...The effects of the war were much more immediate and explosive than anyone in the government anticipated. Within a few weeks of Pearl Harbor, plans had been laid to make New Providence a major air base, for America, and upgrading the airport close to Nassau which Sir Harry Oakes had already donated to the government, and adding a even larger Satellite Field next to Lake Killarney at the western end of the island. The building contract was rewarded by the United States regime to the large Pleasantville Corporation. This brought in modern equipment and advertised for twenty-five hundred local laborers. This construction development assured a relative bonanza for the local jobless, a chance to sell their labor for something like the rates they knew were normal on the mainland – twelve shillings a day. Little did they know, behind their backs, the Bahamian government agreed to peg local wages for unskilled labor at the rates established in 1936: four shillings for an eight hour working day, despite wartime price rises. These rates was applied to semi-skilled as well as unskilled work, and labor gangs were placed under the direction of American or local nonwhite foremen but two white Bahamians, on the mistaken principle that they would know best how to control the black Bahamian workforce. Organized blue-collared action certainly seemed doubtful. There was much to discuss since Charles Rhodriguez reactivated the unskilled workers’ labor union. They announced that the formation...
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...ALICE SADDY: CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY Introduction: The Alice Saddy Association, a non-profit agency in London, Ontario, supported people with developmental disabilities, which allowed them to live independently in the community, rather than in more restrictive group homes. The Alice Saddy Association was guided by its statement of philosophy and its day to day operations were a reflection of the statement of philosophy. The Association had an informal way of going about things. It had a live through approach and created an environment of respect, opportunity and equality. In the early years, with a relatively small case-load, it was possible for the support service supervisors to spend time with the support workers and interact with the people supported. But, in the later years, there was a significant increase in the number of people supported, support workers and high-need people. Thus, managing the staff and providing high quality of service became a main concern. The current organization approach couldn’t support the growing association which resulted in higher work-load, frustration among the workers and lower quality of service. This led MacLellan, executive director at Alice Saddy, to think over the organizational structure. Main Challenges: Alice Saddy Association faced many challenges and has few weaknesses that need to be taken care of. • The main concern was the organization structure which slowed decision-making and created potential risk for the people served...
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...Industrialization after the Civil War This period in our country made these changes due to increased efficiencies in the production of goods, the Government sponsored expedited completion of the transcontinental railroad provided people the ability to travel faster and more safely. We saw that our leadership in general was subject to corruption and also, our leaders had to take note of the plight of the working man and make laws to improve their conditions. The efficiencies in the production of goods and the availability to provide those goods to the majority of the population led to changes in what kinds of work were available and who earned money. The opening of the West, via the transcontinental railroad, provided a much needed opportunity to the bulging population of the East, as well as a needed place for newly freed slaves to start new lives. The railroads did more than provide the opportunity for the population to expand. There was also a great opportunity to have goods be provided for a large market than the traditional local store. Due to the timeliness of the railroads as opposed to traveling via horse or wagon, manufactures could get their products to the masses, in mass. The packaging of those products also extended their shelf life, allowing them to make the journey on the rails. Improvements to the country’s transportation infrastructure, via the railroad, resulted in the populace travelling far to ‘colonize’...
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...different cities in which to work. The first was Florida, the second Maine and the last Minnesota. To make everything realistic she spent only money from her wages and nothing from her savings. While there, she lived in the cheapest housing and accepted work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing-home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson. She also found out that even the humblest livelihoods require strenuous mental and physical effort.. In a capitalistic society, where "unskilled workers" struggle to make ends meet, big companies continue to exploit their labor. The idea of reification also plays well into this story, where the amount of money received in wages is not an equal representation of the worth produced by the laborer, and the laborers act as if they can't change the system. Since reading Nickel and Dimed, it is evident that hard work, contrary to popular belief, doesn't always lead to success and advancement in today's society. The old motto of if you’re willing to work hard you can always find a job is not always true. Our society seems to have moved from an industrial society to one geared toward knowledge. Blue collar workers are...
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...Economic Environment Management PROJECT Impact of the “Right to work programme” in India SUBMITTED BY – Yash Jhaveri IIM Kozhikode Batch: EPGP04: Date of Submission: 27th January 2013 Contents INTRODUCTION : Right to Work In INDIA .......................................................................................... 3 What is NREGA / MGNREGA .............................................................................................................. 3 WHAT ARE THE GENERAL BENEFITS RTW / MGNREGA ..................................................................... 4 HOW IS THE PROGRAM FINANCED? .................................................................................................. 4 Financing pattern ............................................................................................................................... 4 Release of funds ................................................................................................................................. 4 Comparison : RTW/MGNREGA Vs other government based employment schemes ........................ 5 Impact of RIGHT TO WORK / MGNREGA ........................................................................................... 5 Increase in GDP .................................................................................................................................. 5 Effect on Inflation ..............................................................................................
