...institute for employment studies publications by IES authors Managing Sickness Absence in the Police Service A Review of Current Practices Hayday S, Broughton A, Tyers C Research Report RR582, Health and Safety Executive, September 2007 [close this print window] commissioned by the Health and Safety Executive The Home Office and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are working together to reduce the number of working days lost to ill health and/or injury in the police forces of England and Wales. They commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) to conduct a review of absence policies and management in police forces to inform this process. This review is intended to be used by the Home Office and HSE to develop measures to improve current practice in line with the Ministerial Task Force (MTF) on Health, Safety and Productivity aims and the drive to improve public sector efficiency. The specific aims of the review were to: explore how sickness absence data is used to manage and monitor absence explore views of the current absence management processes among police officers, police staff, line managers, HR and occupational health professionals identify barriers experienced by staff, line managers, occupational health staff and HR staff in following and implementing current policies and procedures in everyday practice, and how these barriers are addressed within the local force. Guidance issued by the HSE, ACAS & CIPD (2006) and research...
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...A Case Study in Staffing (Note that this Case Study was included in the First Edition of the text, but was removed from the Second Edition for space considerations). Metropolitan Motor Company (MMC) decided to open a new assembly plant in southwest Tennessee for their new compact passenger car line. The plant would require a workforce of approximately 1700 production workers, 370 supervisors and managers, 125 engineers and engineering technicians, and 110 administrative and office personnel. The cafeteria and security functions would be outsourced to independent contractors. Below, we describe the sequence that was used to staff the hourly production positions in this new facility. Before announcing the location of the facility, MMC did some investigation of the educational characteristics of the labor force in Tennessee, as well as a review of the secondary school system in a five county area surrounding the plant site. It decided to give first priority in employment for entry level and skilled positions to residents in the five county area, then to Tennessee residents, and finally to anyone, regardless of place of residence. The VP of corporate HR took several trips to talk to state and local officials about locating the facility in the area. State Department of Labor officials agreed that the state employment offices would accept and screen applications for entry level positions, using criteria developed by MMC. To ensure an adequate pool of applicants, MMC posted...
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...HIV/AIDS IN LOUISIANA 2010 While the Federal government’s investment in treatment and research is helping people with HIV/AIDS live longer and more productive lives, HIV continues to spread at a staggering national rate. The latest incidence data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates nationally there were 48,100 new HIV infections in 2009. The graph below depicts the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Louisiana through 2010 according the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Note that the following HIV/AIDS statistics only represent a portion of the epidemic in the U.S.—those cases that have been both confirmed through testing and reported. Reported AIDS Casesi Number Currently Living with HIV (not AIDS) Number Currently Living with HIV/AIDS Number Currently Living with AIDS Cumulative AIDS Cases 25000 20,923 20,143 20000 18,308 17,387 16,277 15,323 15000 10000 8,684 7,593 9,379 10,035 8,273 8,008 5000 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 Last Updated: July 21, 2011 Demographic Trendsii The HIV/AIDS epidemic disproportionately affects those at risk from social factors such as disparity and discrimination. The following demographic numbers are from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals as of December 31, 2010. PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS BY GENDER, 2010 Female 30% Male 70% PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS BY RACE / ETHNICITY, 2010 Black, Not Hispanic White, Not Hispanic ...
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...NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS ANTHRAX VACCINE AS A COMPONENT OF THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE: A DILEMMA FOR HOMELAND SECURITY by Thomas L. Rempfer December 2009 Thesis Advisor: Second Reader: Stanley Supinski Dean Lynch Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188) Washington DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 2. REPORT DATE December 2009 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED Master’s Thesis 5. FUNDING NUMBERS Anthrax Vaccine as a Component of the Strategic National Stockpile: A Dilemma for Homeland Security 6. AUTHOR(S) Thomas L. Rempfer 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93943-5000...
