Labor and Relation

LABOR AND RELATION
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(29 October 2010)
Labor and Relation
This essay shall discuss the arbitrator role of the parties which are involved in two diverse cases and this shall also include the rationale garnered from the study. The essay shall also be supported with detailed rationale from my own reasoning to compute the decision of each case.
The first case which searches for elucidation if the workers who are on lay off and medical leave status are legible for cover by the new negotiated dental plan by the Aetna Life and Casualty Company.
Acting as the arbitrator of the organization I would defend the employees on the charter of medical absentees, that under contractual provision on temporary jobs article 8 sections 10 clause 1 and 2which states that because the provision does not allow temporary jobs to run more than 30 calendar days. The person who is sitting for the absentee is therefore legible for the cover. However, the award also coincides with the Industrial Relation Department, which states that only permanent employees are legible (Sloane & Witney, 1996).
On the matters concerning layoff which is supported by Article 17 on the present benefit clause 15, 20 and 24 states that, a maximum of two years cover is awarded to employees that are laid off under Blue Shield/Blues Cross, Major Medical, Prescription Drug and Group Life Insurance. Hence forth, I believe that this will only apply if the person has not taken cover with another company. However, they are legible for payment of all the applicable premiums as exemplified by Sloane and Witney (1996) in the course of the cover. The company is also legible to offer a maximum orthodonture benefit of $975 based on $13 per unit, this will later escalate to $14 per unit to all member covered effective January 1, 2002. Then the union provided plan shall apply to other provision and all old practices will continue. This is a better plan for members on the proposed plan and these facilitate their medical needs even after layoff.
Concluding from the union side of perspective which exemplifies that employees should be legible to receive all the benefit offered through written coverage than practic...