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Estimating the use of agency workers Role? can family-friendly practices reduce their use? / Heywood, John; Siebert, W. Stanley; Wei, Xiangdong.
In: Industrial Relations Journal, Vol. 50, No. 3, 07.2011, p. 535-564.

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Heywood, J, Siebert, WS & Wei, X 2011, 'Estimating the use of agency workers Role? can family-friendly practices reduce their use?', Industrial Relations Journal, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 535-564. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-232X.2011.00645.x

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Heywood, J., Siebert, W. S., & Wei, X. (2011). Estimating the use of agency workers Role? can family-friendly practices reduce their use? Industrial Relations Journal, 50(3), 535-564. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-232X.2011.00645.x

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Heywood J, Siebert WS, Wei X. Estimating the use of agency workers Role? can family-friendly practices reduce their use? Industrial Relations Journal. 2011 Jul;50(3):535-564. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2011.00645.x

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Heywood, John ; Siebert, W. Stanley ; Wei, Xiangdong. / Estimating the use of agency workers Role? can family-friendly practices reduce their use?. In: Industrial Relations Journal. 2011 ; Vol. 50, No. 3. pp. 535-564.

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