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Intermittent Leave and Reduced Schedule Leave Under the Family and Medical Leave Act [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) permits workers who meet certain conditions to take up to 12 weeks per year of unpaid leave for medical or family care reasons.
Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
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Integrity Versus Ideology in Automated Assessment: The Jobseeker Snapshot

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyses the entanglement of political ideology and digitalisation in the Australian approach to online assessment of claims for income security, with a focus on job seeker classification. In the Australian social security system, the Job Seeker Classification Instrument (JSCI) has been used to screen and ‘score’ income security ...
Angelika Papadopoulos
wiley   +1 more source

Benefits, Rights and Features Nondiscrimination Testing and Phased Retirement Programs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Various studies indicate that formal phased retirement programs within defined benefit plans are wanted and needed by both employers and employees. Phased retirement programs may be useful for employees who want to reduce their hours during later stages ...
Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
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Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Hearing Loss in the Context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hearing loss is a poignant issue in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and, without sufficient support, it can also contribute to disabling life experiences. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is intended to provide support to eligible people experiencing disability, however, to effectively serve this ...
Hannah Lack   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Federal Employees Part-Time Career Employment Act of 1978: Overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The Federal Employees Part-Time Career Employment Act aims to utilize the potential of persons who do not work a traditional forty-hour workweek. Having found that part-time permanent employment has a number of benefits,i Congress passed legislation ...
Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
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Trauma‐Informed Practice in Welfare‐to‐Work and Employment Services: A Scoping Review

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition within welfare services, including employment services, that many participants may have histories of trauma. Research suggests that experiences of trauma not only impact individuals' psychosocial health but also vocational elements such as job performance, employability, career progression, and financial ...
Emily Corbett   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accumulation of flavonoid compounds in flowering shoots of Achillea collina Becker ex. Rchb. Alba during flower development

open access: yesHorticultural Science, 2006
The objective of this paper was a screening of flavonoid content in Achillea collina Becker ex. Rchb. Alba flowering tops (Herba millefolii) and flowers (Flos millefolii).
K. Karlová
doaj   +1 more source

Robots in the Workplace: a Threat to—or Opportunity for—Meaningful Work?

open access: yesPhilosophy & Technology, 2019
The concept of meaningful work has recently received increased attention in philosophy and other disciplines. However, the impact of the increasing robotization of the workplace on meaningful work has received very little attention so far.
Jilles Smids, Sven Nyholm, H. Berkers
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Workplace Flexibility 2010 Staff & Consultants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Staff and consultants biographies for the event: What an Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility held on July 18, 2005 by Workplace Flexibility ...
Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Drinking Water Policy: A Realist Review

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures have a deep, enduring connection to water. However, since Australia's colonisation in 1788, water management has shifted, creating ongoing issues for these communities. Notwithstanding the universal recognition of safe drinking water as a human right, significant inequities persist, particularly ...
Margaret Apolima Fono   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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