Employment Law Dr. Tuck GBUS 4953 Final Paper Matt Stambaugh Business of the modern world has changed. There has been a shift in the way businesses conduct their business. In the past, the business mentality used to be focused only on profits. As long as profits were increasing and money was coming in, things were going well. Whenever profits were falling, something was wrong and had to be changed. Of course, companies still need to turn a profit to keep their doors open, but the way in which
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taxes, provide for common defense, make new or change laws and so on. The Legislative Branch is empowered to create new laws “deemed necessary” as cited in the Necessary and Proper Clause sometimes referred to as the Elastic Clause. The Necessary and Proper Clause gives Congress the power "To make all Laws which shah be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution" Congress's other powers
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C H A P T E R 5 Business Ethics and the Legal Environment of Business Learning Objectives After studying this chapter you should be able to: 1. Understand the relationship between ethics and the law and appreciate why it is important to behave ethically. 2. Differentiate between the claims of the different stakeholder groups affected by a company’s actions. 3. Identify the four main sources of business ethics, and describe four rules that can be used to help companies and their employees
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that is affecting everyone. Now the world has become more interconnected than ever before supported by more open policies and new technology. Hence it aims to expand the business worldwide and was effectuated by the facilitation of global communications due to technological advancements, and socioeconomic, political and environmental developments. Globalization is affecting the world both positively and negatively. In positive sense, aims at standardizing international policies and laws whereas
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Brian Carter, Sarah Boyd and Jenny Mills. The lay-off has to be done within the scope of law. FastServ must have justifiable reasons to lay-off the three employees else it could result in employees filing complaints claiming Age discrimination, discrimination against pregnant women and Violation of ADA. Based on the three employees that are going to be laid-off, the following three statutory or case laws are relevant to the situation. The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 The Age Discrimination
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Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World In any type of business or organization there are ethical issues, conflicts, and successes revolving around relationships. It is those relationships considered one of the key areas of making the business function. The relationships between customers, the employees, managers, supervisors, shareholders, investors and suppliers all shape the course of the business in order for it to be successful. In addition, an organization usually has a
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harmful to our nation’s security and safety and isn’t against the laws established in our country, it shouldn’t be filtered or censored. Net neutrality, according to the ACLU, is being taken away by the Trump FCC, our government. This I believe would give the government too much power over something that was supposed to be free for the people to access, within the laws of our country. Without net neutrality, big business would have the ability to control our access to certain websites and information
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Corporate Executive Criminal Conviction Ricaviannca Weissenberg ETH/321 July 13,2015 Christine Benway Corporate Executive Criminal Conviction Enron, an American energy company based in Texas, was named by Fortune as “America’s Most Innovative Company” for six years in a row, with revenues of approximately $111 billion. However in 2001, Sherron Watkins, Enron’s finance executive, discussed her concerns about the company’s financial and accounting
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human resource planning in a changing environment LO2 Understand the effect of employee relations and employment law on service industries businesses Employee relations: unionisation eg structure, culture, collective bargaining, negotiation, consultation; employee participation, involvement and conflict management, empowerment; grievance procedures, disciplinary procedures Employment law: employment legislation eg Employment Relations Act, Employment Rights Act; equal opportunities; contracts of employment
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consumers are usually weary about purchases of large items due to the fact there are many competitors competing for the same potential customers. Could you live without the internet, cell phone, microwave, television, or any other electric technologies? Law of Demand and Supply The world today have grown to rely heavily on technology, especially the cellular phones, in their daily activities. “The average U.S. household today owns at least 23 consumer electronic products” (Get Energy Active, 2011).
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