The first article is based on the study by Stéphane Carcillo, Bérengère Patault and myself, which is concerned with companies, but from a novel perspective. We collected data on tens of thousands of court of appeal rulings regarding dismissals. The study shows that magistrates’ decisions have a significant impact on employment practices by the companies convicted.
The second piece is devoted to the book by Patricia Crifo and Antoine Rebérioux, which addresses recent work on the role of companies and the involvement of employees in their governance by exploring a number of key issues. How can employees become involved in governance? What is the relationship between employee participation and companies’ financial and extra-financial performance? What practices exist in foreign countries?
The third interview deals with the book by Anne Revillard, which provides an interdisciplinary overview on employment of people with disabilities. In particular it emphasizes the lack of evaluation work on this subject and the importance of developing a policy for normalizing disability in the workplace.
Next, the study by Cécile Ballini, Mathilde Gaini and Jérémy Hervelin is concerned with the integration into employment of young school dropouts. The researchers conducted an experiment in which they sent out thousands of fictitious CVs in response to job offers. It emerges that school dropouts are 25% less likely to be recalled by employers than young people with a CAP vocational training certificate. However, for dropouts, additional certifying training significantly improves the
chances of being offered a job. Employers consider such training to be more effective when combined with work experience.
Finally, the work of Mirna Safi shows that ethno-racial discrimination in the labour market is particularly strong in France, especially against people from North and sub-Saharan Africa. Mirna Safi points out that this situation stems largely from legislation that does not allow for the development of good practices or the generalization of actions in support of visible minorities in the workplace.
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Pierre Cahuc, Scientific Director of the Securing Career Paths Chair