EU Social and Employment Law, 2nd Edition

• A complete guide to EU employment law, including related social policy and equality law provisions
• Detailed analysis of the latest CJEU case law, as well as legislation
• Discusses implications of enlargement for social and employment policy
• Clear structure and language provide a very accessible guide to a complex area
• Written by a well-known expert in this field

New to this edition

• Provides up-to-date analysis of recent judgements of the CJEU
• Analyses the implications of the Charter of Fundamental Rights for social and employment rights
• Explores the new policy initiatives in the area of disability

This new edition provides a distinctively broad-based approach to EU Employment Law, covering related social policy and anti-discrimination measures, as well as a detailed overview of how policy and law are made. It analyses in detail EU legislation and case law in the areas of collective and individual employment rights, including redundancies, transfers of undertakings, working time, part-time and fixed term and temporary employment. The author further considers the important provisions and case-law concerning equality of treatment on the basis of gender, race, age, disability and religion. EU Social and Employment Law offers essential expertise in this important and fast changing area of European Law.

Readership: Employment law practitioners, in-house counsel, business executives and human resources officers, government officials and academics.