For the Few, Not the Many: Tracing the Residualist and Compensatory Nature of British Energy Support
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drawing on extensive documentary analysis, this article traces the evolution of British energy policy support since World War II. It analyses shifts in policy design through two interpretive lenses: eligibility (residualist vs. universalist) and function (compensatory vs. preventive).
T. M. Croon +4 more
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Maquiladoras and market mamas [PDF]
"This study analyzes work, childcare arrangements, and earnings of mothers in the poor neighborhoods of Guatemala City and Greater Accra, Ghana, two urban areas where formal- and informal-sector work differ in importance.
Hallman, Kelly +2 more
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Childcare cost and Spanish mother’s labour force participation [PDF]
In Spain, female labour force participation is among the lowest in Europe. This paper analyzes the extent to which female labour force participation is affected by the cost of formal childcare.
Cristina Borra
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Escalating the employee organisational commitment through employee job satisfaction: A Malaysian childcare centre perspective [PDF]
, 2015 The number of childcare centers in Malaysia has been steadily increasing and is expected to continue to increase in the future.This is largely due to the active campaign of the Malaysian Government for early childhood education, which is based on the ...
Othman, Abdul Rahim +2 more
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Sustainable Work and Employment in Social Care: New Challenges, New Priorities
Human Resource Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Human Resource Management (HRM) research focused on social care is sparse. This gap is surprising given the scale of the social care workforce in many countries, its vital role in meeting the increasingly complex needs of vulnerable community groups, and the persistent challenges in recruiting and retaining staff.
Ian Kessler +4 more
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Labour supply and childcare for British mothers in two-parent families: a structural approach [PDF]
, 2005 We develop and estimate a structural model of labour supply for British two parent families, taking explicit account of the importance of childcare related variables. We find working mothers do not increase their working hours when hourly wages increase,
Mumford, Karen, Parera-Nicolau, Antonia
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Managers' Decisions About Informal Accommodation Requests by Employees With and Without Disabilities
Human Resource Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although formal accommodations are required by law across many jurisdictions, many employees seek informal adjustments to their work conditions. These individualized work arrangements are not rooted in legal compliance but are instead provided at managers' discretion.
Silvia Bonaccio +3 more
wiley +1 more source
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Worldwide, over 740 million women make their living in the informal economy and therefore lack formal employment benefits, such as maternity leave, that can improve infant feeding practices.
C. Horwood +6 more
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The Disquiet of Quiet Quitting: Definitional Clarity, Theoretical Pathways, and Future Research
Human Resource Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Quiet quitting (QQ) has emerged as a prominent topic in both popular press and academic research, reflecting shifts in employees' engagement, effort allocation, and responses to contemporary work pressures. This review synthesizes findings from 11 papers published in a recent Special Issue on The Disquiet of Quiet Quitting.
Solon Magrizos +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Is the ‘quality’ of preschool childcare, measured by the qualifications and pay of the childcare workforce, improving in Britain? [PDF]
, 2016 The purpose of this paper is to report on the changing qualifications, pay and working conditions of the British childcare workforce between 2005 and 2014.
Hollingworth, K, Owen, C, Simon, A
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