DIRECTOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES Is Legislation in Malaysia sufficient post Enron & Worldcomm? Abstract Directors being pillars of corporate governance (Cowan‚ 2004) should at all times act honestly and use reasonable diligence in the discharge of their duties. This is more so in light of recent major corporate issues like ENRON & Worldcomm in the United States and the Transmile case in Malaysia. In essence directors are agents of the company and as agents‚ they owe a duty of trust to the company
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Attitude‚ Legislation and Litigation towards Students with Disabilities Grand Canyon University: SPE-226 September 15‚ 2013 Attitude‚ Legislation and Litigation towards Students with Disabilities Understanding of children and adults with learning disabilities has come full circle but has a long way to do to fully reach every individual. In the 4th century the great philosopher Aristotle wrote‚” As to the exposure and rearing of children‚ let there be a law that no deformed child shall live…”
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FOOD SAFETY LEGISLATION & REGULATIONS: Food Act 2003 (NSW) - The Food Act is the main legislation relating to the safe handling of food for sale. - Its main aim is to protect the public health by preventing the sale of contaminated food. Key Points of Food Act 2003 (NSW) - It is an offence to sell contaminated food or food that has been falsely described. - The food premises and food handler must also conform to certain minimum standards of hygiene or risk prosecution‚ considerable
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[TDA 2.3.4] Know about current legislation‚ policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information‚ including data protection. Within our school handbook the following is stated…. Staff are reminded that they must not pass on or discuss information about another child with another parent/carer/member of the community. This can include information such as information about a child’s peers such as names‚ addresses‚ telephone numbers‚ dietary requirements or other personal information
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1.1 Current Legislation‚ Guidelines‚ Policies and Procedures for Safeguarding Children & Young People. Child protection legislation can be separated into two main categories Criminal Law and Civil Law. Criminal Law covers people that have offended or may be at risk of offending in the future. Civil Law is split into Public Law and Private Law. Public Law implements systems and processes to minimise the risks to children being in harm and lays out what actions should be taken if they become at
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[pic] [pic] Question 1:outline current legislation and polices relating to children Policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people are - The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989‚ which ensure that children are safe and looked after‚ children have the right to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence‚ injury or abuse‚ neglect‚ negligent treatment‚ maltreatment or exploitation including sexual abuse by those
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The purpose of human rights legislation is to protect the rights‚ freedoms‚ and responsibilities of the individual. It protects individuals against discrimination. It gives people the freedom of conscience and religion‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom of peaceful assembly along with many others b) Canadian charter of rights and freedoms: 1. Freedom of thought‚ belief‚ opinion‚ and expression 2. Freedom of conscience and religion Ontario human rights code 1. Protect everyone from racial harassment 2. Sexual
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Assignment 2 Employment Legislation In this assignment I’m going to discuss and explain the following legislation: The Sex Discrimination Act 1975/97 These acts make it written in law that women and men should be treated equally. The public must not be discriminated by marital status‚ sex or if they’re gender is reassigned. There are two forms of discrimination‚ direct and indirect. Direct is where a man may be given a job‚ when he is not qualified and a woman that applied is qualified. Sometimes
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National initiatives are key legislations that are laws to aim to protect people in society so that they can live a normal life without being discriminated against. Legislation is a law that has been put in place by the governing body in order to regulate or restrict. There are a range of legislations put in place to help promote diversity‚ rights and equality within society and in organisations. Such as the following: Data Protection Act‚ 1998 The information heel in a health and social care sector
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This legislation influences individuals with learning disabilities and their families because it protects their rights and promotes equality. It gives individuals a better chance to live a full life without restrictions or being discriminated against‚ because of their disability A learning disability is a significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information‚ to learn new skills along with a reduced ability to cope independently. A learning disability can be caused by a problem
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