...Running head: Work Place Legal Issues Work Place Legal Issues Ethen Royal PSYCHOLOGY 1150 – Project Number 1 R. LA VALLEE January 30, 2011 One of the most talked about legal issues in the work place is Sexual Harassment. Sexual harassment can come from all types of forms in the work place; whether it’s your boss, co-worker, or a customer. Sometimes people tend to take sexual harassment very hard; especially if the individual that’s being harassed is married. This type of issue can be very hard to talk about sometimes, especially if you have the feeling that someone might not believe you. Kaminsky (2006) states that; “Staying in the realm of the government, President Clinton himself came under fire for alleged sexual harassment. Paula Jones was a state employee when Clinton was Governor of Arkansas. In 1991, she claimed that Clinton exposed himself and asked her for oral sex in a hotel room. Clinton denied all allegations. After several rounds of filing, Jones's lawsuit was dismissed for failing to state a claim. During the appeals process, a settlement was reached. Jones dropped her suit against Clinton in exchange for $850,000. However, she never received an admission of guilt or an apology. Jones's allegations paved the way for investigating the President's sex life. The Monica Lewinsky scandal and the impeachment of President Clinton were big follow-ups to the Paula Jones case.” I believe victims of sexual harassment should be taken care of at the upmost. You never...
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...the normal. Employee scored -59 -Which is not a high score and feel that she is not happy with her work place. This employee should be evaluated to see what is wrong with their positon. Question #2 Emplyoee is is very well engaged and is will to help with the company-Score 36 Emplyoee is is very well engaged and is will to help with the company-Score 34 Emplyoee is is very well engaged and is will to help with the company, also could be some underlying issues that need to be addressed . -Score 32 Question # 3 According to her results she is between the normal range and is happy most of the time. She may have some personal issues that bring her score down at times. -Score 30 According to his results he seems to be in the normal range and is happy most of the time. He may have some personal issues that bring her score down at times. -Score 26 Not the best score and it could be because of the work place or that she has issues outside of work. Score- 25 Question #4 Score was at 34- Employee is not one to express to many emotions, and will stick to what needs to be done in the work place Score was 28- Employee is not one to express to many emotions all the time, but when they do it maybe a domino effect on the way they act at work. At the same time they are strong minded as well. Employee scored a 31 and seems to be one that is strong minded, yet can have some emotional issues at times. Still higher than the average. Question #5 Score was at 38- Employee is able to meet the...
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...with the "People" of the organisation. It is people oriented process. That is manage people at work. (Akrani, 2011) HRM is a process of four function which are listed below: * Acquisition of human resources: It includes planning, recruitment, selection, placement and induction of staff. * Development of human resources: It includes training/ development and career development. The knowledge skill, attitudes and social behaviours. * Motivation of human resources: This function includes giving recognition and rewards to the staff. It also includes performance, appraisal and handling the problems of staff. * Maintenance of human resources: This function includes providing the best working condition for employees. It also looks after the health and safety of the staff. Outsourcing * Freelancing * Sub-Contracting * Franchising * Consultancy Work H R M Employee Needs Long term consequences * Individual well-being. * Organizational Effectiveness. * Societal well being. Business Strategy and Condition Internal Flexibility * Part time * Temporary Work * Home work * Tele working * Flexi-time Management Philosophy In this essay I will be drawing a situation of a Hospitality industry which can be a very challenging situation for many small business owners. In hospitality industry, employee are often places to management position without proper training. This is very critical situation. If the manager...
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...practical and developmental in the work place. It is the way learning shapes the processes of work. (Bratton, Mills, Tyrch, Sawchuk, Workplace Learning, A critical Introduction 2004.) Labour education is schooling for union members. It is where the union members learn about issues in the workplace and beyond. They learn the grievance process, how to negotiate contracts, human rights etc. This training helps the union members understand their rights in the work place and helps their own cause. Unions usually offer this training to its members in house. (Athabasca University, Work and Learning, Education 406/Human Resources Management 406, Course Guide, Revision 1, 2009.) Unions can demand from their employers a form of education that takes place at work. Labour education has tools in its belt to help employees in the work place to learn. In their belt they use tools, issues and labour studies courses in labour education. (Bratton et al. (2004) found page 108). The tool courses are to help unions and thus help to represent their fellow workers, through their knowledge, to do a better job and understand their rights with management. These tools work on leadership, collective bargaining and grievance procedures. This helps to stream line the day to day activities of the work place to run smoothly. Issue courses are more tuned to racism, sexism and reorganization in the work place. This training is done to understand the issues that affect the workplace environment...
