1st Edition
The Legal Regulation of Pregnancy and Parenting in the Labour Market
By Grace James
Copyright 2009
160 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
160 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
160 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
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Why is the law failing to protect pregnant workers and parents from detrimental treatment in the workplace? This theoretically informed book, which draws on the findings of a large scale, Nuffield Foundation funded, study of pregnancy-related workplace disputes, explores the legal regulation of pregnancy and parenting in the labour market.
Using an epistemology that draws primarily on critical... Read more
1. Exploring Pregnancy, Parenting and Employment in the Twenty First Century 2. The Scope and Nature of Pregnancy-Parenting/Workplace Conflicts 3. Legislation and Policy: Promoting Good Pregnancy-Parenting/Workplace Relationships? 4. Tribunals’ Approaches to Pregnancy-Parenting/Workplace Conflicts 5. Pregnancy-Parenting/Workplace Conflicts and Tribunal Procedures 6. Challenging and Reforming Pregnancy-Parenting/Workplace Regulation
Biography
Grace James is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Reading where her research interests include family-friendly employment policies and discrimination law.
