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Do Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States

Autor, David; Kerr, William R.; Kugler, Adriana D. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007

Theory predicts that mandated employment protections may reduce productivity by distorting production choices. Firms facing (non-Coasean) worker dismissal costs will curtail hiring below efficient levels and retain unproductive workers, both of which should affect productivity. These theoretical...

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Changes in Collective Bargaining in the U.K.

Addison, John T.; Siebert, W. Stanley - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

Perhaps no other country in recent years has witnessed greater change in its collective bargaining framework than the UK. This paper describes the dramatic developments and their consequences. Like Gaul, it is in three parts. The first part charts the six major pieces of legislation -...

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Job Satisfaction for Employees: Evidence from Karachi Electric Supply Corporation

Frukh, Nousjheen; Herani, Gobind M.; Mohammad, Mahmud; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

Research has been conducted in order to critically evaluate and examine the level of employees’ satisfaction as well as the factors of dissatisfaction among the employees of Karachi Electric supply Corporation (KESC). The purpose of this study is also to observe and analyze the factors which...

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Dropping the Ax: Illegal Firings During Union Election Campaigns, 1951-2007

Schmitt, John; Zipperer, Ben - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2009

will be fired in the course of a union election campaign, using published data from the National Labor Relations Board …

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Movin’ On Up: Reforming America’s Social Contract to Provide a Bridge to the Middle Class

Fremstad, Shawn; Ray, Rebecca; Schmitt, John; Chimienti, Liz - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2008

workers can move into the middle class. The report concludes with proposals that would strengthen labor market institutions …

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Mouvements de masse et organisations de classe en Amérique Latine aujourd'hui. ALBA, sortie du FMI, BancoSur et "socialisme du XXIe siècle".

Vasapollo, Luciano; Herrera, Rémy - Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 … - 2008

This paper analyses both the recent transformations of capitalism in Latin America and the popular resistances of mass movements and class organizations. The revolutionary progresses observed on this continent are also examined, in particular the failure of the FTAA, the opening of the ALBA, the...

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Expanding Federal Family and Medical Leave Coverage: Who Benefits from Changes in Eligibility Requirements?

Jorgensen, Helene; Appelbaum, Eileen - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2014

The Family and Medical Leave Act provides job-protected, unpaid leave to employees in firms with 50 or more employees. However, coverage and eligibility restrictions result in 49.3 million employees (44.1 percent) in the private sector being ineligible for leave in 2012. This paper looks at...

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Expanding Family and Medical Leave to Small Firms

Jorgensen, Helene; Appelbaum, Eileen - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2014

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) gives eligible employees the right to take job-protected, unpaid leave to bond with a new child, care for a family member or military service member, or for one’s own serious illness for up to 12 weeks in a year. About 60 million private sector...

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La rupture conventionnelle : objectifs officiels versus enjeux implicites.

Berta, Nathalie; Signoretto, Camille; Valentin, Julie - Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 … - 2010

The ‘conventional cancelation’ is a way for employer and employee to mutually agree for ending the labor contract …

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of National Labor Relations Act Remedies: Analysis and Comparison with Other Workplace Penalty Policies

Kleiner, Morris M.; Weil, David - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010

The goal of this paper is to examine the implied penalty policies underlying the remedies created by the National Labor … workplace legislation, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act. We then evaluate the … charge to the time of its adjudication before an administrative law judge at the National Labor Relations Board or through …

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