European Employment Laws - A comparative guide

This book reviews the evolution of labour law within the EU, analyses the distinct regional approaches to employment and welfare, and looks at the pressures for change within a further enlarged EU. The authors then provide an outline of employment law in each of the 27 member states, and in Turkey and Croatia (both aspirant member states). In the three years since the first edition of this book was published in 2007, much more information has become available on employment law in the new accession countries, which has now been incorporated into the second edition. It is also a timely reminder that that geographical expansion of the EU has not finished, as the book reviews the impact of the potential entry of new members as the EU extends eastwards. The book identifies those areas where the law is unified by the enactment of European Directives, and regional differences which are potential pitfalls for employers with workers in more than one EU state. It is intended for HR persons, lawyers looking for basic knowledge, policymakers & lawmakers elsewhere in EU, and EU bodies.

Foreword to First Edition.. iii About the authors. vi Preface vii Contents. ix Cases xxi PART 1: Posting Workers in the EU Introduction.. 1 Enlargement towards EU27. 2 EU27 - mission accomplished?. 6 Fifty years on – the new challenges facing EU27. 10 Opportunities for EU28 and beyond.. 13 New Governance for an enlarged social EU 28. 16 Putting EU labour law into practice. 18 EU labour law... 19 Transnational employment: the mandatory rules on forum... 21 Which law applies? - Applicable law solutions. 28 PART 2: EU27 Employment Laws 1. AUSTRIA.. 31 1.1. Contracts of Employment 31 1.2. Confidentiality/Non-competition/Restraint of Trade. 31 1.3. Working Time. 32 1.4. Pay. 34 1.5. Deductions from Pay. 34 1.6. Sick Pay. 34 1.7. Notice Periods. 35 1.8. Termination without Notice. 35 1.9. Dismissals. 36 1.10. Redundancy. 38 1.11. Family Friendly Rights. 38 1.12. Equal Treatment 39 1.13. Employment Relations. 40 1.14. Trade Unions. 43 1.15. Works Agreement 44 1.16. Collective Bargaining. 44 1.17. Employment Disputes. 45 2. BELGIUM... 47 3. BULGARIA.. 57 4. CYPRUS. 63 5. CZECH REPUBLIC.. 67 6. DENMARK.. 71 7. ESTONIA.. 75 8. FINLAND.. 79 9. FRANCE. 91 10. GERMANY.. 101 11. GREECE. 113 12. HUNGARY.. 123 13. IRELAND.. 129 14. ITALY.. 139 15. LATVIA.. 149 16. LITHUANIA.. 155 17. LUXEMBOURG.. 169 18. MALTA.. 175 19. NETHERLANDS. 179 20. POLAND.. 187 21. PORTUGAL. 193 22. ROMANIA.. 199 23. SLOVAK REPUBLIC.. 205 24. SLOVENIA.. 207 25. SPAIN.. 211 26. SWEDEN.. 219 27. UNITED KINGDOM... 223 PART 3: Further EU Enlargement 28. TURKEY.. 265 29. CROATIA.. 271 PART 4: EU Information Centre KEY SOURCES: 281 INDEX.. 283 Index of European Union. 283 Index of individual countries. 285