What is the Nova Scotia Labour Standards Code?                                                                                                      Why is it important for supervisors/managers to know what the NS Labour Standards Code is?                              Imagine you are creating a sick leave policy in your company. Before creating your policy, you want to make sure that you are aligned with the NS Labour Standards Code. What does the NS Labour Standards Code say/contain about sick leave?  If you were thinking about having a policy that provides up to 4 days paid sick leave to employees, can you do that? Why or why not?

Indicate specific instances of worker rights violations. What are your recommendations for resolving this issue? Justify your response.

Based on the following topics in Human Resource Management, answer the question given below: Developing Employees for Future Success Creating and Maintaining High-Performance Organizations Managing Employees' Performance How does a high-performance system differ from traditional management practices?

Even though the rate of worker deaths and reported injuries has decreased by more than 60% since the inception of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, there are still 3.6 million serious job-related injuries and more than 5,000 workers killed on the job each year. As an HR manager at an ophthalmic medicine research lab at a major university, you provide safety guidance for about 400 faculty and staff. These 400 people are actively engaged in research that involves chemicals, sharp tools like scalpels and needles, easily-broken glassware, and machinery that cryogenically and deep-freezes biological and chemical materials. Safety concerns for the lab would include fire and being able to safely extinguish it; proper use of chemicals that follow biohazard rules, use of them in properly vented areas, and careful procedures for use of radioactive materials; safely operating all machinery; and proper use and disposal of “sharps,” which include needles and syringes, scalpels and the like.…

What are the legal requirements for employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off?

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1. Define training 2. Differences between training and development. 3. Why management must consider training as one of its major functions? 4. What are the responsibilities of the personnel department and supervisors in the orientation program? Chapter 5

Laws or provisions that are handled in companies and that directly affect human resources in them: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Write a brief summary of the content of the law or provision. What is it about? In what year was it created? What was the need to create said law or provision? Think for a moment that there is no such law or provision, what disadvantages would not having it bring? Include an example from the world of work in which this law or provision has been applied.

With respect to workers, as a Supervisor you are required to: a) inform about any hazard in the work b) train the workers on the safe handling, storage, use and disposal of any hazard c) help the health and safety committee carry out their functions d) all of the above e) only a) & b) above

Explain fully the statement, “The community, in principle, is the rationale behind the business framework.”

Historically, workers compensation programs in the United States have been based on assertions that: (1) workers benefit from a no-fault system, and (2) employers benefit from a position of limited liability for workplace injuries and diseases. This is known as the:   A. experience rating principle.   B. coordination of benefits principle.   C. exclusive remedy principle.   D. level playing field principle.