Labour category: 1663 books
Il salario minimo legale
Aspettative e prospettive
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Il salario minimo, nella sua veste di regolazione del mercato del lavoro finalizzata al contrasto del fenomeno della povertà lavorativa (c.d. in-work poverty), è misura che trova spazio nelle fonti sovranazionali del diritto del lavoro e diffusione in pressoché tutti gli ordinamenti nazionali....
by Jason Russell
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The post-war period witnessed dramatic changes in the lives of working-class families. Wages rose, working hours were reduced, pension plans and state social security measures offered greater protection against unemployment, illness, and old age, the standard of living improved, and women and members...
James Larkin: Lion of the Fold
The Life and Works of the Irish Labour Leader
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
This book is a detailed compilation of writings and lectures about the life of James Larkin.
It reviews his influence in history and on various movements across the country and abroad.
James Larkin: Lion of the Fold includes writing by James Larkin and is a timely reminder of the long...
by Penelope Mathew
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
Touching on the laws and practices of a wide array of countries around the globe, this book examines the extent to which refugees and asylum-seekers’ right to work is protected by international human rights law. The book examines a number of key international treaties, national constitutions and...
Workers and Labour in a Globalised Capitalism
Contemporary Themes and Theoretical Issues
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
An introduction to work and society for undergraduate and postgraduate students. This new text brings together international experts on work and employment from a range of disciplines to debate key themes and issues related to work in a globalised economy.
by Tadashi A. Hanami
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Working Bodies
Chronic Illness in the Canadian Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
While significant research has been produced in the field of disability studies, little attention has been paid to experiences of chronic illness. Working Bodies emphasizes the workplace as an important site for understanding such experiences, as employment status has an enormous impact on social and...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2012
Focusing on paid work that blurs traditional legal boundaries and the challenge this poses to traditional forms of labour regulation, this collection of original case studies illustrates the wide range of different forms of regulation designed to provide decent work. The original case studies cover...
The Future Regulation of Work
New Concepts, New Paradigms
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
A cohesive study of the current regulatory approaches to work across different jurisdictions, this prestigious collection of essays from established international scholars examines the diminishing relevance of the current model of labour law and considers the form, nature and challenges of regulation in a global labour market.
by Francisco J. Gómez Abelleira
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 11, 2013
This Handbook of Spanish Employment Law covers all the important areas of employment and labour law. It is a useful resource for students (law students and also those ion business and labour relations courses), practitioners and professionals in the broad field of human resources and employment relations....
Voices at Work
Continuity and Change in the Common Law World
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
This edited collection is the culmination of a comparative project on 'Voices at Work' funded by the Leverhulme Trust 2010 - 2013. The book aims to shed light on the problematic concept of worker 'voice' by tracking its evolution and its complex interactions with various forms of law. Contributors...
Inclusion and Exclusion in Europe
Migration, Work and Employment Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Recent decades have seen the EU grappling with a major struggle between the securitization of its external borders and demand for exploitable and disposable cheap workforce in various sectors. As a result, the EU has multiplied its borders by pushing them both outwards and inwards, and the distinction...
Employing the Enemy
The Story of Palestinian Labourers on Israeli Settlements
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
In the wake of the most recent Israel-Gaza conflict, Israel has initiated a new wave of settlement building in the West Bank, and so the subject is likely to remain highly topical for some time.
The first book on the subject to be written for a general audience.
Fills a gap in the scholarship. Although...
The Politics of West German Trade Unions
Strategies of Class and Interest Representation in Growth and Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
First published in 1986, this book assesses the politics of the West German trade unions in the context of their larger role as major actors in the polity. By focusing on the historical realities of the labour movement both before and after 1945, the study explains the extent to which organized labour...