THE TRADE UNIONS IN UK INTRODUCTION Historically, trade unions in the United Kingdom have been viewed as: (1) collective employee organisations established to protect employees from arbitrary actions by employers in matters of pay and working conditions, and (2) as promoters of the legitimate interests of people at work. In practice, they have also played an important role in the political life of the nation, and, to a lesser extent, in its social affairs. The ability of trade unions to exercise
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with grandparented terms and conditions Pregnant members and members on parental leave Redundancy tax credits 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 Support materials Organising checklist Flowchart of standard change process – consultation phase Flowchart of standard change process – implementation phase Advice from the legal team Examples of collective agreement change clauses Brief guidance on value for money and expenditure reviews Information sheet for members and delegates – role of the union in change processes
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Electronic Surveillance of Employees By Rekiea Colbert Dr. Macbeth LEG 500 11/23/11 1. Explain where an employee can reasonably expect to have privacy in the workplace. Privacy in the workplace has been an ongoing and perhaps a continued effort for all companies in an effort to protect viable information. Employees as well are concerned if employers of having too much control or access to their privacy. The manner in which certain privacy can be reasonably expected lies
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3 | 1.4 Describe how representative bodies can support the employee | Question 4 Page 3 | 1.5 Identify employer and employee responsibilities for equality and diversity in a business environment | Question 5 Page 3 | 1.6 Explain the benefits of making sure equality and diversity procedures are followed in a business environment | Question 6 Page 3 | 1. Identify four main points that would be included in a contract of employment. If possible, use an example contract
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Unit one: Principles of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document, either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment, remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished, print out a copy to keep for reference • Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My
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‘It’s Business, Man!': Unions and ‘Socially Responsible’ Corporations Liza Featherstone ▪ Fall 1999 “How do you feel?” roared Jerry Greenfield, CEO and co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream company that has (in the public imagination, at least) long epitomized corporate social responsibility. He posed this question a few years ago to the audience at the company’s folk music festival, held annually in mansion-packed Newport, Rhode Island. “I feel good!” roared back the Teva-and tie-dye-clad
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FLEXIBILITY AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE: Comparing flexible policies in Sweden, Australia and the UK. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 2. DEFINING WORKING-TIME FLEXIBILITY AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE………………………………3 3.1 FLEXIBILITY: EMPLOYERS´ APPROACH…………………………………………….……………………..4 3.2 WORK-LIFE BALANCE: EMPLOYEES´ APPROACH…………………………..………………………..6 3.3 TYPES OF FLEXIBILITY AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE……………….……….…………………………7 3. ANALYSING FLEXIBILITY
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commitment, values and the liking of the people in an organization a. Human resources 10. A learning exercise representing a real-life situation where trainees compete with each other to achieve specific objectives b. Management game Part Two: 1. Explain the importance of Career Planning in industry. 2. Write the features of HRM Human resources refers to the people that work for an organization and the capabilities of these people. The function of human resource management covers (HRM) all the
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1955, Workmen’s Compensation Act 1952, Wages Council Act 1947, Young Persons Act 1966, Employment Restriction Act 1968 and Workers Minimum Standards of Housing & Amenities Act 1990. It also settles disputes between employers and employee over payment/non-payment of wages, retrenchment and retirement benefits. The parties’ involved in the industrial relations system comprises many agency and department as follows: • Department of Industrial Relations –administers Industrial Relations Act 1967 and
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central to the employment relations system, namely, the strength of the trade union movement, security of employment for employees, and the state’s position on measures to deal with sexual harassment. It will only examine these subsystems of the employment relations system as they apply in the private sector where the majority of employees work, this sector is considered the main driver of Malaysia’s economy. The Trade Union Movement The relationship between employers and employees in Malaysia is
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