... Firms Hope Time off Will Yield Good Behavior. Retreived Aug 29, 2003 from http://search.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/06/12/p16s1.htm Curwin, G. (2001) Sabbaticals are not Just for Academics. Retrieved Sept 8, 2003 from http://www.workingwoman.com/wwn/home.jsp Brennan, C. (2000). V-time. Retrieved online Aug 21, 2003 from http:// ... html Gettler, L. (2003). Australian Institute of Management. Management Today. Retrieved Aug 21, 2003 from http://www.aim.com.au/publications/managementtoday.html Khazei & Schwartz. (2002). The Next Generation of Corporate Citizens. Retreived Aug 20, 2003 onlin...

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... also with templates for all other career related letters you need to write (including post interview thank you letters, recommendation letter templates, acceptance letter templates, etc). Visit http://www.resumescorecard.com/templates.htm for more details. The RSC Workbooks & Templates give you the tools to create a resume and cover letter on your own. If the task is still a bit overwhelming for ... , consider having your resume reviewed and critiqued by recruitment industry professionals for some feedback on how well you have managed to make your resume stand out. Visit http://www.resum...

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... employees to find out what made them satisfied and dissatisfied on the job.""(AAFP) "Herzberg (1959) constructed a two-dimensional paradigm of factors affecting people's attitudes about work.""(managementlearning.com) He asked the employees two sets of questions. First, he asked them to think of a time when they felt especially good about their job, and why did they ... hygiene issues are not the source of satisfaction, these issues must be dealt with first to create an environment in which employee satisfaction and motivation are even possible.""(managementlearning.com) An organization'...

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... be years from the first complaint to the final verdict. Meanwhile, women are not entitled to collect damages under the Civil Rights Act (http://www.ppspublishers.com/). This leads to women thinking, "Why should I go through the trouble?" Even the women who do file a complaint and win a harassment case, ... this in detail of how jobs and promotions are granted. In January 1998, there were two women who made a case against Juno and the dot com start ups. Lori Parks and Lisa Bongiorno both had claims of sexual harassment. They both filled a law suit of 10 million dollars against the ... a...

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... are the 1,750,000 homeless people in America. Twenty-eight percent of those homeless do not get enough to eat daily (Statisticbrain.com). Thirty-one million Americans live in hunger or on the edge of hunger every day (Statisticbrain.com). They can't afford healthy options so they resort to cheap fast food like McDonald's where five dollars can give you the calories ... you need for a day, in one meal. Even five dollars might be too much for some homeless especially those who have families. Thirty-six percent of homeless have children (Statisticbrain.com). This means that not only do the...

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... employees what they would want in their benefit packages. But employers be ware Surveying employees when no action is likely to be taken, which can engender distrust.(http://www.amcity.com/)1 Surveying employees of what they want is a great way to communicate and motivate their employees. By employees seeing management listening and communicating will help bust moral in the company. Surveyed ... representing 7 million workers, and nearly two-thirds of these organizations said the programs have a positive effect on morale, while half say the programs improve attendance and productivity.(...

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... Internet is becoming an increasingly powerful recruiting tool, with more and more job seekers searching for employment on the many field-specific pages. Popular websites for ads include cooljobs.com, hotjobs.com, and monster.com. An advantage of these national sites, you may attract someone eager to relocate to your area. There are also several local news organizations that host web sites with ... ...

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... home (see appendix). Appendix Here are some websites about home-working for helping people to work at home. http://www.working-from-home.biz/index.asp?p=login http://www.workathome.com/ http://www.homebusinessmag.com/ http://www.gohome.com/ http://www.homebusiness.co.nz/index.php3 ...

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... coverage, basically both of the jobs that I have chosen are the jobs of an entertainment market. The information of HBO's job position was posted on October 1,2003 at www.nyt.com, so as the position at AIS, both jobs need people with experience and who will be able to work full time. I did not get any specific information about people who ... they gave me a lot of information about their company, they explained what they want from me, the person who wants to apply for that position. According to www. Job.filmz.com the conditions of an entertainment market are great. Many companies hire ...

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... candidates. In fact, the opposite might be true. USA Today reports that approximately 50 percent of the resumes called off the Internet from various sites had "significant factual error." Careerbuilders.com found that 73 percent of the respondents admitted to lying on resumes. As a result, Internet recruiters have been forced to be more diligent with respect to background checking. Our firm ... be extremely frustrating for people on the hiring end."" (Rust, personal communication, August 28, 2002) " Sites like Monster let people browse through jobs as if they were books on Amazon.com an...

