Casual employment

It is in Australia, like every other economy in the world, that wages are not uniform for every industry, occupation or job. It is due to a variety of factors that wage outcomes differ across the nation, with the price of each labour input being valued differently according to interaction of the supply and demand curves in the market. Wages are the monetary reward each individual receives in return for their efforts in the production process. Historically, the industrial relations framework…

outlines the same things seen in most democratic and developed societies; things like minimum wage, working hours, laws against discrimination and underage work. Some key differences lie in laws for minors, employer’s responsibility to draft rules of employment, and specific laws concerning Women. (Ministry of Labour. Institute of Labour Administration n.d.) Minors are allowed to work, from the age of 15,…

Searching for a job isn’t always as easy as it looks, especially as a minor and having to deal with getting paid at a low wage. There have been issues on whether or not minors should get paid at the minimum wage like the majority of the adults do. Some jobs pay the minimum wage, in which minors were able to work at and getting paid at the minimum wage. In cases though, there are adults that don’t agree that minors should make the minimum wage because they have different insights about minors…

Striving for Equality Today’s society is changing in so many ways it is almost impossible to keep up. It is the expectation that the general population be accepting of these changes regardless of personal opinion or belief. While this is not always the case, it is, however, a requirement of people in management and power to be accepting of differences unless they want to be subjected to punishment. Punishment can include termination and possible lawsuit. Despite this fact, discrimination still…

Laws Governing Sexual Harassment Clearly sexual harassment has been around as long as men and women have shared the same space. United States history is marked with this type of inappropriate and often heinous behavior. Reva Siegel and Catharine MacKinnon discuss this long history in an article they co-authored for the Yale Press in 2003. Siegel and MacKinnon point out that, “… sexual coercion was an entrenched feature of chattel slavery endured by African-American women” (Yale Press, 2003,…

The use of drugs is a prominent problem in today 's society. Starting in the school system and carrying on to the workplace and from there to sports and even the branches of the service, the initiation of drug-testing is world-wide. Before hiring a potential employee, all jobs have requirements that employees must proceed with throughout the application process. In the list of requirements, there is a section with information pertaining to drug testing. Drug testing is a common part of the…

During my time as a recruiter, there were many times when people left jobs shortly after starting, because they ended up hating the company. Likewise, as a business coach I hear similar stories from individuals wanting to leave the corporate world to work for themselves. They took a job and now they hate it. They are desperate to leave and feel building a business is the way out. Often times these scenarios could have been completely avoided had they asked some very important questions during…

Today there are many ways for a student to earn a post-secondary education. The traditional option for attending in person classes at university or college is still present, but there many students are choosing to earn their degrees through a completely online or hybrid program, which is mostly online but does include some in person courses. No matter which style of earning an education students chose, the main goal associated with achieving a degree remains the same. That goal is for students…

Many people feel a combination of emotions when called for a job interview. Initial excitement followed by a sense of fear that is difficult to shake, the sense of lack of control is the main cause of the fear. When we are unable to foresee what will happen we feel that failure is possible. In truth, we are in control, and with proper preparation all job interviews, including the obtaining of one, can be successful. Our work starts long before the interview even before we review a job listing.…

Why should you hire a professional cleaner to clean your office? It doesn’t matter whether a property is public, private or commercial; it is going to require cleaning. You could do this yourself, but in most cases you would be better served looking for a professional cleaning company to do this for you. In fact, there are many benefits to be found when you hire a professional cleaner like Divine Purity to clean your office. Hassle Free Cleaning can be a hassle even at the best of times, but…