English Employment Law Issues
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An 8 page paper. Two situations are presented by the student – employees suing a company, one for stress endured on the job and one for a poor reference. The writer explains specific English laws, including Unfair Dismissal, Wrongful Dismissal and the law of negligence. Cases are presented to demonstrate how courts have ruled. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGUKlaw.rtf

Essential Traits In An Employee
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3 pages in length. Communication and a team player attitude represent two of the most important characteristics of today's employee. Indeed, jobs are a prized commodity in contemporary society where the trickle down effect of September 11th has cost myriad people their otherwise stable positions. For one individual to stand out above his or her competition, focus must be fine tuned to these aspects of the workplace that have become all-important in securing and maintaining gainful employment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCEmpCol.rtf

Ethnic Composition of LIUNA
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This 6 page paper provides an overview and history of this organization that includes a variety of laborers. Attention is paid to tunnel diggers. Ethnic composition is disused as well as alleged Mafia ties. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA 123tun.rtf

EU Convention 2003: New Treaty
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8 pages in length. Still a work in progress after several revisions of fundamental principles, the European Convention of 2003 continues to strike a balance between the history of a handful of countries that have enjoyed a "century-old constitutional continuity" (Koeck, 2002) and attempting to incorporate a newer, more diverse approach with those nations working toward making the EU a unified entity. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCEUnew.rtf

Evaluating Hazardous Work
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A 12 page that is divided into two separate but related parts. The first part discusses the design of an observation checklist for observing the safety precautions used by workers in a hazardous occupation. The checklist is first used for a worker in glass-blowing. The second part is the evaluation of five specific photographs, each of which is described, using the observation checklist, as it applies to each job. Recommendations for improvement are provided for each depiction of a worker. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGhazjb.wps

Exploitation of the Latino Population in the Food Industry
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A 5 page paper which discusses how the Latino population is treated in the food industry in this country. The information obtainable indicates that there is no solid proof of the exploitation of the Latino population in the food industry today. That, however, perhaps only indicates that in larger areas, or areas where Latinos know their legal rights, and places of employment that are large companies, such as McDonalds and Denny's, the Latino population is not exploited, but that such may well be the case in smaller areas where the Latino population is not large, or where the establishment is small and privately owned. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAexploit.wps

Fairness in Employment: The Merit Principle Verses Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity
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A 4 page overview of the various considerations confronting the public sector employer in regard to hiring and promotion of employees. The author discusses such aspects as equal employment opportunity and affirmative action laws. The contention is presented that a better approach in insuring fairness would be one where hiring and promotion is based on merit. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPempMrt.rtf

Fashion and the Role it Play's in Modernity:
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This 20 page paper defines fashion and also explores the philosphies of several different fashion experts. Furthermore, this paper analyzes how fashion plays an important role in "modernity", and corrlates this idea with the philosophies of the writers included. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: GSfashun.rtf

Fashion, Gender Distinction, and the Industrial Revolution
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A 14 page discussion of the contention that gender differentiation in both the public and private spheres became increasing exaggerated during the Industrial Revolution. The author describes the clothing of the time by decade and concludes that gender distinctions in terms of fashion were indeed exaggerated. Women's fashions would be more accurately described as flamboyant than practical, a distinction which in itself served to clearly distinguish them from the male gender. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPfashio.rtf

First Central Bank Of River City - Harvard Case Study
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An 8 page paper that discusses the legal and ethical issues of this case. The issue is the union attempting to organize employees of the bank. Actions are used as evidence for the legal and ethical issues. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGbnkhvd.rtf

Gender Wage Disparity in the U.S. Workforce
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A 12 page overview of the numerous factors that translate into wage disparity. Contending that many of these factors extend far back into history, the author provides a so-called "radical feminist" analysis of the issues and contrasts that analysis with a structural functionalist analysis. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPwrkPay.rtf

Graduate Students and Labor Union Organization
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This 7 page report discusses the issues associated with the fact that countless numbers of low-paid or even unpaid "professionals" who are employees of the university setting but who rarely receive either the same benefits or compensation as "real" employees. As a result, such students have begun to organize or try to organize unions to represent their unique needs and concerns. AN annotated bibliography lists and describes 6 sources.
Filename: BWgradun.rtf