Search for dissertations about: "Equal pay for equal work"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Equal pay for equal work.

  2. 1. Employee perspectives on individualized pay : Attitudes and fairness perceptions

    Author : Teresia Stråberg; Magnus Sverke; Katharina Näswall; Annika Härenstam; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; individualized pay setting; fairness; pay attitudes; gender differences; equal opportunities; pay system; work climate; justice perceptions; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : The use of various types of individualized pay setting has increased dramatically in Sweden. In order for individualized pay to work as an incentive, the pay system has to be perceived as fair. READ MORE

  4. 2. Searching for Equality : Sex Discrimination, Parental Leave and the Swedish Model With Comparisons to EU, UK and US Law

    Author : Laura Carlson; Ronnie Eklund; Clare McGlynn; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Swedish employment discrimination law; Swedish Labour Court; EU employment discrimination law; UK employment discrimination law; US employment discrimination law; Equal Opportunity Law; Equal Pay Act; Title VII; Labour law; Arbetsrätt;

    Abstract : Achieving economic equality between men and women is a challenge to every country. The approach taken politically and legally in Sweden is to encourage a greater economic independence of women from the family through paid work, as well encouraging men to assume a greater share of unpaid work, particularly parental leave, resulting in a lessening of the double burden of work for women. READ MORE

  5. 3. Employment Status and Inequalities in Health Outcomes : Population-based Studies from Gävleborg County

    Author : Anne-Sofie Hiswåls; Gloria Macassa; Joaquim Soares; Gebrenegus Ghilagaber; Peter Öberg; Örjan Sundin; Charli Eriksson; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Employment status; self-reported health; health inequalities; suicidal ideation; anxiety; depression; out of work; perceived well-being; qualitative approach; recession time; Gävle; Anställningsstatus; självrapporterad hälsa; ojämlikhet i hälsa; självmordstankar; ångest; depression; utanför arbetsmarknaden; upplevt välbefinnande; kvalitativt tillvägagångssätt; lågkonjunktur; Gävle;

    Abstract : Background and objectives: From a public health perspective, it is important not only to improve and maintain health, but also to promote equality in health. Epidemiological research has showed the importance of work and unemployment in the development of socio-economic health inequalities, and peoples life chances are suggested to be conditioned by participation or exclusion from the labour market. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on inheritance, small businesses and energy consumption

    Author : Sebastian Escobar; Mikael Elinder; Katarina Nordblom; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; estates; bequests; inheritance taxes; tax evasion; tax avoidace; liquidity; entrepreneurship; small business; sub-metering; environment; smart meters; energy conservation; quasi experiment;

    Abstract : Essay 1: People’s planning to evade the inheritance tax curtails its merits. However, the extent of planning remains a matter of argument. According to popular belief, it is widespread, but few estimates have been presented. READ MORE

  7. 5. Application of Laser-based Diagnostics to a Prototype Gas Turbine Burner at Selected Pressures

    Author : Ronald Whiddon; Förbränningsfysik; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; OH; Laser Diagnostics; Elevated Pressure; Syngas; DLE; NOx; Combustion; Gas Turbine; PIV; PLIF; Pilot; SGT-750; Fysicumarkivet A:2014:Whiddon;

    Abstract : The matured laser-diagnostic techniques of planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) and particle image velocimetry (PIV) were applied to a prototype gas turbine burner operating on various fuels. The work was performed to provide verification of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) models of the combustion of atypical fuels in a gas turbine combustor. READ MORE