Optional Unit - 3MER = 6 credits - 2000 words On final submission please enter your total word count (excluding bibliography): [pic] Learning Outcome 1: Understand the impact of employment law at the start of the employment relationship. |Assessment Criteria | |Describe the internal and external factors that impact on the employment relationship.
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same opportnities available to the oppisite sex. Women fought for their right to vote, obtain a college education and employment opportunities. Although women have won this right for their rights, today they have yet to gain the same respect and equal pay as men in the workplace. In the book, "Taking Sides, Clashing Views on Controversial Economic Issues" by Thomas R. Swartz and Frank J. Bonello, this issue is discussed between Randall K. Filer, Jerry A. Jacobs and Ronnie J. Steinberg. In my brief
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against and exploited in the work place. They were denied the admittance to reproductive and sexual freedom (Goodwin, 1999). After a certain point, women had had enough. They began to join together and start fighting against the social norms and demanded equal rights because they will no longer be considered the “second sex”. Many laws were passed in the 1960s because of the fight these women went through. The first was The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (USA.GOV, 2012). The Equal Pay Act requires that men and
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about male and female salaries. a. Male and female overall average salaries are not equal in the population. b. Male and female overall average compas are equal in the population, but males are a bit more spread out. c. The male and female salary range are almost the same, as is their age and service. d. Average performance ratings per gender are equal. Let's look at some other factors that might influence pay - education(degree) and performance ratings. 1 Last week, we found that average
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Women and Equal Rights Sharon Edick Kaplan University Women and Equal Rights On August 26, 2011 women celebrated the 91st anniversary of a victory that took more than 70 years of political struggle to achieve, the right to vote. After this victory was achieved, socialist feminist Crystal Eastman stated “that although suffrage was an important first step what women really wanted was freedom” and she actually laid out a plan that is still relevant today. She outlined a four point program of
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their pay. Other factors, including job experience and work ethic are taken into consideration, but gender ultimately determines the final decision. This is how women were disregarded in the past. Even the most experienced women for certain occupations were overlooked when being contrasted to men. For years, women have found themselves at odds over lower pay rates compared to those of men. Although this wage gap has decreased tremendously through the years, there is still a difference of pay rate
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Equal Employment Opportunity Employment is the state of providing a good or service in exchange for money. The world no longer operates on the barter system and the recession makes it difficult to find and maintain a job. The same problems that existed prior to the recession exist today. Employers mistreat their employees in numerous ways, sexual harassment, unhealthy work conditions, and unsafe work conditions and including a clause in the employee contract that termination can occur without
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about male and female salaries. a. Male and female overall average salaries are not equal in the population. b. Male and female overall average compas are equal in the population, but males are a bit more spread out. c. The male and female salary range are almost the same, as is their age and service. d. Average performance ratings per gender are equal. Let's look at some other factors that might influence pay - education(degree) and performance ratings. 1 Last week, we found that average
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addition, it is eliminating the chances for women to be given a wage lower than men because of their race, color, and pregnancy. Due to acts and laws like these, women in business are getting help from the federal and many state governments to get equal pay as
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Why the Pay Gap Exists The initial scapegoat that comes to mind for wage inequality is discrimination instigated by men. Though this is far from nonexistent, it is not the primary reason. Additionally, the “factors other than gender” (Equal Pay Act, 1963) clause of the Equal Pay Act does contribute to cases of wage discrimination, which the Paycheck Fairness Act aims to address. But the most significant factor is need for what Goldin (2015) dubs “temporal flexibility,” the differences in job requirements
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