Coworker perceptions of outcome fairness of breastfeeding accommodation in the workplace

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 149-166

  Seijts, Gerard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Equity based concerns; Fairness; Need based concerns; Workplace accommodation

Indexed keywords

EID: 43649095022     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ERRJ.0000038650.91466.4f     Document Type: Article

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