Then and now: Disability legislation and employers' practices in the UK

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 556-580

  Woodhams, Carol ^a   Corby, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547577204     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2007.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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