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- 31: Affirmative Action
- ... physical or mental disability or ethnic or national origin. Unfortunately though, sometimes this law is not always abided by. Women, aboriginal people who are physically or mentally challenged, and visible minorities have often been denied employment equity, or equal employment opportunities due to discriminatory practices. These groups should enjoy equal representative share of employment opportunities in all occupations and at all levels. An example of discrimination that denies equal opportunity is the practice of allowing members of these four groups to advance within a company only to a ...
- 32: Multiculturalism 2
- ... Canadians can participate fully in our society. The policy enables the integration of minority Canadians while encouraging our institutions to remove discriminatory barriers. (Blackman 1993: 29) On similar lines with the Multicultural Act is the Employment Equity Act because both involve dealing with minorities. The Employment Equity Act was proclaimed in 1986 to achieve equity in employment. Employers covered by this Act must ensure that members of four general groups achieve equitable representation and participation in the work force. These four groups are women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members ...
- 33: Canadian Mosaic - The Policy B
- ... Canadians can participate fully in our society. The policy enables the integration of minority Canadians while encouraging our institutions to remove discriminatory barriers. (Blackman 1993: 29) On similar lines with the Multicultural Act is the Employment Equity Act because both involve dealing with minorities. The Employment Equity Act was proclaimed in 1986 to achieve equity in employment. Employers covered by this Act must ensure that members of four general groups achieve equitable representation and participation in the work force. These four groups are women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members ...
- 34: Affirmative Action
- ... job. Lets suppose that I go out and apply for a job, and get into a finial interview because I along with one other person was the most qualified. However, after that last interview my employment possibilities are rejected because the company has to hire a woman to meet some status set by the government. This is why I want to know this. The second and less serious reason that I ... to eliminate segregation helped launch the civil rights movement in this country. In 1961 President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10925 which stated the contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates ...
- 35: From Welfare to Workfare
- ... excluded from mandatory workfare. recipients will be required to work, or volunteer, seventeen hours per week, in order to receive assistance. municipal social services will work directly with charity and community organizations for volunteer and employment services. The main intention of workfare is to help the welfare recipient become self-sufficient and ultimately get him/her employment. The full plans were introduced in the Ontario legislature on June 18, 1996 by the honourable David Tsubouchi, when he discussed the three major ways that Ontario Works will be a success. 1) Contracting out job agencies: These agencies will be paid two hundred dollars up front to find the recipient a job. If employment for the recipient is not found, the two hundred dollars must be paid back. The agency can then receive two more payments; one after three months employed, and one after six months employed. The ...
- 36: Glass Ceiling in Corporate America
- ... businesses. Asian Americans, like other immigrants, have found that opening small ethnic businesses to be an important source of subsistence for their families. Some Asian Americans, as well as other ethnic groups, resort to self-employment as an outlet for frustrated ambitions because of a lack of jobs or blocked mobility in their profession. For these reasons, ethnic small businesses are interpreted by some researchers as an indicator of underemployment and ... they are less likely to be in managerial positions, although they possess the same skills and characteristics as their white counterparts. Asian Americans are clearly under represented as managers across many occupational sectors, including private employment, the government, and both public and private institutions of higher learning. Recent studies by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights shows that a 1990 census of chief executives, general administrators, and public administration leaders ... have successfully entered the primary sector of the workforce are found to be in only certain jobs that are segregated consistently by racial prejudice. Which in turn offers lower salaries restricted upward mobility, and subordinate employment status and benefits. Asian Americans, as does other ethnic groups, possess personal and group deficiencies that create barriers that should not be considered glass ceilings but should be addressed and corrected if necessary for ...
- 37: Multiculturalism
- ... Canadians can participate fully in our society. The policy enables the integration of minority Canadians while encouraging our institutions to remove discriminatory barriers. (Blackman 1993: 29) On similar lines with the Multicultural Act is the Employment Equity Act because both involve dealing with minorities. The Employment Equity Act was proclaimed in 1986 to achieve equity in employment. Employers covered by this Act must ensure that members of four general groups achieve equitable representation and participation in the work force. These four groups are women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members ...
- 38: Conflicting Goals in Economic Growth
- Conflicting Goals in Economic Growth Goals of monetary policy are to "promote maximum employment, inflation (stabilizing prices), and economic growth." If economists believe it's possible to achieve all the goals at once, the goals are inconsistent. There are limitations to monetary policy. The term "maximum employment" means that we should try to hold the unemployment rate as low as possible without pushing it below what economists call the natural rate or the full- employment rate. Pushing unemployment below that level would cause inflation to rise and thereby ruin the other objective-- stable prices, economic growth, which is our objectives in the long run. Overall financial stability will lead ...
- 39: European Studies
- ... Community average. It was hoped to improve living and working conditions, to protect the environment and to improve processing and marketing of goods. (19) Objective 5b included areas that had a high share of agricultural employment and a low income level. (20) Objective 5a was a regrouping of measures which already existed in CAP i.e. funding for farm improvements, training and social assistance for farmers. (21) A number of reform ... regional areas in disadvantaged regions, both economically and socially, so that the regions can meet the challenges of modern society. (27) The ESFΖs aim is to τraise the general standard of living by rendering the employment of workers easier and increasing their geographical and occupational mobility.φ (28) It targets in particular the long-term unemployed, those in danger of losing their job, young people, women, handicapped people and the socially ... excluded. It is governed by Objectives 3 and 4 of the Structural Funds. The ESF also supports the development of SMEs, tourism and diversification in Objective 1, 2 and 5b areas. (29) The ESF improved employment opportunities by implementing vocational guidance and vocational training courses. It also helps in job creation and wage subsidy projects. Finally, it encourages and supports technological development and research. For the period 1994-1999 the ...
- 40: A Family-friendly WorkPlace
- Introduction A growing number of Canadians are facing the challenge of balancing their employment and their family responsibilities. This phenomenon have created a need for and growing interest in workplace policies and programs to enable workers to balance their work and family responsibilities.1 The appearance of family-friendly ... employees?"5 Very successful 3% Somewhat successful 54% Somewhat unsuccessful 40% Very unsuccessful 3% Thus, it is generally believed that companies, which offer family-friendly policies, are at a distinct advantage in today's competitive employment market. Types of family-friendly workplace initiatives Efforts to improve the balance between work and family life generally fall into two categories: work reorganization programs and employee benefit policies. Work reorganization initiatives include: · Flexible scheduling ... sick days.8 Job sharing Job sharing is a voluntary work arrangement in which two people share responsibility for one full-time position. Job sharing may combine the advantages of full-time and part-time employment, in that the job is continuously staffed and the organization has access to the resources of two workers rather than one. Job sharing also is a benefit for employers and managers. They will have ...
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