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...Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 22:165–182, 2010 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1053-8720 print / 1540-4056 online DOI: 10.1080/10538720903332578 Advocacy Coalitions and Punctuated Equilibrium in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate: Learning from Pro-LGBT Policy Changes in Minneapolis and Minnesota LAKE DZIENGEL St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota Policy change to actualize same-sex marriage requires planning and practices that can be most effective to advance marriage equality. This case study examines how building and maintaining strong coalitions aided in attainment and preservation of civil rights and protections for same-sex couples in Minnesota. As a historical policy analysis, it dissects collaborative strategies and events that led to a municipal domestic partner ordinance and state civil rights protections for sexual minorities in Minnesota during 1983–1995. Viewed through the lens of Advocacy Coalition Framework and Punctuated Equilibrium theory, findings support and highlight the importance of strategic planning of developing capable leaders, building strong coalitions, and capitalizing on events to garner public support and advance public policy toward civil rights protections and legal recognition for same-sex couples. KEYWORDS advocacy coalitions, punctuated equilibrium, policy, lesbian, gay, domestic partner benefits INTRODUCTION The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a large urban community, passed a Domestic Partner Ordinance...
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...Case Study N0 5 SEC – 320: Risk Loss Prevention, Emergency Planning Professor: S. W. Smith DeVry University Prepared by: MLZ Sunday, November 16, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Municipal Emergency Response to a Dirty Bomb Incident (Orlando, FL) 4 Low-level Nuclear Material Stateside and Abroad 5 Logistics of Decontamination 6 Disposal of Contaminated Property 7 Clean-Up Materials 8 Conclusion 10 References 11 Introduction According to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission a “Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) commonly known as Dirty Bomb is the combination of conventional explosives for example plain dynamite mixed with some radioactive materials.” If detonation of a dirty bomb would occur in a place consider as a vacation destination such as Orlando, Florida which happens to be a dense populated tourist location, where we find many Theme Park attractions, a major international airport, and location for many manufacturing facilities and important businesses, it would create great chaos, mayhem and devastation. Reason for the major chaos and despair is because as I just explained a dirty bomb uses dynamite, and other explosives to scatter radioactive dust, smoke, and other materials in order to inflict bodily harm, destroy property, and finally cause overwhelming mayhem with a dose of radioactive contamination. Most of the danger of a dirty bomb would come from the blast of the explosion itself; this in metropolitan populated...
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...JOVITO S. OLAZO, complainant, vs. JUSTICE DANTE O. TINGA (Ret.), respondent. DECISION BRION, J p: Before us is the disbarment case against retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante O. Tinga (respondent) filed by Mr. Jovito S. Olazo (complainant). The respondent is charged of violating Rule 6.02, 1 Rule 6.03 2 and Rule 1.01 3 of the Code of Professional Responsibility for representing conflicting interests. Factual Background In March 1990, the complainant filed a sales application covering a parcel of land situated in Barangay Lower Bicutan in the Municipality of Taguig. The land (subject land) was previously part of Fort Andres Bonifacio that was segregated and declared open for disposition pursuant to Proclamation No. 2476, 4 issued on January 7, 1986, and Proclamation No. 172, 5 issued on October 16, 1987. To implement Proclamation No. 172, Memorandum No. 119 was issued by then Executive Secretary Catalino Macaraig, creating a Committee on Awards whose duty was to study, evaluate, and make a recommendation on the applications to purchase the lands declared open for disposition. The Committee on Awards was headed by the Director of Lands and the respondent was one of the Committee members, in his official capacity as the Congressman of Taguig and Pateros (from 1987 to 1998); the respondent's district includes the areas covered by the proclamations. The First Charge: Violation of Rule 6.02 In the complaint, 6 the complainant claimed that the respondent abused his position...
