Labour Term Papers Samples For Students

Introduction

The transnational corporation (TNC) has been described both as a primary hindrance to growth and a driving force of development. It is viewed both as a main catalyst of underdevelopment through an extensive depletion and transfer of resources to highly developed economies and as a powerful entity able to transform the productive mechanisms in the economically impoverished parts of the globe. Broadly speaking, as defined by the United Nations (UN), the word 'transnational' means “that the activities of the corporation or enterprise involve more than one nation” (Sagafi-Nejad & Dunning 2008, p. 3). Some scholars argued that the definition have ...

Question 1

a). Calculation of variances
The material price variance is calculated as the budgeted price less the actual price. The standard per cost is 3.8 dollars per kg (£15200/4000=£3.8) while the actual per unit cost is £14742/3780=£3.9 per kg. This means the material price variance is £0.1 per kg.
Material usage variance is the budgeted quantity of materials and the actual quantity valued at the budgeted per unit price. The budgeted per unit price is £3.8. The difference in the two quantities is 4000-3780=220kgs. This valued at £3.8 gives a material usage variance of £836. The labour rate ...

Introduction

The growing cost of college education has raised debates about how viable a college degree is. These debates are further fueled by required knowledge and skill sets required for current job market. Given current unemployment rates (coming in heel of an unprecedented economic recession), investment in college education has not only become a financial burden long after graduation but is also becoming, critically, less rewarding from a job prospect perspective. Indeed, "overeducated" college graduates – particularly ones completing an undergraduate or a higher degree in software engineering or digital media majors – are experiencing particularly painful job experiences, particularly during early ...

Globalization refers to the increased integration and global interconnectedness of markets, trade, culture and products. Globalization is enhanced by technological advancements and transnational investments. People around the world are getting more closely connected than before. Goods and services produced are becoming available in all parts of the world irrespective of where they were manufactured. Money and information is also flowing rapidly while international communication and travel are commonplace. This paper discusses the pros and cons of globalization.

Pros of Globalization

There are several benefits that are a direct consequence of globalization. Firstly, companies have a wider market for the goods and services they produce ...

Thatcherism is typically described by analysts and political experts to be an ideology which espoused achieving a supported governing competency with the reconstruction of traditional conservative tenets with a focus on autonomy over a series of issues, they deemed as issues of “high-politics” Moravcsik, 1991).
Specifically Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power in came on the heels of post War World II, a deteriorating industrial based economy and the provision of abysmal governmental services and a deep seated crisis of the state during the mid-1970s (Gamble, 1988). These “new politics’ within the Conservative traditions emerged during a recession and ...

Child labour was viewed as a vice in our societies. Recent research has brought to the light the fact that child labour is rampant even at this time that we consider ourselves to be a civilized race. A study conducted in 2006 revealed that this vice exist in some parts of the world. In particular was the case that children were made to work for major American companies in Bangladesh. According to a report by the National Labor Committee, the companies involved were Hanes, Puma, Wall-Mart and J.C Penney. The author of the report held that 11-year-old and even younger kids worked ...

Intercultural Communication

Before the arrival of the Portuguese in the year 1500, Amerindian people stayed in Brazil who spoke different languages. There were around six million Indians in Brazil who spoke 1,000 different languages. After arriving the Portuguese settlers encountered the Tupi people, who then controlled most of the Brazilian coast and used to speak a set of closely related languages. The Portuguese were called "Tapuias", by the Tupi people. In the first two centuries of colonization, a language known as ‘Línguageral’ was widely spoken by all, from Amerindians, Portuguese to the African and their descendants, and a vast area from Sao ...

Pain Management for the Obstetric Patient

Pain is subjective and individual responses to pain vary. The response of every client to labor pain is also unique. Perception and expression of labor pain is influenced by a number of factors. These factors include cultural factors, individual pain tolerance, anxiety, level of education, attitudes of the client towards pregnancy, age, and parity. Management of labor pain is a key goal of intrapartum care (Simkin, Lockwood, Eckler, & Klein, 2014). This paper will discuss pain management for the obstetric patient. It consists of two parts. The first part will focus on the causes and management options for pain and discomfort during ...

