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Emiratizing the education sector in the UAE: contextualization and challenges

Raven, John - In: Education, Business and Society: Contemporary Middle … 4 (2011) 2, pp. 134-141

entitled Emiratization is addressed that is intended to improve employment amongst the local Emirati population who, at present … education system. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on secondary research concerning employment statistics and … facing HCT in its attempt to train Emiratis for employment in the education sector in the UAE are discussed in the paper …

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The making of a foreign “labour aristocracy” in Botswana

Mogalakwe, Monageng - In: Employee Relations 30 (2008) 4, pp. 422-435

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether expatriate workers in Botswana are a labour aristocracy. Design/methodology/approach – This is a case study based on documentary research methods Findings – The evidence presented supports the case for the existence of a foreign...

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Outsourcing of employers' responsibilities in the false name of flexibility

Sheikh, Abdullah Z. - In: Employee Relations 32 (2010) 5, pp. 495-508

are a particular form of employment intermediaries through which employers attempt to bypass statutory obligations … the use of pay‐rolling agencies. The results confirmed the anecdotal evidence that some employment agencies are not truly …/value – The paper furthers the understanding of the motives and characteristics of agency employment beyond the conventional model …

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Compensation for discrimination: cause for concern

Sinclair, Adele; Botten, Neil - In: Employee Relations 17 (1995) 8, pp. 46-59

new approach to the calculation of compensation adopted by the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Examines the influence which …

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Recruitment in small firms : Processes, methods and problems

Carroll, Marilyn; Marchington, Mick; Earnshaw, Jill; … - In: Employee Relations 21 (1999) 3, pp. 236-250

The article summarises findings from recent case study research into recruitment in small firms. The research aims to ascertain whether small firms follow the procedures outlined in the prescriptive literature on recruitment, and to what extent they rely on informal recruitment methods. It finds...

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MITIE's real apprentices earn real jobs : Training links the company's needs with those of the community

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 16 (2008) 1, pp. 26-28

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the award‐winning real‐apprentice scheme, run by support‐services company MITIE, which has successfully linked the company's need for skilled mail and reprographic operators with the needs of young people in a deprived area of east...

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Working parents can bank on support from Lloyds : Financial institution committed to healthy work‐life balance

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 21 (2013) 2, pp. 26-28

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the support that Lloyds Banking Group is offering to employees taking maternity, paternity and adoption leave. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides details of an e‐learning course developed with UK executive‐coaching company...

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Human resource management in Japan ‐ Adjustment or transformation?

Selmer, Jan - In: International Journal of Manpower 22 (2001) 3, pp. 235-243

Japanese employment system. How fundamental or reversible they are is harder to evaluate. If the economic recovery prevails, a …‐oriented flexibility than previously existed. Despite the connection between the seniority‐based salary system and the lifetime employment …

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The determinants of income for employed indigenous Australians

Daly, Anne - In: International Journal of Manpower 16 (1995) 4, pp. 11-29

Considers the determinants of income for employed indigenous Australians compared with other Australians. Applies ordinary least squares (OLS) regression techniques to 1991 census data to consider the question: does the lower income of these indigenous people compared with other Australians...

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“All I want to do is get that check and get drunk” : Testifying to resistance in Charles Bukowski's Factotum

Rhodes, Carl - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 22 (2009) 4, pp. 386-401

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the themes of resistance to organizations in Charles Bukowski's novel Factotum in relation to contemporary theory in organization studies, and to consider the ways in which the literary depiction of resistance can be used to extend theoretical...

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