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...Vanessa Wright June 5, 2011 Comp Inter Legal Systems Project 1: Compare and Contrast France and England CJS Albany State University Criminal justice systems across the world vary depending on what country you reside in. Criminal justice systems are representations of what the country will accept and what they will not tolerate regardless if you are a minor or an adult. Some countries put you in the same category, but one thing all criminal justice systems do are protect the people of its country and make sure they are safe. The duties of the criminal justice systems across the world range from detecting crime to running the whole country. Every country has a criminal justice system including France and England. France’s criminal justice can be compared to England’s criminal justice system in many ways but it also can be contrasted. There are many similarities between the two, but what ultimately makes one country enforce their laws more strictly may be the greatest difference between the two. Within France, there are two major principal police systems which employ more than 145 thousand people. The two major principal police systems are the National Police and The National Gendarmerie. The Director General of the National Police includes the inspector general of police, judicial police, general intelligence, public security, territorial surveillance, control of the borders, and republican security company. The...
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...DEVELOPING INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN TRAINING MANUAL Volume 4: ISWM Plan U N I T E D N AT I O N S E N V I R O N M E N T P R O G R A M M E Copyright © United Nations Environment Programme, 2009 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. UNEP would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or for any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission in writing from the United Nations Environment Programme. Disclaimer The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Environment Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Moreover, the views expressed do not necessarily represent the decision or the stated policy of the United Nations Environment Programme, nor does citing of trade names or commercial processes constitute endorsement. Developing Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan Training Manual Volume 4 ISWM Plan Compiled by United Nations Environmental Programme Division of Technology, Industry and Economics International Environmental...
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...damage to life and property caused by these disasters is comparable to that caused by war. Disasters disrupt the national economy and social development. Besides, the world has shrunk and news about the hardship suffered by the people is rapidly disseminated. As such, the management of disasters has become a key concern of governments confronted with an increasingly aware civil society and a shorter reaction time. Often when disaster strikes, it impacts more than one country and sometimes the region as a whole. The intensity and the frequency of such disasters have prompted the ASEAN to evolve its own response mechanism. However, often the scale of the disaster is so huge that only an international response can meet the challenge. In such cases, the international community, acting through the United Nations and its various agencies and other inter-governmental and non-governmental bodies, has provided succour. Although disasters can be natural, technological and conflictrelated, this paper addresses only natural disasters in the region. A natural hazard is an extreme natural phenomenon that threatens human lives, activities or property, or the environment of life. Natural disasters are the destructive consequences of extreme natural hazards, and globally there are more than 700 of them each year. Floods are the most common natural disaster. Together with earthquakes and cyclonic storms they are the most destructive of such manifestations.1 Despite the efforts at mitigation...
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...[pic] GAUHATI UNIVERSITY A training report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of the Bachelor of Business Administration (Industry Integrated) 3rd Semester, Gauhati University on “CUSTOMER BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS INSURANCE PRODUCTS” AT METLIFE INDIA VISAKHAPANTAM [pic] Under Organisation Guidance Of: Under Institutional Guidance Of: Mr. K.V.R. Murthi Mr. Hari Krishna Senior Sales Manager Faculty , SITAM Metlife India Prepared And Submitted By: Surya Prakash CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Surya Prakash, a student of the Gauhati University has prepared his Training Report entitled “CUSTOMER BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS INSURANCE PRODUCTS” under my guidance. He has fulfilled all requirements under the regulations of the BBA (IIP) Gauhati University, leading to the BBA (IIP) degree. This work is the result of his own investigation and the project; neither as a whole nor any part of it was submitted to any other University or Educational Institution for any research or diploma. I wish his all success in life. Mrs. Rajani priya Head of the Department, Sun Institute of Technology And Management...