Introduction

The legal system is present in all aspects of our lives to ensure that everything in life is fair and is done with a particular protocol. The labour market is not exempt from laws. It is an area that especially needs legality for it to function properly. Employees are otherwise powerless in determining their wages and treatment. Laws ensure that they have power and a voice. Without legality, the labour market will be a flood of unfair payment under unscrupulous employers.

Law in remuneration

Laws directly affects remuneration of employees in both public and privates sector. Laws stipulate how employees ought to be paid, how ...

Abstract

This article is a discussion of problems that working women face in their careers, working in a male dominated corporate system and the evidence of existence of such practices. This article also debates upon the remedies that can be made and how some organizations have already begun considering methods to accommodate female talent in their work structure.

Introduction

“I always feel if all women in the world speak in one voice, what a great voice it will be to bring peace, prosperity and happiness in the world. That voice is needed for empowerment.” (Bheemarasetty, 2012)
Women empowerment is an issue that has ...

Suggest how an economist would approach the problem of alcohol abuse. Provide two (2) possible solutions to this problem. Include the four (4) elements of the economic way of thinking in your analysis.
Economists classify every activity as either consumption or saving. Consumption means that the individual is depreciating investible capital while saving adds to the available capital for investment. Consumption is health to an economy only up to a given level, after which it deteriorates it. In this case, alcohol abuse is a consumption activity that has negative effect on economic growth. Based on this, an economist will handle ...

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Although the Jesuits are seen as being strict evangelisers they have obviously show a certain amount of restraint in the way they handled certain issues. In the Travels of Marco Polo one can also view what makes up the experience of travelling which is part and parcel of the whole Jesuit experience. This essay will analyse the prevailing European attitudes to slavery and how the Jesuits tackled the heathan peoples they encountered who used barbarous methods to achieve their goals and how their acceptance of God became part and parcel of everything. There is also a reference to Cortes and his ...

Economic growth is a crucial factor in every country; hence, many resources are channelled towards the improvement of the economy. With economic growth, the citizenry of a given nation stand to benefit as their lives are improved in all spheres, since they are able to secure jobs more easily, save for the future and live a decent life[ CITATION Aut01 \l 1033 ].
The paper is focused on the economic growth of Canada with specific reference to the staple theory of economic growth. The theory is of the idea that, economic growth is dependent on the primary means of production that is ...

Of Marx/ Engels, Durkheim, and Weber

Of Marx/ Engels, Durkheim, and Weber
I. Marx
There are many ways by which Marx’ methodology can be viewed, and reading through his works leads to the realization of his socialism concept. In Marx’ Capitalist, he expressed how production is initiated, not because man is under the control of political power, but because he is a social being that needs to participate in the production of goods that will benefit the whole society. This was expressed in his work when he wrote, “socialized man, the associated producers, regulate their interchange with nature rationally,” (Marx, 1869, pp. 944), thus allowing ...

International management

International management

Introduction

Expansion to foreign markets is an important prerequisite for success of any modern business. Sustainable growth strategy serves a number of aims, such as supporting the growth of markets and products, expanding a business, improving margins, increasing revenue and reducing a time of a business cycle (Kumar, 2010, p.1). Furthermore, expansion to foreign markets is crucial for companies that manufacture products, targeted for the markets of developing countries, so that as many economies as possible can benefit from innovative solutions.
One of the crucial problems of African countries is water supply. Every day a lot of individuals ( ...

Introduction

Canada has over time been attracting a high number of immigrants each year. This number has also been increasing each year (Reitz, 2005). About 20% of the country’s population is made up of foreigners. Based on the data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the annual immigration flow of the country is now one of the highest among the OECD members. For example, in the year 2011, the country received some 249,000 new immigrants, which was more than the number it received in 2010 (281,000). The two main cited reasons for this immigration are job ...

