Employers Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

Introduction

Employment tribunals have come a long way since their inception, not only in scope but also in philosophy. The idea that they should hear claims in an atmosphere far removed from the courtroom, accessibly, informally, speedily, and cheaply, no longer pertains as much as it once did. This study examines the extent to which employment tribunals in the UK fit for the purpose in meeting the needs of both aggrieved employees and employers. The study further recommends reforms for improving employment tribunals. The study traces the growth and change of employment tribunals in UK for the past five decades. These ...

1. Introduction
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act popularly known as Obama Care refers to the Obama administration healthcare reforms. These reforms were enacted in the year 2010 though it is projected that full implementation of Obama care would be achieved in the year 2014. Unlike portrayal by some American leaders, Obama care was a collaborative effort between Republicans and Democrats as they had done so many times in healthcare reforms. Obama care has been the source of a heated public debate in the past two years and especially in run up to the just concluded elections. Proponents of ...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) became a federal statute in March of 2010 (H. R. 3590, 2010). The PPACA required that group health plans and health insurance issuers cover all applicants for health insurance without regard to pre-existing conditions or sex of the applicant. Dependent insurance is required to cover uninsured children up to the age of 26. The PPACA further required that group health plans and health insurance issuers provide a stipulated minimum standard benefit at the same rates for everyone. Subsidies were available for eligible individuals, small business, and families. Government subsidies were made ...

Critical Thinking Skills Applied to Real Life Problems

Critical Thinking Skills Applied to Real Life Problems

Introduction

The challenges of modern life pose many problems in one’s daily life and increasing standards of performance and competitiveness in both personal as well as professional spheres of life present people with different issues and problems. The basic and simple problems are also usually compounded by the faulty thinking and perception of those involved in the thinking process surrounding a situation. The inequality of opportunities and lack of level playing field usually translates into challenges at work and in personal life, which if not overcome within a reasonable span of ...

The Journal of Hendrick Hamel is an account of the thirteen years he spent in Korea under the Joseon dynasty when the ship he was sailing on shipwrecked off the Jeju Island in the southern coast of Korea. Contrary to the name ‘Journal’ the account of Hamel is not a daily report of the years he spent but rather a report he wrote for his employers. His employers were the Dutch East India Company and he wrote this journal specifically to inform them of any possible trade opportunities. His journal was published in the Netherlands soon after his release and arrival. ...

Program/Effort information

Objectives

Assessment of whether objectives are achieved

Overall evaluation of the programs/efforts successes

Discrimination in the workplace is a subtle obvious social issue that is pervades our society, but not addressed as a dysfunction. It would appear that normal to refuse an applicant due to their ethnicity, sexual orientation gender or merely the perception of the person conducting the interview. Importantly, it exits also as hindering an employee’s promotional opportunities for reasons other than his/her performance. Rather it could be persons’ cultural orientation or simply dislike from administration due to their specific biases. This presentation addresses workplace discrimination and what ...

Introduction

Researchers have reported an increase in the health insurance premiums and predict a further increase as time elapses. The family cover charge has been on the rise, increasing by more than $100 annually and the mean extra cover increasing by $30 yearly. According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the past 13 years have seen rates increase by about 113 percent. The rising rate of premiums can be attributed to the rising health care cost, legislation affecting the health care sector and improving medical technology. The health cover is an essential element in the livelihoods of every family as ...

- Equality issues that trade unions should address
Promotion of equality at the work place is one of the key functions of trade unions. The main priorities that trade unions bargain on are pay packages that are offered to workers and the terms and conditions under which the workers carry out their duties. The framework that governs the employer regulation has been strengthened over in the years in countries such the United Kingdom, United States of America and Denmark; it is often the prerogative of the employers to interpret the statute law. The trade unions are a powerful force ...

