BOC Week 10: Getting Fired

I never had the experience of firing or hiring somebody. Based poorly on another person experience of getting fired I understand that is very unpleasant t experience. Its leave very bad feel of not for feeling the expectations of an employer but also possibly a failure of performing job requirements.Than they are consequences a person have to deal with after getting fired .The suspension dos not look good on future resume.When a person get fired they should not makes arguments why and why .The best thing to do is leave the place of employment and make assessments how to improve employment performance in the future.

OSHA and employee rights:

OSHA’s mission has always been the same: to make sure that the safety and health concerns of all American workers are being met. The agency has developed specific workplace standards and polices businesses to make sure these standards are being met. It also provides training and educational programs for small business owners and corporations and works to establish partnerships geared toward improving workplace safety and health.

EAP and employee help:

An EAP is an employer-sponsored service designed for personal or family problems, including mental health, substance abuse, various addictions, marital problems, parenting problems, emotional problems, or financial or legal concerns. This is typically a service provided by an employer to the employees, designed to assist employees in getting help for these problems so that they may remain on the job and effective. EAP originated with a primary drug and alcohol focus with an emphasis on rehabilitating valued employees rather than terminating them for their substance problems. It is sometimes implemented with a disciplinary program that requires or strongly encourages that the impaired employee participate in EAP. Over the years, EAP has expanded to also incorporate not only mental health and substance abuse issues but also health and wellness and work/life types of concerns. Although one facet of EAP services is focused on the individual employee and their family members, another component is the services offered to the organization. This may include prevention, training, consultation, organizational development and crisis response services.

References:

*www.easna.org/what-is-eap/

* www.allbusiness.com/human-resources/.../11409-1.html

BOC Week 9:History of labor unions in the United States

The roots of our country's trade unions extend deep into the early history of America. Several of the Pilgrims arriving at Plymouth Rock in 1620 were working craftsmen. Captain John Smith, who led the ill-fated settlement in 1607 on Virginia's James River, pleaded with his sponsors in London to send him more craftsmen and working people.

19th-Century Origins

While its roots go as far back as the 1820s, the U.S. labor movement remained largely unorganized until Samuel Gompers was elected president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1886. The late 19th century saw strikes among unions across several industries, including mine workers, iron and steel workers, and carpenters. Although unions often met violent opposition from employers, their bargaining power increased under the leadership of Gompers, who increased the union's membership into a powerful political force.

21st Century

Debate continues about the necessity and value of labor unions. Manufacturing News reported an Ohio State University study that concluded that unions represented a negative economic force by making U.S. labor less competitive, costing the U.S. economy $50 trillion over 60 years. On the other hand, a World Bank review presented a more favorable review of 1,000 studies on the impact of collective bargaining and unions, concluding that under the right conditions, high unionization rates can lead to lower unemployment, higher productivity and faster adjustment to economic events.

For the past forty years there has been a steady decline in both union membership and influence. There are several reasons for such a decline, the first having to do with employers keeping their bussines union-free. Some were active in their opposition and even hired consultants to devise legal strategies to combat unions. Other employers put workers on the management team by appointing them to the board of directors or establishing profit-sharing plans to reward employees The second reason for union decline is that new additions to the labor force have traditionally had little loyalty to organized labor. Because more and more women and teenagers are working and their incomes tend to be a family's second income, they have a proclivity towards accepting lower wages, thus defeating the purpose of organized labor.

References:

http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Eco_Unionization.htm

http://www.ehow.com/about_6837086_history-american-labor-unions.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask

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