How ‘fair’ are wage practices along the supply chain? Global assessment in 2010-111 Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead 2 SUMMARY Worrying global wage trends around the world as well as poor wage practices along the supply chain – both exacerbated by the economic crisis – have led to increasing concerns over wage issues. This paper is aimed at identifying how ‘fair’ would be wage practices along the supply chain. For this we first propose to define ‘Fair wages’ through a new approach, the ‘Fair wage approach’
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STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL NAME OF EMPLOYEE Delivered By Hand DATE Dear …… Thank you for advising of your pregnancy and the date your baby is due. This letter outlines key dates and important details relating to your maternity leave and pay. Full details and guidance are provided in the enclosed maternity policy. Maternity Leave You are entitled to 52 weeks of maternity leave, which comprises 26 weeks of Ordinary Maternity Leave (OML) and a further 26 weeks of Additional Maternity
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The cost of living has been increasing over the years but the minimum wage has not increased. The minimum wage today truly is the bare minimum. For example; You’re driving to work and then notice you are in need of gas. So you drive to the gas station where you see that gas prices have continued to increase. This is our American minimum wage earner trying to get to work. Many don’t know that the average minimum wage worker has to work over a half hour for only one gallon of gas. Let me remind you
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Case #8 - Sick Leave Steve Tobias MGT 470- Conflict Management and Negotiation Colorado State University – Global Campus Dr. Ernesto Escobedo September 3, 2013 Background Three foreign Assistant Language Teachers (ALT’s), Mark, Suzanne, and Kelly are employed in a teaching program titled Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET). The Japanese government developed JET in an effort to better the English
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times of his 2010 pay about $13 million [3]. As CEO compensation continues to soar while workers’ pay stalls, today, the average CEO makes 411 times more than the average worker (Figure 1). The explosion in executive pay has become controversial and criticized. The idea that stock options and other alleged pay-for-performance are driven by economics has also been questioned. Figure 1. Ratio of average CEO Pay to average production worker compensation in America Observers differ as to whether this
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Purpose 3 Methods and/or Procedures 5 Materials and Equipment 6 Follow-Up 6 Costs 6 Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………7 References……………………………………………………………………………………….8 Purpose The Human Resource Department of Atain Insurance Company (The Company) is requesting a proposal to its Board of Directors to implement an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The EAP will be offered as part of our comprehensive benefit package to all of its employees and their qualified
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employer of choice; attract and retain talent * Improve absenteeism rates; increase workplace productivity and team environment * Showcase your commitment to your employees by supporting them and their families * Reduce the issue management stress and administrative efforts of Managers and/or Human Resources; let an EAP do the work! All Federal agencies provide Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) for employees. Basic EAP services include free, voluntary, short-term counseling and
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year • 20 + years of service: 5 weeks per year Vacation leave may be used after 6 months of continuous service.\ • Clothing Allowance • Education Incentive • 5 days of bereavement leave deducted from sick leave for immediate family • Holiday compensation for working a holiday at straight time pay or additional annual leave • Nevada has no state income tax and employees do not pay social security taxes • Employees will have 1.45% of their salary deducted for Medicare and this amount is matched
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TASK 1 An employer’s obligations to his employee regarding pay are that an employer must administer pay, deduct taxes and pay benefits to their employees, employers must administer PAYE, National Insurance (Class 1 and 1a), Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay and student loan deductions. An employer must provide employees with an itemised pay statement and pay employees with an itemised pay statement and pay employees in full at an agreed time. Employers
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There is a vast amount of contest surrounding the issues of whether Australian workplaces are family friendly and are able to both accommodate and promote a healthy work-life balance for employees. This essay will discuss these issues by using evidence gathered from an array of both academic and secondary sources, with particular consideration being paid to the notion and ideal of a family friendly workplace existing within Australia. The first aspect that will be discussed is the concept of a
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