Policies on minimum wages in the United States are common in the headlines in the current era. Globally, it has become a common trend and various countries following the ongoing dynamics in economical trends. In the United States, every job has stipulated wages. These policies are governed by the Fair Labor Standards act. Besides, there are other laws, which operate locally to determine the minimum wages for every job. The main goal of these laws is to ensure that every American who is working is paid fairly according to the work he has done. In America, the minimum wages differ ...

Current practices in Employee relations between the UK and Nepal

- Employee relations address the development of mutually beneficial relationships between employers and employees, (Dundon & Rollinson, 2007; Strauss, 2006).
- The United Kingdom has a very different culture from Nepal and the two countries are also on very different economic statuses. While the UK has a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (nominal) of $36,728 (Wilkinson, et al, 2004), Nepal has a GDP (nominal) of $1,400 (Adhikari, 2000).
- Nepal has a more than 100 ethnic groups that speak about 92 languages (Guru-Gharana, Dahal & Nepal Foundation for Advanced Studies, 1999), as opposed to the UK which has one dominant ethnic group ...

Question 1

Collective bargains and labour relations are usually associated with adversarial approaches. However, there are also ways the adversarial approach can be avoided. Normally, there are two opposing sides, each seeking to have its terms accepted in the collective bargains. In other cases, the labour relations are aggressive such as holding demonstrations. However, the compliance and collaboration strategy can be used effectively without causing adversarial impacts. In this case, both parties agree to comply with the terms and conditions of the bargaining process or labour agreements. The parties then collaborate in working towards achieving the collective bargains or improving labour ...

Mission Statement

I am an energetic and enthusiastic graduate who enjoys acting with passion and bring positive change in the lives of the people. I believe that challenges enhances innovation, and thus I like working in an eye-opening environment to accomplish my goals. Strengthened by robust organizational and communication skills, excellent reasoning, and analytical skills, I seek to move into a career as a junior marketer and future become a world-class marketer. My core values facilitate the way I do things, and I am expecting that they will help me to achieve my goal of becoming a successful marketer.

My core values are as follows:-

Industrious
Creativity
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Introduction

Common types of discrimination at workplace considered illegal are discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender (sex), age, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy and sexual harassment. Sexual orientation is another form of discrimination. Discrimination refers to less favorable treatment of an employee compared to others because of the said predispositions. The U.S. Department of Commerce refers to these types of discriminations as “REGARDS” denoting race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, disability and sexual orientation in its report of Best Practices in Achieving Workforce Diversity. These dimensions do not cover lack of intelligence, height or physical attractiveness though it is now illegal ...

Why are benefits strategically important to employers and what are some strategic considerations.

The Strategic benefits are important to employees as well as for employers in many ways, for example, when an employer has a strong benefits plan with competitive remuneration then ultimately it will benefit the employer to attract more talented pool of candidates in the form of potential employees. Organizations want to attract the best people in the market so benefits can help in attracting high caliber employees and ultimately, it will benefit strategically the employers. Benefits can maximize the performance of the business that is strategically important to employers. Benefits are important to employers because they can build a loyal relationship with ...

Barbara Ehrenreich’s presents a clear and concise account of the methods that millions of American uses to survive the economic struggles in American. In addition, the 2001 book, “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America” analyzes how individuals survive on minimum paying jobs. Ehrenreich postulates that even though these individuals work under poor economic conditions, there is a strong “work ethic” present. But, this work ethic does not help to provide the basic necessities of transportation, food, and shelter. For those individuals who work in hotels, restaurants, retail stores, and a number of other service jobs the wages are not ...

1. HIV is regarded as a disability under ADA act, categorized under physical disability from time of infection, persons with HIV are taken to be more infectious this makes them be taken as disabled, also a wide protection is guaranteed to positive persons. Interpretation of the ADA act deals with persons with HIV/AIDS, it allows provisions for people with disability either you were born while disabled or accidents. A disable person can work and participate in daily routines. Under the ADA a bill was passed to allow persons with disability are involved in day to day programs in society with no unequal ...

