The contract of work of any nature, concerning two or more parties are introduced to define the duties of each party and what to do if things go in the wrong. When all parties are satisfied with how things are being managed, and if they feel that the contract is being obeyed, then there are no problems and no action is needed. These parties include employers, managers, individual employees and their work colleagues. There are two main types of employment contracts, Legal and psychological contracts
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Contract Formation Author: Jason Dorman Business Law Professor Riggs 11-24-2013 A contract must have certain elements to be considered a contract. However, there are also elements that exist that will negate a contract as well. Fraud, undue influence and duress are all elements that will negate a contract. When a contract is breached or negated one party can collect damages or seek equitable remedies. The common law doctrine of election of remedies prevents individuals
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This can be applied to future cases (and exams). Law vs. Ethics Ethics are voluntary rules of behaviour; Designed to create conditions allowing people to live a good life; Laws are coercive rules on conduct; Imposed on society through the social contract; Origin of ethics Jeremy Benthem (18th century). Utilitarianism – political and social institutions (law) should be used to maximum utility. Maximize pleasure and minimize pain. John Stuart Mill (19th century). Actions are wrong if they produce
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Name Course Instructor Institution Date of Submission Was a valid contract formed between Pierre's and Maynard? Explain A valid contract was formed between Maynard and Pierre. A valid contract consists of an offer, acceptance, consideration, and an intention to create a legal relationship. All these elements were fulfilled in the contract between Pierre and Maynard. Pierre made the offer when he offered to sell the car for $4000, which Maynard accepted by signing the sale agreement. A legal
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within CBT 1. Through Contract Setting References from: Contracts in Counselling edited by Charlotte Sills Cognitive-Behavioural Counselling in Action Peter Trower, Andrew Casey and Windy Dryden. Both from Sage Publishing. As a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist I would look at setting up and establishing certain boundaries through the contract, by giving a detailed explanation
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at least a $100 million dollar contract for his services. As a Washington Bullets team current player, his manager extends an invitation to this team first. He receives an offer from their organization; it is far below what he is looking to obtain. He decides to look elsewhere. Miami Heat offers him a deal that was too good to be true. They offered $100.8 million, seven-year contract with nice incentives; Juwan Howard agrees to their terms and signs their contract. Prematurely, there is excitement
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the means of IT & ICT. A contract is an agreement built on the fundamentals of mutual commitment for cooperation, between two or more parties that binds those parties. In a B2B, e-business contract is a formal agreement between a buyer and seller for managing negotiations and validate operations. It is signed to address the issues of fraud and working on specific terms and conditions. It should describe both parties involved, definition of specific terms used in the contract, the jurisdiction under
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Brief Legal Encounter 1 What liabilities and rights do NewCorp and Pat have in this situation? What legal principles, such as statutory or case law, support those liabilities and rights? Liabilities include: wrongful termination, a breach of contract, and freedom of speech violation. Issue: NewCorp fired Pat without notice of unsatisfactory performance after being vocal at the local school board meeting. Explanation: Vermont is an at-will state; therefore Pat is an at-will employee giving
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| STUDENT NAME : Nayomi EkanayakeSTUDENT NUMBER : CT/HNDBM/39/32MODULE NAME : Aspect of Contract and NegligenceASSESSOR : Mr. Seevali Amithirigala DATE OF SUBMISSON : 10.01.2013 | | | Aspect of contract and negligence | | Aspect of contract and negligence | Acknowledgement I would like to express my gratitude to Mr.Frank Gunasekara who gave me the possibility to complete this assignment and for the guidance and
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Contract Negotiations Case Study From peace negotiations between countries to professional sports contract negotiations, these meetings of parties occur daily in every society and result in both positive and negative outcomes. Negotiations occur on both high and low levels and are necessary to reach agreements for limited resources, work together to create something otherwise impossible, or resolve problems between parties (Lewicki, Saunders, & Barry, 2006). In the National Basketball Association
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