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https://doi.org/10.25234/pv/9985

EXPERIENCE OF AGE DISCRIMINATION IN ENJOYMENT OF THE RIGHT TO EQUAL WORKING CONDITIONS AND THE RIGHT TO EQUAL ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF EMPLOYEES IN THE SCIENTIFIC AND HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Dragana Bjelić Gaćeša orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-7007-3980 ; Veleučilište u Požegi, Vukovarska 17, 34000 Požega


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Age discrimination has become an exceptional problem in rapidly aging societies such as Croatia. The paper aims at analysing the age discrimination issues in scientific and higher education system of the Republic of Croatia, specifically at verifying the presence of discrimination based on age and according to experience of the respondents included in the survey concerning equal conditions of work and equal advancement opportunities. For the purpose of analysis, an empirical research has been conducted by studying employees at two Croatian universities i.e. Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek and the University of Rijeka. Data were gathered by the means of an online questionnaire hosted on the Google Drive plat- form in the period from 29 May to 21 June 2017. A contact list of respondents’ e-mail ad- dresses was compiled using information obtained from official web sites of the Universities’ constituencies as well as their Rectors’ offices. There were 2958 addresses in total, out of which 1506 were at the University of Rijeka and 1452 addresses at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek. The empirical research results indicated the following: 1) Age discrimination regarding equal working conditions is present in the experience of the respondents – the employees in scientific and higher education system of the Republic of Croatia, 2) Age discrimination regarding equal advancement opportunities is present in the experience of the respondents – the employees in the scientific and higher education system of the Republic of Croatia 3) As regards the equal working conditions, there are only differences among the respondents in view of their gender 4) As regards the equal advancement opportunities, there are differences among the respondents considering respondents’ levels of education and type of their positions (teaching, administrative and technical, auxiliary personnel).

Ključne riječi

age discrimination; equal working conditions; equal advancement opportunities; scientific and higher education system

Hrčak ID:

250010

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/250010

Datum izdavanja:

31.12.2020.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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