Entry One: When I Am Old, I Shall Wear Purple

The first thing I thought of when I considered the idea of aging issues was a poem by Jenny Joseph, who wrote Warning, the first lines of which are, “When I am an old woman I shall wear purple/ With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me” (Sachteleben 2009). Joseph was born in 1932 in England composed this ode to being elderly in 1961. Although she grew up in a different generation, Joseph’s poem still resonates. In some ways, there is a certain freedom for the elderly. Many people spend their younger lives trying to do the right thing, ...

Minimum wage can be defined as the lowest daily, hourly, or even monthly payment that employees can legally be given by employers. This is defined as the lowest wage in which employees can sell their labor. It is the statutory remuneration that is fixed by the Agricultural Wages Advisory Board and the General Wages Advisory Board or any other council of any sector which has been established by the ministry of labor. Constitutional minimum wages were suggested in order to control the explosion of different sweat shops and especially in manufacturing industries. Sweat shops were known to employ large ...

Effective human resource management practice follow the protocols of hiring process including background checks. First and foremost, it is significant for the employers to thoroughly conduct the background check which includes receiving application of along with the release information statement. It allows the employers to verify all sorts of documentations that can give insights about the background of the employee.
The second step of the investigation for background is to complete the documentation for verification process. It includes educational certificates, work experiences along with the reference that can ensure that the employee had been showing effective performance and ...

Abstract

On a regular basis, business publications have covered the issue of privacy and compliance which means that these are significant factors in the new business which rely on information technology or use information technology to cover their purposes. The case of Biosport is unique because it must implement new policy in the area of information technology usage. Therefore, the area is quite diverse but significant for different companies at the same time. It is important to identify that regulation and compliance ensures the achievement of organizational goals and the better usage of organizational resources. Alternatively, lack of compliance means the ...

Introduction

One of the legally required benefits available to employees is protection against discrimination in their workplace. This is the selected area which this paper proposes to examine. The U.S. Department of Commerce has categorized potential discriminations in the workplace as “REGARDS” each letter of which refers to race, ethnicity, gender (sex), religion, disability, and sexual orientation respectively as part of best practices in achieving workforce diversity in one of its reports. As such, the most common forms of discrimination in vogue at workplaces are the above said ones in addition to genetic information, pregnancy, and sexual harassment. If an ...

English

Today, we live in an era characterised by the written word. Be it surfing videos on YouTube or getting invitees for social functions, the written word is everywhere and so is grammar.
Grammar has undoubtedly become an indispensable tool for day to day communication. For some of us, it takes the error indicating ‘grammer’ to realise that it is actually ‘grammar’! Now when grammar is such a crucial issue, how can business and technical writing remain untouched by its impact?
Many employers use grammar as their ‘litmus test’. There are often candidates who confuse ‘too’ with ‘to’ or ‘ ...

Summary

Minimum wage legislation is a very popular and populist issue. There are both economic and social needs to be addressed in the matter. There are also very highly opposing positions in the discussions.
There are many arguments in favor minimum wage legislation. Perhaps, the most important among them are four rationales: poverty alleviation, reduce wage inequality, employee protection, and economic stimulation. Meanwhile, among the four more important arguments against minimum wage legislation are: increased unemployment, aggravated poverty, increased high school drop-out rate and prolonged unemployment periods, and reduced global competitiveness.
In the light of the present world economic ...

When purchasing a new apparatus, Companies consider the price of the item, the amount of revenue that the new item can create for the Company eventually, as well as, the scrap value of the new item. Besides, the Company must consider the rate of interest, which the Company uses in computing the present value of the future net income, which can be expected from the new apparatus. The Company will buy the item if the present value is positive, but if the present value is negative, the Company will not purchase the item. Similarly, the decision to go to college ...

