Explain how you can ensure compliance with the legislation. The need for the manager to under OHS legislative requirements is required to protect the employees and guests to the work site from work place injury and fatal accidents. The manager can monitor WHS legislative requirements from being subscribed to these publications and memberships; · WorkCover NSW e-bulletin; · Thomson OHS News; · National Safety Magazine (CCH/NSCA); · Standards Australia online (University Library); · CCH OHS Alert e-bulletin; · NSW Self Insurers Association During a OHS tool box meeting would a time required to understand OHS legislative requirements and another situation would be after an incident that caused an injury in the work-place, dealing with the correct
Labor Union strikes were the most prominent form of worker insurrection against employers. During the period of 1875-1900, many labor unions participated in strikes, however many of them failed to achieve their goals. The biggest reason that farmers and workers went on strike was clearly stated by a machinist before the Senate Committee on Labor and Capital. Because machines were taking jobs away, workers would lose their livelihood, and most likely their only source of income. In the year of 1877, employees working for the four largest railroads went on strike due to the fact that their employers cut their wages by 10 percent; this was known as the Great Rail Road Strike.
They can make a formal grievance complaint if they’ve tried solving a problem by talking to manager but they’re not satisfied. The employer should put their grievance procedure in writing. Worker should be able to find this in their: company handbook human resources (HR) or personnel manual HR intranet site employment contract Their employer’s grievance procedure should include these steps:
In its 2007 performance report, HSE reported the following statistics: * 241 workers were killed at work. * 141,350 employees suffered serious injuries at work. * 2.2 million people were suffering from an illness they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work. 646,000 of these were new cases in the last 12 months. * 36 million days were lost overall (1.5 days per worker), 30 million due to work-related ill health and 6 million due to workplace injury.
Chilean Copper Mine Communication Release Jason Cavin BCOM/275 August 12, 2013 Randall Savely Chilean Copper Mine Communication Release The Chilean Copper Mine collapse was major headlines around the world for several weeks. A total of 33 miners were trapped roughly 300 meters below the surface for over a month. This incident caused nervous and very cautious times for everyone involved, especially the United States rescue and advisory teams. These teams along with local authorities had to keep in mind the different roles of everyone associated with this international incident and how they would receive the message. They also had to keep in mind the potential needs of the families of the miners and the employees of the mine on how they
While senior management is getting raises and expanding their corporation, people are living in misery because of the lay-offs; this could change if the corporations gave those unemployed some compensation. Flint, one out of the 11 towns
Just like the employees at Air Devils Inc needed interventions implemented to help with stress reduction, interventions are vital for organizations. The employees at Air Devils Inc can definitely benefit from training in effective conflict resolution techniques because the simulation outlined the way employees were struggling with effectively interacting with one another. They can also benefit from interventions that can help to modify the team structure. Implementing flexible work schedules can also decrease stress in the workplace and contribute to improving organizational performance. To help employees handle the conflict and stress of the work schedule many organizations have adopted guidelines that allow alternate shifts and schedules (Jex & Britt, 2008).
The health insurance is especially important for the workers working in dangerous conditions where they are likely to get an injury. Leave days for the workers should also be paid to ensure that they are able to provide for their families even when on leave. Firms and Unions should sit and come up with policies and laws that benefit the workers. The policies will help workers speak up when they are been exploited without fear. It will also allow for closure for the workers and their
Select one of the following social, political, or economic concerns that could influence a community college, or another concern of your choosing: a. A manufacturing plant shuts down causing 2,000 workers in the local community of 30,000 people to lose their jobs. b. A national industrial company moves its headquarters to the local community and creates 1,250 immediate jobs. c. A local employer plans to expand its employee base by at least 1,000 workers per year dependent upon the availability of qualified workers.
GM’s current woes are nothing new. During the early 1980s management and assembly line workers in Fremont, California had reached an impasse. More than one fifth of the five thousand workers failed to even show for work daily. The workers believed that their jobs were considered expendable and management blamed the laborers for GM’s problems. A majority of workers had been there over 20 years and were “resistant” to change.