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Summary Using establishment data covering the time period 1997 to 2007, this paper investigates trends of employer-sponsored further training in Germany, with a focus on the share of establishments investing in training. In West and East Germany alike, I find a positive time trend in the share...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate in‐house counsel's dual role in the context of a wrongful discharge claim against his corporate employer and its effect on privileged corporate communications. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of legal research and...
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, and are often viewed as a “win‐win” situation for both the intern and their employer(s). Despite their growing importance … to address part of this literature void, reports findings from surveys of students and employers with a particular focus …
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This paper demonstrates the need to anticipate employers’ future skills requirements, and shows how London Skills … Forecasting Unit is addressing this problem. The paper first suggests that employers require advice and labour market intelligence … that educational and training institutions also need to anticipate employers’ requirements, and so supply side institutions …
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. Consequently employers had to increase their efforts to find suitable staff. This paper aims to analyse the instruments employers … use to contact with potential workers. To what extent do employers still rely on traditional means like advertisements in …/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a survey among more than 1,000 employers in The Netherlands. Factor analyses and regression analyses …
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine whether Swedish employers implicitly/automatically hold negative … clearly show that employers have stronger negative implicit attitudes toward Arab‐Muslims relative to native Swedes as well as … outcomes, such as when employers make hiring decisions. Given that many hiring decisions are presumably based on “gut …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications for HRM of employers' use of migrants in low … HRM? How do employers recruit migrant workers? What career progression paths are available to these workers in firms? What …. Practical implications – The paper points to the importance of analysis of employers' use of migrants and the strategies they …
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Purpose – This paper aims to examine whether employers' opinions and expectations regarding workers' retirement age are … comparative survey was used among employers from five European countries: Greece, Hungary, Spain, The Netherlands and the United … Kingdom. Findings – The authors found that most employers are reluctant in supporting later retirement. Part of this …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine employers’ perceptions of changes in the labour cost‐productivity gap … whether a perceived labour cost‐productivity gap affects employers’ recruitment and retention behaviour towards older workers …. Design/methodology/approach – The authors analyse surveys administered to employers in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the …
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, quantitative empirical knowledge about employers’ views towards extension of working lives is limited. The purpose of this paper is … to improve the understanding of employers’ attitudes and actions towards extension of working lives, by examining … recruitment and retention behaviour towards older workers, employers’ views on the consequences of an ageing workforce …
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