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The compliance model of employment standards enforcement: an evidence‐based assessment of its efficacy in instances of wage theft
Author(s) -
Vosko Leah F.,
Grundy John,
Tucker Eric,
Thomas Mark P.,
Noack Andrea M.,
Casey Rebecca,
Gellatly Mary,
Mussell Jennifer
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/irj.12178
Subject(s) - enforcement , compliance (psychology) , deterrence theory , deterrence (psychology) , business , wage , work (physics) , labour economics , economics , political science , psychology , law and economics , social psychology , law , engineering , mechanical engineering
This article critically assesses the compliance model of employment standards enforcement through a study of monetary employment standards violations in Ontario, Canada. The findings suggest that, in contexts where changes to the organisation of work deepen insecurity for employees, models of enforcement that emphasise compliance over deterrence are unlikely to effectively prevent or remedy employment standards violations.