objective: the aim of this study was to determine men’s knowledge, attitudes and practice towards family planning in a province of north-eastern turkey. materials and methods: this descriptive research was carried on 801 volunteers amongst men of reproductive age living in a city with a total population of 80,000 men. data were gathered using a self-administered questionnaire that addressed men...

We examine whether CEO power can explain the vast amount defined benefit pensions received by them. Analyzing a sample of UK firms from 2003 to 2006, we find that pensions constitutes of almost 15% of the average CEO compensation. Statistical analysis shows that the variables representing increased CEO power have a positive influence on pension pay. We also find that the presence of defined ben...

1 An employee injured at work in the UK is able to claim not only no-fault social security benefit from the state under the industrial injuries compensation scheme, but also damages from the employer if liability in tort can be established. Use of one system of compensation does not lead to exclusion from the other; there is no ‘employer privilege’ preventing an employee claiming from both work...

In high-income countries, both single parents and migrants face elevated risks of living in poverty, but research has paid little attention to the intersection parent migrant status. I examine ways which immigration policies make dependent either on labor market or their families as a spouse partner how these dependencies present women who are parents. draw qualitative data women’s experiences ...

Numerous studies have shown worker cooperatives’ potential to reduce the precarity and economic exclusion of marginalised groups. However, less is known about their other social effects. In particular, impact cooperative work on intimate scales such as family life home has received little academic attention. This article examines how joining a changes migrant women’s position in spaces: hom...

Purpose: This study had three aims. Firstly, to examine the validity of the workaholism triad as compared to the workaholism dyad. Secondly, to test the relationship between workaholism and work-family conflict. Thirdly, to explore the three-way relationships between worker type, WFC and supervisor support and flexible work schedules. Methodology: Participants consisted of 169 workers employed ...

We consider the integrated workforce planning and allocation problem for a high volume manufacturing facility that operates in two non-overlapping shifts of twelve hours each day, with twenty eight shifts for a two week planing period. In such facilities, operational workforce planning is typically carried out in two steps consisting of the multishift assignments and the single-shift allocation...

iran contains 36 named endemic reptile species in 17 genera and seven families. the most endemic and speciose family is the gekkonidae, followed by the lacertidae. these two families collectively dominate with 22 species (or 60.1%) of the total endemic herpetofauna. twenty one endemics are known only from a single location or restricted area within a single physiographic region. an analysis of ...