Employees Smoke Workplace Essays and Term Papers
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Ethics of Decision Making at Workplace
Ethics of Decision Making In The Workplace Abstract Ethical decisions in the workplace can be very difficult to make depending on the situation. Sometimes we must rely on our personal ethics and what is in the best interest of the group or of the individual. Ethical decision making in today’s business world is encountered on a daily basis. Many of the results of decisions are based on company policies or ground rules established. Other decisions
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Employee Monitoring
Employee Monitoring Employee monitoring involves the use of computers to observe, record, and review an employee’s use of a computer, including communications such as email, keyboard activity (used to measure productivity), and Web sites visited. Many computer programs exist that easily allow companies to monitor employees. Further, it is legal for companies to use these programs. A frequently debated matter is whether an employer has the right to read employee email messages. Actual policies vary
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Aids in Workplace
Dealing with HIV/AIDS in a Workplace As a managers view on HIV/AIDS in a workplace I have understood that the largest national survey of AIDS policies and education programs in the workplace revealed that nearly half of American worksites have implemented HIV/AIDS workplace policies and one in six worksites offered their employees education programs that address HIV and AIDS. The results of the survey were released July 11, 1996, at the XI International Conference on
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The History of Tobacco Smoking
Smoking Smoking Outline I. Introduction II. History A. Smoking Introduction into Europe B. Link between Smoking and Lung Cancer III. Health Effects A. Smoking-Related Health Problems B. Second-Hand Smoke IV. Nicotine V. Smoking Cessation A. Quitting Benefits B. Quitting Techniques 1. Prescription Drugs 2. Nicotine Replacement Therapy VI. Conclusion Smoking Have you ever sat next to or near someone who is smoking? Is this bad for your body? Most probably know that smoking is
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Workplace Sexual Harassment
WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT “U SE YOUR HEAD BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH, BECAUSE IT’S A VERY SENSITIVE WORLD OUT THERE. PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET OTHERS IN TROUBLE OR PUT THEM ON REPORT. THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS THAT PEO¬PLE HAVE DIFFERENT ATTITUDES, DIFFERENT MINDS AND DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES. THE BOTTOM LINE IS, YOU HAVE TO RESPECT ALL THOSE PER¬SONALITIES AND DIF-FERENT TWISTS THAT PEOPLE HAVE. TREAT THEM WITH DIGNITY AND WATCH YOURSELF.”
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Smoking and Athletics
The year is 2006, the Winter Olympics are near and athletes fill up with anticipation. These athletes are going to need to be on top of their game. The stakes are high. The excitement must be overflowing their capacity to think straight. I would imagine that smoking is definitely not one of their priorities now, or even ever. These are the top athletes in the world, and smoking is something that none of them do.
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Ethnic Affirmative Action in the Workplace
Ethnic Affirmative Action in the Workplace The workplace has been under substantial scrutiny over the past thirty years. Everything from privacy rights to gender roles has plagued businesses across the country. In addition to these was ethnicity. People started to realize that businesses did not adequately represent the population. State and federally funded jobs such as hospitals and police stations came under the most fire for misrepresentation of race. Affirmative action was to be the
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Mother in the Workplace
Mothers in the Workplace Today there are more mothers working in the workplace than in the past, and a growing need to balance work and family needs. I support working mothers and finding the best solution for balancing their work and home life. The husbands and children of working women often have difficulties in adjusting to the working hours. Working mothers are also faced with the problems of obtaining adequate day-care for their younger children.
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Smoking; Is It a Right, or a Wrong?
Smoking; is it a right, or a wrong? "Smoking in definition is the burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco." New York recently enacted legislation banning smoking in all public areas. This smoking ban benefits all members of our society, and should be passed throughout all fifty states. Not only is smoking harmful to the environment, it is also detrimental to the quality of human life.
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Workplace Motivation Paper
Workplace Motivation Paper The job of the manager is to get things done through his or her employees. In my workplace, our company has put in to affect several motivational strategies to assist their management through their train program. In this training program the company uses extrinsic motivation to assist in the development of our staff. This training program is based on four levels of training and development; at each level of the employees’ development
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What Behaviour Predications Might You Make If You Knew That an Employee Had Locus of Control
The locus of control can either be internal (meaning you believe that you control yourself and your life) or external (meaning you believe that your environment, some higher power or other people control your decisions and your life). It was developed by Rotter in 1954 as an important aspect of personality. Empirical research findings have implied the following differences between internals and externals: 1. Internals are more likely to work for achievements, to tolerate delays
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Employee Morale After Downsizing
Employee Morale After Downsizing Downsizing has become a significant idea in today's economy and maintaining the trust of employees when something like this takes place has also become very serious business (Brockner, Konovsky, Cooper-Schneider, Folger, Martin, & Bies, 1994). The question is not whether a company should downsize their employees but how to do the downsizing properly so that as few employees as possible are injured (Brockner, Konovsky, Cooper-Schneider, Folger, Martin, & Bies, 1994). There
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Smoking
Some public places still allow cigarette smoking, however I do not agree that it should be allowed. Smoking is harmful to the person doing it and all of the people that surround them. There are many reasons why I feel people should not smoke in public places. One reason is because smoking is harmful to non-smokers, it makes everyone who does not smoke smell like nasty cigarette smoke unwillingly and it is very harmful for
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Stress in the Workplace
Stress in the Work Place By Stacey Scott-Spland Stress by definition is an interaction between individuals and any source of demand (stressor) within their environment. Employment can be an exciting challenge for many individuals; it can also be a tremendous source of stress. (Long, Bonita C.) Stress in the work place can cause many individuals harm emotionally and physically. Several reasons for the intense amounts of stress are; too many demands from co-workers, supervisors constantly
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The Value of Diversity in the Workplace
The Value of Diversity in the Workplace The Value of Diversity in the Workplace The world is becoming smaller every day. The Internet, mass media, telecommunications and mass transportation have all contributed to the shrinking of international market. Because of these technologies, there is a continuing necessity for companies to address the needs of a very diverse market so that they can be competitive. Companies must now ask themselves what they can do to
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Can You Really Quit Smoking...?