The federal government in America defines vocational education training (VET) as any preparation that occurs below the baccalaureate level (Rauner & Maclean, 2008, p.296). The roots of vocational education in the US can be traced back to the 19th century, a time when the agrarian revolution was at its pick. Government funding for this programs however was started in the year 1916 (Rauner & Maclean, 2008, p.296).The aims of VET have been altered severally since its conception and they have included the training of people to fill job positions in the country’s rapidly growing economy as well as ...

My job search was not as easy as I had initially thought. I was interested in jobs in finance and investment. Using the keywords finance and investment, I found many jobs but only a few of the jobs interested me. At first, it was difficult for me to make various tradeoffs say for instance between a high salary and job that would force me to relocate. To overcome this challenge, I classified all the factors that I was considering in a job into two i.e. I came up with a want list and a wish list. In the want ...

Introduction

Career choice will affect not only the income and lifestyle, but it will also have significant impact on happiness and self-expression. The labor market is characterized by stringent operating conditions, where there is intense competition between those who want to get the most “profitable” jobs along with the intensity of information flows and the large number of employers. In such circumstances, achieving career goals is impossible without timely developed strategic plan, which is particularly important at the initial stage of the search for “niche market” for the use of professional abilities.
Even if my career is not connected ...

Female income gap shrinkage

The income gap existing between men and women is likely to shrink in the event that the low-income families will send the daughters to colleges while men are denied the chance to study. Most of the well-paying jobs will now be infiltrated with women at the expense of men. The continued increase of women in the well-paying jobs will ensure the income gap reduces since the number of women who will be better placed to acquire lucrative positions than men will be high. As explained by economists, the high investment in human capital in favor of the women will ...

The changing conditions in which workers find themselves often results into inconsistencies for the respective organizations with regards to finding workers. As a result, these institutions have to contend with the fact that they will have to deal with such inconsistencies without affecting their productivity levels since the supply and demand of labor will not be predictable in some of the cases. The presentation seeks to advance the current knowledge about the issues surrounding labor and supply using relevant information about the topic (Adler & Adler, 2004).
One of the main points presented in the discussion include the demand and ...

Training is the answer But what was the Question?

In this article Bob Rosner discusses the twenty main features which must be taken into account by businesses in order to conduct a successful training program. Rosner has pointed out the common flaws organizations make when carrying out a program but Rosner even provides a solution to overcome these flaws. He begins by the need to identifying the training need and purpose. He has stressed upon the fact that training may not always be the solution and employers need to deduce the root cause before selecting training as a solution. For instance; Rosner provides an instance where an insurance agency assumed training would ...

When discussing about urbanization, an immediate association with industrialization, economic potential and employment opportunities arises. This also brings into discussion a focus on diverse population seeking employment and looking to integrate in the cities’ mechanism. Cities represent places where diverse population coexist, sharing urban transportation, residential properties/rent, or workplaces among many others, and within these places the diversity and difference among people is likely to be tolerated (Pratt-Adams, Maguire & Burn 31). But considering the fact that people with diverse background are activating in the same economy, this implies that they are competing for the same employment opportunities, the same housing ...

In the American employment law, the disparate impact doctrine holds that the employment practices might be termed as discriminatory and also illegal if they include a disproportionate or the adverse impact on members belonging to minority groups. In the same doctrine, when Title VII of 1964 civil rights act is violated, it might be proved through presentation of an employment practice or the employment policy that have a disproportionately adverse negative effect on individuals of the protected class as it is compared with the non-members of protected class. This doctrine always prohibits employers from using facially neutral practice in employment which ...

Introduction

Despite the efforts by many organizations to decant time and resources into encouraging and realize diversity in the work place, majority limit their definition of diversity to ethnicity and gender. One of the most overwhelming diversity challenges, generational diversity, often goes unnoticed and unaddressed. For the first time in history, many organizations are under pressure to balance the different working styles and needs of three to four generations in the work place. However, many organizations and employers leave work place teams and employees on their own to address these issues rather than provide support and direction. Although many view ...

Choose a local or national newspaper from one of the following websites.

