In this section of the report, the authors detail the rate at which destructive fire kills, injures, and causes property loss to Americans. The report states that fire claims the lives of 12,000 people every year in the U.S., making it the second highest cause of accidental death. That isn’t the only human toll, because there are also 300,000 people who are injured by fire on an annual basis. The authors expound on the injuries by detailing the painful experiences of patients who must endure numerous plastic and reconstructive surgeries. The price of destructive fire is estimated at over $11 billion a year in the U.S. Loss of businesses leads to loss of jobs, which is a price that is beyond calculation.
Explain the trends over the past ten years in the unemployment rate, the participation rate and wage outcomes with reference to specific industries and gender in the Australian economy. Since 2003 the Australian Labour market has seen unprecedented changes in both its unemployment rate, participation rate and wage outcomes. The changes have been caused by a number of events and advancements, namely the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the change in attitudes towards employment by employers and employees, to name a few. The greatest problem in the labour market in the past 10 years has been the high level of unemployment. Unemployment is defined as when a person is actively searching for unemployment but unable to find work and is
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS 2201 ESSAY 1 Introduction The employment relationship is forever changing and growing due to evolving economic and social dimensions of work. In Australia three major trends have become apparent in paid work and employment. These contemporary trends can be described as part time work, unpaid overtime, and meaningful work. This essay will look at each major trend and describe the impact it is having on paid work and employment. The trends will be described in terms of Australian statistics and findings, and then compared to other parts of the world and their individual findings on the trends.
Being that Australia is living longer then what we did 20 years ago therefore they are more dependant or partially dependant on the government for retirement. The changing political, economic and impact of ageing on our population has evidently shaped service delivery. 3. Explain the function of the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) programs in aged care The function of ACFI programs in aged care is to focus on care needs that are related to every day high frequency need for care. There are 3 domains to the subsidy that are determined by ACFI as Activities of daily living, Behaviour supplement and Complex health care supplement.
The total rate of imprisonment in Australia in 1995 was 119 per 100,000 adults (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1997) and 411 for the USA (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1997). By the year 2008 Australia’s rate had risen to 169 (ABS, 2009), whereas the USA had a considerable increase to 760 per 100,000 adults (BJS, 2009). Female rates of imprisonments are considerably lower than men in both jurisdictions. In Australia in 1995 the rate was 12 (ABS, 1997) and the prisoner population for females in the USA at the same time was 51 (BJS, 1995). By 2008 the rates for females in Australia doubled to 24 (ABS, 2009) and in the USA increased to 67 (BJS, 2009).
HR400: Employment and Staffing | Employment and Staffing | Unit 1 Project | | Amy Johnson | 8/7/2012 | | According to United States of Department of Labor, over the next decade there will be some important changes to the demographic trends within the workforce. With a combination of the ups and downs of birthrates over the past 70 years and immigrates making up a sizable part of the population growth. One the biggest swifts are with the job market is the decline in the share of prime-age workers. The prime age group is considered 25-54 years old. Within this age group, we have more turning 55 then 25 coming up to this group.
The issue of scarcity is that human’s wants are more or less unlimited. So, as consequence to an increase of immigrants in Australia, resources will become more scarce, and eventually, the resources we use for food will become absolutely scarce. This will become a concern globally, as Australia currently exports 60% of the food produced. From this, a global interdependence has been developed for such exports internationally and the monetary value it carries for Australia. Therefore, the economic problem will incur, causing an extreme decrease in the country’s GDP.
25,000 How many working days do we lose every year due to workplace injuries or ill health? 33 Million days lost every year On average how many Managers, Directors are convicted each year? 10 What % of workplace incidents are preventable by good management? 70% What does good H & S help you do with other responsibilities? • Increase profits • Enhance reputation • Reduce wastage/insurance premiums • Boost staff morale, maintaining a happy healthy workforce.
Every one minute Australia's population increases by a new person, currently making Australia the gold medallist of growth! Our population is rising at a faster rate than any European nation, and faster than China, India and Indonesia. In 2009 record levels of overseas migration and childbirth increased our population by 480,000 people and by 2050 it's predicted Australia's population will reach 36 million. According to Dick Smith, that's a recipe for disaster. Taking into account the serious challenges of lack of water, poor soil and urban congestion, Dick believes we need to stabilise our population, not increase it.
In the documentary, it was concluded that the average work week has dramatically increased. They put a lot of blame on the idea of “forced overtime.” This is when an employee is forced to work past the regular 40 hours a week that is standard for a fulltime employee. However, the methods used to get to these conclusions are questionable. It seems that many of the data presented in this documentary were derived from time estimates. In my sociology of time and leisure class, we discussed the ways in which time estimates can produce inaccurate results.