Hi class!
My name is Bailey. I am 24 and live in South Central Pennsylvania! I a
Hi class!
My name is Bailey. I am 24 and live in South Central Pennsylvania! I am pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration. I haven’t decided to concentrate on any specific area yet, as I’m not 100% certain where I want to go with my career just yet. Currently, I am interning for Volvo Construction Equipment as a Human Resources intern, where I have been for over a year! I would love to work for Volvo full-time upon graduating, as well as with the Human Resources team. Worst case scenario, I will certainly pursue an HR role for another international business, as I love the dynamics between all the employees from around the globe.
For this discussion, of course I will be choosing employment law! From the perspective of running a business, employment law provides a standard that a prospective employee can depend upon. They know going into a new position that they will be protected under these laws. Additionally, laws make communication between an employer and employee a lot easier. For example, a person under 18 (at least in the state of Pennsylvania to my knowledge) cannot begin working before 6:00 am. If either party has a question about this, the law here provides a clear answer. This is a very minor example, but it goes to show just how important employment laws are when running a business!
While it may seem to go against the points made above, these laws can sometimes interrupt or be very expensive to a business. For example, an employee who averages a certain number of hours a week is required to be offered benefits. Benefits of course come at a cost to the business.
Additionally, unions are generally good for society, but when demands become excessive and employees go on strike, the business is on hold until demands are either met, or employees quit.
I look forward to working with you all this course!
In your response posts, describe the impact you think the area of law your peers selected has on society as a whole.