General life satisfaction in Slovenia has not changed significantly since the outbreak of the epidemic, followed last year by increasing international/geopolitical and energy uncertainties, ...exacerbated effects of climate change (drought and wildfires), and rising inflation. In 2021, both economic activity and employment were at high levels, so in the summer of 2022, respondents did not yet perceive any deterioration of the economic situation in the country (while in the EU as a whole a significant deterioration was perceived) (Figure 34). ...the measures taken before the elections in the first quarter of 2022 also contributed to higher satisfaction, and with the elections and the new government, so did post-election optimism. According to the survey data, in mid-2022 the percentage of people in Slovenia who were satisfied with their employment situation and the financial situation of households was higher than ever before (Figure 35), which reflects favourable labour market conditions (see p. 20).
Over the last several decades, employers have increasingly replaced permanent employees with temporary workers and independent contractors to cut labor costs and enhance flexibility. Although ...commentators have focused largely on low-wage temporary work, the use of skilled contractors has also grown exponentially, especially in high-technology areas. Yet almost nothing is known about contracting or about the people who do it. This book seeks to break the silence.
People have long made invidious distinctions between individuals (e.g., the clean and the unclean, good and evil, black and white, sacred and profane, etc.) (Smith, 1996), and these distinctions ...affect the degree to which individuals experience prejudice, unfair discrimination, and oppression in organizations and society as a whole. As a result, there has been an increased interest in research on these distinctions and unfair discrimination in organizations. Despite this research, most of the studies have focused on only a subset of minorities including African Americans, women, older workers, and people with physical disabilities (Dipboye & Colella, 2005). A number of other minorities have been forgotten or neglected by organizational researchers including people with neurological or psychological disabilities, veterans, Native Americans, people with a criminal history, and those who come from low socioeconomic or poor backgrounds. Thus, the primary purposes of this issue of Research in HRM is to foster research on "Forgotten Minorities" or those who are members of groups that have been excluded from organizations and neglected by organizational research. In view of these arguments, this issue (a) presents a brief review of the organizational research on the exclusion and repudiation of people who are forgotten minorities, (b) offers directions for future research on these outgroup members, and (c) considers key implications for practice that can facilitate the inclusion of forgotten minorities in organizations.
Without improved data sources or manpower forecast techniques, it is difficult to see how the massive labour movements, between skills, localities of employment or between employers, that the present ...economic analyses imply to be necessary can be achieved.
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder face significant challenges entering the workforce; yet research in this area is limited and the issues are poorly understood. In this systematic review, ...empirical peer-reviewed studies on employment programmes, interventions and employment-related outcomes in individuals with autism spectrum disorder over 18 years with and without intellectual disability were identified and evaluated. The review was prefaced by a summary of previous systematic reviews in the area. Web of Science, Medline, PsychINFO, ERIC and Scopus databases were systematically searched through to October 2015. From 32,829 records identified in the initial search, 10 review and 50 empirical articles, comprising N = 58,134 individuals with autism spectrum disorder, were included in the review. Selected articles were organised into the following themes: employment experiences, employment as a primary outcome, development of workplace skills, non-employment-related outcomes, assessment instruments, employer-focused and economic impact. Empirical studies were limited by poor participant characterisation, small sample size and/or a lack of randomisation and use of appropriate controls. Poor conceptualisation and measurement of outcomes significantly limited study quality and interpretation. Future research will require a multidisciplinary and multifaceted approach to explore employment outcomes on the individual, the family system, co-workers and the employer, along with the impact of individual differences on outcome.
Foreword and acknolwedgements Acronyms and abbreviations Assessment and policy options Executive summary Chapter 1. Labour market and educational outcomes of youth in Sweden Chapter 2. ...Characteristics of youth not in employment, education or training (NEETs) in Sweden Chapter 3. Benefits receipt and youth poverty in Sweden Chapter 4. Raising school completion rates and providing high-quality professional training in Sweden Chapter 5. Guaranteeing employment or training options for NEETs in Sweden.
