Decent work housebound: Recovery experiences of parents during the pandemic

The International Labor Organization considers that gender equality and hours for free time and adequate rest are part of the essential dimensions of decent work. This work aims to analyze parents' reinvigorating experiences in the situation of mandatory telework, controlled by job satisfaction. The research has been developed in Brazil, one of the countries most affected by the extension of the confinement entailing from political and economic decisions that have worsened the health crisis. The survey was responded to by 535 respondents, of which 286 were parents. Results show higher means between parents in experiences of relaxation, mastery, control, and psychological detachment. Although considered a high-protective strategy, the latter is little used by both parents. Another tendency found in the results is that children's presence at home negatively affects mothers more than fathers regarding job satisfaction with mandatory telework entailing from the pandemic. Balancing work and family is not an easy equation. It is even worse in a society where women, mainly mothers, blame themselves when they want to relax or decide to take on challenging activities. In the social light, it seems unsustainable to have more responsibility for family care, and this responsibility is not followed by recovery

International Perspectives on the Legal Environment for Selection

Perspectives from 22 countries on aspects of the legal environment for selection are presented in this article. Issues addressed include (a) whether there are racial/ethnic/religious subgroups viewed as "disadvantaged,” (b) whether research documents mean differences between groups on individual difference measures relevant to job performance, (c) whether there are laws prohibiting discrimination against specific groups, (d) the evidence required to make and refute a claim of discrimination, (e) the consequences of violation of the laws, (f) whether particular selection methods are limited or banned, (g) whether preferential treatment of members of disadvantaged groups is permitted, and (h) whether the practice of industrial and organizational psychology has been affected by the legal environmen

Updated perspectives on the international legal environment for selection

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The Contributions of Organizational Justice Theory to Combating Discrimination

International audienceAfter reviewing the concepts of organizational justice, we present Stone-Romero and Stone’s (2005) model linking these concepts to discrimination. We then review research showing the relevance of organizational justice concepts to understanding applicant reactions during the hiring process, and focus on research comparing minority and majority group reactions. We describe studies conducted in the United States as well as studies we conducted comparing individuals of North African origin to those of the French majority group. Our results indicate that the North African group generally has more negative perceptions of the fairness of selection procedures, that both groups have better perceptions when the selection procedures are explained to them, and that both groups prefer selection procedures where their ethnic origin is not salient.Après une revue de questions sur les concepts de la justice organisationnelle, nous présentons le modèle de Stone-Romero et Stone (2005) qui fait le lien entre ces concepts et la discrimination. Ensuite, nous passons en revue les tra-vaux montrant la pertinence des concepts de justice organisationnelle pour une compréhension des réactions des candi-dats face au processus de sélection en mettant l'accent sur les recherches qui comparent les réactions de membres de groupes minoritaires et majoritaires. Nous détaillons des études réalisées aux Etats-Unis aussi bien que des études que nous avons menées afin de comparer des per-sonnes d'origine maghrébine à celles du groupe majoritaire français. Nos résultats montrent que les personnes d'origine maghrébine ont généralement de plus mauvaises perceptions de la justice des procédures de sélection, que les deux groupes ont de meilleures perceptions quand les procédures leur sont expliquées, et que les deux groupes préfèrent des procédures où leur origine ethnique n'est pas saillante

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Relating subjective age to work and non-work outcomes

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