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Forced or by Choice? Motives for Accepting Casual Work
Expert Journal of Business and Management, 2023 The study sought to explore reasons why workers accept casual work at a transnational manufacturing firm in Zimbabwe. An exploratory qualitative study was undertaken with sixteen casual workers at a transnational manufacturing firm in Zimbabwe ...
Nyasha MAPIRA +2 more
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Federal Employees’ Retirement System: The Role of the Thrift Savings Plan [PDF]
, 2013 [Excerpt] The Thrift Savings Plan plays a pivotal role in helping federal workers achieve adequate retirement income. Employees enrolled in the FERS who do not make voluntary contributions to the TSP, and thus receive only the 1% agency automatic ...
Isaacs, Katelin P
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The outsourcing of social care in Britain : what does it mean for voluntary sector workers? [PDF]
, 2009 While recent decades have witnessed a growth in the outsourcing of public services in Britain, the post-1997 UK Labour governments have sought to put in place mechanisms aimed at encouraging long-term collaborative contracting relationships marked by ...
Alcock, P. +13 more
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Accelerated Progression of Gait Impairment in Parkinson's Disease and REM Sleep Without Atonia
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective People with Parkinson's disease (PD) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep without atonia (RSWA) often have more severe gait disturbances compared to PD without RSWA. The association between the presence and expression of RSWA and the rate of progression of gait impairment in PD is unknown.
Sommer L. Amundsen‐Huffmaster +11 more
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Entrer en relation. Distribuer des repas aux personnes exilées à Ouistreham
Kentron, 2019 Ouistreham is a town of 9,000 inhabitants located in Calvados, from where a ferry leaves for England and where, in 2003, there were already migrants in temporary accommodation on the beaches.
Camille Gourdeau
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Compulsory and Voluntary Remittances: Evidence from Child Domestic Workers in Tunisia [PDF]
Based on a survey we conducted among domestic workers in Tunisia, we find that slightly more than half are younger than 18 years old. Most live with their employer and have their wages remitted directly to their parents.
Benoit Dostie, Désiré Vencatachellum
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Network Localization of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Fatigue is among the most common symptoms and one of the main factors determining the quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying fatigue are not fully understood. Here we studied lesion locations and their connections in individuals with MS, aiming to identify brain networks ...
Olli Likitalo +12 more
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Frailty Exacerbates Disability in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background To evaluate frailty in severe progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods This prospective, cross‐sectional, multicenter study enrolled a late severe PMS group requiring skilled nursing (n = 53) and an age, sex, and disease duration‐matched control PMS group (n = 53).
Taylor R. Wicks +10 more
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Underemployed women: an analysis of voluntary and involuntary part-time wage employment in South Africa [PDF]
Using nationally representative household survey data from 1995 to 2006, this paper explores heterogeneity among female part-time wage (salaried) workers in post-apartheid South Africa, specifically distinguishing between individuals who choose to work ...
Colette Muller
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Social Security Reform Proposals: USAs, Clawbacks, and Other Add-Ons [PDF]
, 1999 Faced with Social Security's impending deficits, some lawmakers have proposed supplementing the program's benefits with personal, market-based retirement accounts for all workers.
Darcy Ann Olsen
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