Regulating Employment Relations, Work and Labour Laws: International Comparisons Between Key Countries (Bulletin of Comparative Labour Relations . Bulletin of Comparative Labour Relations, 74)

Blanpain, R. (ed.)

ISBN 10: 904113199X / ISBN 13: 9789041131997

Published by Kluwer Law International, 2010

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9789041131997. Seller Inventory # 9929573

Synopsis:

The complexity of employment arrangements in various countries tends to make it difficult to understand them. Nevertheless, it is important to take stock periodically, particularly from an internationally comparative perspective. This remarkable book is a giant step in that direction. It is especially valuable in the context of increasing globalisation. For each of nine key jurisdictions the European Union, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan experts present detailed information and analysis on key issues, shedding valuable light on trends in such specific areas of employment relations as the following: atypical work and flexible work arrangements; dispute settlement procedures such as negotiation, conciliation, mediation, arbitration and other forms of governmental or judicial intervention; job security, anti-discrimination, and gender equality; recognition of unions and employers associations and forms of employee representation; how collective bargaining is regulated, who the collective agreements cover and what they contain; parental leave and childcare policy; the capacity of individual agreements to override or not override collective agreements; minimum wage levels; overtime and shift work; and paid leave entitlements. As a general framework, an introductory chapter offers a highly insightful summary of the underpinnings of current analysis of globalization, including discussion of the varieties of capitalism thesis, the divergence/convergence debate (with its models of bipolarization, clustering, and hybridization), and elements of historical and political-economic path dependency in various cultures. The information gathered here provides a powerful new understanding of the increasing disconnect between the prevailing institutional framework for employment relations and the sweeping changes that are taking place in the world of work. With this book s analysis, practitioners and policymakers will be able to overcome their dated assumptions and more effectively accommodate each others interests in the face of the complex mix of continuity and change that they are confronting. The team of authors are authoritative experts in these countries. They are active in policy or legal analysis, business and/or scholarship.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Regulating Employment Relations, Work and ...
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good