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... and Metal Box and more recently Reckitt Benckiser and Needlers Bluebird have closed down or relocated due to the threat of Global competition (This is Hull-news from www.hulldailymail.com, Accessed 6 November 2002). While you can sympathise with firms for wanting to centralise its operations, the price tag is a big one. The loss of local expertise and loyal staff with ... enough for the recession hit sector and this comes just a week after Hull West and Hessle MP Alan Johnson was appointed Manufacturing Minister (This is Hull-news from www.hulldailymail.com Accessed 6 November 2002). It...

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... workers, joined the Global Alliance for Communities and Workers, and changed footwear manufacturing to a water-based method to improve air quality. In the statement issued by Nike, available on Nikebiz.com, it says, "No contract worker making Nike footwear product can be under the age of 18. No contract worker making Nike apparel, equipment or accessories can be under the ... ...

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... Kong, which was the center for China's economic reforms in 1979. In just three decades the city has grown to more than 10 million people. Says Kevin Voigt from CNN.com. Kevin also points out that the main source of work here is technology factories. Many people say these sweatshops are what makes an economy grow, with the exception that work ... ...

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... called "Racism in the Workplace," and the other is from Essence Magazine called "To sue or not to sue.(over job discrimination)." I also found some resources through a search on Yahoo.com. What I found: According to The Dictionary of Cultural Literature, racism is "the belief that some races are inherently superior (physically, intellectually, or culturally) to others, and therefore have a right to ... ...

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... something to their worker, and to the communities in which they are operating and they should sometimes sacrifice some profits to make things better for their workers and communities." (globalchange.com) I feel that the corporations will start looking at the well being of their workers and compensate them more for what they do, and not just look at themselves as the ... ...

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... : Prentice Hall, Incorporated 2001 Duff, Christina "New Minimum Wage Makes Few Waves." The Wall Street Journal November 20,1996 Neveu, Andre "The Local Area Unemployment Crisis." June 2002. www.minimumwage.com October 18, 2002 Minimum wage is the price that an employer can pay a worker for an hour of labor. It was originated in 1938 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into ... ...

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Hiring Without the Guesswork / http://www.inc.com/magazine / 8 pages I choose this article because I thought it related well to module 13, Recruitment and Selections. This in-depth article that deals with how to go out and recruit new ... ...

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... ://www.teachmorelovemore.org/ArticlesDetails.asp?articleid=2125 - http://vls.law.vill.edu/publications/womenslawforum/commentary.htm - http://www.guardian.co.uk/gender/story/0,11812,726747,00.html - http://equalopportunity.monster.com/articles/nontraditional/...

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... state labour code and frequently the authors of the books refer to its state law and codes. The employment contract I. Employment contract -is a contract between employer and employee. (www.hyperdictionary.com) II. Thomason describes the employment contract in such way: "...employment is established by 'agreement' between the two parties, employer and employee, and this agreement is identified by the particular term ... ...

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... personal use. A study performed by the IRS found that "51% of employees" online time is spent on non-business activities such as sending personal e-mails" (Internet Usage). A study by Vault.com showed that 32% of employees sent five to ten personal e-mail messages per day, and 57% employees believed that this "decreased their productivity" (Muhl). The employee has the duty to ... ...

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... society this is not so. Women have been valued less in the workplace ever since they have begun working. However, women appear to be taking action. An article at objectz.com titled Why Are Women Leaving stated that "Women feel they need meaningful work in order to have a fulfilling and meaningful life- (website). This cannot be accomplished if they are expected ... ...

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... II: How to Fight How to Win! Englewood Cliffs: Voir Dire Press. The Nolo: Law for Everyone's Web site provides information of the laws regarding racial discrimination (http://www.nolo.com). The EEOC's Web site provides information regarding federal laws against racial discrimination (http://www.eeoc.gov). Friedman, R. (2002). The Upstart Small Business Legal Guide. Dearborn Financial Publishing, Inc ... ...

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... month." Korea Herald 12 Mar. 2002. 4 May. 2003 "Federation of Korean Trade Union, declared to stop the negotiation on Five day workweek." Yeonhap News 13 Nov. 2002. http://www.donga.com/fbin/ searchview?n=200111130123 "Development and Conflicting position in introducing five-day workweek system." Korea International Labor Foundation. 27 Aug 2002. 4 May. 2003 Lee Jean. "Daily on Five-day Workweek." Donga ... ...

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