European Labour Law

-Writing about European labour law. . . conjures up feelings of distress about record high unemployment figures, a growing dual society and the inability to tackle the challenge we are faced with.+ -from the Prologue. So begins this intelligent, insightful book on European labour law and industrial relations. It covers the legislation concerning employer-employee relationships in the private and public sectors, as well as the structure and strategies of the social actors like employers+ organisations and trade unions. European Labour Law contains two parts: one devoted to individual law, and a second that deals with collective labour law, preceded by several general sections that set up the existing institutional framework, address relevant organisations, and cover and comment on particular European Community (EC) labour law aspects. This current, updated edition covers all the latest developments in the field. Contents: List of Abbreviations. Prologue. General Introduction. 1. The Institutional Framework. 2. The Social Partners. 3. Competences of the EC Regarding Labour Law. 4. European Labour Law: Trailer or Locomotive? Part I: Individual Labour Law. 1. The Free Movement of Workers. 2. International Private Labour Law. 3. Individual Employment Contracts. 4. Child Care and the Protection of Young People at Work. 5. Equal Treatment for Men and Women. 6. Protection of Motherhood. 7. Working Time, Sunday Rest, Night Work and Parental Leave. 8. Safety and Health. 9. Employee Participation in Profits and Enterprise Results. 10. Restructuring of Enterprises. Part II: Collective Labour Law. 1. Collective Bargaining. 2. Workers+ Participation. Epilogue. Annexes. Select Bibliography. Alphabetical List of Cited Cases of the European Court of Justice.