The relationship between the revolution in France and Haiti

The Haitian Revolution resulted from a long fight on the fragment of the slaves in the French colony of St. Domingue, however was also driven by the free Mulattoes who had initially faced the prosecutions of being signified as semi-citizens. The revolution saw slavery to end and resulted to the establishment of the republic of Haiti. The colony of Saint-Domingue, geologically roughly the identical land mass that is currently Haiti was the lushest colony in the West Indies and perhaps the richest in the history of the globe. Driven by slave effort and enabled by rich soil and model climate, ...

Introduction

Bureaucracy as a management of an organization by non-elected officials has long been there in society and firms since 20th century. This form of organization is prevalent both in the public and private sector. The evidence of techno-management or technology management being usurped by bureaucracy is plentiful. For example, techno-managers need for control and domination is evidenced by their language at work by use of words and phrases such as “how many people work for you?”, “subordinates,” “my people” and “staying on top of things,” etc. These indicate the necessity of separating bureaucracy from techno-management; while doing so, one encounters ...

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This essay will outline the nature of the death penalty in terms of its birth and its ideals and how this translates in terms of the democratic process. Such philosophers and social reformers as T.H Green, Beccaria, Hobbes and Jeremy Bentham to discuss the benefits and negative factors of the death penalty in terms of its effectiveness as a deterrent and assess whether or not it’s value as a deterrent outweighs these negative factors. This process will inevitably lead me to the conclusion in which I hope to establish the fairness or notion of equivalency of the death penalty.
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Businesses are entities that are initiated with an aim of generating profits. However, the objectives of various businesses changes depending on the owners. Businesses owned by the government may have other objectives apart from maximizing profits. Some businesses may also be started with an aim of utilizing the available resources. However, most of the businesses are started mainly to ensure that the wealth of the owners are maximized. This is through investing in profitable projects that result in the highest profits. All other activities are carried out with an aim of ensuring that the businesses survive in the market ...

Define and discuss the author’s comic critique of unrealized American ideals and inequitable American realities as regards class and race in Huckleberry Finn

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Huckleberry Finn is the archetypical American novel written by the enigmatic Mark Twain and which sheds considerable light on American society as a whole. It tells the story of the son of a town’s vagrant who leaves his son in rags and tatters and who is very much at the mercy of the elements throughout. The boy is a lovable young kid who does not have much going for him but who is essentially good and although ...

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There are certain differences between internal and external financial accounting. Internal financial accounting is also known as managerial accounting. The main differences between the two activities are the users of the financial statements, the types of information, the frequency of preparing the statements and the regulatory oversight of the accounts. The external financial information is a summary of the historical data of the company and it is mandatory for the accountants to prepare these statements. On the other hand internal financial accounting is detailed in nature and tends to be futuristic in terms of projections, budgets and estimations. It is ...

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Best practices in selection and recruitment are essential when finding the most suitable applicant in a certain position. Not only will the applicant be suitable but qualified so that the company can maximize on production or become more efficient (Tanke 59). However, to come up with the most suitable applicant, a job analysis is relevant so as to obtain a job profile and a personal specification. A job analysis is the first step in a recruitment process. Therefore, in understanding a job analysis I have selected lodging manager as my occupation and my task is to come up with a job analysis. In the analysis and ...

The United States rail industry came up in 1827, after the formation of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company (Williams 2004). This company was the first to be chattered as a carrier for both passengers and freight. With time, the railroad gained importance during the settling of North America. This introduction to the people made it possible for the agricultural industry to develop greatly. Before long, several railroads had emerged, which made it possible for rail transport to expand its reach (Williams 2004). People therefore stopped over-relying on water and road transportation, since they now had more options. This industry ...