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- Exchange students. Brockett, James // People Management;6/15/2006, Vol. 12 Issue 12, p15
This article reports on the application of the age legislation on the traditional, graduate recruitment schemes. Employers need to make urgent changes to their graduate recruitment schemes if they are to avoid falling foul of October's age legislation. According to Terence Perrin, director of...
- Making State Business Matters Worse. Jara, Daniel H. // njbiz;4/28/2008, Vol. 21 Issue 18, p14
The author believes that the Paid Family Leave Act and the proposed bill to hold employers accountable for hiring undocumented workers should be postponed in New Jersey. He comments that these will create problems for business owners and employees, and will also further increase unemployment. He...
- "English Only" Sykas, Abigail // Business NH Magazine;May2004, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p49
Discusses legal issues on whether it can be appropriate to make an employment decision based on a person's English fluency or accent. Provisions of the law regarding discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race and national origin; Circumstances under which businesses can apply the...
- OPEN FORUM. McPherson, Blair // Community Care;3/8/2007, Issue 1663, p18
The author reflects on the issue of discrimination in employment in Great Britain. He states that modern slavery in the country involves illegal immigrants who seek well paid jobs. He asserts that moral arguments and changing the law concerning equality and diversity in employment are not...
- Between A Rock and a Hard Place: The Issue of Fairness in Testing. Payne, Dinah; Hartman, Sandra J.; Villere, Maurice // Labor Law Journal;May90, Vol. 41 Issue 5, p301
The article discusses issues related to fairness in employee recruitment in the United States. Both the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the courts require equal fairness of treatment in employment practices among all groups. Fairness, in terms of the issue of job...
- Who will feed the cows? Rogers, Kevin // Inside Tucson Business;7/9/2007, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p28
The author reflects on the impact of the Arizona Fair and Legal Employment Act on employers in the state. He claims that the law will penalize employers who will knowingly hire illegal workers. However, he stresses that most employers in the state do not have the tools to verify the legal status...
- British Employers Prepare for Age Discrimination. Ketter, Paula // T+D;Aug2006, Vol. 60 Issue 8, p18
The article focuses on The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, which will guarantee that employers will deal with older workers in Great Britain equally. The new law, scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2006, prevents discrimination against employees, job seekers, or trainees because...
- Brain Food: Workplace rights - Age bias in recruitment. Burd, Michael; Davies, James // Management Today;Nov2006, p8
The article comments on age discrimination practices in recruitment. It refers to age discrimination laws that came into force in October 2006 and have created fresh banana skins for employers. It argues that a job advertisement using words like 'energetic' and 'dynamic' could lead a tribunal to...
- Employing foreign workers update: Avoiding illegal working. Mace, Annabel // Employers Law;Dec2010/Jan2011, p14
The article discusses ways on how employers in Great Britain can avoid employing illegal foreign workers. It notes that under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, employers who will be found to have illegally employed alien workers will face a civil penalty reaching 10,000 pounds...