Front pages may be accessed online at: http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/ or Canadian articles can be accessed at: http://www.canada.com/national/index.html

Copy two articles that you think contain value judgments or show the types of bias outlined in the Media/Political Bias article. Paste them here, into this document. Highlight the word(s) and/or sentence(s) that they believe introduce a bias into each story, and answer the following questions for each one:
1. Why do you think the words convey a value judgment?

2. Are these words or phrases found in a news story, a column, ...

Introduction

The works of an administrative assistant is challenging and further more too much demanding given that one deals with various human characteristics and behavior to ensure that the objectives of the company are met. In a business scenario one is expected to be organized systematic and act within a supervisory role by ensuring that the organizational time and resources are used accordingly and are not wasted to meet ones personal interests. This kind of work demands hardworking, ethically, and morally upright individuals just as Mary is in this story.

For proper discharge of ones duties as for example in Mary’s ...

Introduction

President Obama enacted the Affordable Care Act as a United States Federal statute in 2010. Together with the amendment to the reconciliation bill, it promised to expand health insurance to all citizens at a reasonable cost. PPACA defines the health care as neither the right nor privilege of people but it states that citizens, however, do have a right to “affordable” healthcare, which it tries to achieve through a partnership between the market and the government. The ACA is a result of an evolution of government-funded plans such as Medicare and Medicaid as well as statutes such as HIPAA, ...

In 2011, AstraZeneca agreed to pay a settlement in the amount of $250,000 to a group of female pharmaceutical employees that had made the case that they were paid, on average, less than their male counterparts. This would roughly amount to them making around $1700 less than their coworkers who were of the opposite sex. The company was also required to implement a variety of control variables that would help them to maintain a more equal-based pay system (Lipman 2). These variables include age, time employed at the company, specialty, performance ratings, and initial hiring circumstances. These variables ...

Functional theory

The theory sees society as a complex interconnected system, independently functional but working together to ensure effectiveness and wholeness. From the text, the fact that Colorado Springs employees worked together helped them to be chosen as the benchmark for the largest restaurant chain McDonald’s. The employees and the employers are two different systems that are independently useful but have to work together to make sure that the company (in this case, the bigger system) works efficiently and appropriately. The functional theory is explained in this scenario by the art of proper selection for location. From a functionalist theory ...

Establishing the national homeland security initiative right remains the most challenging task in the Turkey owing to the concerns in protecting the homeland are based on pervasive competency, over-centralization, entrenched politics, and corruption that frequently make Washington not to discharge their duties appropriately. Given numerous terrorist and criminal activities being witnessed in Turkey’s neighboring countries, like Iraq and Syria, which are believed to make nuclear weapons, there is an urgent need to strengthen Turkey’s Homeland security. The recommendations indicated in this article are vital steps in setting up the suited kind of homeland security for Turkey. The ...

Gauging labor lost to union disputes each year

In the event that the firms increase the hourly wage rate owing to the constant strikes that are brought by unions, the employees' annual salary is bound to increase. It is only possible if the employees utilize all the time available to them in their various workstations. The employers cannot pay for hours not worked, therefore, the longer the time taken in strikes, the more the employees are bound to lose in terms of their total salary. More time is taken in extended strikes, and this to a great extent hurts the pay slips of the employees. Even though in ...

English

Who works harder, Native born Americans or Immigrants?
The debate about who works harder in this country has is an argument that never goes away. There are many ways to view this question, but most often the argument often favors immigrants. The question itself could be tricky depending on the context, but there is no doubt to the fact that immigrants work harder in the United States compared to native-born Americans. Many Americans get offended by this, but really they should not be taking offense. Native born Americans have privileges that immigrants will never have, no matter how ...

