Essays on labor

LABOR IN AMERICABy Ira Peck(Scholastic Inc.)The Industrial Revolution was dawning in the United States. At Lowell, Massachusetts, the construction of a big cotton mill began in 1821. It was the first of several that would be built there in the next 10 years. The machinery to spin and weave cotton into cloth would be driven […]

In a business every employee has a position or role within their workplace. A manager is expected to lead his or her employees, a supervisor is assumed to be good at teaching others as they are usually training additional employees. In this section I will explain the different roles and responsibilities a manager, supervisor and […]

Select any ONE U. K. trade union. Explore their current levels of membership, and services for members and critically examine theoretical analysis for this current position and activity within the Employee Relations literature. Before I begin there are two necessary elements that must be covered differentiated, although greatly related to each other they are differences […]

There are both advantages and disadvantages in using an employee referral campaign (ERC) for recruiting staff members. A clear advantage is that a new candidate is brought to the notice of the management by an incumbent employee. And if the reputation of the incumbent worker is impressive, it can then be taken as a rough […]

Motivated employees are employees that are not just well paid but are also employees that will stick to the company when the company needed most their support. Making them stockholder at the same time will make them interested employees and this could actually help the organization in attaining the inevitable corporate objective of profitability.Supports from […]

To begin with, Fair Labor Standards Act abbreviated FLSA when mentioned or rather used in any business context, it brings about the protection of employees under the law. As a matter of fact, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes guidelines related to minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping, and child labor. Altogether, it is within […]

One organization that is currently in place is known as Time4balance and can provide assistance to individuals in the areas of: How to apply for a flexible working arrangement The different types of flexible working arrangements Devising a business case to support an application for flexible working Providing supporting evidence of successful flexible working arrangements […]

James Riddle Hoffa, the son of a coal driller, was born on 14th February, 1913. His father died when he was seven and in 1924, the family moved to Detroit. Hoffa left school at fourteen and worked as a department-store stock boy. An active trade unionist, in 1932, he led a strike at a Detroit […]

The reviewed literature on retention management practices and how it impacts productivity have shed light to the variables in this study. Within the context of small businesses and the limited number of employees, the kind of employees that small businesses have and their limited resources have pointed out that retention strategies used by large companies […]

Describe the role of performance appraisal in the development of employees. What appraisal methods are appropriate for this role? Performance appraisal identifies the strengths and weaknesses of employees for both the company and the employee to know and work on. It also identifies the training and development needs of the employee, as well as tracks […]

Introduction According to Flanagan (2006), Lowell Mill Girls is a name that refers to female textile workers who performed their tasks in Lowell, Massachusetts during the nineteenth century. During this time, the Lowell textile mills recruited a workforce which consisted of about 75 percent of women (Flanagan, 2006). The huge proportion of female was a […]

A case in point is when 4,600 teachers in the New York City [www. time. com] took part in this strike in December of 2005. Circling 267 schools, they crippled junior highs, left students staring at blank blackboards in unattended classrooms. The first teachers’ strike in the city’s history was called by the United Federation […]

The number of problems that HR officers handle varies in numbers and degree. In order to manage their functions, an electronic HR management is used. Information and frequently asked questions are made accessible online instead of inquiring with the HR officers who may be dealing with other affairs. It is used in posting information about […]

The topic I chose to research and present my findings upon is high-tech sweatshops that are peppered around the United States. I based my topic off of an article from BusinessWeek Online titled “America’s High-Tech Sweatshops” written by Steve Hamm and Moira Herbst. This topic sparked my interest because I did not know such activities […]

In the twenty-first century. workplace diverseness has enhanced organisation public presentations and communicating accomplishments which benefited the organisations to go successful concerns. Increasing adaptability in the workplace. holding to value diverseness. and put to deathing more efficaciously are three benefits of workplace diverseness. Organizations most decidedly have the ability to encompass their workplace diverseness by […]

According to their website, the UAW represents skilled trades and production workers at General Motors, Ford and Daimler-Chrysler. In addition, the UAW represents several thousand salaried employees — including engineers, designers and draftsmen — at DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors. Workers at new United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI), a GM-Toyota joint venture; and Mitsubishi Motor […]

International Labour Organisation ( ILO ) is established in the twelvemonth 1919. stand foring authoritiess. employers and workers with played a function as a portion of Treaty of Verasailles. United Nations which was a peace pact that ended World War I. trades with labour issues. Indeed. the ILO was created for international demands of an […]

Q1. Legal strikes and illegal strikes are dramatically different in terms of how they are viewed in Labour Law. Discuss. (5 marks) Section 1 (1) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 defines “a strike as a cessation of work, a refusal to work or to continue to work by employees in combination or in concert […]

This article by Thomas E. Ricks appears in the New York Times published on July 9, 2012 and it starts by quoting the words of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal who is the former commander of international forces in Afghanistan. Gen McChrystal explains that when a nation sends its soldiers to war, every citizen back at […]

Both employees and managers can be benefited according to the Merck. From the employees’ viewpoint, adjustment becomes very easy, and their work schedule can be adjusted in any preferable manner. After all, 8 to 5 schedule is not suited to all the working people in the world. In this regard, morning people and night people […]

Five principal reasons of leaving a job by an employee or an employer have been cited in the book ‘Keeping Good People, which has been written by the co-founder of Automotive Transformation Inc. , Roger Herman on employee retention. These five principal reasons are as follows: Firstly, the employees or employers do not feel good […]

The concluding point here is that managers should recognize the reasons why their employees quit jobs frequently. Unless they do this, it seems almost impossible to curb down the employee turnover rate in an efficient manner. Afterwards, a manager should focus on those factors which he can influence though his policies. An inside survey of […]