OSH AT WORKPLACE OSH AWARENESS TALK SERIES Presented by Mr. Raemy Md. Zein Ergonomics Division, NIOSH raemy@niosh.com.my 03-87692241 9/15/2008 Owned By NIOSH Malaysia 1 Case of collapsed flyover… Who’s fault is this? Who’s neck is on the line? THURSDAY 14 JULY, 2005 9/15/2008 Owned By NIOSH Malaysia SLIDE 2 OF 74 9/15/2008 Should Engineers be blamed too? … Owned By NIOSH Malaysia SLIDE 3 OF 74 What is engineers’ role? … 9/15/2008 Owned By NIOSH Malaysia SLIDE
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RE: Suggested Improvements Regarding Work Organization and Maternity Leave Recently, a few of our employees announced they were pregnant and will be taking their entitled 15 weeks of maternity leave in addition to 35 weeks of parental leave to care for their newborn. Due to the added cost to the company in hiring cover-off employees and the redistribution in work, it has been suggested that HR propose changes that will reduce the number of maternity leaves in the company. Legally, we
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“Inappropriate genetic testing can threaten individual autonomy, privacy, and confidentiality and lead to various types of genetic stigmatization and discrimination without any commensurate benefit for the individual tested,” (Brandt; Rauf, 2004). When Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) tested their employees without the employees knowing about it, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stepped in and cited that BNSF violated the employee’s equal rights through discrimination
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Communication in Health and Social Care organizations Introducion The purpose of this essay is introduced and analyses the central importance of communication in heath and social care organisation starting with different theories of communication. Also will explore the used communication skills, ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs because of their many different elements can influence the communication process, and advantages in communication. In addition the last session is
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judgment made by Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Number 555,931, Sec. 27, parish of East Battalion Rouge, State of Louisiana, which upheld a jury verdict finding the appellate defendant All Star Chevrolet, Inc. d/b/a All Star Automotive Group and Employer insurance of Wausau liable to plaintiff appellate Russell Cole. The accident was caused by rear wheel falling off and Cole’s left side hit the driver’s side window as he struggled to control the vehicle personal injuries that manifested the morning
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Identifying the Selection Pool | 15 | Seeking Volunteers | 15 | Consultation | 15 | Making the Selection | 15 | Notification & Appeals | 15 | Alternative Employment | 15 | Redundancy Payments | 15 | Counselling and Support | 16 | Survivor care | 16 | Further Reading | 16 | Two Internal Factors Which Impact On Employment Relationships Pay and Reward It is well known that pay helps to motivate and retain employees, but it is
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misconduct in the form of gross disobedience and insolence. First of all, a case of dismissal is when the employer terminates an employee’s contract. The expiry of a fixed term contract is also considered as a dismissal. In contradistinction from this, a resignation is more likely to be considered as something different. Resignation is normally examined to be termination by the employee, not the employer, therefore when an employee resigns, no dismissal has taken into place. According to our case, we have
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Pregnant employees have legal rights on their employers in the English law. The law is strict and focuses clearly on the benefits a pregnant woman will get from the employer once she is expecting. The foremost important things to remember is to know your rights. Nadia is scared because she fears of losing her job once her line manager Gemma finds out about her pregnancy. The advice to Nadia is that the law is there to protect the employees from such scenarios that arise
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Human Resource function is designed to be in an organization, and its main concern is on the people’s management within the organization. There are various reasons why Human Resource management need to be associated with strategic planning. First, it helps in organizational development. Strategic planning often encounters some changes in their processes and also in their system according to their places of work. Even though many individuals are aware of the issues happening in their departments,
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exercised in Singapore and on any income accrued in or derived from Singapore, regardless of the tax residency of the individual. The taxability of employment income depends on where the services are performed, not where the payment is made or where the employer is resident. 2. With effect from 1 January 2004, income derived from sources outside Singapore, even if received in Singapore (except for income received through a partnership in Singapore), is exempt from Singapore tax. The tax year 3.
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