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Every company’s primary goal is profitability. According to research done by a Purdue University professor, employee’s motivation and satisfaction have a direct link to a company’s profit even when there is no direct customer contact (Purdue Research, 2015). The researcher went on to say the reason for this is because the company exhibits strong organizational communication or communication that is passed down from upper to lower management, down to their subordinates (Purdue Research, 2015).…

When considering the advancement of women or the lack thereof in the workplace, there are many factors to consider. There are several factors in play that foster the advancement of women in the workplace. Women’s participation in the workforce has increased by nearly twenty percent since the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 (Eagly & Carli, 2007). Women have not only consistently had higher average high school GPAs than their male counterparts, they have been earning over half of the…

“Apart from values and ethics which I have tried to live by, the legacy I would like to leave behind is a very simple one - that I have always stood up for what I consider to be the right thing, and I have tried to be as fair and equitable as I could be” (Ratan Tata). Ethics has become a more up raising topic in the land of business and work.“The percentage of businesses with weak ethical cultures, 42 percent, is at the highest level since 2000, a seven-percentage point gain from 2009” (Ethics…

practitioner and being the only doctor in their own clinic. Both hospital work and solo work have different options for physicians to pick which one fits their work style and personality better. For example, if someone wants more independence then self-employment would for them, as they can make their own decisions and run their own clinic. But if someone wants more time off then group work would be for them, as hospital dermatologist share their patients (Physicians and Surgeons). Although many…

Sweatshops: A Synonym for Success At first glance, sweatshops seem like terrible, horrible, inhumane markets. The term “sweatshops” has a negative connotation and directly implies appalling working conditions. While sweatshop conditions cannot be justified (aside from cutting costs) there are other points of view to consider. The conflicting points of view of three scholars from different background all support sweatshops in one form or another. The first article I will discuss is Improving…

The applicable laws for HR are as follows: the ESIC act (employee’s state insurance act) is an insurance that protects the employees that would have contingencies such as a death in the family, falling ill, maternity, temporary or permanent disability or possible death on the job. PF act (provident funds act) provides social security benefits to their employees. The shop and foundation act is managed by the bureau of work and controls premises wherein any exchange, business of calling is…

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…