ISBN:
9789221290667
,
9221290662
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiii, 105 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Lewis, Suzan Maternity protection in SMEs
DDC:
306.874
Keywords:
Pregnant women Employment
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Small business Employees
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Maternity leave Law and legislation
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ILO pub
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Maternity leave
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Maternity insurance
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Maternal and infant welfare
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Reproductive rights
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Maternity leave
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Pregnant women Employment
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Small business Employees
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Business
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
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Maternal and infant welfare
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Maternity insurance
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Maternity leave
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Maternity leave ; Law and legislation
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Pregnant women ; Employment
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Reproductive rights
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Small business ; Employees
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maternity protection
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working mother
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women workers
;
small enterprise
;
corporate responsibility
;
good practices
;
developed countries
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developing countries
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ILO pub
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Although rarely quantified, the cost of maternity protection in SMEs is widely perceived to be greater than the benefits and to lead to competitive disadvantage. This review suggests that effective maternity protection is not only feasible in SMEs but can offer a range of positive productivity-related outcomes for enterprises. To achieve these positive effects, and for maternity, paternity and family responsibilities to become "a normal fact of business life", maternity protection and other work-family balance measures need to fit into the practices and interests of SMEs. The report proposes a multi-pronged approach, involving strategies adopted at state, market, community and family levels to combat gender inequality, support SMEs and ultimately achieve wider development objectives
Abstract:
This report reviews the key international literature in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It also addresses the questions of how, to what extent and under what conditions maternity protection in SMEs can generate positive outcomes for enterprises as well as broader society
Note:
Table 7.2 Additional indicators of effective maternity protection in developing countries. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-105). - Print version record
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