Work-Life Balance and the Economic Crisis
Work-Life Balance and the Economic Crisis

Author: Anthony Forsyth

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2016-01-14

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1443887811

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No one can deny the significance attributed to the issue of reconciling work and private life by contemporary society, the EU and other international organisations. Its relevance is evident in the multifaceted nature of this topic and the need for each party to the employment contract to strike a proper balance between professional and personal responsibilities, based on the assumption that people can successfully harmonise their work with life. Following on from these considerations, this volume provides a detailed analysis of work-life balance and its regulation in a number of EU countries, emphasizing the consequences that the current economic crisis has brought about in this field.

Dirigir en femenino
Dirigir en femenino

Author: Asunción Ibáñez

Publisher: Editorial Almuzara

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 8483561794

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Una amplia perspectiva de la percepción social del liderazgo de las mujeres en el ámbito empresarial, su reflejo en los medios de comunicación y las tendencias para armonizar los cambios.

Improving working conditions in platform work in the light of the recent proposal for a directive
Improving working conditions in platform work in the light of the recent proposal for a directive

Author: Stefano Bellomo

Publisher: Sapienza Università Editrice

Published: 2023-10-26

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 8893772981

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This collective work has the aim to bring together several contributions by scholars from different Countries through the leitmotif of the analysis of work through digital platforms, also in the light of the latest proposal for a European Union directive. The first section focuses on the analysis of digital platform work, in various aspects, including issues concerning the use of artificial intelligence. The second section analyses issues related to the development of workers’ rights through digital platforms. In the third section, the authors made considerations on the intervention of the draft directive on qualification.

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Publisher: Editorial Elearning, S.L.

Published:

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13:

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Finding Solutions for a Post-Crisis Society
Finding Solutions for a Post-Crisis Society

Author: Teresa Torres-Coronas

Publisher: PUBLICACIONS UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI

Published: 2015-12-28

Total Pages: 491

ISBN-13: 8484244105

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Since 2007 and the economic meltdown caused by the financial crisis, our societies have been evolving in different ways. New political movements have emerged in Southern Europe and new social movements in pursuit of common concerns are playing a more active role in our daily lives. In a parallel way, after the failure to predict the financial crisis, economist and social science researchers seek fresh thinking and new models that can better explain this new reality. Regulations are of critical importance in shaping the welfare of economies and society. Thus, core legal disciplines are exploring the effects of the financial crisis on social rights, labour market regulations, and civil, common law or international law, among others. With no doubt, the economic crisis has deeply impacted our economic, social, political and legal environment. During the last decade, researchers from a wide range of disciplines have been looking for solutions. Now it is time make a side stop on the way and to gather results. The 1rst International SBRLab Conference, Finding solutions for a post-crisis society, is organized by the Social and Business Research Lab (SBRLab), Universitat Rovira i Virgili. It is as an international and virtual meeting point of interdisciplinary research and researchers. The purpose of this international conference is to bring together researchers from management, economics, political, social and legal disciplines in order to present and discuss new trends in their respective fields.

Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices
Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices

Author: Jay Kalra

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-07-07

Total Pages: 797

ISBN-13: 3030807444

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This book is concerned with human factors and ergonomics research and developments in the design and use of systems and devices for effective and safe healthcare delivery. It reports on approaches for improving healthcare devices so that they better fit to people’s, including special population’s needs. It also covers assistive devices aimed at reducing occupational risks of health professionals as well as innovative strategies for error reduction, and more effective training and education methods for healthcare workers and professionals. Equal emphasis is given to digital technologies and to physical, cognitive and organizational aspects, which are considered in an integrated manner, so as to facilitate a systemic approach for improving the quality and safety of healthcare service. The book also includes a special section dedicated to innovative strategies for assisting caregivers’, patients’, and people’s needs during pandemic. Based on papers presented at the AHFE 2021 Conference on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, held virtually on 25–29 July, 2021, from USA, the book offers a timely reference guide to both researchers and healthcare professionals involved in the design of medical systems and managing healthcare settings, as well as to healthcare counselors and global health organizations.

The Balance between Worker Protection and Employer Powers
The Balance between Worker Protection and Employer Powers

Author: Nuno Cerejeira Namora

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2019-01-17

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13: 1527526097

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This book analyses the most important problems and challenges of the current labour market from the point of view of the balance between the parties of the employment contract. The contributions here are related to various pressing topics, including, for example, the future of work and worker protection on an international level against the strengthening of employers’ powers. In addition, the nature and limits of employers’ power, non-competition contractual clauses and workers’ rights in the face of new communication and information technologies are also discussed. The contributors are drawn from several countries, such as Portugal, Spain, Bolivia, Italy, México and Switzerland. The book will appeal to lawyers, legal experts, human resources experts, economist, judges, academia, and staff from companies and trade unions, and employers’ representation. The volume features insights and contributions in different languages, with chapters in Spanish (12), English (4) and Portuguese (5).

Psychosocial and Legal Perspectives of Marital Breakdown
Psychosocial and Legal Perspectives of Marital Breakdown

Author: Margit Gaffal

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-10-23

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 3642138969

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Divorce has long been viewed as a single phenomenon affecting two individuals without considering the framework conditions in which it occurs. Due to the increase of divorce rates in the past decades researchers have changed their perspective and have concentrated on the view of divorce as a personal experience that is greatly affected by the socials and economic environment. The aim of this thesis is to investigate divorce that has become a mass phenomenon in our present society. The assumption is that in order to understand the grounds for divorce and its consequences, we have to view divorce as a phenomenon that occurs at the intersection of personal, socio-economic and legal factors. Family disputes involve persons who have interdependent and continued relati- ships and arise in a context of distressing emotions. Separation and divorce affect all the members of the family, especially children. The study presents a comprehensive analysis of divorce as a psychological process that is situated within a social and a legal context. It presents a comprehensive view of divorce as a psychosocial, economic and legal phenomenon and contains a review of the research literature about divorce and its consequences for parents and children. Moreover, it describes divorce by proposing conceptual frames and explanatory models.