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...Legal issues and obstacles Kroger operates over 3,000 stores and 38 warehouse or manufacturing plants in the US. Safety is always a issues when having employees who deal with pulling pallets, working high loaders, forklifts and just working in the warehouse. Kroger could face legal issues from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or (OSHA). The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 help insure employers have standards and programs in place to provide safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. (Safety And Health Standards: Occupational Safety And Health, 2009). Kroger like many other union organizations can run into legal issues with the Civil rights act of 1964, which makes illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex According to "Employment Discrimination/eeoc" (2011),(para. 3). Since job compensation is contracted between unions promotion discrimination will always be an issue with union organization. “Kroger has many issues when it comes to employee discrimination, from race issues to gender issues Kroger has problem with discrimination” (Brain Biles, personal communication, June 27, 2012). State Laws Since Kroger conducts business in 32 states, Kroger could be breaking laws in all 32 states at any given time. In the state of Kansas Kroger could break law concerning safety in their stores and warehouses. Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) protects local employees in the work...
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...impact, and the preventions in the context of Singapore. The focus will be employees on Singapore work environment. Cullen & Praveen (2014) explains culture as the characteristics of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts etc. Nick (2012) points out that in Southeast Asia, Singapore has become a newly industrialized nation, which was hailed as a great economic success during the last 2 decades and the countries traditions of its culture still play a major role in business activities. While Stanton & Nankervis (2011) argues that the national culture of Singapore is high in power distance and this has lead the superiors and subordinates treat each other as unequals in the country. Singapore has also been called is also called a “nanny state’ by Nick (2012), because it is a work culture in which people are supposed to do exactly what they are told and there is no decentralisation or any opportunity for lower level employees to make suggestions. The research used both primary and secondary data collection method to collect information about the question at hand. Research found that Clearly the problem of conflicts due to culture is prevailing both in work conditions and everyday life in Singapore. These have huge implications for the businesses, especially in a fast passed globalized business. Conflict at work is common in multinational companies around the world, but as Joana, John, Luthans & Bovaird...
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...own beliefs and those can sometimes be unethical. In the study of Michael Boomer, it stated that the managers’ attitudes, perceptions and beliefs could affect the decisions made. It is believed that most employees make unethical decisions to benefit themselves; there are those instances where the work environment could influence them but for the most part, it's mostly an individual decision. (Broomer) Such decisions become easier to make depending how much they believe those actions can help them in the workplace. Certain setbacks in the workplace can lead to people acting this way also. Unethical decisions are made when one apply a limited vision to the decision, resulting in unethical outcomes. Therefore, unethical decisions mostly from one’s choice. The perception of the ethical issue is what triggers an ethical decision that is why one who perceives an ethical problem to be more severe would tend to behave more ethically than one who does not. Although this doesn’t mean that individuals will ignore the organization’s ethical standards when they think the ethical issue is important, the individual is still more likely to make judgment based on personal values rather than work place standards. (Kreie, 2000, p67) In the study of Kreie, a survey was conducted to find out what results in one’s ethical decisions and the results shown that people rely heavily on their personal values towards what seems ethical and unethical to them. From the results of Kreie’s study, the argument...