- Overview of the Issue:
The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), originally passed due to the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack of the Twin Towers, is reportedly due to expire on December 2014. Several policymakers, insurance experts, as well as public and private employers have apparently evaluated the need for TRIA to continue with the US government’s support or be allowed to expire has been the subject of continued debate. The current discourse aims to assert that the US government should continue supporting the TRIA due to the significant positive benefits to stakeholders.
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Core concepts in health

Secondhand smoke exposure is well known for causing diseases such as lung cancer and sudden infant death syndrome among nonsmokers. Though many countries, states and cities have come up with policies mandating smoke-free public spaces, millions of children still remain unprotected from exposure to secondhand smoke in private homes. Second hand smoke is a proven carcinogen and parents should take a legal responsibility to protect their children when smoking. The law should compel behavior for those parents who do not know or even care to know the dangers of secondhand smoke to their children. Parents who smoke around their children yet ...

The education system in California State, just like other states depends on policies enacted by the state. Today, many citizens and interested parties feel that the education system in this state does not meet the social or economic expectations. Normally, education policies define quality of education and influence directly or indirectly the lives of students, educators, employers, or parents. California State should consider revising its education policy in order to meet the expectations of the educators, students, parents, and other interested parties. Some of areas which require policy include allocation of learning resources to the students. Imperatively, the state ...

The paper discusses the process of reintegrating deportees in Jamaica. There is a belief among the media, citizens, and the government of Jamaica that the high rate of deportees to the country is boosting the crime rate in the country. Jamaica is among those nations that have a high number of homicides. Between 2005 and 2009, about 15,618 deportees were returned to Jamaica from various nations across the globe (Brown, 2011). Most of the deportees returned to Jamaica turned to crime. A large number of the deportees form part of the garrison communities that are highly associated with political movements ...

In the United States, Healthcare services are offered by several distinct institutions. Majority of the healthcare facilities are run and possessed by private sectors. In the U.S, 62 percent are non profit facilities, 18 percent are for profit where as the remaining 20 percent are owned by the government. Majority of the healthcare provision and spending are sourced from programmes that include the Medicare, child health insurance, tricare veterans’ health administration and even the Medicaid. In the U.S, citizens below the age of 67 are insured by either their employer or at times their family’s employer. Some however ...

Critical thinking & application paper – if looks could kill

The above case study identifies certain ethical issues like self opinion, differential conduct, discrimination, effectiveness and fairness displayed in the hiring process. The central ethical issue in this case study is that of physical attractiveness being a criterion for hiring. This is despite repeated assurances from parents who coach students to consider personality and intelligence as important attributes rather than physical attractiveness.
One of the most important sources discussing the influence of physical attractiveness being a hiring factor is the peer-reviewed article which tries to determine the extent in which physical attractiveness is considered to be a critical factor for hiring ...

1. Introduction
In situations in which the demand for healthcare services exceeds the number of physicians available, nurse prescribing is normally recommended. This is because it has been found that the prescribing behavior of the nurses is equal to that of the physicians. The context within which nurse prescribing takes place exerts an influence on the mode of prescribing. In order to understand the views of nurses and other team members on nurse prescribing diabetes services, a case study was carried out in nine sites in England in order to determine the context within which nurses prescribe medicine for ...

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Introduction

The shortage of Registered Nurses in the United States has led to a surge in the demand for registered nurses. This phenomenon has been reflected globally with some countries registering a low of about 1000 patients for one nurse. Because of this, many hospitals are having great difficulty recruiting nurses. The supply of nurses is far from the demand of nurses. This is the reason the gap is filled up with immigrant workers from places such as India, Africa, and Eastern Europe. While most of the nurses are educated in the country, the shortage of nursing graduates in the country ...

Critical Thinking

Labour Unions came to the United States almost as last as the nineteenth century, while they were already gaining popularity in Europe as a result of the industrial revolution of the late eighteenth to mid nineteenth century. There was a growing need for labour unions and spokes persons for the labour force as industrialisation set in. Labour Unions in the United States have come a long way since then and become a force to reckon with. There is however a constant debate on the advantages and disadvantages of being a Union member and employing a member of the Union from the organization’s point of view. ...