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Trade union development in central and Eastern Europe : ""the velvet revolution"" European Union accession and beyond
Hayward, Geoff (contributor) - 2005
This unique ebook focuses on the development of 'free trade unions' in the former Soviet block countries. The contributors are writing from their own experiences, they lived in the 'old regime' and took part in the changes of the late 1980s' which ended the 'socialist experiment' and opened the...
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The decline of cooling out applicant failure
Hallier, Jerry; James, Philip - In: Employee Relations 22 (2000) 1, pp. 13-37
Goffman’s concept of cooling out the mark (Goffman, E., “On cooling the mark out: some aspects of adaptation and failure”, Psychiatry: Journal of the Study of Interpersonal Relations, Vol. 15 No. 4, 1952, pp. 451‐63) is proposed as helpful for understanding self‐regulating groups’...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014730896
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AIDS and Employment: Diagnosis and Prognosis
Adam‐Smith, Derek; Goss, David; Sinclair, Adele; … - In: Employee Relations 14 (1992) 3, pp. 29-40
The issue of AIDS/HIV is currently a concern of many employing organizations. Considers the contextual factors which surround AIDS as a workplace issue in terms of legislation, state policy, and trade union and employer positions. This is followed by an analysis of current UK corporate AIDS...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014731430
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Ageism and the UK Hospitality Industry
Lucas, Rosemary E. - In: Employee Relations 15 (1993) 2, pp. 33-41
In the context of a gradually ageing labour force and skills shortages, discrimination against older workers has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014731449
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HIV/AIDS and Hotel and Catering Employment: Some Implications of Perceived Risk
Adam‐Smith, Derek; Goss, David - In: Employee Relations 15 (1993) 2, pp. 25-32
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014731452
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Recruitment Advertising: Discrimination on the Basis of Age
McGoldrick, Ann E.; Arrowsmith, James - In: Employee Relations 15 (1993) 5, pp. 54-65
Examines the attitudes of employers with regard to age discrimination and the use of media advertising to infer age … for age discrimination/selection is the choice of many organizations, so avoiding the business of selection until the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014731472
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Compensation for discrimination: cause for concern
Sinclair, Adele; Botten, Neil - In: Employee Relations 17 (1995) 8, pp. 46-59
The last two years have seen radical changes in the way that industrial tribunals assess compensation in discrimination …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014731524
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Disability Discrimination: A Practical Guide to the New Law (2nd ed.)
Cunningham, Ian - In: Employee Relations 22 (2000) 6, pp. 612-619
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014731876
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Managing workplace religious expression within the legal constraints
Hambler, Andrew - In: Employee Relations 38 (2016) 3, pp. 406-419
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider in broad terms how employers may respond to different forms of religious expression by employees in the workplace, within the discretion afforded to them by law. Design/methodology/approach – Through a discussion of relevant legislation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014732093
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The promised land? Why social inequalities are systemic in the creative industries
Ruth Eikhof, Doris; Warhurst, Chris - In: Employee Relations 35 (2013) 5, pp. 495-508
discrimination remain in the creative industries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper synthesizes existing academic and industry … and discrimination are systemic, not transitory. Practical implications – The findings suggest that current policy … employment, which then translate into social inequalities that entrench discrimination based on sex, race and class.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014732416