Rules: The Port Authority and the Transport Workers Union have a collective bargaining agreement between the two groups. The terms of the agreement state that the privilege of selecting weekly days off was allocated in accordance with a strict seniority system. Analysis: The New York Transit Authority is a seven-day-per-week, 24-hour-per-day operation. Ms. Myers’ religious belief is that she is not able to engage in any type of work during the Sabbath. The Sabbath for Seventh-day Adventist is considered from sundown on Friday thru sundown on Saturday.
It is a law that has been put into place to prevent any discrimination against; age, sex, race, disabilities, religion, gender and sexual orientation in a work place or in society generally. This also includes indirect discrimination as well as direct discrimination towards patients and colleagues (Human Resources, 2013). If the Act is broken the employer has to informally discuss a disciplinary first, before any action is taken. A formal disciplinary is only made depending on how the victim would like to handle the problem, if the employee concerned has had various
Employees (including yourself when on work experience, even though you are not paid) also have responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. * Take reasonable care of your own, and other people’s health and safety * Not deliberately do anything that could risk someone else’s health or safety Regulations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Over the years since the HASAWA was first passed, additional regulations have been added to reflect changes in practice, technology and understanding. These regulations include: * Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 *
2. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 - Employees cannot be sexually discriminated in employment, training or recruitment. 3. Employment Protection Act 1978 - Employees must be given a written contract of employment. 3.
When in truth, these subjects are not necessary nor is having “three to four hours of homework a night (80)” and getting “six and a half hours of sleep (80)” to complete it. Most of these graduates will find a world that does not require these homework skills. Greenfield proves this to us by taking us back to when he was the same age as his daughter. He says, “I don’t remember how much homework was assigned to me in eighth grade. I
Understand the role of the social care worker 1.1 Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship It's different as you can't look upon them as a close friend or relative, we have to keep it on a professional level and not to have any favourites.1.2 Describe different working relationships in social care settingsWorking with the residents relativesWorking with the managerWorking as part of a team with carers2.1 Describe why it is important to adhere to the agreed scope of the job roleIt is important to adhere to the agreed scope of the job as you should follow regulations and procedures in a professional manner.2.2 Outline what is meant by agreed ways of workingAn agreed way of working is a policy or procedure in your organisation which you need to abide by e.g. moving and handling – there should always be 2 carers when using the hoist.2.3 Explain the importance of full up-to-date details of agreed ways of workingIt is important to have up-to-date agreed ways of working as there may be changes in policies within law. Your company may have to implement them to help protect the vulnerable.3.1 Explain why it is important to work in partnership with othersIt is very important to work in partnership with others as they may be able to provide useful information to support you in your work e.g. a relative. You may be also be able to provide useful information to support them in being part of the individuals lives.3.2 Identify ways of working that can help improve partnership workingGood communication can improve partnership working a lot as you need to be able to communicate with your work colleagues.3.3 Identify skills and approaches needed for resolving conflictsGood communication skills is needed to resolve conflicts and also approach them in a calm and polite way to resolve the matter.3.4 Explain how and when to access support and
Thus, a full-timer's productive time is 35 hours per week. 3.Part-timers work for at least four hours but less than eight hours and are not allowed any lunch break. 4.Of the full-timers, 50 percent go out to lunch between 11 A.M. and 12 noon and the remaining 50 percent between 12 noon and 1 P.M. 5.The shift starts at 9 A.M. and ends at 7 P.M. (that is, overtime is limited to two hours). Any work left over at 7 P.M. should be considered as holdover for the next day. 6.A full-time employee is not allowed to work more than five hours overtime per week.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) only forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older. It does not protect workers under the age of 40, although some states do have laws that protect younger workers from age discrimination. It is not illegal for an employer or other covered entity to favor an older worker over a younger one, even if both workers are age 40 or older. Discrimination can occur when the victim and the person who inflicted the discrimination are both over 40. Age Discrimination & Work Situations The law forbids discrimination when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions,
1.3, Arthur and Sheila earns far more than £95 a week and working less than 30 hours each , if they were to care for Anna so they cannot claimed carer allowance. No this does not offer them the opportunity cost of staying at home. 1.4, two reasons why Sheila’s life time opportunity cost will be higher than Arthur’s is a, she will have less work experience than Arthur. b, Her promotion prospect will be affected, decrease of skill.. 1.5, Sheila worked previously 38 hours a week at £15 equal £570, if she cared for Anna 25hours a week, Anna who is qualified for high rate of Disability living, could afford to pay Denis £15 per hour times 25 equal £375. Taking up 15 hour at £7 per hour equal £105, Dennis will be left with £90 worst of, and 2 hours more.
There is no specific legal prohibition on working alone, but the general legal duties of employers under theOccupational Health and Safety Act (2004) still apply. "An employer shall provide and maintain so far as is reasonably practicable for employees a working environment that is safe and without risks to health." [Section 21(1)] Establishing safe working conditions for lone workers is no different from organising the safety of other employees. Employers should identify the hazards of the work, assess the risks involved, and implement changes to the workplace and safe working arrangements to ensure the risks are either eliminated or adequately controlled. When it is not possible to devise arrangements for the work to be done safely by one person, alternative arrangements providing help or back-up have to be devised.