member of the hospital social work team. The hospital works within a multidisciplinary team approach which involves all disciplines with the aim of the professional team being to promote the service user’s independence and ensure a safe and timely discharge from hospital (Crawford & Walker, 2005). The dilemma I intend to focus on in this case is that of poor productivity and incompletion of set tasks. It is an expectation expressed by a number of sources such as within the White Paper ‘Working Together;
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payment, he decided not to collect his mail until after year-end. d. Clyde picked up the check in December, but the check could not be cashed immediately because it was postdated January 10. a. Clyde is taxed on the $1,000 under the constructive receipt doctrine. b. Clyde is taxed on the $100 – the remaining $900 is taxed in the next year. c. Clyde is taxed on $1,000 unless the mail was not delivered until after year-end. Clyde would need to check his mail on December
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Part I: Principles of Contractual Obligation The Promise Principle and its Rivals A. Grounds for Enforcing Promises 1. FORMALITY Creation of a contract (§17): The formation of a contract requires a bargain in which there is a manifestation of mutual assent (offer and acceptance) to the exchange and consideration. a. When charitable promises are made without consideration or reliance there must be formality (evidence that the parties intended to be legally bound). (Deleo) i. Oral vs. Written ii
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1. Negotiable Instruments – written contracts for the payment of money; by its form, intended as a substitute for money and intended to pass from hand to hand, to give the holder in due course the right to hold the same and collect the sum due. 2. Characteristics of Negotiable Instruments: a. negotiability – right of transferee to hold the instrument and collect the sum due b. accumulation of secondary contracts – instrument is negotiated from person to person 3. Difference
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Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination that happens in familiar environments far too often. It frequently occurs in our place of employment. It’s a subject that needs to be taught to all employers, employees, and other individuals in the work place on how to prevent and counter these activities. Employers should implement and strictly enforce a guideline which directly informs all parties of the consequences if not followed. Employees should understand that they should have no fear of harassment
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White Paper - Harassment Name March 24, 2013 University of Maryland University College Class Instructor ------------------------------------------------- White Paper ------------------------------------------------- Zero Tolerance Harassment Policy This Pomodoro, Inc. white paper describes the U.S. Federal Laws and key topics of importance for compilation of a Zero-Tolerance Harassment policy. Introduction To prevent and eliminate misconduct, it is good business practice for
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state-regulated areas that affect the personnel function. Among topics addressed are EEO and affirmative action, OSHA, ERISA, FMLA, and ADA; employee privacy issues (polygraph testing, drug and alcohol testing, employer searching and monitoring); and wrongful discharge. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document
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Current Liabilities and Contingencies Current Liabilities IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, requires liabilities to be classified as current or noncurrent. Current liabilities are those liabilities that a company: a. expects to settle in its normal operating cycle, b. holds primarily for the purpose of trading, c. expects to settle within twelve months of the balance sheet date, or d. does not have the right to defer until twelve months after the balance sheet date.
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NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT •Written contract for the payment of money, by its form intended as substitute for money and intended to pass from hand to hand to give the holder in due course the right to hold the same and collect the sum due PROMISSORY NOTE •unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another signed by the maker •engaging to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to order or to bearer •where a note is drawn to the maker’s own order
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Communication Between Different Healthcare Facilities Over the years its been proven that communication between different teams within an organization is very important in being successful. Patients often have to come in contact with many different members of the staff when they visit a healthcare facility, therefore each team has to make sure they are on the same page when its comes to the care of that patient. Effective communication prevents major mishaps and cuts down on risks of inaccurate
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