Class action

example, in today’s society there are affirmative action laws in our penitentiary hiring systems. The system is based off of points. An applicant takes a written test, a physical test, and then attends training. Points are assigned for every task completed as well as every question that is answered correctly. I would use this system, except for one part. If you are of black you can be hired with fewer points only because of the affirmative action laws. I do not believe that World Petroleum…

Criminologists have often criticised police for not reflecting society’s diversity in its staffing profile, but this is not really a significant issue as it does not impact on policing practices. Do you agree with this statement, why or why not? Australia is a highly diverse country, that prides itself in being a place of acceptance and fairness. While that is correct for society, there is one place where diversity is lacking; the Australian police force. Consisting mainly of Anglo-Saxon,…

Companies nowadays are adapting a more diverse workforce as a strategy to justify their business case with the principal of moral case in order to have a competitive advantage upon other businesses. Myrtle Bell (2012) defines diversity as “real or perceived differences among people” and Consultant Thomas Roosevelt (2006) considers there is a direct link between diversity and organizational culture given that the way people are treated at work is a reflection of the organisation’s culture.…

The United States is known for its expansion amid its industrial plants in the late 19th century. At the centre of this development was the automation of the production industry. People were replaced with machines. One of the companies that perfected this in the United States was British textile manufacturer (Boorstin, 2010). As a result, workers advocated unions to solve their workplace issues. The deterioration of the workplace status changed as the country approached its last years of the…

A strike is the most powerful weapon that Unions and employees have to convince employers to meet their demands when it comes to improved wages, working conditions and hours. Due to employees striking, employers are in some cases forced to use permanent replacement workers. Should Congress step in and outlaw the use of permanent replacements during strikes? Some are in agreement with employers stating that if they are not able to replace the striking workers they, the employer, could face…

An Analysis on Gendered Toys In western society we have a binary system for gender, we teach our kids about gender roles “society’s concept of how men and women are expected to look and how they should behave”, and expectations by the toys marketed toward them and parents buy them (OpenStax College 259). But how is it that the toys children play with enforce gender roles? The toys marketed to children have hidden aspects, demonstrating how we expect children to behave “based on norms, or…

depolarisation of these neurons occur periodically, which gives rise to the spontaneous tail coiling behaviour (Saint-Amant and Drapeau, 2000). The slow depolarisation arises early on in development from between 17 and 20 hours post fertilisation to produce action potentials for the initiation of activity (Brustein et al.,…

COMPLAINT On June 2, 2016, the Office of the Bar Counsel received a complaint from Lynette Fast Horse regarding Attorney Paul T. Shane. The complainant, a former employee, believes that Shane has failed to appropriately handle immigration matters. Fast Horse alleges that Murray is in violation of Mass.R.Prof.C. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 8.4(c). FACTS Fast Horse has provided information regarding nine separate complaints, a synopsis of each complaint is as follows: Complaint #1 On March 7, 2016, Myung…

For immigrants who are visible minorities in Canada, the experiences their children go through may be more indicative of the long-term potential for economic and social integration of the minority group in Canadian civilization. Although, research on attitudes of majority reveals that Canadians have somewhat favourable attitudes towards immigration, racial minorities experience significant amount of discrimination compared to the whites in Canada: “35.9 percent [of visible minorities] reported…

Does Diversity Equal the Success of Xerox? Xerox is a Fortune 500 company with a reported annual revenue of $22 Billion. They are one of the most admired companies with the world’s largest technology and Service Company in the computer world which specializes in document management. Along with technology and service the company expresses diversity as equal success. According to Schermerhorn, Osborne, Uhl-Bien, and Hunt (2012), Anne Mulcahy, Xerox Chairman and former CEO states, “Diversity is…