workforce and stated in the Employment Relations Act 2000. However, an employee and an independent contractor have a particularly different relationship to an employer-employee relationship due to legal significance with the relationship of employer and employee. Since, an employer is legally responsible for the negligence of their worker 's activities, but not for the negligence of an independent contractor. This essay concentrates on the employment law and how it affects employment agreement in New Zealand…

Business Law: Labor and Employment Law Each and every day business throughout the United States are met with challenging situations that are centered around labor and employment law. As the director of human resources for Company X, I have been tasked with analyzing three situations that may or may not violate any federal acts. The federal acts that will be considered are the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and the Americans with…

2.0 Employment Law Employment law is the body of law that governs. The body of law that governs the employer-employee relationship, including individual employment contracts, the application of TORT and contract doctrines, and a large group of statutory regulation on issues such as the right to organize and negotiate collective bargaining agreements, protection from discrimination, wages and hours, and health and safety (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Employment+Law). Most workers…

Q1 – Understand the purpose of employment regulation and the way it is enforced in practice. Explain the purpose of employment law and how it is enforced. Describe the role played by the tribunal and courts system in enforcing employment law. Include how cases are settled before and during formal legal proceedings. (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) 1.1 – Explain the aims and objectives of employment regulation Employment law dates back to the 14th century, with the first labour legislation, the Ordinance of labourers…

------------------------------------------------- Employment Law Assignment 1 June 22, 2016 June 22, 2016 Employment Law: Assignment 1: Question 1: (A)(i) Maternity Leave Employee’s that become pregnant, are entitled to take maternity leave. This entitlement, extends to all female employees, regardless of how long they’ve worked in the organisation, or number of hours worked each week. It is possible to avail of further unpaid maternity leave. The Maternity Protection…

Introduction The purpose of this research is to prove that the employment at will doctrine does not protect the employee population in the United States. The fact that if you look at the way the doctrine is written it protects the employers and firms, and this as a result creates discrimination. This in itself creates an unsafe and sometime unstable work environment because of the potential for high turnover, costly training, and low morale amongst employees. There are certain factors that must…

hastening the demise of organizations given the laws surrounding their engagement (Goldman, Corrada & Goldman, 2011). More so, the law influences employee commitment or withdrawal from any organization in addition to affecting the areas of managerial action. The law, therefore, gives employers and employees wide latitude to act potentially in their best interest. In both the United States and Saudi Arabia, there are vital laws that guide employment. Such laws encompass the significant remedies that focus…

At Will law was situated into place to safeguard both the employee and the employer. By creating the employment at will law; both the employer and employee are able to cancel the contract at any time without consequence. “Employment at-will means that employers are able to terminate ones employment at any time, for any cause - with or without notice”, Rogers, S. 2012. By the late 1800’s the doctrine “At Will Employment” was established in the United States. The principle was valued at first…

Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the USA employment regulation after a merge has occurred globally. This position paper is going to brief the audience globally on the USA employment laws and regulations but not limited to Sexual harassment, Wage and Salary Legislation, Recruitment, Interviewing, Affirmative Action, Equal Employment and the ADA. This paper will go over the history of a few of the important acts that have been passed over the years to protect employees in the…

EMPLOYMENT LAW Introduction The aim of this Assessment is to demonstrate an understanding of employment regulation and how it is enforced. Other areas covered include; how to manage recruitment, manage issues relating to pay and working time lawfully and how to ensure that staff are treated lawfully when they at work. Finally it will cover managing performance and disciplinary matters lawfully. Activity 1 The purpose of Employment Law is to provide legal protection to employees and employers…