Smoking cigarettes is becoming more and more of a problem for everyone in the world. Cigarette smoking was a little more acceptable when the public was uninformed about the harmful chemicals used. Now that they have smoking warnings almost everywhere you look, it is easier to not pick up a death stick. Since the time cigarettes were first made until now, there have been many opportunities to learn the results of what cigarettes will do
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Second Hand Smoke
Second Hand Smoke Second Hand Smoke In the 1950's and 60's scientists gave the people a lot of evidence on the deadly effects of smoking where the tobacco companies on the other hand tried to put the doubt in people's minds through the campaigns to show that it is not all true. By the time people actually decided to take care of their health and finally saw how life-threatening smoking could be by real life
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Shortage of Employees
A shortage of employees can be the result of either a short term issue or a long term issue. An example of a short term issue would be the need to create a new product display for an upcoming open house and an example of a long term issue would be the need to develop an entirely new product line. The need to create a product display is something that could possibly be done within
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Rewarding Individual Employees Through Variable Pay Programs
In deciding what to pay employees, and how to pay them, management must make some strategic decisions. Will the organization lead, match, or lag the market in pay? How will individual contributions be recognized? There are many ways to pay employees. The process of initially setting pay levels entails balancing internal equity, the worth of the job to the organization, and external equity, the external competitiveness of an organization’s pay relative to pay elsewhere in
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Ethical Practices in the Workplace
ETHICAL PRACTICES IN THE WORKPLACE ETHICAL PRACTICES IN THE WORKPLACE ETHICAL PRACTICES IN THE WORKPLACE Are Ethics practiced every minute of every day and by everyone? The Oxford English Dictionary (2006) defines ethics as, “Science of morals; the department of study concerned with the principles of human duty.” There are two roles of ethical reasoning. One is good and the other is bad. It is for each of us to decide if an action preformed
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Diversity in the Workplace
Diversity in the Workplace "Diversity refers to human qualities that are different from our own and those of groups to which we belong; but that are manifested in other individuals and groups. Dimensions of diversity include but are not limited to: age, ethnicity, gender, physical abilities / qualities, race, sexual orientation, educational background, geographic location, income, marital status, military experience, parental status, religious beliefs, work experience, and job classification." (Foothill-De Anza Community College District, 2006)
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Passive Smoking
Passive smoking is considered to be the involuntary expose to another person's cigarette smoke. This smoke exposure has seemed to become very common now to non-smoking people. The form of smoke that forms from the tobacco is very dangers to non-smokers than it is to smokers. For this reason, smokers not only put themselves at serious risk for health problems but they also put the people around them at risk for serious health problems. The
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Free Speech in the Workplace - the First Amendment Revisited
1 FREE SPEECH IN THE WORKPLACE: THE FIRST AMENDMENT REVISITED By: Karen Sutherland A. Background I spend a substantial amount of my practice on employment law issues, including workplace training on sexual harassment, discrimination and workplace violence. One question that frequently comes up during the training sessions sounds something like this: "What about my right of free speech? The short answer to this question is "Yes, you can be disciplined or even fired for saying
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Non-Monetary Rewards in the Workplace
Non-Monetary Rewards in the Workplace The purpose of this paper is to discuss methods that can be used to motivate employees, and their effectiveness. Motivators, such as non-cash incentive programs, are commonly used methods to motivate employees. Non-monetary motivators, such as praise and recognition, a work environment of trust and respect, and professional growth and development are the most effective methods to motivate employees. Many companies choose non-cash incentive programs to motivate employees. When used
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The Big Smoke - Town Vs City
The Big Smoke Lindsay is a small town 130 kilometers north east of Toronto in the heart of the Kawartha Lakes. With a population of roughly 25 000, it is a self-sufficient community providing a small town feel that I can call home. Is living in the city better than living in the country? The question is one that’s been disputed since the beginning of urbanization. A question, that many believe there to be no
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