The role of job evaluation in determining equal value in tribunals: Tool, weapon or cloaking device?

Employee Relations

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-19

  Gilbert, Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equal pay; Job evaluation; Tribunals

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844445912     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450510569283     Document Type: Article

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