Labour economics

differences includes the labour market and the different programs…

order to survive in this world. Most people in New Zealand earn proper incomes, have decent jobs and are able to live their lives comfortably. However, what most people do not realize is that the number of poor and precariats are increasing, which is why it is important to look at this issue in more depth and to understand why precarity exists. With the help of Guy Standing and his books, we can further examine and explore these concepts. Section One The world’s economy today is in the middle…

The market in women’s reproductive labour is one that is complicated and contentious. Many people view the selling of women’s reproductive labour to be an unacceptable form of market exchange as compared to other forms of labour market exchange. It seems intuitive to people that the treatment of women’s reproductive labour as a commodity and its exploitation for money, as compared to other forms of labour as commodities, is worse. This view is known as the asymmetry thesis. In the book “Why Some…

Notions of ‘active ageing’ come into composition with an emphasis placed on individuals, who from the biomedical perspective are viewed as “frail and disabled people in need of care”, “to realise their prospective for physical, social and psychological well-being throughout the life course” (Clarke and Warren, 2007, p. 477). The notion of the word ‘active’ is not anticipated to denote an older person’s capacity to be “physically active or to participate in the labour force, but to participate in…

currently the workforce is fairly saturated, I still maintain that as the current generation of workers begin to retire Canada will face a shortage of skilled tradespeople (Linking 4 2017). The short-term solution to the economic vulnerability is to increase public sector spending on vocational education as soon as possible. The next step is to sway public opinion on the viability of trades as a career and create traditions of craftsmanship that are not currently common in Canada. In discussions…

Via in-depth interviews with 58 HR managers in manufacturing firms who are mainly responsible for managing employees’ training and development, Abdullah (2009) found some challenges to the effective management of HR T&D (human resource training and development) activities, including the lack of intellectual HRD professionals, higher demand for knowledge workers, and the lack of commitment towards training. Besides, considering the competitiveness and socioeconomic development, national and…

future purchase and also probably recommends to other about the product. Thus the revenue of the company automatically increases and it lead to increase the profitability of the company. Ho: (Proposed hypothesis) An integrated Production Scheduling software (e.g. PRIMAERVA) will better assist firms in gaining effective competitive advantage than a Standalone production scheduling software (e.g. SAP with PP module) H1: (Null hypothesis) A Standalone production scheduling software (e.g. SAP with…

Introduction It is never easy to have to look somebody in the face and tell them, the job they now have will no longer assist them in putting food on the table for their family. When “downsizing” as some like to say, you must not only consider the business aspect of your decisions but also the personal aspect of your employees you are still employing. If I were a working and still employed after a downsizing I would be worried if and when the next cut comes, will I still have a job, should I…

HR professionals and their customers were struggling to explain the “so what” of the HR scorecards and training programs. With the rise of predictive analytics of Amazon, Netflix, and Google, CEOs are asking all functional departments to deliver better business outcomes (Roberts, 2015). HR is no exception. Strategic analytics in HR falls under many different names: Human Capital Management, Human Capital Analytics, Workforce Analytics, Talent Management, People Management, Talent Supply…

Advancement in Technology in the Work Forces With technology evolving everyday, many things in our future might change, including jobs. Some jobs could be taken away by technology like computers or robots. Americans will have some mixed feelings about the job situation coming up in the future. It could be a good thought or a bad thought, but it will most likely be a bad thought. Jobs in the future could be done by computers or robots if it’s not a physical job, meaning that a person has to be…