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...The problem which Lindsey is facing is what is typically labeled as third party sexual harassment and there are very clear cut moral and legal guidelines on the issue. Sexual harassment is by definition " a type of employment discrimination consisting of unwanted sexual advances , sexual conduct or other verbal or physical actions of sexual nature , usually at the work place". When the harassment is perpetrated not by any direct employee of the organization but rather by individuals outside the organization but at work place, this is labeled as third party sexual harassment. This sexual harassment can be of many types: 1.Direct sexual conduct by employer or third party 2.Quid pro quo sexual harassment where the result of any work is based on satisfying the sexual demand. 3.Hostile work environment where an employee is subjected to severe pervasive verbal or physical sexual behavior or lastly 4.Stereortypes where people fail to follow typical male or female stereotypes. .The stake holder in this situation are the company, Intelligent software systems,Inc.,the sales manager , Lindsey the sales rep. and Kenny , the CEO of Second’s people Bank. The sexual harassment in this case is of a serious nature and is Quid pro quo sexual harassment. Quid Pro Quo sexual harassment is derived from Latin meaning "something for something" and is a form of harassment wherein sexual conduct influences basis of decision regarding employment or sales deals etc. Equal Opportunity Commission has...
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...4: Issue Analysis: 10 points After reading the selected critical issue, complete the worksheet below to analyze the issue. 0. Read Issue 17: Are Professional Women “Opting Out” of Work by Choice? This reading is located in the Taking Sides text. 0. Provide in text citations within each response and references at the end of the worksheet that follow APA guidelines. 0. Each response is worth 5 points, and each response must have a minimum of 250 words. Linda Hirschman and Pamela Stone present two opposing opinions as to why women are opting out of work. After reading both sides answer the following questions. 1. Summarize the main points of Linda Hirschman’s argument. In order for women not to “opt out” of the workplace, where does Hirschman feel that most change (home or the workplace) needs to take place and why? Linda Hirschman believes that there is, “the belief that women are responsible for child-rearing and homemaking was largely untouched by decades of workplace feminism (parg.6).” She goes on in Homeward Bound to talk about how women and men are taught that women are conditioned. She says that both sexes say that women are meant to stay home with the children. This is also where she talks about the most change that is needed in society. She believes that it isn’t just a woman’s responsibility. She also goes on to talk about feminism not being radical enough. She uses statistics of the rate of women with degrees leaving the work place...
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...Olusegun Awodipe AMBA 600 How Does Diversity Impact The Workplace? Issues of Diversity are common in small and big corporations in the United States. As defined by Webster dictionary, diversity is “the inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, sexual orientation”. Diversity in a workplace is how people perceive themselves and the individuals they work closely with. In turn, that perception good or bad can affect the way employees interact with one another in a workplace. Although diversity in a work place is seen as a good thing, it also poses some difficult challenges for business organizations. In order for an organization to succeed at being diverse, they must first understand the benefits of a diverse work environment, the true meaning of what it is to be diverse, and how to improve diversity in the workplace. When talking about diversity and trying to achieve a diverse work place, it is very important for an organization to understand the benefits of having a diverse work environment. Organizations with a diverse work place have shown to thrive and be more successful than homogeneous groups. I believe the reason for this is due to the different ideas and perspectives each individual in a diverse group brings to the table. According to the article “How Diversity Works” Paul (2014) stated “the benefit of having diversity in a group is the creativity that it brings out of the group. Diversity encourages the...
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...It’s clear that the world is divided into two genders, and these two sexes have been a subject of definition by every known society. The culture is seen as a huge determinant to the roles that each gender will play. Therefore, sexism will be defined as a social construct that promotes the discrimination of individuals based on an individual’s gender. Sexism arises from stereotypes that define the roles of both sexes, therefore having issues when the gender roles are performed by the opposite sex. This social construct mainly affects the minority group identified as women and girls. Sexism is recognized in all aspect of life, and it’s not strange to identify it in the technology industry. The male figure has always identified its gender role as the provider. This social construct originated from the nature of man been the hunter who provided his family with their daily meal. Therefore relegating the women to the role of caretaker and this aspect has kept its hold over the society. In the 21st century, sexism has been a covert and subtle process that tries to establish an environment that is less friendly and less accessible to women. It’s clear that sexism is evident in the Silicon Valley and beyond. We also identify that the technology aspect has always been associated with male perspective. Therefore, it has become common to hear a conversation about women who have suffered sexism and sexual harassment in their digital related jobs. Women have also been identified to facilitate...
