Is it bad to use redundant relationships?

Question

Suppose I have the following tables in my database:

Now all my queries depend on Company table. Is it a bad practice to give every other table a (redundant

Answer 1

If you really need to simplify things, this is where a View (or multiple views) would come in handy.

Having a column for the company in your employee view would not be poorly normalized providing it is derived from a join on section.