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• The following factors influence the determination of wage rate:

  1. Ability to Pay
  2. Demand and supply
  3. Prevailing Market Rates
  4. Cost of Living
  5. Bargaining of Trade Unions
  6. Productivity
  7. Government Regulations
  8. Cost of Training
• How to avoid abusing power

  1. Be aware of your feeling of power
  2. Practice humility
  3. Stay focused on others and give
  4. Practice respect
  5. Change the psychological context of pwerlessness
• Strikes can occur because of the following reasons:

  1. Dissatisfaction with company policy

  2. Salary and incentive problems

  3. Increment not up to the mark

  4. Wrongful discharge or dismissal of workmen

  5. Withdrawal of any concession or privilege

  6. Hours of work and rest intervals

  7. Leaves with wages and holidays

  8. Bonus, profit sharing, Provident fund and gratuity

  9. Retrenchment of workmen and closure of establishment

  10. Dispute connected with minimum wages
• Limitations of a Strike

  1. Means and purpose must be lawful.
  2. Strike is subjected to injunction or restraining order.
  3. Limited to CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) no-strike
  4. Requirements should be complied with or it will be illegal.
  5. Government employees under civil service and GOCCs (Government Owned ad Controlled Corporation) with legislative franchise are prohibited from going on strike.
  6. Employees of public utility and public service companies taken over by the government can't go on strike.
• Best Practice to reduce the risk of bribery and corruption

  1. Read and update your anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies
  2. Get the 'tone from the top' right
  3. Embed ABAC principles in corporate culture
  4. Make sure that any gift or hospitality you give or receive meets the 3 criteria - it is legitimate, proportionate, and it's transparent
  5. Conduct due diligence on all third parties to prevent bribery
  6. Watch out for red flags
  7. Take extra precautions when dealing with foreign public officials
  8. Avoid facilitation payments
  9. Report your concerns immediately
• Four ways to manage conflicts of interest in small business

  1. Avoid favoring family members, even in a family business.
  2. Get full disclosure from employees and contractors.
  3. Watch out for employee relationships
  4. If the worst occurs, seek outside mediators
• Examples of sexually harassing behavior include:

  • unwelcome touching;
  • staring or leering:
  • suggestive comments or jokes,
  • sexually explicit pictures or posters;
  • unwanted invitations to go out on dates;
  • requests for sex;
  • intrusive questions about a person's private life or body,
  • unnecessary familiarity, such as deliberately brushing up against a person;
  • insults or taunts based on sex;
  • sexually explicit physical contact; and
  • sexually explicit emails or SMS text messages
• Here are five steps to prevent and address sexual harassment in the workplace and the problems that stem from it:

  1. Implement a zero-tolerance policy against sexual harassment
  2. Train all employees about sexual harassment
  3. Clearly communicate to supervisors, managers, and leaders - all the way up to the board of directors
  4. Encourage employees to report harassment
  5. Take all complaints seriously
• Some essential factors for businesses to consider for ethical recruiting:

  1. Never place misleading job advertisements

  2. Interview correctly to ensure proper matching

  3. Treat all candidates equally

  4. Solicit only information that is necessary

  5. Maintain confidentiality on the use and storage of candidate information

  6. Inform candidates appropriately of the selection decision, do not leave them hanging.
• Purposes of Promotion:

  1. To recognize an employee's skill and knowledge and utilize it to improve the organizational effectiveness.

  2. To reward and motivate employees to higher productivity.

  3. To develop competitive spirit and inculcate the zeal in the employees to acquire skill, knowledge etc.

  4. To promote employees satisfaction and boost their morale.

  5. To build loyalty among the employees toward organization.

  6. To promote good human relations.

  7. To increase sense of belongingness.
• Ways to be promoted:

  1. Demonstrate a strong capacity for growth
  2. Possess an attractive attitude
  3. Have the courage to think big and take risk
  4. Earn the trust of others
  5. Be loyal at all costs
• Reasons for Termination

  1. Incompetence, including lack of productivity or poor quality of work.

  2. Insubordination and related issues such as dishonesty and breaking company rules.

  3. Attendance issues, such as frequent absences or chronic tardiness.

  4. Theft or other criminal behavior including revealing trade secrets.

  5. Sexual harassment and other discriminatory behavior in the workplace.

  6. Physical violence or threats against other employees.
• Ten Examples of Unethical Marketing Practices

  1. Making false, exaggerated, or unverified claims

  2. Distortion of facts to mislead or confuse potential buyers

  3. Concealing dark sides or side effects of products or services

  4. Bad-mouthing rival products

  5. Using women as sex symbols for advertising

  6. Using fear tactics

  7. Plagiarism of marketing messages

  8. Exploitation

  9. Demeaning references to races, age, sex, or religion

  10. Spamming