor and the Contracted Legal Team will formulate, author and negotiate the Contracts for all elements of the pilot program. The legal documents will vary with each contract created. Contracts will include agreements with the Corporations, Contractors and Students. Baseline: The Contracts Monitor will monitor the baseline management of the service level agreements, including but not limited to: Accounting temp contracts, IT contracts, Human Resource Contracts, and Facility Contracts. The baseline will determine milestones in the contract, and the baseline requirements for each Contract entered into. Commitment Management: ...
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...Challenges of Being an Advocate and Mediator Challenges of Being an Advocate and Mediator Many challenges are presented when working as a mediator and an advocate in the human services field. Advocacy and Mediation require a person to remain neutral in order to help individuals resolve their issues. The roles of advocates and mediators also come with limitations which if not followed, could lead them to have serious legal problems. In this essay the writer will present the ethical, moral and legal issues that an advocate faces as well as their own opinion of advocacy and meditation integration. In addition the writer will also present their personal philosophy and individual approach to advocating for adult probation. Being an advocate can present ethical, moral and legal issues, ethical issues are presented everywhere within advocacy. Those advocates have the ethical responsibility to act with integrity and honesty. Advocates have the moral obligation to help clients and social causes. The most difficult task in their assignments is the legal and ethical limitations they face when taking on their cases. Some of the most stringent limitations include laws regarding defamation or even hate crimes. These hate crimes are not only present in relation to racisms. A rise in hate crimes has been seen towards and in relation with same-sex marriages. These advocates are faced with the difficult task of protecting these people from hate crimes and must at the same time uphold...
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...providing advice and information to the public about their legal rights, what options they have, and the next steps they can take. By taking legal cases under the Sex Discrimination Act and the Equal Pay Act. These cases help to secure equal treatment for women and men in the areas of pay, pensions and caring. By publishing research and statistics about women's and men's lives. These show clearly and simply where change is needed. By running high-profile campaigns to change public opinion and the law. By investigating organisations or areas of life where sex discrimination is common.. 2. THE COMMISSION FOR RACIAL EQUALITY [CRE] The CRE's legal powers The CRE had statutory powers under the Race Relations Act 1976. These included powers to: • advise or assist people with complaints about racial discrimination, harassment or abuse • conduct formal investigations of companies and organisations where there is evidence of possible discrimination; if the investigation does find discrimination, the CRE can oblige the organisation to change the way it operates • take legal action against racially discriminatory advertisements, and against organisations that attempt to pressurise or instruct others to discriminate — such as employers instructing employment agencies not to send them applicants from ethnic minorities, or companies instructing their workers to discriminate in the way they provide goods or services • assist individuals to take judicial review action in...
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...umbrella corporation stemming from Compass Group. Bon Appetit operates within the food service industry “offering full food-service management to corporations, universities, museums, and other specialty venues” ("Bon Appetit Management Company", 2014). There will be further discussion of Bon Appetit and the industrial pressures and issues they encounter. External social pressures play a vital role in influencing organizational ethics. It would be assumed that a successful business would offer some degree of conformity to the demands placed upon them by society. Bon Appetit, in the food service industry, has been met with the responsibility of encompassing the preservation of the environment with their everyday business procedures. In its’ existence, Bon Appetit has been “widely recognized as a pioneer in environmentally sound sourcing policies” ("Bon Appetit Management Company", 2014). The business research done in the field of ‘green’ and organic foods, has led Bon Appetit to their sustainable business plan. The information age has contributed significantly to this increased importance of social pressure as word spreads quickly when companies fail to adhere to social standards (Kokemuller, 2014). When addressed with the issues presented by societal demands they must be evaluated from an organizational perspective, as well as a personal approach. The organization must determine how these issues affect their business operations and their personal...
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...Contrast Paper The reason for policy analysis reflects around the assessment of policies from the government by critiquing the failures and successes. The United States implement several policies to deal with criminal activity and social issues, for instance The United States Human Trafficking Policy, this policy is not a successful one but this policy is steadily improving with sustainable reform. The criminal justice system practice the model of Packard’s Due Process, established with the promise form the United States Constitution for individuals civil liberties and rights. This paper will evaluate the issues that courts and law enforcement deals with while working and implementing prior polices. United States Human Trafficking Policy Human trafficking is a tough crime to identify, because of the existence and the transnational nature of an increasingly sophisticated arrangement in assisting organize crime. Trafficking in person is most productive agency in international crimes. According to the United States Justice Department (2001), International Labor Organization predicts that 17,500 individuals are trafficked annually in the United States. The United States had numerous legal advantages to stop human trafficking, mainly using legal and state techniques like Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The United States policies against Trafficking in Person (TIP) which consist of law enforcement stopping TIP and programs funded to aid the victims. They also budget funds, makes...
