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Addresses the workplace issues posed by HIV/AIDS within the hotel and catering industry. In particular, examines the theoretical risks which may be peculiar to organizations in this industrial sector. Suggests that the “objective” risk assessment provided by “experts” is not necessarily...
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‐based discrimination throughout the EU with the recent passage of the amended equal treatment directive. While the edict seeks to harmonize …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess whether the transposition of the EU directive on informing and consulting employees is likely to enhance voice and participation rights of Irish employees. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a literature based critique assessing the...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a qualitative study of the views of a cross‐section of union regional activists and officers on the potential of a newly developed equality representative role in promoting greater equality in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach –...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore China’s labour dispute arbitration system reform through analysing the degree to which it has attained its stated objectives – notably, independence, justice, efficiency and professionalism – from the perspectives of the arbitrators,...
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to place empirical research on New Zealand employers’ attitudes to collective bargaining and legislative change within the context of the long running debate of flexibility. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey design using a...
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While HRM has stimulated studies assessing the extent of UK training, there has been little sustained research into … service, attendant approaches to build credibility with line management locks training into a subservient position. Likewise …, while shared threats can close some of the status gap between training and line management, alliance tactics are …
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cultures”, the recruitment and selection procedures, and the training and development practices considered necessary to develop … place sophisticated, objective recruitment and selection methods in order to achieve this, and have structured training and … strong evidence of relatively sophisticated training and development systems congruent with an HRM approach. Concludes that …
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Training Reform Agenda (TRA) in Australian manufacturing. The TRA was designed to provide for the upskilling of existing …
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The paper examines the role of trade unions in the provision of continuous training. It first reviews the literature in … this area and then considers evidence from a study of trade union involvement in the Spanish national training system … managed by the social partners. The study finds that union involvement has led to improved training access for workers in SMEs …
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