The worldwide reforming process of pension systems triggered by the demographic
transition and globalization has led several countries to implement multi‐pillar pension …

Employment protection legislation (EPL) is not enforced uniformly across the board. There
are a number of exemptions to the coverage of these provisions: firms below a given …

This paper is the first to examine the implications of switching to PT work for women's
subsequent earnings trajectories, distinguishing by their type of contract: permanent or fixed …

Using Spanish Social Security records, we document the channels through which mothers
fall onto a lower earnings track, such as shifting into part-time work, accumulating lower …

During the 1980s, many European countries introduced fixed-term contracts to fight high and
persistent levels of unemployment. Although these contracts have been widely used …

De Nederlandse verzorgingsstaat staat onder druk. Toekomstige trends als vergrijzing en
globalisering dreigen de overheidsfinanciën onhoudbaar te maken en verslechteren de …

According to French law, employers have to pay at least six months salary to employees
whose seniority exceeds two years in case of unfair dismissal. We show, relying on data …

All OECD countries have either legally mandated severance pay or compensations imposed
by industry-level bargaining in case of employer initiated job separations. The paper shows …

Courts are an important element in the institutional framework of labor markets, often
determining the degree of employment protection. German labor courts provide a vivid …

In this paper, we analyse the significance of compassion as an emotion in its relationship to
various manifestations of power within the organisational context. We critique those theories …