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...The Industrial Revolution and Its Long-Term Effects Introduction The Industrial Revolution has been viewed as one of the most influential events to occur on to the economic world in the history of modern society. The invention of many new items that all helped people performed certain tasks more efficiently lead the world to be able to produce many more goods in a much shorter time frame. The impact of the Industrial Revolution on the world as a whole was that it catapulted the world economy into an almost frenzy like state, in which people had access to a much wider variety of goods and services offered to them by businesses. The impact that this event had on the worker’s life was not necessarily a good or bad thing, however. With the advent of new, more efficient technology, workers were able to more easily accomplish certain tasks that would have taken them a much longer time to complete before the start of the Industrial Revolution, however there were some serious negative side effects of such a quick influx of technology. With such new practices and ideas put into the workplace, many workers were expected to be as efficient as the new ways of producing a product or service, and as a result, their health and safety were often overlooked. The Industrial Revolution has had lasting effects on the entire population in almost every facet of our lives, as both consumers and workers, and will always be remembered as one of the driving forces behind the way in which the modern...
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...a) Write a detailed account of the Burma Road Riot in Nassau, Bahamas. The Burma Road Riot started because a labor dispute in the Bahamas. It was an attempt to end economic, political and social injustices in The Bahamas. According to Source A, “the 1942 riot in Nassau or the Burma Road Riot in Nassau was a short-lived spontaneous outburst by a group of disgruntled labourers, and occurred against a background of narrow socio-economic and political policies.” This occurred at a time when local black workers demonstrated in a violent manner against discrimination of wages paid to them. They were paid less than that of the highly paid American workers who were all engaged in the construction of huge airfields for the U.S. Army, at Oakes Field and Winsor Field, simply known as “The Project.” During this time, there was a lot of Political unrest in the colonial Bahamas related to political rights, labor rights, and race relations. This all started during World War II (1939 – 1945), when Americans began to set up military bases in Nassau, which was advantageous because of the clear skies for training of airmen and the clear water for training in under water skills. Permission was sought from the British Government for military bases to be built in several Caribbean countries. In the Bahamas, with lend-lease arrangements, permission was given for the U.S firm, Pleasantville Incorporated, under supervision of the U.S Army Engineering Department, to construct two bases at New...
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...skilled labor occupations are: electricians, law enforcement officers, computer operators, financial technicians, and administrative assistants. Some skilled labor jobs have become so specialized that there are worker shortages. Unskilled Labor Unskilled labor does not require workers to have special training or skills. The jobs that require unskilled labor are continually shrinking due to technological and societal advances. Jobs that previously required little or no training now require training. For example, labor that was once done manually now may be assisted by computers or other technology, requiring the worker to have technological skills. Examples of remaining unskilled labor occupations generally include farm laborers, grocery clerks, hotel maids, and general cleaners and sweepers. Unskilled Manual Labour Unskilled Manual labour is physical work done by people, most especially in contrast to that done by machines, and also to that done by working animals. It is most literally work done with the hands and, by figurative extension, it is work done with any of the muscles and bones of the body. Although nearly any work can potentially have skill and intelligence applied to it, many jobs that mostly comprise manual labour—such as fruit and vegetable picking, manual materials handling (for example, shelf stocking), manual digging, or manual assembly of parts—often may be...
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...Business Plan Outline - 23 Point Checklist For Success If you’re looking for funding for a new or existing business, you need a business plan. Your business plan gives lenders and investors the information they need to determine whether or not they should consider your company. Your business plan outline is the first step in organizing your thoughts. And, when you follow the outline below, you ensure your business plan is in the format that prompts investors and lenders to take action. In the business plan outline below, you will see the ten (10) sections common to business plans, and the twenty-three (23) sub-sections you must complete. Also, to help you out, here is my proven business plan template, that allows you to quickly and easily complete all the sections of your business plan. Section I – Executive Summary 1 – Executive Summary The Executive Summary is the most important part of your business plan. Because if it doesn’t interest readers, they’ll never even get to the rest of your plan. Start your Executive Summary with a brief and concise explanation of what your company does. Next, explain why your company is uniquely qualified to succeed. For example, does your management team have unique competencies? Do you have any patents? Are you the first mover in your market? Does a huge, unmet market opportunity exist? Etc. Finally, include a synopsis of your financial projections in your Executive Summary. Specifically, include your expected revenues, expenses and...
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...the Employee Retirement Income System Act (Goetch, p. 543). Rehabilitation Act- its motivation is to offer security to individuals with inabilities, including laborers. It expresses that any office or association that gets government financing falls inside of the domain of the demonstration. Such substances may not victimize people who have inabilities but rather are generally qualified. Occupational Safety and Health Act- it requires that businesses give a protected working environment free of perils. It is additionally restricts managers from retaliating against representatives who decline to work in a situation they trust may be unfortunate. Employee Retirement Income Security Act- it secures the advantages of workers by forbidding moves made against them taking into account their qualification for advantages. That implies that if worker have AIDS the organization can't end that individual in light of their wellbeing condition. With the rising predominance of HIV/AIDS, organizations are progressively worried about the effect of the infection on their organizations concerns that are all around established. At the broadest level, organizations are subject to the quality and essentialness of the economies in which they work. HIV/AIDS raises the expenses of working together, decreases profitability and brings down general interest for merchandise and administrations. It in this way makes sense to put resources into avoidance, mind and bolster programs to stem declining business...
