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ERIC Number: EJ1235345
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-3736
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Legislative Protection from Discrimination in Access to Employer-Provided Training
Allmang, Skye; Jou, Judy; Gadoth, Adva; Rozhenkova, Veronika; Raub, Amy; Heymann, Jody
International Journal of Training and Development, v23 n4 p276-290 Dec 2019
This article provides an analysis of laws across all 193 United Nations countries that protect workers from discrimination in access to employer-provided training. We assessed the overall level of protection and the characteristics most commonly protected, as well as the extent of variation across geographic regions and country income. Overall, 60% of countries were found to offer specific protections from discrimination in access to training for at least one of the seven protected characteristics, which was significantly less than the percentage of countries offering protections from discriminatory hiring or terminations. Gender was the most commonly protected characteristic, whereas sexual orientation was least commonly protected. These findings suggest that employer-provided training is less well-protected from discrimination when compared with other aspects of employment and that there is variation in protection across socio-demographic characteristics and geographic regions. Additional legislation may be needed to ensure equitable access to training for all workers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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