Perspectives on labour law
This is an accessible but thought-provoking introduction to labour law. It is suitable for those coming to the subject for the first time, and it will also be of interest to more advanced students, including postgraduates, who need to think about the subject's broader themes.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2004.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Law in context. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38398473*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Table of statutes
- Table of statutory instruments
- Table of conventions and foreign legislation
- Table of cases
- Abbreviations
- Part I
- 1 A brief history of labour law
- Collective laissez-faire
- the 1950s
- The demise of collective laissez-faire
- the 1960s and 1970s
- Individualism and deregulation
- the 1980s and early 1990s
- 'The third way'
- 1997-present
- Modern approaches to labour law
- Further reading
- 2 Economics perspectives on labour law
- What do economists do?
- Microeconomics
- Labour law: two schools of thought
- Macroeconomics
- The role of economics perspectives
- Further reading
- 3 Human rights perspectives on labour law
- A brief overview of human rights
- Interpreting rights
- Further reading
- 4 Modes of regulation
- International and regional regulation
- Modes of regulation within national law
- Further reading
- Part II
- 5 Who is protected by employment law?
- Typical and atypical workers
- Economics perspectives
- Rights perspectives
- The scope of employment law
- Atypical workers have other problems too
- The scope of employment law
- an issue to remember
- Further reading
- 6 Working time
- Economics perspectives
- Rights perspectives
- The law on working time
- Further reading
- 7 Discrimination
- Economics perspectives
- Rights perspectives
- English law
- Further reading
- 8 Wages
- Economics perspectives
- Rights perspectives
- English law
- Further reading
- 9 Dismissal
- Economics perspectives
- Rights perspectives
- English law
- Further reading
- 10 Collective representation
- Rights perspectives
- Economics perspectives
- The law on collective bargaining
- The law on consultation
- Further reading
- 11 Trade union membership
- Rights perspectives
- Economics perspectives
- Freedom of association as against employers
- Freedom of association between workers and trade unions
- Further reading
- 12 Industrial action
- Rights perspectives
- Economics perspectives
- The law on trade unions and strike organisers
- The law on individual strikers
- Further reading
- What next?
- The economic and social context
- The ILO
- The EU
- The UK
- Index
- Last Page.
