Labor category: 1449 books
by Dawn R. Norris
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
Our jobs are often a big part of our identities, and when we are fired, we can feel confused, hurt, and powerless—at sea in terms of who we are. Drawing on extensive, real-life interviews, Job Loss, Identity, and Mental Health shines a light on the experiences of unemployed, middle-class professional...
Playing It Safe
Crazy Stories from the World of Britain's Health and Safety Regulations
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
'Very entertaining.' Jeffrey Podger, chief executive Health & Safety Executive Imagine a world where you wellington boots come with a 24-page instruction manual, or council carers who are prohibited from making tea for OAPs in case they scald themselves on the job. Welcome to Britain in the 21st century,...
Caro Ministro Poletti
Quello che gli italiani si sentono di comunicare ai loro nuovi governanti.
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 20, 2014
Una lettera al Ministro del lavoro da parte del suo più grande amico, il popolo italiano.Una lettera semplice che ricorda le priorità, le necessità ma non ammette che si dimentichi lo stile, il metodo, il ricordo della grandezza del lavoro, della nobiltà del lavoro.Una lettera diversa da quella...
Not Working
People Talk About Losing a Job and Finding Their Way in Today's Changing Economy
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Poignant true stories of resilience, determination, and the search for fulfillment
Inspired by Studs Terkel's Working and by James Agee and Walker Evans' Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, DW Gibson sets off on a journey across the United States to interview Americans who have lost their jobs....
Sewing Hope
How One Factory Challenges the Apparel Industry's Sweatshops
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Sewing Hope offers the first account of a bold challenge to apparel-industry sweatshops. The Alta Gracia factory in the Dominican Republic is the anti-sweatshop. It boasts a living wage three times the legal minimum, high health and safety standards, and a legitimate union—all verified by an independent...
by V.T.
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2014
Are you dreaming of flying your own plane, becoming a professional pilot? Be it fighter jet, commercial planes or even helicopter? Well, this ebook can help you.
It compiles tons of tips from REAL pilot all over the world, sharing what it truly takes to become a pilot. From training to getting...
Norbert Elias's Lost Research
Revisiting the Young Worker Project
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Based on the re-discovery of a lost sociological project led by Norbert Elias at the University of Leicester, this book re-visits the project: The Adjustment of Young Workers to Work Situations and Adult Roles. Norbert Elias's Lost Research makes use of the interview booklets documenting the lives...
by Gary Conness
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2013
Does your business have a problem with retention? Learn how to be a 21st Century Leader to fix the problem. Each chapter is short and to the point; giving real life examples of how to be a great leader. Also included are exercises to help you along your way to being not just a good manager, but an...
E tutti lavorammo a stento
Italia 0-24
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 18, 2014
Un diario collettivo sul tema del lavoro in una inesorabile giornata qualunque, scandita ora dopo ora da ventiquattro racconti veri, testimonianze da tutta Italia della società di oggi.
E tutti lavorammo a stento. Italia 0-24 è la nuova raccolta pubblicata da ARPANet che descrive - nella forma narrativa...
Buying Time
The Delayed Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
The aftershocks of the economic crisis that began in 2008 still rock the world, and have been followed by a crisis in democratic governance. The gravity of the situation is matched by a general paucity of understanding as to precisely what is happening and how it started.
In this new edition...
College Sports Inc.
How Commercialism Influences Intercollegiate Athletics
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
For several decades in America, athletic programs in colleges and universities received financial support and resources primarily from their respective schools and such sources as alumni and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). More recently, however, college coaches assigned to...
Man for All Seasons
The Life and Times of Ken Douglas
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
**A major biography of Ken Douglas, the most powerful union leader in modern New Zealand history.**Ken Douglas was raised in a hardworking, tough-talking, union-focussed Wellington family and got into union politics as a very young working man. Hard-nosed, pragmatic and never scared of a scrap, he...
Intern Nation
How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2012
Millions of young people—and increasingly some not-so-young people—now work as interns. They famously shuttle coffee in a thousand magazine offices, legislative backrooms, and Hollywood studios, but they also deliver aid in Afghanistan, map the human genome, and pick up garbage. Intern Nation...
by V.T.
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
Want to earn as much as possible when you are still young? Right now, in our generation, the goldmine is at Dubai.
Everyone's rushing over to Dubai to get a piece of their pie. There are tons of jobs opportunities awaiting for you, and it's up to you to grab it.
This ebook compiles...