C5 Finals Flashcards
a refusal to work organized by a body of employees
as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain
a concession or concessions from their employer.
Strike
• A work stoppage; is the concerted refusal of
employees to perform work their employer has
assigned to them to force the employer to grant
certain demanded concessions, such as increased
wages or improved employment conditions.
Strike
WORKERS GO ON STRIKES FOR
DIFFERENT REASONS
• Higher Compensation
• Improve the Workplace
• Shorter Working Days
• Stop Wages from going down
• More benefits
• Think that their company has been
unfair
• Victimization/discrimination
• Lay offs
• Casual appointment for long
• Instability of service
• Payment less than minimum wages
• Non-compliance with requirements
of hygiene and sanitation, health
and safety
A strike in which workers show up to
work but refuse to work.
Sit down strike
A strike affecting all areas of labor
force across many industries typically
throughout the entire country of a large section thereof
General strike
• A strike initiated by workers in one
industry and supported by workers in a separate but related industry.
Sympathy strike
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE STRIKE
Sympathy strike
An action taken by an employer, that is believed to be inimical to the interest of an employee organization
Sympathy strike
• The workers may decide to boycott the
company in two ways. Firstly by not
using its products and secondly by
making an appeal to the public in
general. In the former case, the
boycott is known as primary and in the
latter secondary.
Boycott
It is a coercive
method whereby the management is
forced to accept their demands.
Boycott
When workers are dissuaded from work
by stationing certain men at the
factory gates, such a step is known as
picketing. If picketing does not involve
any violence, it is perfectly legal
Picketing
It is where workers report misconduct, most often seen
at work, in order to protect the public.
Whistle blowing
can be employees, former employees, trainees, agency
workers or members of Limited Liability Partnerships
Whistle blowers
can be employees, former employees, trainees, agency
workers or members of Limited Liability Partnerships
Whistle blowing
complaints typically fall into one of the
following categories:
• Threat to an individual’s health and safety
• Real or potential damage to the environment
• Miscarriage of justice
• Breaking the law, which includes contractual
obligations and health and safety regulations
• Criminal offence
Whistle blowing
is a document compiled by an organization which outlines their
stance on whistleblowing and offers information to workers on the whistleblowing
procedure
A whistleblowing policy
can be generated through meetings, posters, promotion of
policy, staff training and anything else that gets people talking.
Whistleblowing awareness
is a vital resource that both raises awareness of and educates
your staff on whistleblowing.
Whistleblowing training
allows staff to keep their knowledge up to date and familiarize themselves with the whistleblowing process, thus promoting whistleblowing in your
business.
Regular training
or network
marketing, is individuals selling products to the
public - often by word of mouth and direct
sales.
Multilevel marketing (MLM)
promote maximum number of distributors for
the product and exponentially increase the
sales force.
(MLM) strategy/ Multi-level Marketing
The promoters get commission on the sale of
the product as well as compensation for sales
their recruits make thus, the compensation plan
in multi-level marketing is structured such that
commission is paid to individuals at multiple
levels when a single sale is made and
commission depends on the total volume of
sales generated
Multi-level maeketing
are, however, fraudulent
schemes, disguised as an MLM strategy. The
difference between a pyramid scheme and a
lawful MLM program is that there is no real
product that is sold in a pyramid scheme.
Pyramid schemes
Participants attempt to make money solely by recruiting new participants into the program.
Pyramid schemes