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1. 1. Sport, pregnancy, and fixed-term contracts: Is sports a blanket exception in labour law?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Beatrice Anna Klingener; [2022]
   Keywords : Sport; pregnancy; fixed-term contracts; EU law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns the successive use of fixed-term contracts under Clause 5 of the Framework Agreement in the sector of sports and whether such usage provides protection from dismissal for pregnant workers. This was done by using a legal dogmatic method in the field of EU law. READ MORE

3. 2. The Case of the Halls Meat Factory Closure : Looking at processes through the eyes of the workers

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Filip Tedelund; [2022]
   Keywords : Meat Industry; Supply Chain; Labour Process Theory; Flexible Accumulation; Extended Case Method;

   Abstract : This thesis aims at examining processes in capitalist food production through a case study of Vion’s Halls factory in Broxburn, Scotland, which closed in 2012. The researcher uses his position as a former employee to receive interviews with former workers at the factory to gain knowledge about what happened in the factory and how that relates to bigger developments in the economy. READ MORE

4. 3. Next generation rear axle assembly - A case study of Scania CV AB

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Richard Andrae; William Bergmark; [2021]
   Keywords : Assembly line; Rear Axle; Automation; Industry 4.0; Ergonomics; Takt time; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Title: Next generation rear axle assembly - A case study at Scania Authors: Richard Andrae & William Bergmark Background: Following the development of industry 4.0, new production technologies enabling more efficient assembly processes constantly evolve. READ MORE

5. 4. Employees’ experiences of working remotely from home during the covid-19 pandemic - a mixed method study at Försäkringskassan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Lina Dahlberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Remote work; work-life balance; performance; work-related well-being; working from home; employees.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Abstract Title: Employees’ experiences of working remotely from home during the covid-19 pandemic - a mixed method study at Försäkringskassan Author: Lina Dahlberg Supervisor: Jan Mewes, Lund University Sweden Course: SOCM03 Master thesis course, Master of Science in Human Resource Development and Labour Relations, 30 credits. Department of Sociology, spring 2021 Background & aim: The unique situation of covid-19 caused immediate changes to our working landscapes when workers from countries all over the world had to transition into immediate remote work. READ MORE

6. 5. Quests for knowledge and social mobility : Vocational and on-the-job-training as navigational tactics in the urban labour market of Sierra Leone

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Bim Kilje; [2021]
   Keywords : On-The-Job training; OTJ; apprenticeship; Technical and Vocational Education and Training; TVET; Sierra Leone; urban; labour market; tailoring; trading; practice theory; social mobility; moral education; youth; unemployment; livelihood; informal sector;

   Abstract : This ethnographic study investigates the experiences of those learning tailoring and trading in Freetown, Sierra Leone via apprenticeships, other on-the-job training or Technical and Vocational Education and Training programs (TVET). I examine these forms of occupational training by investigating the practices underway, how knowledge transmission occurs, as well as why learners engage with and what they get out of these activities. READ MORE