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European Works Councils - Comités d'Entreprise Européens
Publication date: April 1, 1999
Directive (EEC) No 94/45 is the first concrete step towards community-scale participation for workers. After a critical analysis of the directive and its implementation in Belgian, German, French and Dutch law by eminent international experts, four recent test cases are examined.Paperback -
Romanian Industrial Relations Law
Publication date: August 10, 2007
This book aims to offer an overview of the Romanian Industrial Relations Law emphasizing its particularities within the other European systems and the effects of the recent integration in European Union. It is the first publication to offer a thorough discussion of Romanian industrial relations law.Paperback€33.- -
International Social Security Standards. Current Views and Interpretation Matters
Publication date: January 3, 2008
The book opens with an introduction to the conventions and then presents contributions of experts working for various organisations which are of extreme importance for the implementation and understanding of standards: the Committee of Experts of the ILO, the Council of Europe, a national government, university professors, a judge, a government advisor from an East European country, and a trade union. The book concludes with a chapter in whi...Paperback€74.- -
The Employment Contract as an Exclusionary Device
Publication date: May 5, 2008
The employment contract has, in a relatively short time, developed into the atom of the normative structuralization of labour relations. In this book it is analysed from the perspective of inclusion and exclusion (as to its form, its content, and the working persons to be covered). To those interested in recent developments in labour law, and the often contested regulation of its adjoining fields, the book offers a careful analysis of developm...Paperback€55.- -
Social Protection in an Ageing World
Publication date: May 3, 2008
Population ageing is one of the most difficult challenges facing social protection in the advanced welfare states. It also has important implications for middle and low income economies. Increasing longevity has threatened to undermine the financial viability of pension systems, but pension reform is politically hazardous.Hardback€72.- -
Social Security, Happiness and Well-Being
Publication date: October 15, 2008
This book addresses the following questions: • Does welfare state effort enhance happiness? • Why might social security enhance happiness? • How might it be reformed to make more impact on well-being? • How does income and health impact on well-being? • How does income improve the well-being of widows? • Does well-being influence employment probabilities? • How is the well-being of children related to other factors in society?Hardback€48.- -
Fundamental Social Rights in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities
Publication date: March 17, 2009
This volume offers a lawyer’s view on the meaning of fundamental social rights in today’s Europe. It is published on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the EWL and reflects the research efforts the members of the European Working Group on Labour Law have made in its 10 years of existence. Experts deal with the opportunities EU law is offering and how it is fitting into the social policy of the European Union, as well as with potential thr...Paperback€47.50 -
Human Rights, Dignity and Autonomy in Health Care and Social Services: Nordic Perspectives
Publication date: June 2, 2009
The overall theme of this volume is the understanding of human dignity, autonomy and human rights in health care and social services in modern welfare states, with special reference to the Nordic countries. Focus is put on vulnerable groups such as children, individuals with cognitive impairment or mental illness and persons with physical disabilities. Experts from different disciplines identify ethical and legal dilemmas in modern welfare ser...Paperback€54.- -
European Union Internal Market and Labour Law: Friends or Foes?
Publication date: June 17, 2009
This book explores the intricate, complex, and sometimes contentious relationship between the European Union’s agenda for a free internal market and the protection of labour standards within the European Union. Its immediate focus is on recent legal developments, both in case law and in legislation.Paperback€40.- -
The Social Security Co-Ordination Between the EU and Non-EU Countries
Publication date: July 13, 2009
This book sheds an innovating light on the relations between EU and non-EU countries and nationals, as far as social security is concerned. These are dealt with in a number of contributions by eminent international experts.Paperback€40.-