Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Independent Contractor, Vicarious Liability, Income Tax

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

Document Summary

Every employment relationship is contractual: whether the contract is in writing or not. Employment is still called the master and servant law". Today, employment standards/conditions are very different, because : emergent of the middle class. Historically, there were only two classes rich and poor and therefore nothing can ever change, the rich don"t become poor and the poor don"t become rich. The middle class was introduced during the industrial age. The government was elected to help out the different classes (i. e. taxes: involvement of women in politics. Women tend to advocate for the rights of vulnerable people (i. e. children or people with disabilities: involvement of labour unions. Started as an attempt to force employers to provide better working conditions for their employees. Before these unions, individuals had no power to speak their minds. Are organized workers that form together to negotiate better conditions. Usually in the form of strikes and protests.