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...Today work place is to the point that many companies need serious help there is many disagreement with employees, manager, and owner. I believe that many should get some help from special organization that specialize in helping the everyday work behavior in companies. The best thing is that it will actually save them some money because, if your employees get along and like working with each other, than people will enjoy their job and work better and faster. Which I will provide better customer service and happy clients. Which will want to come back because of the great customer service they got from this company. I believe that special organization to help the work behavior is becoming a trend in today work place. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3252/is_1_117/ai_n28985406/ Today work behavior in the work place is anything to do with bullying to sexual harassment and just not getting along. Today I will be talking about how we can get to know and understanding our employee behavior to be able to make better judgments and decision to make work places a better place for everyone. One of the greatest challenges as owners and manager face, is under standing there employees and why they do what they do. If we can understand how they act and feel we can understand them better and place them in environments and groups where they can reach their full potential and get along with their co-workers. There are many different way to help the work behavior in the everyday...
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...Gender Issues in the Workplace Introduction Believe it or not women have had rights in the work force for over two hundred years. Women should be treated as equals with men in the work place, but that is not always the case. Companies need to be careful with gender issues; they could lead to law suits and cost millions of dollars. People whether it is men or women should be hired, promoted, or given raises based on their experience not their gender. Dealing with gender issues in the work place can create many problems that can be solved by treating all employees equally. Women have been denied rights in the work place for many years. There are many laws in place to protect women in the workplace. Not all employers follow these laws; women still on an average make less than men. This is why women should prepare themselves with knowing the current laws that deal with gender issues in the work place. Purpose and Scope To prove that women are just as valuable in the workplace as men are. Women can do the same job as men without complications. A woman working the same job as a man usually makes less money than the man. Women are sexually harassed in the work place. They are not treated as equals. Women should be treated as equals in the workplace. They should get the same pay and benefits as a man does and not be harassed because of their gender, yet this is not always the case. In explaining a little history about women’s rights, these sub-problems will also be answered:...
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...employees to community. Management planning includes identifying what goals the company wants to accomplish. Legal issues and ethics also effect management. Many influences, external as well as internal, also affect the way Tyco does business. Applying Tyco's strategic, tactical, operational and contingency plans will help manage these outside and inside influences without disrupting the ongoing success of the business. Function of Management Tyco believes that governance, customers, growth, teamwork, operational excellence and financial strength will aid them in the success of the company. Governance will provide the company to put in place practices that encourage employees to ensure that the integrity of the company shows in the work and the distribution of the products (Tyco). Policies need to be put in place for employees that will tell exactly what is expected of them to maintain the image of the company. Without governance the company would not be able to make a clear statement to each of the employees about what is expected of them. Employees knowing what is expected of them will ensure the future success of the company. Tyco understands what the customer's wants and needs are. By providing their wants and needs and giving them the performance they expect will give greater value to Tyco over their competition (Tyco). The company has to make the customers request work within the company standards and policies, if the company cannot provide this need, the customer will look...
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...hypnosis, opinion, compulsion, and/or heredity. I think that a person’s behavior impact their work. For one, usually functioning with a number of people while on the workplace that have unlike behaviors is not simple but never impossible. So there are characteristically concerns as well as conflicts while you have a number of people functioning in a similar atmosphere with unlike human behaviors. As an organizer in job surroundings, you have to cooperate with your supporters, nobles, leaders and others who you require in command to achieve the target of the business. Perception and Conflict Human beings are constantly creating inspections in the whole day. Inspection can be an excellent or terrible thing. Inspection can as well be recognized as our observation of an individual, position or conditions. We also know that we must not criticize a person when we first meet them; however, so far we do it anyhow. These observations you have on other person can proceed into work position and found some major conflicts with other workmates. While you begin to contribute to your feelings and opinions with other workmates you are breaching a gate for others to pay out conversation and cause a drama in the work place. Several persons have complexity in getting alongside with each other. This is just a psychosomatic trouble and it did not have anything to do among with their work needs or prescribed communications. Different surroundings, skills, learning, and teaching...
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