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Private equity buyouts have sparked debates among labor unions and worker representatives on how they affect workers. This chapter provides an overview of academic evidence on how private equity buyouts affect workers. We review the theoretical reasons why employees could be affected and then...
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market attaches a wage penalty to workplace disamenities. Using longitudinal data on job characteristics and wages in Germany …
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While agriculture remains a key source of livelihoods in rural Africa, employment in other economic sectors is gaining …-agricultural businesses, whereas only 7% are wage-employed. Over 60% of those in wage employment earn below the minimum wage. The main … remain poor. Payment above the minimum wage, employment stability, and certain social benefits are more widely observed in …
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Focusing on private sector workplaces in Britain, we investigate whether the employment of older workers has …
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interviews conducted with employers and employees in about 50 firms in four distinct industries in Germany. According to our …
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Statistical evidence from 58 countries shows that although people in rural areas are more likely to be in employment … minimum wages or seek to promote equal opportunities, can help to reduce labour market-related inequalities across the rural …
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Through a series of studies, the overarching aim of this book is to investigate if and how the digitalization/digital transformation process causes (or may cause) the autonomy of various labor functions, and its impact in creating (or stymieing) various job opportunities on the labor market....
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In 2019, the employment rate among 25- to 64-year-olds in the UK reached 80% - the highest on record, and considerably … certain policies and compositional changes on the employment rate. We also investigate how job 'quality' - in both financial … and non-financial terms - has changed. We find that almost all demographic groups and regions saw a rise in employment …
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