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, 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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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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Though the British and Dutch approaches to disability in the construction sector exhibit common features, Britain tends … in different ways. The conclusion drawn is that a sector-specific approach is needed if disability policy in Britain is …
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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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consequences on employment rates of disabled people. In contrast, the employment provision of the 1996 Disability Discrimination …
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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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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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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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ill-treatment. Different types of disability were associated with different types of ill-treatment. The survey also showed …
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