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Junter, Annie; Sénac-Slawinski, Réjane - In: Revue de l'OFCE n° 114 (2010) 3, pp. 167-195

, and on the ?newspeak? of political and economic debates about diversity. The article examines the role of diversity in the … legal and political fields in order to unpack fascination with diversity. We add nuance to the hypothesis that the concept … of diversity is leading to the replacement of legal categories with managerial norms. We posit that this embodies a …

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DISCRIMINATION OF DISABLED PERSONS ON THE LABOUR MARKET

Brînzea, Victoria-Mihaela - In: Business&Leadership 3 (2010) 2, pp. 61-74

Disability is a complex, multi-dimensional and constantly evolving concept. Understanding of disability issues, rights … of persons with disabilities and disability statistics is vital for understanding the complexity of disability evaluation …

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Disability Discrimination Act 1995-an estimate of the numbers of employers and employees affected

Bryant, John - Economic Consultancy, Vocat International - 1997

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Obstacles to diversity in construction: the example of Heathrow Terminal 5

Clarke, Linda; Gribling, Maria - In: Construction Management and Economics 26 (2008) 10, pp. 1055-1065

construction industry's lack of diversity. The study is part of a project for the Greater London Authority (GLA) on diversity …, and workers. The aim is to provide an industry perspective of the issues related to diversity in construction. …

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The Disability Discrimination Act in the UK: Helping or Hindering Employment Amongst the Disabled?

Bell, David; Heitmueller, Axel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

consequences on employment rates of disabled people. In contrast, the employment provision of the 1996 Disability Discrimination …

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Do Financial Incentives for Firms Promote Employment of Disabled Workers? A Regression Discontinuity Approach

Lalive, Rafael; Wuellrich, Jean-Philippe; Zweimüller, Josef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

We study the impact of employment quota on firms' demand for disabled workers. The Austrian Disabled Persons Employment Act (DPEA) requires firms to provide at least one job to a disabled worker per 25 non-disabled workers, a rule which is strictly enforced by non-compliance taxation. We find...

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Disability in India: Issues and Concerns

Chaudhuri, Leni - eSocialSciences - 2006

The disabled are deprived of all opportunities for social and economic development. The basic facilities like health, education and employment are denied to them. In spite of several international and national pronouncements the rights of the disabled has remained on paper. Given the magnitude...

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Educational mismatch of disadvantaged groups in the labour

Blázquez, Maite; Malo, Miguel Angle - EconWPA - 2004

In this article, we analyze the job-matching quality of people with disabilities. We do not find evidence of a higher importance of over- education in this group in comparison to the rest of the population. The main results are the following: people with disabilities have a lower probability of...

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The ill-treatment of employees with disabilities in British workplaces

Fevre, Ralph; Robinson, Amanda; Lewis, Duncan; Jones, Trevor - In: Work, Employment & Society 27 (2013) 2, pp. 288-307

ill-treatment. Different types of disability were associated with different types of ill-treatment. The survey also showed …

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Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities: An Emerging Strategy

Larson, David Allen - In: Laws 3 (2014) 2, pp. 220-238

Persons with disabilities often find themselves marginalized by society and by our justice systems. We can improve access to justice by training better advocates. Advocates not only must be knowledgeable concerning relevant laws and regulations, but also must be able to interact effectively on a...

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