The power to dismiss : trade unions and the regulation of job security in Western Europe
Emmenegger, PatrickAuthor
Emmenegger analyses the historical development of job security regulations in Western Europe from the establishment of freedom of contract in the nineteenth century until the heyday of two-tier labour market reforms in the 2000s. Job security regulations restrict managerial capacity to dismiss employees or use new forms of employment (e.g. temporary work) when hiring new workers.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Emmenegger analyses the historical development of job security regulations in Western Europe from the establishment of freedom of contract in the nineteenth century until the heyday of two-tier labour market reforms in the 2000s. Job security regulations restrict managerial capacity to dismiss employees or use new forms of employment (e.g. temporary work) when hiring new workers.
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Job security
Job security
Employees
Business & Economics
Labor & Workers' Economics