Employment compensation

Canadian provinces have jurisdiction in a number of areas, including employment. Employment regulations are a shared federal and provincial responsibility. The majority of workers—up to 90 percent of them—are covered by provincial, rather than federal, law. As a result, payroll regulations and employment standards vary as you move across the country. Perhaps the most unique province is Quebec. Of course, the gulf between Quebec and the rest of Canada can mean confusion when it comes to payroll…

This chart compares the pay of non-star professional soccer player in the male and female leagues. The numbers 1-50 indicate the players rank. Note the dramatic difference in pay between the players ranked at 50. The man ($246,238) make 10 times as much as the female player (25,516) (Das, 2016). 
Women’s Median Annual Earnings as a Percentage of Men’s Earnings for Full-time Work from 1974–2014. This graph shows that pay gap is narrowing but the progressive closing of the gap as slowed in…

(EEOC, DATE) The purpose of this law is to protect individuals that are over the age of 40 in every aspect of employment from job assignments, to hiring and firing as well as benefits, promotions, and training. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is “the nation's first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications.” (EEOC, DATE) The American’s with…

The changes in the types of benefits provided by employers over the past decade have been excessive. Benefits have always been used as a non-wage bargaining tool when recruiting workers for the company. They types of perks offered can make or break the company when competing for the workforce. From how benefits started out, to what they are now, and how they are improving the improvement can be see and help employees recognize if they are being appreciated. The use of employee benefits was…

What is the American dream really? The American dream may consist of some freedom, a white picket fence, and possibly having the privilege of an early retirement. When the Americans are at their place of employment many employees believe that money grows on trees, which sounds really great. These theories come across the American workers, because of the great benefits that the employer may provide. Yes, the United States work field offers a lot more than some…

Luke nethery DUAL CREDIT Minimum wage Minimum wage has been a debate in this country cents labor has been established. The current minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Some Americans think that that is too low and cannot support a large family. Which is very true just think about how should a family buy all there necessities with such little money. Minimum wage is even become a big deal in the recent…

Hiring federal minimum wage is a very controversial debate among society, this topic has many pros and cons. Minimum wage is the base pay, meaning no employer should pay their employees less, however having a low minimum wage allows motivation for employees to strive for the hourly rate raise. I am against hiring minimum wage because while it can increase the income for household it requires employers to divide their pay evenly among their employees; this may cost the jobs of several of the…

Employees (Fringe) Benefits Fringe benefits are the additional reward given to employees some based on parameters like quality of service, overtime work or to all general workers. Most employers provide fringe benefits to their employees and help to build a better understanding and boost the relationship between the employer and employee. Life insurance offers, retirement plans, child care, leaves offers and leaves pay, and discounts are some of the benefits offered. These benefits may help an…

development in availability of part-time work has helped too. Among the years 1978 and 1996, participations of females in the labour force grew from 43.7 percent to 53.7 percent, with females being 42.99 percent of the total labour market (department for employment, 1996). On the surface it may look like gender inequality in the workplace has significantly reduced over the last thirty years, however this argument is far too simplistic and fails to take into account the gender spread over varying…

This includes financial and non-financial compensation. • Centralization – This principle refers to how close employees are to the decision-making process. It is important to aim for an appropriate balance. • Scalar Chain – Employees should be aware of where they stand in the organization's hierarchy…