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Employer
* Many employers adopt practices that insulate their workforces from the outside labor market
  - are providers of local and regional services
* Many employers have a formal policy against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
  - anti-sexual harassment policies which include reporting procedures
  - employees who are required to travel as part of their jobs
* Many employers have policies designed to prevent the employment of close relatives
  - that forbid employees from discussing their salaries with each other
  - rules that prohibit their employees from discussing wages
  - workplace violence protocols that encompass domestic violence
  - only hire people to work part-time
* Many employers provide health benefits to retired employees
  - their employees with health insurance, paid vacations, and paid sick leave
  - use education benefits to attract, retain, and develop employees
  - view people with disabilities as an increase to their insurance costs
* Most employers are more concerned about career achievements than education
  - believe that all forms of discrimination in the workplace are illegal
  - have an insurance carrier which handles compensation claims
  - institute age limitations to protect public safety
  - keep payroll information and customer information in databases
  - maintain personnel files on employees
* Most employers pay a death in service benefit to the dependants of employees
  - both a state and federal unemployment tax
  - provide their employees with some level of life and disability insurance
  - require health plans to keep employee records confidential
  - show their superannuation contribution as part of the total wage
  - use computer systems that are tied to a central computer
* Some employers allow employees to work flexible hours to accommodate child care needs
  - retirees to retain group medical coverage in retirement
* Some employers also allow new moms to bring their babies to work, nursing on demand when needed
  - make use of child labour
  - permit individuals to make cash withdrawals while they are still employed
  - provide benefits to retirees, particularly long-term workers
  - sponsor plans that cover retired workers and their spouses
  - are reluctant to hire people who have mental illnesses
  - deny training, promotions and fringe benefits to employees with disabilities
* Some employers do offer some form of disability insurance for their employees
  - permit their employees to respond to emergencies during the work day
  - forbid smoking anywhere in the office
* Some employers have mentoring programs that match new workers to women on the job
  - misconception that people who have disabilities are difficult to accommodate
  - help employees pay for college
  - increase pay when people attain certifications
  - intentionally introduce odors into the workplace to create moods
* Some employers offer benefits and supports that help their employees with child care needs
  - child-care benefits to employees
  - health benefits to their employees without buying private health insurance
  - only hire managers who have a college degree
  - prefer to employ children because they can be cheaper, and more docile than adults
* Some employers provide group health insurance for their employees that carry over into retirement
  - health insurance coverage for their employees
  - refuse to hire women who are planning to have children
  - require women workers to meet youthfulness or physical attractiveness standards
  - search their employees' clothing, purses, or desks at the workplace
  - sponsor training programs to help their workers become more productive
  - tend to focus on the problem of worker-generated violence in the workplace
  - use encryption to protect the privacy of their employees' electronic mail
  - wish to control the lifestyles of employees outside the workplace
* also play a significant role in the health care crisis.
* are businesses with paid employees
  - consumers
  - government and private social service agencies
* are interested in people who have been involved in their community
  - know what they want and why
  - legally responsible for providing a safe working environment
  - nonprofit organizations, including cities, towns, and schools
* are responsible for maintaining accurate time records of all hours worked
  - payment of workers' compensation benefits to injured workers
  - preventing bullying and harassing behaviour
  - protecting the health and safety of their employees in the workplace
* are responsible for providing and maintaining safe systems of work in hot conditions
  - safe systems of work in wet weather
  - training and protecting their workers
  - what happens in the workplace
* are the largest purchasers of private health insurance
  - primary source of health insurance in the United States
  - purchasers of health insurance for their employees
* can also have considerable influence on the overall health of employees.
* can be businesses, hospitals, schools, government agencies, non-profit organizations, etc
* claims pay differential permissible shift differential.
* exist to run a business and make money.
* have a common law responsibility to provide a safe workplace and system of work
  - legal duty to ensure work places and work practices are safe and healthy
  - legal duties to protect the health and safety of their employees
* includes a person conducting or operating a trade or business in Maryland.
* means a person or organization which hires one or more persons to work for wages or salary
  - self-employed person, a single employer or a group of employers
  - any person who, directly or indirectly, engages a legislative agent
* often describe jobs in terms of competencies
  - provide health insurance, frequently by sharing the cost with the employee
* often use fear and intimidation to fight workplace organizing efforts
  - gut instincts when hiring people, and they are very sensitive to attitudes
* report the number of employees in an occupation by wage intervals
  - an occupation per each wage range
* sometimes use personality tests to select people especially suitable for a specific job.
+ COSHH: United Kingdom
  * Employers are to protect employees and other persons from the hazards of substances used at work.
+ Interview: Communication :: Television genres
  * An 'interview' is a conversation where somebody is trying to get information from another person. The person asking questions is called the 'interviewer' and the person answering questions is called the 'interviewee'. Police interview suspects and witnesses to a crime to try and find out what happened. Employers interview people trying to get a job to find out if they are a good person for the job. Researchers might use an interview to ask people to find how they feel about a certain issue. Interviews are often used in journalism to get information that can be used for stories on news shows or in newspapers.
  * An 'employer' is a person or institution that hires employees or workers. Employers offer wages or a salary to the workers in exchange for the worker's work or labor.