The Global Workplace International and Comparative Employment Law - Cases and Materials

Author: Roger Blanpain; Susan Bisom-Rapp; William R. Corbett; Hilary K. Josephs; Michael J. Zimmer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107664876
Published In: January 2014
Format: Paperback , 700 pages
Jurisdiction: Canada, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, International, Japan, Mexico, U.K., U.S. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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With the forces of globalization as a backdrop, this casebook develops labor and employment law in the context of the national laws of nine countries important to the global economy - the US, Canada, Mexico, UK, Germany, France, China, Japan and India. These national jurisdictions are highlighted by considering international labor standards promulgated by the International Labor Organization as well as the rulings and standards that emerge from two very different regional trade arrangements - the labor side accord to NAFTA and the European Union. Across all these different sources of law, this book considers the law of individual employment, collective labor law dealing with unionization as well as the laws against discrimination, the laws protecting privacy and the systems used to resolve labor and employment disputes. This is the first set of law school course materials in English covering international and comparative employment and labor law.
- Path-breaking casebook dealing with the burgeoning area of international and comparative employment law
- First casebook to deal with international and comparative employment law in English
- Authors will provide a website to update professors

Acknowledgments			page xi
Table of Cases			xiii
Table of Statutes			xxi
Table of Secondary Authorities			xxxiii
1	The Study of International and Comparative Employment Law		1
	A.	Introduction	1
	B.	Thinking Deeply About International and Comparative Employment Law	32
	C.	Workplace Law in the International Realm: An Initial Primer	41
	D.	The Organization of this Book	51
2	The International Labour Organization and International Labor Standards		53
	A.	Introduction	53
	B.	ILO Standard Setting and Structure	58
	C.	ILO Monitoring and Member Nation Compliance	60
	D.	The 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work	88
3	The United States		92
	A.	Introduction	92
	B.	Individual Employment Law	93
	C.	Unions and Collective Bargaining	110
	D.	Wages, Hours, and Benefits	122
	E.	Employment Discrimination	124
	F.	Privacy	149
4	Canada		157
	A.	Introduction	157
	B.	Individual Employment Law	160
	C.	Unions and Collective Bargaining	171
	D.	Wages, Hours, and Benefits	185
	E.	Antidiscrimination Law	186
	F.	Employee Privacy	197
	G.	Dispute Resolution Systems	198
5	Mexico		208
	A.	Introduction	208
	B.	Individual Employment Law	222
	C.	Collective Employee Rights	227
	D.	Dispute Resolution Systems	233
	E.	Antidiscrimination Law	247
	F.	Privacy Law	248
6	The Regulatory Approach of the North American Free Trade Agreement		249
	A.	Introduction	249
	B.	The NAALC’s Labor Principles	256
	C.	NAALC Structures and Enforcement	258
7	The European Union		276
	A.	General Overview	276
	B.	The Legislative Process	279
	C.	The Social Partners	282
	D.	Competence of the EU Regarding Social Policies: In Search of a European Social Model (ESM) � A Dream?	283
	E.	Individual Employment Law	288
	F.	Collective Employment Rights	301
	G.	Antidiscrimination Law	315
	H.	Privacy	325
8	The United Kingdom		332
	A.	Introduction	332
	B.	Individual Employment Law: Contracts and Statutes	334
	C.	Unions and Collective Bargaining	359
	D.	Wages, Hours, and Benefits	367
	E.	Employment Discrimination	370
	F.	Privacy	392
9	Germany		394
	A.	Introduction	394
	B.	Individual Employment	398
	C.	Unions and Collective Bargaining	404
	D.	Antidiscrimination	422
	E.	Labor Courts	429
	F.	Privacy	430
10	France		432
	A.	Introduction	432
	B.	Individual Employment	436
	C.	Unions and Collective Bargaining	448
	D.	Wages, Hours, and Benefits	453
	E.	Employment Discrimination	455
	F.	Privacy	458
11	China		462
	A.	Introduction	462
	B.	Socialist Modernization and Liberation of the Productive Forces	471
	C.	The Labor Law	479
	D.	Collective Contracts and the Trade Union	509
	E.	Opening to the Outside: Special Economic Zones and Brain Circulation	518
12	Japan		524
	A.	Introduction to the Social and Historical Context	524
	B.	The Postwar Employment Scene: Major Developments	526
	C.	Japanese Transplant Companies in the United States	542
13	India		566
	A.	Introduction to the Historical and Social Context	566
	B.	Economic Policy and Performance Before and After 1991	568
	C.	Labor and Trade Unions	576
	D.	“Equal Opportunities” for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes	578
	E.	Judicial Activism and Public Interest Litigation	580
14	Pursuing International Labor Standards in U.S. Courts and Through Global Codes of Conduct		590
	A.	Introduction	590
	B.	Common Law Actions	591
	C.	Global Codes of Conduct	601
	D.	Lawsuits Based on Statutes	607
Index			619

Roger Blanpain
University of Tilburg, The Netherlands and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Susan Bisom-Rapp
Thomas Jefferson School of Law

William R. Corbett
Louisiana State University Law Center

Hilary K. Josephs
Syracuse University College of Law

Michael J. Zimmer
Seton Hall University School of Law
'… this book provides a good overview of different systems of labour regulation in a variety of countries … as an introduction to the 'global workplace' and its regulation, this book exceeds expectations.' European Journal of International Law