Pregnant and jobless: A contextualizing analysis of pregnancy dismissal in Israeli labour court rulings

IF 2.6 2区 管理学 Q2 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Naama Bar-on Shmilovitch, Orna Blumen, S. Tzafrir
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Discrimination against pregnant employees is widespread despite labour laws aimed at protecting them. Pertaining to recently emerging research on pregnancy in the workplace, including pregnancy discrimination, this study considered the gravest manifestation of direct discrimination, and one that has been neglected to date: dismissal during pregnancy. Inspired by John's contextual theory, we sought to identify the socio-economic profile of dismissed pregnant employees, illustrating their uneven distribution across the labour market. This overlooked actuality of pregnancy dismissal was studied in Israel, an environment where labour laws extensively protect pregnant employees. We focused on nearly two decades (2004–2020) of cases litigated in Israeli labour courts. This study adds to the research on pregnancy in the workplace with a new perspective that not only illuminates a frequent yet hardly addressed reality but also reveals its social variability, deconstructing the generalized vulnerability that pregnancy often connotes for women employees. Finally, directions for future research and implications for the labour market, legislators and policymakers are put forward.
怀孕和失业:在以色列劳动法庭裁决怀孕解雇的背景分析
尽管劳动法旨在保护怀孕雇员,但对他们的歧视仍然普遍存在。关于最近出现的关于工作场所怀孕的研究,包括怀孕歧视,这项研究认为是直接歧视的最严重表现,也是迄今为止被忽视的表现:怀孕期间解雇。受约翰上下文理论的启发,我们试图确定被解雇的怀孕员工的社会经济状况,说明他们在劳动力市场中的不均衡分布。以色列研究了这一被忽视的解雇怀孕的现状,在以色列,劳动法广泛保护怀孕员工。我们关注了近二十年(2004年至2020年)在以色列劳工法院提起诉讼的案件。这项研究以一种新的视角为工作场所怀孕的研究增添了新的内容,不仅阐明了一个频繁但几乎没有得到解决的现实,还揭示了其社会可变性,解构了怀孕通常意味着女性员工的普遍脆弱性。最后,提出了未来研究的方向以及对劳动力市场、立法者和政策制定者的影响。
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Journal of Industrial Relations
Journal of Industrial Relations INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR-
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Industrial Relations takes a broad interdisciplinary approach to the subject of the world of work. It welcomes contributions which examine the way individuals, groups, organisations and institutions shape the employment relationship. The Journal takes the view that comprehensive understanding of industrial relations must take into account economic, political and social influences on the power of capital and labour, and the interactions between employers, workers, their collective organisations and the state.
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