Comparative labour law and industrial relations in industrialized market economies
By: editor, R. Blanpain ; J. Baker [and 29 others]
Edition: XIth edition.
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands
Language: eng
Number of pages: 845
ISBN-13: 9789041149879
Subjects: Labor laws and legislation; Industrial relations
Other titles: Comparative labor law and industrial relations in industrialized market economies
Description: Comparativism is no longer a purely academic exercise but has increasingly become an urgent necessity for industrial relations and legal practitioners due to the growth of multinational enterprises and the impact of international and regional organizations aspiring to harmonize rules. The growing need for comprehensive, up-to-date and readily available information on labour law and industrial relations in different countries led to the publication of the 'International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations', in which more than 70 international and national monographs have thus far been published. 0This book goes a step further than the 'Encyclopaedia' in as much as most of the chapters provide comparative and integrated thematic treatment. The aim is to describe the salient characteristics and trends in labour law and industrial relations in the contemporary world. This book is obviously not exhaustive, with respect to the coverage of countries and topics. The authors limit themselves mainly to the industrialized market economies. The book is divided in four main parts: an introduction relating to methodology and documentation, including the use of Internet. The second part concerns international actors, like the International Employer#x92;s Organisations and the International Trade Union Movement, as well as Human Resources Management. The third concerns the sources of regulation, concentrating on International and European Labour Law, as well as on Codes of Conduct for Multinational Enterprises and describes also the rules in case of conflict of laws. The last part deals with international developments and comparative studies in not less than 14 chapters.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Comparativism in labour law and industrial relations / R. Blanpain; title: Comparative labour law : sources and documentation / M. Colucci & N. Zekic; title: National, regional and international employers' organizations / G. Rynhart & J. Dejardin; title: The international trade union movement / John P. Windmuller, Stephen K. Pursey and J. Baker; title: Human resource management in context / R.S. Schuler, S.E. Jackson and I. Tarique; title: International labour law / L. Swepston; title: The European Union and employment law / R. Blanpain; title: Multinational enterprises and codes of conduct : the OECD guidelines for MNEs in perspective / R. Blanpain; title: Conflicts of laws in employment contracts and industrial relations / M. Franzen; title: Protection of migrant workers in and era of globalization : the role of international instruments / Piyasiri Wickramasekara; title: Freedom of association / B. Creighton; title: Subordinate employees or self-employed workers? / Chris Engels; title: Working conditions and globalization / Jean-Michel Servals; title: Equality and prohibition of discrimination in employment / P. Foubert; title: Employment privacy / F. Hendrickx; title: Security of employment and employability / Jacques Rojot; title: National trade union movements / G.P. Cella and T. Treu; title: Forms of employee representational participation / M. Biagi and M. Tiraboschi; title: Transnational information and consultation : the recast european works council directive / C. Engels; title: Collective bargaining : international developments and challenges / Greg J. Bamber, Peter Sheldon and Bernard Gan; title: The law of strikes and lockouts / A.T.J.M. Jacobs; title: Settlement of disputes over rights / A. Glandstone; title: Settlement of disputes over interests / A. Goldman.