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...Christine Healy Labor Laws and Unions In the following discussion will be an analysis of UPS (United Postal Service) which is currently unionized consisting of background information, legal issues and obstacles they may encounter, how the federal, state, and local laws could be breached because of the legal issues and why, and recommendations how to mitigate the possible litigation. As a part of the analysis the subsequent questions will be answered what are the benefits of UPS joining the union, what is the unionization process, how do they bargain, and what effects does the bargaining have on the organization. UPS started out as a messenger company in 1907 and has grown into a multibillion dollar corporation ("About Ups Highlights (company History) ", 1994-2012). Ups is the world largest package delivery company and leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services ("Company History (timeline)", 1994-2012).UPS has 185,000 union members and 75,000 non union members (). The majority of the UPS union members are a part of the international brotherhood of teamsters (IBT) which are a part of the (AFO-CIO) (Proyect, 2012). UPS operates under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA, commonly known as the Wagner act.) (Thomas, 2001). Some of the legal issues include the legality of the proposals by UPS to change benefit packages, 2006 legal issue concerning the IBT’s right to designate a representative on a safety committee established by its collective...
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...The 'Stronger futures' legislation is currently ineffective in protecting the human rights of indigenous peoples and communities in the Northern Territory and needs specific reform in order to protect human rights in the future. This essay will evaluate the political, social and economical effects of the intervention through legal issues, stakeholder perspectives and responses in regards to the potency of the 'Stronger Futures' regulation and suggest recommendations in order to protect aboriginal peoples rights and culture rather than violate them. The 'Stronger Futures' policy is a multifaceted social policy of the Australian government concerning the aboriginal population of the Northern Territory. The legislation was based upon the little...
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...- Chicago, IL USA Abstract This paper explores a hypothetical proposal to solicit contracting of Smith HR Contracting Services for a previous employer that the writer worked for. Smith HR Contracting Services is a hypothetical company while World Printing is a real venture capital held company that currently does business throughout the world. World Printing as roughly 1700 employees located throughout its 44 offices, 5 design centers, and 12 manufacturing plants that are located in 15 different countries. They specialize in custom design and printing for some of the largest technology companies in the world. They have been a leader in their industry for over 33 years. Introduction of Smith HR Contracting Services Smith HR Contracting Services specializes in partnering with companies that are in need of assistance making smart business decisions and making the right choices for its internal and external customers. Our staff helps your Human Resource team understand the things that your employees desire and require to make them as efficient and satisfied in their careers with your business. We do this by helping your team build processes and implementing the right benefit programs that govern the company/employee relationships. This is where teaming up with the right HR consulting firm can really count and make a difference. Some of the services that we offer are: • Recruiting/Staffing • Development of new employee orientation programs • Employee relations programs ...
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...SR-RM-012 PAPER Brandi Perez and Chin Song BSA/310 December 12, 2013 Fred Bennett SR-RM-012 PAPER Human Resource no longer mirrors its personnel department. How it appears on an organization chart varies by the type of company. How it functions reflects the growing emphasis on the role of human resources. Currently all of Riordan’s facilities are non union facilities, employee relations are part of the human resources department. Riordan Manufacturing’s business systems are outdated, most information like training, development, applicant information, analyses, and salary surveys are kept in an Excel spreadsheet. There is no central employee file area; managers are responsible for tracking FMLA absences or any other request accommodations under the ADA. Employee relations specialists are there to track information concerning complaints, grievances, and harassment, locked in files in their or managers offices. The company’s HRIS (human resource information system) was installed in 1992. HRIS system is a software or online solution for the data entry, data tracking, and data information needs of the human resources, payroll, management, and accounting functions within a business. It is a part of the company’s financial systems package and keeps track of the following employee information such as personal information, pay rate, tax exemptions, senority date, organizational information (department, managers’ name etc), and vacation hours. Any kind of changes to this information...
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