John Martin, America's Health Network (1998) did a study that linked job stress to heart disease. ... This stressor's converts to health issues such as CVA, Hypertension, headaches and other health issues. ... There are studies that also provide facts that workplace stress affect employees' mental health. ... In another study by (Cooper, C 2000) he states "more people blame stress at work for problems with mental health-. The study from Mind, the mental health charity asked 1,500 people about their perception of mental illness. 61% believed work stress was the main cause of m...

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As stated within the Canadian Press article by Greg Bonnell, Statistics Canada has released a study that indicates nearly one third of Canadian teens are reporting at least one chronic health issue. ... The future impact of this study will occur these children begin to enter the workforce. ... Health and nutrition programs, ergonomically designed work spaces, drug and alcohol counselling, and stress management programs are just some examples of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP's) which will have to be implemented to assist these employees of the future. ...

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Since the 1992 Presidential election, health care has been on the hot seat for a lot of companies. There are usually two different types of health care available for employees. Health maintenance organizations(HMOs) which are organizations of physicians and health care professionals that provide a wide range of services to subscribers and dependents on a prepaid basis. ... Studies show employee absenteeism is reduced when wellness programs are implemented. In a study at Prudential Insurance, disability days were 20 percent lower and disability-per-capita costs were 32 percent lower after imple...

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Numerous studies have concluded that under trained supervisors is one of the main causes of absenteeism. ... Additional cause for concern comes from various studies, which indicate that employees, who are suffering from stress at work, are less likely to be productive. ... A well-constructed health care plan can do just that. ... So therefore, health, welfare and sickness absence are important issues. ... Occupational Health & Safety...

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Drug use can also diminish the health of an individual, not only the physical health but the psychological well being of a person as well. ... Studies have shown that at least 16-20% of welfare receivers have alcohol and/or drug problems. ... The money saved from eliminating drug users from the welfare system could be utilized to increasing drug treatment programs, drug education or perhaps a national health care system. ... Offering treatment and prevention will reduce drug use, welfare dependence, crime and associated health and social costs. ...

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It is possible that a 10-year old kid working all day in a mine in South America have time to study? ... It is a fact, that approximately 80 percent of all the children that do heavy work don't have time to study. ... These denigrate the integrity and endanger the health of these children. ...

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According to a recent study, 73% of illicit drug users are employed. ... Drug-related problems cost U.S. companies more than $102 billion each year in lost productivity, accidents, employee turnover, increased health care costs, and absenteeism. ... Recent studies suggest that between 40 and 70 percent of women and 10 and 20 percent of men have experienced sexual harassment in their workplace. ...

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Section A These are some of the national equal opportunity employment laws that impact JetBlue's hiring practices, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1866. These laws help shape the decision making process at JetBlue and other major American corporations. Compliance is mandatory and the failure to do so can lead to fines, embarrassment to the company, and even criminal charges being filed in some cases. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 was created to prote...

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We should not have to be faced with choosing between child-care or health care, clothing for our children or paying bills, food or gas for our vehicles. ... Studies after the last pay increase in 1997 show that there were no negative effects on jobs, employment, or inflation. ...

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The Conduct Code in theory condemns and prohibits child labour, requires that workers be paid fair wage, imposes caps on the days and hours a worker can be forced to work, prohibits mistreatment or discrimination of workers in any form, obligates factories to implement programs that benefit worker's health and safety, and recognizes and respects the workers right to freedom of association. ... Recently, Nike commissioned a study by graduate students from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College to determine if workers in Indonesia and China were earning a livable wage. Th...

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The Conduct Code in theory condemns and prohibits child labour, requires that workers be paid fair wage, imposes caps on the days and hours a worker can be forced to work, prohibits mistreatment or discrimination of workers in any form, obligates factories to implement programs that benefit worker's health and safety, and recognizes and respects the workers right to freedom of association.! ... Recently, Nike commissioned a study by graduate students from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College to determine if workers in Indonesia and China were earning a livable wage. The...

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In the end apparently each part won, the workers in job security, health benefits and pensions, the shippers in a productivity raise of 50% promised by the new technology. ... In the hard side, analysing the power to resist to innovation, namely with strikes, there are studies about the factors that promotes this kind of movements . ...

