Fair trade

The gig economy is an economy that focuses on short-term engagements. In this economy, employees become independent contractors or “micro-entrepreneurs” who work when they want and how they want. This nontraditional work environment is not new to the American economy. In fact, the practice of out-bidding others for jobs can be traced back to the first half of the 20th century (Anderson). However, researchers point to smartphone apps and online marketplaces as the instigators of the sudden…

Overtime Rule. The change was stated to be implemented starting on the first of December. This rule, however, was delayed by a federal judge, on the twenty-second of November, preventing it from going into effect on the initial scheduled date. The Fair Labor Standards Act was created to have employers compensate their employees at least their minimum hourly wage, followed by overtime if they work over forty hours within a workweek. In order to be exempt, workers would have to earn more than…

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Senator Hugo Black of Alabama, wrote the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that was signed into law in June 1938 ("Fair Labor Standards Act," n.d.). FLSA was created to “put a ceiling over hours and a floor under wages" by limiting long work hours to a 40 hour work week, a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour, and restricting most child labor. The FLSA affects the wages, overtime pay, and child labor standards that affect both full time and part time employees. These standards are closely monitored…

To continue, another area of concern is your credit. Once you are an identity theft victim, you will have to worry about your credit report. If the thief is able to run up a significant credit card debt in your name and you don’t notice till years later it could demolish your credit score. We covered a story that showed this where a mother stole her daughters’ identity and left her finances and credit in crumbles. Most often than not the credit card bills will go unpaid and it will only lower…

The labour codes of the Order-in-council PC 1003 did favored the policy of the collective bargaining. Although PC 1003 did support the collective bargaining rights; it did also benefited the industrial workers. The industrial workers benefited by the PC 1003 by achieving its bargaining objectives. The workers in various industries such as auto, steel , rubber and mining were given less importance, did not have right for the union recognition, were hired for the low wages. These industrial…

what prevented poverty for some they placed them in dangerous and unfair work environments that were more efficient. Eventually, this leads to terrible pay, unreasonably long hours and dangerous working conditions. In 1881 The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions was formed by many laborers as well as Samuel Gompers (pictured on the left) which lead to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission creation in…

stakeholders in resolving disputes include employees, human resource managers, the federal government, trade unions, employer associations, courts and industrial tribunals. Before either party takes industrial action there needs to be an attempt to bargain in good faith. This may involve employees negotiating with employers on an individual basis or collectively using representatives from trade unions to convey dissatisfaction with working conditions. These negotiations aim to achieve a mutually…

Labor unions have been around for centuries. They were put in place to help union members to ensure their wages and working conditions were up to par. Unions were formed so workers can have a voice to fight against employers due to unfair labor practices. Every employee wants to feel they are a valuable employee and feel they are being appreciated. In this paper, I will discuss how a large, fast growing non-union manufacturing organization that has multiple locations in the United States and…

Certain state benefits e.g. statutory sick pay available to Ee. Irreducible minimum: The courts have developed various tests to see employee/self employed. Irreducible minimum: A contractual relationship between the Claimants and the Def; Mutuality of obligation; Personal service and control. Dacas V Brook Street Bureau [2004] Mrs Dacas was no longer need as a cleaner in the hostel (own by council) and she sue the council and the agency for a claim in unfair dismissal. Held: She was not employed…