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...THE FUTURE OF EMPLOYMENT: HOW SUSCEPTIBLE ARE JOBS TO COMPUTERISATION?∗ Carl Benedikt Frey† and Michael A. Osborne‡ September 17, 2013 . Abstract We examine how susceptible jobs are to computerisation. To assess this, we begin by implementing a novel methodology to estimate the probability of computerisation for 702 detailed occupations, using a Gaussian process classifier. Based on these estimates, we examine expected impacts of future computerisation on US labour market outcomes, with the primary objective of analysing the number of jobs at risk and the relationship between an occupation’s probability of computerisation, wages and educational attainment. According to our estimates, about 47 percent of total US employment is at risk. We further provide evidence that wages and educational attainment exhibit a strong negative relationship with an occupation’s probability of computerisation. Keywords: Occupational Choice, Technological Change, Wage Inequality, Employment, Skill Demand JEL Classification: E24, J24, J31, J62, O33. We thank the Oxford University Engineering Sciences Department and the Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology for hosting the “Machines and Employment” Workshop. We are indebted to Stuart Armstrong, Nick Bostrom, Eris Chinellato, Mark Cummins, Daniel Dewey, David Dorn, Alex Flint, Claudia Goldin, John Muellbauer, Vincent Mueller, Paul Newman, Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh, Anders Sandberg, Murray Shanahan, and Keith ...
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...What are the advantages and disadvantages of division of labor? By division of labor we mean an arrangement where by people perform different functions at the same time. Though the term, 'Division of labor' is applied in the field of economics, yet infact division of labor in modern society is not limited simply to labor but applies to all the factors of production and exists beyond the purely economic field. There may be three forms of division of labor. (i) Social division of labor This means division into occupation. Thus, there are farmers, weavers, teachers, priests, laborers etc. (ii) Technical division of labor This means the division of labor within a particular enterprise. Thus within a factory there are weavers, spinners, designers, accountants, managers and engineers. The work may be divided into complete tasks like spinning, weaving, bleaching, designing, finishing etc. or it may by divided into incomplete processes. It is said that work in a modern spinning factory is divided into 18 processes. Technical division of labor is marked feature of modern machine age. (iii) Territorial division of labor This is also known as localization of industries. Certain places or regions come to specialize in the making of certain articles; Hosiery at Ludhiana, Cotton textiles at Ahmadabad and Bombay, Jute industry at Calcutta, Leather industry at Agra and Kanpur etc. Division of labor is based on the principle of co-operation or interdependence. The different...
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...Executive Summary: Campbell Brother’s are the main source of revenue for the Wald press but due to recession the orders from the Campbell brothers reduces. This created the trouble for Wald press in retaining workers and profit. After recession Campbell Brothers sales increased. Hence, Campbell brother’s pressurizing Wald press for dropping outside contract to get there work completed. Hence, the optimum solution for making profit and increasing production capacity as well as retaining skilled workers is by hiring unskilled contract worker on daily basis and skilled workers on permanent basis. Provide training to unskilled workers to make them skill worker and keep them as permanent worker afterword. Start two shifts of 8 hrs a day. The question of how much workers (both skilled and unskilled) to be hired, is addressed in the case analysis. Contents: 1. Situation Analysis 2. The Problem 3. The Options 4. Criteria for Evaluation 5. Evaluation of Option 6. The recommendation 7. Action Plan Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 Situation Analysis: * For Wald Press(WP), orders from Campbell Brother(CB) are the major source of revenue. * During 30’s depression, CB experience the sales drop subsequently decreasing the order to WP to work below optimum output level as a result WP is losing its skilled workers. * Credibility of CB with WP is affected. * In order to fill the gap of decreasing order from CB, WP approached outside contractors(OC). ...
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...Conflicts in the Work Place Melody Johnson Strayer University Winter 12’ Professor Albert Yin In this paper I will discuss the affects of conflict, decision making and organizational design in the work place. When people work together, there will be tension and conflict between individuals and groups from time to time. Even in the best of work environments, organizational tension is inevitable. Conflict is the natural outcome of disagreement often resulting from individuals or groups with differing values, desired outcomes, or frame of reference. Such workplace tension produces a situation where executives can spend time up-front by finding resolution through negotiation or spend time on the backend trying to resolve a destructive battle. Left unmanaged, organizational tension and conflict will inflict unnecessary pain through internal struggles and in the worst scenarios cause long term strife to the organization or loss of talented employees. In my current position as a supervisor I am faced with conflict, decision making and organizational designs daily. I supervise a team of investigators and at times there are differences in the workplace amongst the team. As a supervisor it is my job to try to diffuse the situation to ensure that it doesn’t escalate. By diffusing, I would need to come up with a strategy that would benefit both parties. When I was researching Branson, for example Branson believed in hiring the best people to run businesses. People are important so...
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