Class and Social Background Discrimination in the Modern Workplace: Mapping Inequality in the Digital Age

Angelo Capuano

doi:10.46692/9781529222975

This book exposes how inequalities based on class and social background arise from employment practices in the digital age. Examining the ways in which digitalisation creates risks of discrimination, the book proposes essential law reform and improvements to workplace policy.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Dedication
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Contents
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Detailed Contents
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Series Editor Preface
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- By Alan Bogg, Virginia Mantouvalou
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About the Author
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Acknowledgements
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1 - Class and Social Background Discrimination: An Introduction
pp 1-32
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2 - Unravelling the Meaning of ‘Social Origin’ Discrimination in Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and its Applications in the Digital Age
pp 33-64
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3 - Mapping the Legal Landscape in Australia, South Africa, Canada and New Zealand and its Applications in the Digital Age
pp 65-126
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4 - Social Media in Recruitment, Hiring and Firing Decisions
pp 127-149
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5 - Automated Candidate Screening, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment
pp 150-176
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6 - Platform Work and the Post-Pandemic Shift to Remote Work
pp 177-191
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7 - Making Future Workplaces Fairer and More Equitable
pp 192-202
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References
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Index
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Mapping Inequality in the Digital Age

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

Detailed Contents
pp viii-xii

Series Editor Preface
pp xiii-xiii

About the Author
pp xiv-xiv

Acknowledgements
pp xv-xvi

1 - Class and Social Background Discrimination: An Introduction
pp 1-32

2 - Unravelling the Meaning of ‘Social Origin’ Discrimination in Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and its Applications in the Digital Age
pp 33-64

3 - Mapping the Legal Landscape in Australia, South Africa, Canada and New Zealand and its Applications in the Digital Age
pp 65-126

4 - Social Media in Recruitment, Hiring and Firing Decisions
pp 127-149

5 - Automated Candidate Screening, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment
pp 150-176

6 - Platform Work and the Post-Pandemic Shift to Remote Work
pp 177-191

7 - Making Future Workplaces Fairer and More Equitable
pp 192-202

References
pp 203-227

Index
pp 228-235

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