Week 1 Memo Assignment University of Phoenix InterClean, Inc. MEMO To: InterClean First Level Managers From: Jenifer Wilson, Sales Manager CC: David Spencer, Janet Durham and Tom Jennings Date: September 14, 2009 Re: Merger of InterClean, Inc and EnviroTech ________________________________________________________________ As I am sure you all have heard, InterClean, Inc. has decided to merge with EnviroTech in an attempt to increase the company’s global presence. In addition
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The expression glass ceiling had been used to describe the artificial barrier placed on individuals that prevent them from advancing to high ranking positions within an organization despite the fact they are qualified. Although the glass ceiling can be experienced by any individual, it is primarily encountered by women. While many people realize the glass ceiling is still intact, some believe it has been broken by women. There are many factors in today’s work environment that allude to the fact that
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different types such as base pay, commissions, overtime pay, bonuses, travel, stock options, and benefits (HR Guide, 2012). The benefits of base pay are that the employee is sure to always have a pay check and paying bills will not be an issue. The disadvantage of base pay is making sure it is equivalent to the amount of work the worker is doing. The benefit of commission is that the pay for a commission job is almost always more than just base pay. The disadvantage is that a pay check is not always guaranteed
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Week Three Team “C” Business Equal Pay Paper RES/351 October 12, 2013 Instructor: Fredrick Ohanesian Business Equal Pay Paper Many years in the pass, it has always been known that the pay scales or opportunity for men and women have been unequal in favor of men. There have been many reasons for the indifferences but none of them have been proven to be true. It is only now that it has become an issue for business due to the government regulations have now made it an ethical issue that has to
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case. Pay discrimination. Equal pay for equal work. Lilly’s employer short changed her pay, her overtime and her retirement, She was getting 40% less than male co- workers. 2. What laws were responsive (prior law) to the issues involved in the Lilly Ledbetter case? In 1963, John F. Kennedy signed into law pay equity, equal pay for equal work for women and minorities and previous law of Title VII in 1964. 3. How was the Lilly Ledbetter case resolved? Ledbetter lost her gender pay discrimination
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talked about throughout the decades is the pay gap between men and women. The pay gap began in the past and has continued to be a consistent problem throughout time. The issue of pay equity has been mentioned in multiple speeches in order to sway the public’s opinion on whether or not policy changes need to be made in workplaces across the country. As big as the publicity surrounding the pay gap between men and women is, researchers have found that the gender pay gap is not as wide as some people
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struggling, the 19th amendment was signed into law extending the right to vote so that it would not “be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex” (19th amendment). One step among many that leads to women gaining an equal voice in the policies of the country. While women could now make an informed vote for the governance of the country, there were many stereotypes holding women back for changing the direction of their lives. One major choice was whether or not to
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struggling, the 19th amendment was signed into law extending the right to vote so that it would not “be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex” (19th amendment). One step among many that leads to women gaining an equal voice in the policies of the country. While women could now make an informed vote for the governance of the country, there were many stereotypes holding women back for changing the direction of their lives. One major choice was whether or not to
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Sasha Klaeb WMST 101 7 May 2013 Assignment 4: Women and Work Question 1, The Glass Escalator: In “The Glass Escalator,” Christine Williams studies the way men are treated and their experiences when working in female dominated occupations, and finds that there exists a glass escalator for men working in these jobs. First, although Williams acknowledges that the proportion of men and women in the labor force is approaching parity, there still exists significant job segregation relating
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, women in the US are paid 77 cents to every dollar that men are paid (The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, 2009). African-American women on the other hand, earn 64 cents for every dollar, while Latina women earn 55 cents per dollar earned by men. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) was created to require that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, n.d.). The forms of pay are also covered
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