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Religious Freedom, Religious Discrimination and the Workplace
Hart Publishing Limited 2008; US$ 70.20The book considers the extent to which religious interests are protected in the workplace, with particular reference to the protection against religious discrimination provided by the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003. It establishes a principled basis for determining the proper scope of religious freedom at work, and considers... more...
Just a Number
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 144.95Examining the primary role of legislation and court process in combating age discrimination at both the national and international level, this work provides a detailed examination of the relationship between age issues and the law. The role of NAFTA and the EU is also discussed in this important resource for all those involved in age discrimination... more...
Occupational and Residential Segregation
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009; US$ 124.95This volume is divided into five parts, each one including two chapters. Part I is devoted to 'Information Theory and Segregation Measurement', part II to 'The Gini Index and the Measurement of Segregation', part III to 'Measuring Segregation with Ordered Categories', part IV to 'Exploring Changes in Segregation' and... more...
Systemic Discrimination in Employment and the Promotion of Ethnic Equality
BRILL 2006; US$ 201.00This book argues that traditional complaint-based antidiscrimination laws are inherently inadequate to respond to systemic discrimination in employment. It examines the mechanisms and characteristics of systemic discrimination and the shortcomings of complaint-based laws. Yet these characteristics can also inform employers and government authorities... more...
Pregnant Pause
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 144.95Pregnant Pause provides readers with a better understanding of the issue of maternity discrimination and inequality by looking at the primary role of legislation and its impact on the court process at both national and international levels. In a historical and compelling analysis of maternity discrimination and employment in relation to the North American... more...
A Global Approach to Public Interest Disclosure
Edward Elgar Publishing 2010; US$ 40.00This timely and important book assesses the impact of legislation on public interest disclosures internationally, as well as setting an agenda for future research on whistleblowing. Combining both theoretical and practical methods, this unique book offers a detailed examination of some of the key statutory provisions in the UK and explores the way... more...
ABC of Women Workers' Rights and Gender Equality
ILO Publications 2007; US$ 22.95This second-editioned publication presents important information relevant to women workers in entries on sexual harassment, women in development, the glass ceiling and many more. With an easy-to-follow, this book provides an essential tool raising awareness and legal literacy on gender equality issues. more...
The Right to Decent Work of Persons with Disabilities
ILO Publications 2007; US$ 22.95This publication provides an invaluable overview of the principal international legal instruments, policies and initiatives of relevance to the rights of people with disabilities, with a particular focus on employment and work. It focuses on the different options available to people with disabilities who wish to work in open/competitive employment,... more...
Human Rights at Work
Hart Publishing Limited 2010; US$ 68.40Concerns associated with globalisation of markets, exacerbated by the 'credit crunch', have placed pressure on many nation states to make their labour markets more 'flexible'. In so doing, many states have sought to reduce labour standards and to diminish the influence of trade unions as the advocates of such standards. One response... more...
Compliance and Compromise
BRILL 2011; US$ 103.00Compliance and Compromise examines the status of gender pay equity that has been largely overlooked and how domestic legal systems respond to the ILO Convention No. 100 on Equal Remuneration, with the novel application of the theory ?transnational legal process?. more...









