Changes in Policy Hodgson (2011), describes how all the above had implications on policy. ... The IMF (2011) has not only identified problems has acted upon them and is urging for policy developments. ... In some countries, the effective use of policy instruments by both governments and social partners) has helped to ease the burden on working families and stabilize the economy. Active labour market policies and effective labour market institutions have proved their worth in the crisis, and should be maintained and strengthened. ... Given high unemployment and fiscal constraints, there was a r...

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As far as the company's financial status goes, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu gained $5.93 billion for the 2002 fiscal year in its eighty-one U.S. offices alone. ... In Belgium, the company earned 323 million euros during the 2002 fiscal year. ...

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In this paper, I plan to show how collective bargaining agreements greatly benefit the workers involved in the unions that are conducting the negotiations, and how they are a key component of modern day business negotiations. By voicing their opinions as a whole, union members gain the ability to use legal leverage against their employers and in return make demands for greater benefits and stronger securities. This paper will focus on five key elements in the collective bargaining objective and show how these elements help to maintain the workers rights and bring about changes that will influe...

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported 99,992 workplace discrimination filings in the private sector during the 2010 fiscal year, representing an all-time high (Bezrukova, Jehn, & Spell, 2012). ...

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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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