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-related discrimination. We examine the extent to which discrimination varies across different national-ethnic groups in Ireland, and whether … discrimination increased between 2004, during an economic boom, and 2010, in the midst of a severe recession. Our analysis draws on … two large-scale nationally representative surveys on the experience of labour market discrimination. We find that overall …
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perceptions of ill-treatment; ill-treatment leads to health effects; ill-treatment results from stigma or discrimination; ill …
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Drawing on 25 in-depth interviews with hiring managers and visibly tattooed respondents, this article explores the nature of prejudice surrounding body art in the service sector. It focuses on the impact of visible tattoos on employment chances. The study reveals a predominantly negative effect...
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aesthetic labour. Findings demonstrate routine discrimination – by employers and the men themselves – with reference to a … emphasize other communication attributes, such as listening. The article highlights the difficulties for anti-discrimination …
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adjustments under the terms of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act, 1995.This ad hoc process of ‘negotiation’ is explored …
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€˜residual wage gap’ (discrimination) is lower in Nordic countries and higher in the Czech Republic, with the United Kingdom … important factors accounting for the gender gap. Wage discrimination is lower in countries with high trade union density …
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The role of employer discrimination in labour market matching is often acknowledged but challenging to quantify. What … part of the ‘ethnic penalty’ in the labour market is due to recruitment discrimination? This experiment, the first of … as likely to be called to interview as are candidates with an African, Asian or German name. This discrimination rate is …
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examines ethnic differences in graduate level over-education, unemployment and wages as potential markers of discrimination or …
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Against the background of a rise in contingent labour and an emphasis by employers on flexibility, this article focuses on the relations between regular production and contract workers in a major Korean auto company. We show how regular workers use discursive and other practices to discriminate...
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As governments become increasingly concerned about the fiscal implications of the ageing population, labour market policies have sought to encourage mature workers to remain in the labour force. The `human capital' discourses motivating these policies rest on the assumption that older workers...
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