Labor Cost Cutting Strategy In a sluggish economy‚ it is more important than ever for businesses to cut costs. Knowing how to reduce the cost of paying employees without reducing product quality‚ dropping employee morale or otherwise sacrificing the way you do business can be the difference between being in the red or the black at the end of the year. Stop the Overtime * Don’t pay overtime unless it is absolutely necessary. Remember that you must pay non-exempt employees 1 1/2 times their
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is difficult in a global economy characterized by cut throat competition‚ increasing cost‚ expanding power of labour‚ rapid technological changes‚ growing customer expectations etc. Human resources are wealth of an organization which can help in achieving its goals. The problem of employees satisfaction is regarded as a very significant factor in workers morale‚ absenteeism and labour turnover. The amount of co-operation that management may deceive from the employees would depend greatly on the
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diffuse or mild emotion” (cf. Thoits‚ 1989:318‚ Hochschild‚ 1990: 118-119 IN Steinberg & Figart‚ 1999:24) Emotional labour: 1983 Arlie Hochschild - the employee needs to “induce or suppress feeling in order to sustain the outward countenance (i.e.‚ facial expression) that produces the proper state of mind in others” * Emphasizes relational aspect of work - in which skilled‚ productive labour creates value which
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Chemistry I Chapter 8 Review Problems Part I Using the factor label method‚ neatly and clearly show all work. Answers are to include the unit‚ be in correct number of significant figures. If the answers are less than 1.0 or greater than 10‚ they are to be written in and be in correct scientific notation. Box your final answer. Mass/Mole Problems 1. Determine the molar masses of the following compounds: a. dinitrogen pentoxide c. sodium carbonate b. ammonium
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Social Work Seminar‚ SOW 493 Macro Concept and Practice Paper Due: April 24‚ 2007 Macro practice: “Social work practice aimed at bringing about improvements and changes in the general society. Such activities include some types of political action‚ community organization‚ public education‚ campaigning‚ and the administration of broad-based social services agencies or public welfare departments.” (The Social Work Dictionary) Some of the varieties of roles in macro practice include the
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Background Of Foreign Labour in Singapore Since the day Singapore gained independence‚ the growth of the economy had been advancing tremendous over the past four decades. The influx of foreign labour has been playing an important role towards the Singapore economy. Even up to today‚ Singapore‚ itself with scarce resources‚ could only rely on human resource to sustain the economy growth. With a tightening labour market and a low unemployment rate‚ this gradual increase in foreign labour had been making
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Philosopher- Ian Paul Point: Child Labour can be Stopped by Changing International Trade Policies. -Remaining cases of child labour should be gently taken away following economic improvement - It should be removed slowly and still provide support for families who need it -CHILD LABOUR- unicef defines child labour as- ages 5-11 working one hour or more for wages‚ or twenty-eight hours at home; ages twelve to twenty-four working fourteen hours or more for wages‚ or twenty-eight hours at
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Background Child Labour is a condemnable phenomenon and elimination of child labour is a feasible objective. It must be eradicated altogether‚ for democratic and healthy growth of the society. Children should grow into adulthood through love and care‚ education and training. Health of the society depends upon the physical‚ moral and spiritual development of its children. The awareness of the problem provided basis for the enactment of the Employment of Children Act‚ 1991 followed by a number
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Protein Structure Study Guide 1. Draw the structure of a peptide bond between two amino acids. Why is it said that the C-N bond has a partial double bond structure. Draw the resonance states of the double bond. Between each amino acid residue is a C=O and N-H bond. Due to the double bond that C=O has it is a good accepter for hydrogen bonding‚ while N-H is a good donor for hydrogen bonding. The C=O bonds and the N-H bonds both are used to stabilize the protein sequence. [pic] 2.
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Elasticity of Labour Demand A firm always incurs a change in labour or capital. It is important for a firm to know the effects on the wage or capital increase since it would help the firm make accurate decisions. A change in wage would make an impact on the firms employment. When there is a wage cut‚ it reduces the price of labour relative to that of capital‚ and now labour is cheaper. However‚ when the wage increase the price of labour increases and the firm would substitute away from labour toward capital
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