Increased Paid Vacations for Employees 
Workers in industrialized nations generally receive a certain amount of
paid vacation each year. .... However in Europe,
workers receive a month of
paid leave. ....
(976
4
)
"Theory X" and "Theory Y"
.... An industrial engineering text tells us that industrial
workers paid a straight wage rate will produce only fifty or sixty percent of the output "reasonably to ....
(2912
12
)
Effects on Crops of Immigration Reform
.... who were typically
paid on a piece rate basis) were far higher than the minimum wage, and were higher than those of domestic agricultural
workers paid on a ....
(2091
8
)
LABOR ECONOMICS
.... A firm wants to offer
paid sick leave to its
workers, but it wants to encourage them not to abuse it by being unnecessarily absent. ....
(1338
5
)
Laying Off Workers During Economic Downturns
.... The media has
paid close attention to the newest round of layoffs, and increasingly,
workers are apprehensive about the prospects for their continued employment ....
(4134
17
)
The Harwood Manufacturing Company
.... The only experience that
workers have in judging how they will be
paid in the new position is the experience they had when they joined the company. ....
(7528
30
)
Fair Labor Standards Act
.... The decision of the Appeals Court means that
workers must be
paid for preparation time both before and after their workday. The ....
(1516
6
)
Migrant Farm Labor
.... Farm
workers getting
paid according to a piece rate will often make less than what they would have made had they been earning minimum wage. ....
(2651
11
)
Migrant Farming in California
.... Farm
workers getting
paid according to a piece rate will often make less than what they would have made had they been earning minimum wage. ....
(2651
11
)
Two-Tier Wage System
.... are opposed to such wage structures, but Delphi understands General Motors' desire to save costs by opening parts plants where
workers are
paid less than those ....
(1416
6
)
The Importance of Minimum Wage
.... Certain full-time students, apprentices, and
workers with disabilities may be
paid less than the minimum wage under special certificates issued by the ....
(1132
5
)
Globalization: Collective Bargaining
.... Surwages
paid to
workers in the same plant or community have "divisive psychological effects," as those that receive the surwages become defensive, knowing ....
(1443
6
)
Sinclair's Expose of Meatpacking Industry in The Jungle
.... 101). These horrors are intensified by the fact that the immigrant
workers are
paid wages which barely allow them to live. They ....
(1611
6
)
Downsizing at Boeing
.... If a company chooses to downsize in order to move operations offshore where it can use lower-
paid foreign
workers, does the government have a responsibility to ....
(1689
7
)
Levi Strauss
.... Polish
workers are
paid less than American
workers, which makes the nation attractive as a locale for factories, and Polish consumers are eager to buy Levi ....
(611
2
)
Compensation and MBAs
.... In the early 20th century, Henry Ford
paid his
workers twice as much as his competitors, thus establishing the concept that different employers could pay ....
(2166
9
)
Motivational Theories: Frederick Herzberg's (1968) Theory of Job ...
.... For example, well-
paid professionals may be more motivated by greater autonomy than hourly
paid line
workers in manufacturing settings. ....
(1075
4
)
The Turks & Caicos Islands
.... comparisons. Internal comparisons relate to how GM
workers are
paid relative to their peers in the United States. External comparisons ....
(2023
8
)
Women and Gender Equality
Surveys show that women on average earn significantly less than male
workers, and indeed more than this, that women are
paid significantly less than men for ....
(1620
6
)
Maxine Hong Kingston's China Men
.... Railroad earned $30 per month plus board, which typically cost 75 cents to $1 per day a total of $22 to $30 per month Chinese
workers were
paid $30 per month ....
(1671
7
)
Outsourcing as a Political Issue
.... or offshore outsourcing, refers to the practice that many American companies have of using non-American
workers because these
workers can be
paid less than ....
(941
4
)
The Jungle
.... 98). These horrors are intensified by the fact that the immigrant
workers are
paid wages that barely allow them to live. They dwell ....
(1330
5
)
Human Resource Management Introduction Human resou
.... companies provide a flat dollar amount to all employees; this has the net effect of being a greater bonus (relative to wages) for lower-
paid workers than for ....
(3043
12
)
Wal-Mart and Disney Compensation Structures
.... own minimum wage standards; the higher wage is what must be
paid when state .... with regard to its employees, but removing benefits from hourly
workers can have a ....
(849
3
)
American Culture & the Workplace The modern American company is ...
.... At the same time, the increased numbers of people in the workforce ensured that there was a market for those goods as wages were
paid to
workers who previously ....
(1812
7
)
Assaults on Worker Benefits
.... This article shows what occurs in a developed economy such as the United States when American
workers must compete directly with low
paid workers in countries ....
(530
2
)
The Maritime Industry & Economic Theory
.... discerned. There is, for example, an absolute wage that is
paid to
workers. That wage is, however, only one component of labor costs. ....
(1599
6
)
Wages in the Maritime Industry
.... discerned. There is, for example, an absolute wage that is
paid to
workers. That wage is, however, only one component of labor costs. ....
(1633
7
)
Part Time Workers
.... Part-time
workers offer many advantages to both employees and employers. .... Typically part-time employees are
paid less per hour than full time employees. ....
(941
4
)
Underground Economy in Silicon Valley
.... than others to work in low-skilled, low-
paid entry level jobs. Moreover, employers in these industries typically prefer immigrant
workers, because their ....
(1680
7
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