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Only 5% of those who told the Industrial Society they had been harassed pursued a formal complaint, IDS research found the same percentage complained formally, while an LSE study in 1989 found that 25% of incidents were formally reported. ... In many cases of prolonged sexual harassment the person being harassed can suffer serious health effects including depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. ... An IRS study found that 72% of employers had a sexual harassment policy, usually as part of a general harassment policy. ... Case studies 1) Ms A was employed as a car sales executive fo...

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Individuals with families are able to balance family commitments & individuals who are also in training or study can balance them with work. ... Employers happy with the level of work may provide employees the opportunity to take on further training/study whilst still being paid to heighten their knowledge & multi-skilling them. ... The NSW Occupational Health & Safety Act 1985 describes the general requirements for workplaces & goes on the focus of prevention, rehabilitati...

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The industries which currently have high unionization rates, are Public Administration (70.89%), Health and Social Assistance (65.51%), Educational Services (79.53%), Manufacturing (54.09%), Transportation and Warehousing (46.3%), Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas (46.88%). ... Conclusion The terrible mistreatment and abuse accorded the Newfoundland worker substantiated by evidence revealed from a study of the early days of Newfoundland's labor movement, and the organization of the public sector employees after confederation, clearly explain why Newfoundland has one of the highes...

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One of the most cherished rights of Americans would be the right to privacy, yet many working class Americans, unfortunately, have been subject to their rights being disrupted and their privacy being invaded at their workplace. One major issue that has existed and still exists in the workforce of America is civil liberties violations. According to her book Nickel and Dimed: On not getting by in America, Barbara Ehrenreich writes that "What surprised and offended me the most about the low-wage workplace was the extent to which one is required to surrender one's basic civil rights and-...

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A recent study by Statistic Canada shows "that Canada has suffered over the last decade a net and increasing loss of skilled workers to the United States in several economically important occupations"" (Hodgson and Schellenberger 1). ... A study produce by Statistic Canada indicated that Canada has an "estimated shortage of 20,000 computer programmers, parallel by an estimate of 190,000 vacancies in the information technology sector in the United States"" (Drew et al. 9) Issues: The Cause of Brain Drain A recent study done by Personnel Systems, a Canadian consulting firm that specializes in h...

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Researchers are starting to turn from studying sexual harassment as a problem between individuals to a problem with the company. ... Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace requires a lot of investment time from all personal, in the end however these costs will be significant to the savings the company has in legal fees and health care costs. ...

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Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) helps people facing emotional, health, financial or substance abuse problems that can affect job performance. ... US studies show that substance abusers (including alcohol) are 33% less productive, three times as likely to be late, four times as likely to hurt others at work or themselves, five times as likely to sue for compensation, and ten times as likely to miss work. ...

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The Situation Olympic Group (OG) is an Egyptian company that makes products such as water heaters and fans. IDEAL was a large state owned firm. It had established a well-known name among Egyptians and this was achieved through monopolizing the market for about 40 years with its refrigerators and washing machines. IDEAL had lots of potential for future growth. Olympic Group decided to purchase it in 1997. ...

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During the Conference on Strategies for Managing HR in the Knowledge-Based Economy on 19 October 1999, Dr Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Manpower, pointed out that "...Recent studies showed that workers' top concern is the flexibility to manage their work schedule and achieving good work-life balance is an important consideration for many workers". ... Layoffs often cause irreparable harm to the future health of the organization. ...

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Landscape architects accept certain responsibilities related to the health and welfare of the public and are concerned with resource conservation of the land. ... They study the site, mapping such features as the slope of the land, existing structures and the type of soil. ...

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Likewise, Teese (2000) suggests that for students at the crossroads of transitioning into further study or employment, an absence of school connectedness around careers pathways can further escalate feelings of insecurity and ill-preparedness. ...

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Likewise, Teese (2000) suggests that for students at the crossroads of transitioning into further study or employment, an absence of school connectedness around careers pathways can further escalate feelings of insecurity and ill-preparedness. ...

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(Kessler and Bayliss, 1995. 15) and including the "provision of shop stewards facilities to cover consultation, negotiation, the handling of grievances, discipline, redundancy, health and safety and work study". ...

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