Sentences with phrase «better workplace conditions»

The internationally recognized date commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Square riot in Chicago, when laborers gathered to demand an eight - hour workday and better workplace conditions.

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Those who choose to become employed in unionized workplaces — that is, workplaces whose workers democratically voted to form a union — must contribute through dues towards the benefits (i.e., better salaries and working conditions) of belonging to that union.
These plants are at the forefront of initiating best practices such as implementing employee - led safety committees, job observations and coaching, workplace condition monitoring and hazard analysis.
In the Assembly, Lancman authored the Safe Patient Handling Act (A. 1370B / S.2470 B) as well as a report on the subject, authored the Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act (A. 4856), and helped ensure safe working conditions at St. Barnabas hospital in the Bronx, which was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for inadequately protecting employees from violence.
It is commonly assumed that the low wages often found in female - dominated workplaces can be justified through better provision of family - friendly arrangements, but the research provides evidence that low wages are accompanied by worse working conditions for many.
As well as giving you a chance to see how the knowledge and skills you are acquiring can be applied, you will also see the conditions under which scientists work and get a feel for workplace culture — all providing valuable insight for the career decisions you'll be making in your final year.
Revising the design and etiquette of workplaces is enough to make them acceptable to some people who think differently from the norm — but ending the exclusion of those with more disabling conditions will, among other things, mean developing better technology.
Having a software agent that runs on a personal computing device such as a mobile phone or tablet and constantly monitors content streams on the internet to provide up - to - date information based on personal preferences, workplace conditions, or for the task at hand will make a good performance support and learning assistance system.»
She says conditions are better for working women today, but when you read recent news reports about how women are treated in the workplace, it's hard to see where her optimism comes from.
It serves to «collectively bargain and negotiate for better wages and benefits, safer worker conditions and more workplace support.»
If the condition resulted from a workplace injury perhaps workers» compensation would be the best source for possible relief.
How do you think the workplace can be better organised to minimise the conditions which give rise to employment cases and prevent litigation?
The report, written by special advisors Michael Mitchell and John Murray, states that the recommendations are «aimed at creating better workplaces in Ontario, where there are decent working conditions and widespread compliance with the law.»
Working conditions have a direct link to productivity and the bottom line, and these factors help put them on the list of the best workplaces.
I yearned to be in the air - conditioned comfort of my workplace, with the cafe serving the best strong flat white with half a sugar in the world across the road.
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