Category: Labor

  • Labor Economics: How Does It Work?

    Abstract The labor market is the market in which workers are assigned to jobs and employment decisions are organized. For about 150 million employees in the United States and about 8 million employers, thousands of career choices, recruiting, firing, benefits, and innovation decisions have to be made and planned every day. This paper offers a…

  • Reasons, Impact And Consequences Of Labor Strikes

    On a news article published on the CTV News Vancouver, John Horgan, who is the British Colombians Premier, said that he wouldnt allow Transit operators union to continue causing more disruptions on service (CTV News, 2019). While talking in a gathering in Vancouver Island, Horgan said that the union, together with the Metro management, should…

  • The Division Of Labor And Social Solidarity

    The division of labour can be understood as the division of different roles in the society where each individual is equipped with a particular set of skills that complements others sets of skills to create interdependence. While mostly understood in an economic context, in his book, The Division of Labour in Society, Durkheim asserts that…

  • Are The Olympic Games Beneficial Or Problematic For Labour In Host Communities?

    The Olympics are leading global events that involve summer and winter games, where many athletes and spectators from all over the world take part in various competitions in a bid to attain the glory of taking home a medal. They are highly anticipated events that attract a lot of media and expert scrutiny who analyze…

  • The True Cost Of Cheap Labor

    Cheap labor is a very economic and political problem across the world, mainly in the United States of America. The main concern when it comes to cheap labor in America are immigrants that come here to have a better life are having to work harder than normal Americans do and still get paid less due…

  • Global Labor Rights: Problems And Solutions

    Introduction Establishing rights for workers has created global problems. Every country has different priorities when it comes to industry, since exports tend to be a major component in their economy. To keep up with demand, corporations pressure their employees to work long days for little compensation, knowing most are struggling to support their families. Laborers…

  • The History Of Labor Day In The USA

    For most of Americans, Labor Day implies grill. To be exact, 62% of individuals take an interest in a cook-out on this occasion, as indicated by the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association. In any case, as the name proposes, Labor Day’s history notices back to something less scrumptious. While a great part of the strain…

  • The Features Of Labor Economics

    Affordable Care Act(ACA), enacted back in 2010, has great impact on health benefits, taxes, and employment. Since health insurance subsidies that the act provides to some people will be phased out as their income rises, thus creating an implicit tax on additional earnings. Some provisions may imply higher effective tax rates on earnings from labor,…

  • Current Labor Issues In Singapore

    Every countrys workforce attempts to showcase the very best the country has to offer by performing to the best of its ability. The workforce of Singapore is no different. Over the years, Singapores workforce has done much to elevate the country to its current status of an economic powerhouse and corporate hub within the Asia-Pacific…

  • An Overview On American Labor Unions

    America has not always been as free as it is viewed today. Events occur in the United States constantly many view as unjust. A big portion of this started when America began to industrialize. The farming in society slowly became less of the most popular job. Many factories were built, and started requiring more hands…