individual class assessment. HRM is basically how human resources are managed in an organisation. The chosen topic from the list is called Employee Relations. There are three areas within this topic that will be discussed and these are; equal opportunities, discrimination and diversity. Firstly the paper will summarise a recent media article on the related area, outline the reason for choosing the article and finally, critically analyse each one independently. The paper will conclude with a
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within 15 days of notice, unemployment benefits could be awarded. Constructive discharge may apply because PlaynowToys changed the requirements for employment as it relates to all employee’s work schedule. This change caused Ms. Smith distress because of her personal religious convictions. Ms. Smith became conflicted between continuing employment and following personal religious practices. PlaynowToys’ policy change can be viewed as a discriminatory act by not considering employees’ personal religious
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the United States was founded on the ideal that all men are created equal, many Americans throughout our history have not enjoyed this privilege. Several issues, such as voting rights, labor equality, and equal opportunities in education have faced minorities and women in our country. Many gains in improving equality have been made. Voting rights for all Americans, improvement in workplace discrimination, and equal opportunities in education are some examples of these gains. Various prominent citizens
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Employment Law Name Institution Course Date From: To: Human Representative The VP Memorandum Subject: CONCERNING THE CASE OF ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO WAS SEXUALLY HARASSED AND WANTS TO SUE THE COMPANY Issue: The issue we're dealing with here is a case of sexual harassment, and an act that was repeatedly executed several times by a supervisor who is also a shareholder in the company. Facts: Sonia is an employee at Bud Foods where she works under the supervision
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Affirmative Action was one of the plans set in place to help level the playing field for all Americans who had been discriminated against and give them an equal break in the work place and in colleges. Affirmative actions does not guarantee equal results for everyone but it was put in place by the American People, and it helped to uphold the laws
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develop and execute the ER plan for the business within the group-wide frameworks, policies and legal boundaries. The ER and Policy Advisor plays a key role in monitoring both the internal and external environment to identify risks, trends and opportunities, and helping define and implement initiatives that ensure a positive and constructive ER environment. | Key accountabilities | Employee Relations Strategy - lead the delivery, and monitoring of the Oman ER Strategy through the engagement of key
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who founded Bandag Automotive. Jim’s focus is unlike his father’s family approach—his is more concerned with improving the company’s financial performance. As Bandag’s sales and profits have increased, so have its negative human resources and equal employment issues. Our client, Jim’s father, fears that these problems may affect the future income and the well-being of the company. In our opinion Jim changed the employer-employee relationship to one that requires a better HR management system, where
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ASSIGNMENT 1 PART A Question 1: What Human Resources services would you categorise as Transactional, Traditional and Transformational. Transactional services are those which are daily practices which are essential to the management of all Human Resource (HR) practices. These “micro” services have a low impact on the business strategy at hand but ensure smooth maintenance of operations (Wright, McMahan, Snell & Gerhart, 1998). Such examples may include payroll processing and record-keeping
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promotion i.e not given opportunity to grow, or is asked to leave the organization just because of the fact that he is ageing is not a lawful act. Employment Act, 1967 (ADEA) prohibits the following act against age discrimination: * Discrimination in giving job, wages, promotion. * Giving employment notices specifying the age limit. * Older employees not given benefits. * Prohibiting fixing of retirement age below 65 years. Section 623 of the Employment Act, 1967 (ADEA) describes
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have created brand loyalty with their customers, and motivated employees to help in strengthening their communities. M&T Bank states on their own website they are “a reliable bank that’s strong and stable.” They go on to say, “you can count on us because M&T Bank is one of the best performing regional banks in the nation today.” They are “committed to the communities it serves,” and are “a convenient bank that’s close and accessible.” ("Who is M&T," n.d.) M&T goes on to explain
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