05637nam 2200877Ia 450 991096398220332120200520144314.097866129118669781509979875150997987597812829118641282911864978023030076702303007669789221212034922121203310.1007/978-0-230-30076-7(CKB)2550000000065133(EBL)825144(OCoLC)769342665(SSID)ssj0000438255(PQKBManifestationID)12210237(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000438255(PQKBWorkID)10452370(PQKB)10890780(SSID)ssj0000420747(PQKBManifestationID)12109028(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000420747(PQKBWorkID)10393246(PQKB)11522433(Au-PeEL)EBL3012408(CaPaEBR)ebr10512102(CaONFJC)MIL291186(Au-PeEL)EBL825144(PPN)156738007(MiAaPQ)EBC3012408(OCoLC)1452859857(UkLoBP)BP9781509979875BC(Perlego)2990473(EXLCZ)99255000000006513320220819d2017 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInternational and Comparative Labour Law Current Challenges /Arturo Bronstein1st ed.London :Hart Publishing,2017.London :Bloomsbury Publishing (UK),2024.1 online resource (320 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780230228221 0230228224 9789221212027 9221212025 Includes bibliographical references and index.Half-title page; The International Labour Organization; Title page; Copyright information; CONTENTS; Foreword; Table of cases; Table of legislation; 1 Labour law at a crossroads; Labour law's origins and influences; Sources of labour law; Constitutions; Statutory regulations; Collective agreements; International law; Case law; The labour law model from 1945 to 1975; The standard employment relationship; Worldwide changes and the emergence of a new work paradigm; The labour flexibility debate and the spread of atypical employment; International competitionTechnological change and the emergence of post-Fordist organizational patternsThe end of the Cold War; Current crises in labour law; 2 Who is protected by labour law?; Labour law and the informal economy; Towards a legal definition of the 'informal economy'; Policy issues; Atypical work: from rejection to integration in labour law; Dependent-independent workers and the 'defocusing' of the employment relationship; Disguised employment relationships; Decentralization of production and its impact on labour and employment relations: who is an employer?The challenges of outsourcing for labour law3 Security of employment; Unfair dismissal: a controversial issue; An increasing number of exceptions to unfair dismissal protection; Limitations on the abuse of fixed-term employment contracts; How effective are remedies for unfair dismissal?; Notice provision and procedural safeguards; Appeal and recourse; 4 Global trade and labour law; Is substandard labour a legitimate comparative advantage?; Strategies to address the relationship between international trade and labour rights; International and supranational rules; HarmonizationThe social clause: from WTO to ILOThe ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998; Labour-related provisions in multilateral and bilateral trade agreements; North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation; DR-CAFTA; Other agreements in the Americas; Unilateral social clauses: the Generalized System of Preferences; United States-Cambodia bilateral textile agreement; Corporate social responsibility (CSR); Corporate codes of conduct; Framework agreements; NGOs' social responsibility standards; ISO standards; Pros and cons of CSR initiatives5 Legal subordination and the fundamental rights of the person: an uneasy cohabitation at the workplaceHuman rights and non-specific workers' rights; Gender discrimination; Equal pay; Exceptions to the equal pay rule; Equal treatment of men and women; Access to certain jobs; Pregnancy; Night work, underground work and other jobs prohibited for women; Racial discrimination; Religious belief; Other kinds of discrimination; Family responsibilities; Sexual harassment; Sexual orientation; Age; Disability; State of health and HIV/AIDS; Affirmative (or positive) action; Protection of privacyVideo and telephone surveillanceWritten by a leading expert in labour law, International and Comparative Labour Law: Current Challenges provides a comprehensive analysis of the challenges facing labour law in the twenty-first century across the globe. Co-published with Palgrave Macmillan PublishersLabor laws and legislation, InternationalEmployment & labour lawbicsscLabor laws and legislation, International.Employment & labour law344.01Bronstein Arturo1807233UkLoBPUkLoBPBOOK9910963982203321International and Comparative Labour Law4356836UNINA