| Decisions |
Employer Policies and Procedures: When are they Contractually Binding?
Employers expect employees to comply with workplace policies – including those relating to harassment, safety, conflicts of interest and grievance procedures – and such matter should be addressed in employment contracts. |
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| union rights - international |
Union Avoidance around the World
Union avoidance consultants are seeking to export their services. The US has led the way in its opposition to unionisation and in the development of the aggressive and ruthless tactics for ensuring non-union workplaces. |
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| harassment |
Taming the Beast
When it comes to violence in the workplace, such as sexual harassment, bullying and threats, abuse of power and even murder, people are asking why it happens, and who can stop it. |
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| employment |
The Decent Work Deficit: ILO on Global Employment Trends 2006
A “perfect storm” is gathering force in the global jobs landscape due to worsening unemployment, poverty and labour migration. |
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| wages |
Raising the US Minimum Wage
Franklin Roosevelt stated that, “No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to exist in this country.” |
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| labour hire |
Who's The Boss?: Holding Day Labor Employers Accountable in Chicago
Many Chicago employers rely on a day labor employment system which routinely exploits immigrant workers. (Sounds familiar!) |
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| union organising |
Reorganizing American Labor
At no time in the past 70 years have American workers and unions been under more direct and intense attack by corporate America. Moreover, that attack continues to show signs of becoming increasingly virulent and bold. |
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