Not all labour law and industrial relations scholars agree on the efficacy of the comparative approach - that the analysis of measures adopted in other countries can play a constructive role in national and local policy-making. However, the case deserves to be heard, and no better such presentation has appeared than this remarkable book, the carefully considered work of over 40 well-known authorities in the field from a wide variety of countries including Australia, France, India, Israel, Peru, Poland, and South Africa. The volume contains papers delivered at a conference sponsored by the Marco Biagi Foundation at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in March 2008.

Thirty-three distinguished authorities in the field of labour and industrial relations law gather here to enhance and complement the work of the late Marco Biagi, a man who, at the time of his violent and untimely death, had shown himself to be the most insightful and committed international scholar in this complex and controversial and, as it proved, even dangerous field. The topics covered range over many of Professor Biagi's special interests, including the following: the formulation of a new basis for labour law that could resolve new issues; employee protection in corporate restructuring; the trend toward individual 'enterprise bargaining'; a new European employment policy and what it might entail; the growing phenomenon of 'flexibilisation'; the effects of an aging workforce; the crucial nexus of free trade, labour, and human rights; the promise of EU enlargement; and protection of part-time workers. There is a lot of insight, innovation, and just clear thinking in this wide-ranging and far-reaching book. It will be of exceptional value to scholars, lawyers, and others concerned with the extensive and unpredictable changes under way in today's world of work.

The protection of jobs and labour law standards achieved by employees in the past has been under pressure from neoliberalization forces for many years. The focused perspectives evident in this original collection of essays go a long way toward clearly de? ning where labour law and social security law must set their sights in order to preserve fair and productive employer-employee relations in the new world of work. Distinguished researchers study the changing realities confronting the labour market, in public policy as well as in industrial relations. Issues and topics include the following: – integration of immigrants into industrial relations; – the social situation of migrant workers; – new phenomena brought by the digital age; – temporary agency work; – harmonizing family and working lives; – sport and labour law; – the role of European Works Councils; and – social and labour reforms. Throughout this book, the contributors emphasize the changing role of the state and reform agendas. Although the central focus is on Europe, there is an abundance of comparative detail, allowing for global application. As a matchless, up-to-date overview and analysis of how new and emerging forms of employment and industrial relations impact employee security, this book will be warmly welcomed by practitioners, academics, and policymakers concerned with ensuring the persistence of fair and viable standards in labour and social security law.

Textbook on comparative law, labour law and labour relations systems - international law, conflict of laws in labour contracts in EC countries and legal status of multinational enterprises and international trade unions, freedom of association, employers organization, workers participation, quality of working life, labour disputes, forms of dispute settlements, equal opportunities, employment security; includes a chapter on the public sector.

Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Germany gives the reader a broad understanding of German labour law covering all important aspects. The book deals with the sources of labour law, individual employment relationships, collective bargaining, remuneration, working conditions, and dispute settlement.

Even in an era of sweeping change in all walks of life, The ongoing transformation of the world of work stands out. With the convergence of globalized markets, multinational corporate employers, and new information technologies, The old secure and stable world of offices and factories has gone the way of the dinosaurs. Inevitably, The traditional legal regimes applicable to labour and industrial relations have been altered beyond recognition, and continue to undergo rapid change. In this connection, few legal resources have proven themselves as useful as the classic compilation of expert analysis here presented in its eighth and updated edition. With the overarching purpose of describing the salient characteristics and trends in labour law and industrial relations in the world today, The bookiquest;s 23 chapters probe such crucial issues as the following: the new trade union movement; European Works Councils employersiquest; organizations; European Union; International Labour Organisation human resource management; codes of conduct of multinational enterprises; conflicts of laws in employment contracts; self-employed workers; privacy; and iquest;employability. The approach throughout is comparative, whether the specific focus is national, regional, or international. The authors bring their perspectives from a wide range of contexts, including labour unions, employersiquest; organizations, employment law practice, academic research, The European Commission, And The International Labour Organisation. They come from Germany, The United States, The United Kingdom, Belgium, The Netherlands, Australia, Israel, Switzerland, Italy, and France. Clearly, this approach has an eye To The future. Labour law and industrial relations have already become de facto international concerns, and harmonization is proceeding rapidly at both formal and informal levels. This comparative and integrated treatment of the entire field as it currently exists marks trends that will be established in a matter of years. At the moment, with its huge fund of information and its many brilliant insights, this book is an invaluable asset to practitioners, officials, and academics in the field.

Throughout the industrial world, the discipline of labor law has fallen into deep philosophical and policy crisis, at the same time as new theoretical approaches make it a field of considerable intellectual ferment. Modern labor law evolved in a symbiotic relationship with a postwar institutional and policy agenda, the social, economic and political underpinnings of which have gradually eroded in the context of accelerating international economic integration and wage-competition. These essays--which are the product of a transnational comparative dialog among academics and practitioners in labor law and related legal fields, including social security, immigration, trade, and development--identify, analyze, and respond to some of the conceptual and policy challenges posed by globalization.