These factors are the stem of the conflict between the two parties of the employment relationship (Dufty and Fells 1989: 2). ... For modern society, this unbalanced relationship requires that the "weaker" party be protected, hence labour laws. ... When there has been a discrepancy in the employment contract, from either party, it is known as a breach of contract. ... This can be remedied easily enough, through a third party's rulings, (which both the employer and the employee are required to accept under Australian law) such as civil courts or special labour tribunals, looking up the appr...

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Employment-at-will is created when an employee agrees to work for an employer but there is no specification of how long the parties expect the agreement to last (Tracey 666). ... Defamation consists of a false statement about the employee which is communicated to a third party and tends to harm the employee's reputation or stand in the community (Twomey 611). ...

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If it appears that a good faith effort at settlement has been made, but has been unsuccessful, PERB will most usually conclude that the assistance of a neutral, third party mediator may be helpful in moving the parties closer to settlement. ... The parties may agree to use a mediator of their own choosing such as a distinguished private sector labor relations professional, a politician, or even a member of the clergy. During the recent graduate student dispute in UC, for instance, several politicians helped the parties reach resolution. ... If progress is not being made, the mediator has the a...

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A third factor in the balance in Australia was the government. ... Unions then looked to represent workers in Governments and the 1890's major strikes were held and the Labour Party was formed. With coming of Federation compulsory arbitration - settling of disputes between employer and employee by a third party - encouraged unionism, with unions representing the workers. ...

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Additionally, third party administrators like Vesuvius Health Care (VHC) who are the subcontracted administrator for HMFC, may have liability to pay tax based on the reconstructed PPACA Section 1401 (PPACA, 2015). ... Arbitration is not a favorable position for the union, because much of the negotiating leverage is lost to a third party decision maker (Fossum, 2012). ...

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Republican Party of Illinois ruled that the precedent case of Elrod and Branti extend to the instances of hiring, promotion, transfers, and recall. ... The court ruled that the plaintiff's fourth-amendment right were not violated as he had voluntarily shared information with third parties. ...

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Third, with the help of computer technology in the new millennium, people are allowed take the way they work to the next level. ... Third, job recruitment will become more popularly performed through advertising on websites and electronic bulletin boards because much less costs involved and borderless coverage (Greengard, 2001). ... Fifth, with the emergence of the Intranet, employees are able to electronically establish direct connection with their stakeholders such as customers, suppliers, manufacturers, intermediaries and other involved parties. ... Third, human resource infrastructure m...

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Moreover, the organization should be ready to seek outside help when needed, by using, for example, a third party for mediation. ... Accommodation is the strategy where the other party's wishes rule and differences are smoothed over to uphold the agreement (Schermerhorn et al., 2005). ...

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The concept of sexual harassment is a relatively new term that started in the 1960's even though sexual harassment existed way before the term was first used. While thirty years is a relatively short time the topic had drawn a great deal of interest from academic to legal scholars. Many of them beli...

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A third would be is the due process in the work place, where the employees have the right to participate in decision making as well as being informed of any type of company problems that arise. ... In other words, it is a legal concept that says both parties can terminate the affiliation at any time. ...

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At the time of the ADA's passage in 1990, "two-thirds of people with disabilities between the ages of 16 and 64" were unemployed. ... JAN's mission is to "facilitate the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing employers, employment providers, people with disabilities, their family members and other interested parties with information on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities and related subjects" (D.O.L., 2004). ...

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Organizations have a right, and sometimes even an obligation, to monitor activity on their computers or network, but the ethics involved are often blurred. The growing presence of surveillance technology is directly related to the nature and the wide spread use of computer technology; particularly t...

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Shift work was a factor in a third of cases. ... A further third of cases included verbal and physical abuse. ... The harasser The harasser was the director or owner in a third of cases, the immediate manager of the person being harassed in over a third of cases, and in a fifth of cases they were a colleague or colleagues. ...

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Introduction. Nike is a well-established supplier of sports clothing and equipment (www.nike.com). Nike has successfully opened franchised chains of department stores all over the world. Athens is the host of three of these department stores (www.nike.gr), one being located in Glyfada. The Nike s...

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Abstract Business losses due to employee theft are estimated to approach $200 billion annually in the US. Experts pose many reasons for employee theft, but provide few prevention strategies for human resource managers. The various causes of employee theft are explored, from employee personality characteristics, to the social environment, to flaws in the organization's control system. From this analysis, guidelines for theft prevention strategies are offered. Since strategies may involve top-down control or trust-building experiences for employees and managers, HR managers are encouraged t...

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