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...1. Case study - Women on the Right Track at CP Rail Women comprise nearly half of Canada's workforce, but over the last two decades, they have made no progress in obtaining senior management roles. This lack of success may deter younger women from entering certain professions and from learning from role models. Furthermore, research shows that a lack of diversity can affect retention, productivity, and innovation. Companies with more female senior managers have a higher return on equity than those with lower rates of female senior managers. With this research in mind, CP Rail undertook three initiatives to increase the number of women managers: * Each department must have diversity goals. * Mentoring programs for females have been established. * Senior women discuss their careers in forums. * Women on Track offers networking opportunities. To date, the program has been successful, with the number of women in senior management doubling over 5 years. Questions 1. Compare CP Rail’s initiatives to advance women with the recommended six-step program for the implementation of employment equity. 2. Review the list in Highlights in HRM 3.1 (retention strategies). What more could CP Rail undertake? Here is Highlight H.R.M 3.1 ( retention strategies ) see bellow. 2. Case study “Fairmont Hotels and Resorts” Corporate social responsibility through environmental sensitivity, among others, has recently surfaced as a pressing...
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...Public/Police Relations: An Intractable Conflict? David A. Mercury damercury1921@gmail.com (416) 333-7523 Public/Police Relations: An Intractable Conflict? Purpose of this Paper The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the conflicts described, between the police and the Afrikan Canadian diaspora [sometimes referred to as the Communities] and the Original Peoples communities and other racial minorities, can be defined as being intractable. If so, the exploration of possible approaches to resolve these conflicts is beyond the scope of this paper. It is my hope and intention to conduct this exploration in later works. What is an Intractable Conflict? The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace, defines intractable conflicts through a discussion the common features. First, [emphasis added] intractable conflicts are protracted, persisting for a long time. Second, [emphasis added] they are waged in ways that the adversaries or interested observers regard as destructive. Third, [emphasis added] partisans and intermediaries attempt, but fail to end or transform them. Conflict intractability, however, is not a fixed dichotomous feature; conflicts vary in their degree of intractability. The degree to which the three defining features are manifested varies and changes, and they are best treated as dimensions of conflict. . . . Even duration is not a fixed characteristic of a conflict. The beginning of a conflict is often contested, with one side pointing back...
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...time, attracted other providers who see a business opportunity, resulting in a competitive setting. In India, the church-owned hospitals are an example of commitment–based organizations facing a competitive situation. Most church-owned hospitals in the country when there was little private or government healthcare, with a strong commitment to provide health care to the poor. Over the years, the number of healthcare providers has increased, the technology of healthcare provision has changed, funding for care of the poor is no longer easily available, and the founders of the hospitals have handed over leadership to the next generation. Managing such commitment-based organizations in this changed environment is a challenging task. A case-based study of 6 Indian church-owned hospitals was undertaken to understand how this challenge can be addressed. The findings suggest that such organizations need to have three primary areas of management focus: a) managing the operations b) managing the environment, and c) managing the ideology. Managing the operations refers to day-to-day functioning of the organization. Managing the environment includes dealing with strategic issues. Managing the ideology refers to keeping people committed to the core purpose of the organization. The better-performing hospitals paid serious attention to all the three. Their ability to do this was determined by the quality of governance. Another important...
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...Pollution Prevention in Corporate Strategy NATIONAL POLLUTION PREVENTION CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Case A: McDonald’s Environmental Strategy Susan Svoboda, manager of the University of Michigan Corporate Environmental Management Program (CEMP), prepared this case under the guidance of Stuart Hart, director of CEMP and assistant professor of Corporate Strategy and Organizational Behavior at the U-M School of Business Administration, as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an adminstrative situation. This document may be used by either students or faculty for background information. Introduction Rooted in Ray Kroc’s founding principles of Quality, Service, Cleanliness & Value (Q.S.C.&V.), McDonald’s management has always believed in being a leader in issues that affect their customers. This philosophy is evident in McDonald’s involvement in various community projects regarding education, health care, medical research, and rehabilitation facilities. These activities help the corporation to extend their image beyond fun and entertainment into social responsibility. However, in the late 1980s, McDonald’s began to face criticism for its environmental policies, especially those surrounding polystyrene clamshell containers. In 1987, McDonald’s replaced CFCs, the blowing agent used in clamshell production, with weaker HCFC-22’s after facing public criticism that CFC usage was contributing to ozone depletion. But...
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