on the group‚ class‚ or category to which that person belongs‚ rather than on individual merit. The key issue in this question is: is discrimination against older workers‚ persons with same sex orientation‚ and persons with disabilities in the workplace ethical? To address the ethical issue above‚ it is very important to determine whether the attribute of the person being discriminated against‚ is job-related. In general‚ jobrelated discrimination is regarded as ethical in nature. Although discrimination
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Communication in the Workplace Regardless of the environment in which one works‚ communication is always vital and a key factor of success. Communication happens both physically and verbally and is absolutely essential if you want to inform someone about something. Communication has two main components‚ sending out a message to someone‚ and ensuring the message is received correctly to the other member of the conversation. It is therefore fair to say speaking and listening are vital to effective
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Unit Information Academic Literacies CUC100 School of Academic Language and Learning Student Name: ____________________________________ Unit Academic Literacies Unit code CUC100 School/Faculty School of Academic Language & Learning; Faculty of Law‚ Education‚ Business‚ & Arts Duration One semester Credit 10 credit points Assessment tasks Four For this unit you will need the following: Unit Information (Online) Core Readings (Online) Weekly Learning
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Abstract The workplace is difficult enough without us having to worry about the different personalities we encounter each and everyday. Our jobs are a place where we come in contact with many people‚ both co-workers and clients‚ and each of their distinct personalities. If we all had the same personality it would be easy for us to predict what the other person is thinking and feeling‚ but since we don’t we must learn to deal with the many different personalities that we come into contact with each
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that the giver of instructions/directions or information should be clear and concise to avoid any confusions and the receiver should clarify in order to ensure they understood the instructions/directions correctly. 2. What seemed to be the main causes of the misunderstandings? That the sender’s directions were not clear and that the receiver did not clarify them back. 3. What tips can you suggest for preventing misunderstandings in communication? Clarification Misunderstanding 2: Who was the
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Jane’s case appears to be focusing on the Tests for Employment. In order to determine whether a worker is an employee or not‚ working under a contract of employment in contrast to another type of contract is extremely important. The vicarious liability of an employer is a liability linked to an employee’s actions in the course of course of employment. This liability does not apply to workers who are contractors. Legislative protections often depend on the worker being an employee. In order for
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Sprang‚ Clark‚ and Whitt-Woosley (2007) mention several factors that seem to serve as protective factors. They mention that as age of the social worker increased‚ risk for burnout decreased. It is not fully clear why older age may serve as a protective factor. One hypothesis is that those that were going to burnout have already done so and those that are less likely are still doing the work‚ therefore when age is considered compared to level of current burnout‚ there would be higher rates of burnout
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common accidents at work which can cause minor injuries to serious injuries. The preventive methods suggested to reduce this type of accident includes providing safe flooring design‚ hiding irregular cables‚ providing warning signs if some place is temporarily slippery or wet‚ cleaning the floor regularly and providing sufficient lighting and hand rails wherever applicable. Manual handling of heavy things by lifting‚ pushing‚ pulling‚ carrying or moving can cause accidents where injuries can be sustained
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1. Identify and explain the four (4) ways in which marginal jobs deviate from the norms expected of work. Then explain which members of the labor force have the highest likelihood of working in marginal job and why. According to the text‚ norms that are expected out of work are: (1) the job content should be legal; (2) the job should be institutionally regular; (3) the job should be relatively stable; (4) the job should provide adequate pay with sufficient hours of work every week to make a living
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Step 1: Methods 1. Interviews 2. Observations 3. Surveys: 2.4. Review of Documents: I will interview the employees in groups by department. I plan to explain to them the problems that have been brought to our attention and ask for their input into what they feel the problems are and how they would solve them. I will have them complete the surveys followed by a question and answer session. I will observe the individual departments in their work settings to see how they interact with each
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