...Dr Michael Beenstock, Professor Raul Ramos and Professor Jordi Suriñach; Claudia Cigagna; Giovanni Sulis Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of unemployment and labour institutions such as employment protection legislation, coverage of unemployment benefits, minimum wages...

... have a critical bearing on the assessment process. Occupational health and safety Migrant workers Legislation Compensation Immigration Mass international movements of workers are a not new phenomenon. Historically, there have been a number of identifiable waves, including the movement...

...John Robst Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that the effects of industry regulation on worker earnings are reconsidered using a wider array of industries and differentiating between industry‐opposed and industry‐supported legislation. Design/methodology/approach – Primary data...

...Lynne Bennington; Ruth Wein Anti‐discrimination legislation continues to be used as a social and labour market mechanism yet the results of Australian telephone surveys of randomly selected employers and job applicants indicate that discrimination in the recruitment and selection process...

... the problem. Having identified the problem, the article then suggests some solutions including legislative change and development of more co‐operative workplaces. Such workplaces would deal with the problem in a problem solving, rather than punitive, framework. Development of people’s emotional intelligence...

... employment institutions continue to be contentious and the focus of an employer campaign for further reforms (Rasmussen and Deeks, 1997). © MCB UP Limited 1998 Flexibility Labour market Legislation New Zealand Retailing The Employment Contracts Act 1991 was a response to increasing...

..., the NLRA covers the vast majority of the nation’s private sector employees. In Canada, however, the Canada Labour Code (the federal statute) covers less than 10 per cent of the nation’s employees (Weiler, 1986). In Canada, labour legislation is mostly a provincial matter and thus the discussion about...

... of this landmark legislation the number of federal suits alleging workplace discrimination in the USA was staggering. Claims that in this litigious environment, European companies that choose to hire Americans to sell their products in the USA must be aware of the legal implications of all selection practices...

... underlying the institutional mechanism were the subject of extensive preliminary dialogue aimed at ensuring the optimal efficiency of the measures implemented. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Continuing education France Labour market Legislation On‐the‐job training Skills Training The legal...

... Employment Industry Labour market Legislation Minimum wage Productivity United Kingdom Employees In the next section of the article we outline the theoretical model(which is analysed more formally in the Appendix), and discuss its implications for policy on minimum wages. In the third...

...Graham Gudgin; Anthony Murphy Briefly outlines the labour market context within which the new Fair Employment legislation has to operate. Presents the results of research on how quickly religious differences in unemployment rates might be expected to be eliminated by the new legislation. © MCB UP...

... that not only were their responses predictable but that, almost as a result, the unions had a disproportionate influence on the final shape of the new legislation introduced in 1989. Unions and Employers and Fair Employment Terry Cradden University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland This article...

...Desmond Rea; Julie Eastwood Examines the history of fair employment legislation in Northern Ireland, outlines the nature and scope of the present law, and looks briefly at the significant differences between fair employment law and the law on racial equality in Great Britain. Finally reflects upon...

...John Harris Aims to examine the impact of health and safety legislation emanating from the European Community and to analyse what effect, if any, it will have on British occupational health and safety law. An examination of the social action programmes shows that the pace of change has increased...