Labor & Employment

We are currently witnessing some of the greatest challenges to democratic regimes since the 1930s, with democratic institutions losing ground in numerous countries throughout the world. At the same time organized labor has been under assault worldwide,...

While much attention has been focused on the rise of the modern Chinese nation, little or none has been directed at the emergence of citizenry. This book examines thinkers from the period 1890-1920 in modern China, and shows how China might forge a...

In this highly original and personal book, Ruben J. Garcia argues forcefully that we must center the minimum wage as a tool for fighting structural racism. Employing the lessons of critical race theory to show how low minimum wages and underenforcement...

This book offers a critical and timely account of how labour law has become a means for protecting employers rather than workers.The past few decades have witnessed something of a 'silent revolution' in the traditional protective role that labour law has...

Think your business is too small to have big safety issues? Not true. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, "a serious fire, a permanent injury, or the death of an employee or owner can cause loss of profit or even an entire...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781454875680Author Michael HarperFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Aspen PublishersPublisher Aspen PublishersWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

In this highly original and personal book, Ruben J. Garcia argues forcefully that we must center the minimum wage as a tool for fighting structural racism. Employing the lessons of critical race theory to show how low minimum wages and underenforcement...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946262011Author Patrick CurranFormat PaperbackPage Count 466Imprint American Chamber of Commerce ResourcesPublisher American Chamber of Commerce...

The Employment Tribunal Remedies Handbook is the definitive, annual handbook to the financial remedies available in employment claims. It is seen regularly in negotiations, by parties and judges in the Employment Tribunal. This 2024-25 edition will...

Labour Law Utopias: Post-Growth & Post-Productive Work Approaches engages with new socioeconomic ideas that look beyond the current growth-driven competitive market economy. Building on analysis of economic growth, as well as the limits of the logic of...

Age Discrimination looks at how both young and old can be penalised by prejudice against their age group. Following recent changes in the law, the issue of age discrimination has come to the fore. The new legislation will extend legal oversight of...

This book argues that the imagination of the worker-citizen, inherent in citizens' constitutional duty to work, is the very foundation of constitutional citizenship and its social justice agenda. The design of social justice in the constitution takes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946262073Author Seth FordFormat PaperbackPage Count 510Imprint American Chamber of Commerce ResourcesPublisher American Chamber of Commerce...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946262004Author Jennifer Saltz BullockFormat PaperbackPage Count 612Imprint American Chamber of Commerce ResourcesPublisher American Chamber of Commerce...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637454428Author Alex AntonyFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Notion Press, Inc.Publisher Notion Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The presence of migrant workers has become a central feature of labour markets in highly developed countries. The International Labour Organisation estimates that in 2013 there were 112 million resident migrant workers in the 58 highest-income countries,...

Human Resource Management Study Games offers a variety of short games to help human resource practitioners and students study for human resource-related certifications and learn new aspects of human resource management. The games focus on learning terms...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847164988Author Samantha WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Emerald PublishingPublisher Emerald PublishingWeight(grams) 234g

Economic pressure, as well as transnational and domestic corporate policies, has placed labor law under severe stress. National responses are so deeply embedded in institutions reflecting local traditions that meaningful comparison is daunting. This book...

EU Labour Law is a concise, readable and thought-provoking introduction to the labour and employment law of the European Union. The book explores the subject's major policy themes, examines the various procedures by which EU labour law is made, and...

It is now 50 years since E.P. Thompson published his classic, The Making of the English Working Class. The Making of an African Working Class follows Thompson in exploring the formation of working class identity among low-paid African workers. In arguing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550178265Author Rod MickleburghFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Harbour PublishingPublisher Harbour PublishingWeight(grams) 1392gDimensions(mm) 294mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423238683Author John SanchezPage Count 6Imprint Quickstudy Reference GuidesPublisher Barcharts, IncDimensions(mm) 279mm * 4mm * 215mm

This book considers the reconciliation of unpaid care and paid work which is among the most pressing and difficult problems currently facing employment law. The incompatibility of carers' needs and the demands of the labour market is commonly identified...

Forty years ago Amartya Sen introduced to the world a novel approach to the idea of equality: the notion of 'basic capability' as 'a morally relevant dimension' and the claim that we should focus upon equality of basic capabilities ('a person being able...

EU Labour Law is a concise, readable and thought-provoking introduction to the labour and employment law of the European Union. The book explores the subject's major policy themes, examines the various procedures by which EU labour law is made, and...

There are many new realities confronting labor in the United States. Technology is redefining traditional employment, and globalization continues moving manufacturing as well as service jobs to lower-cost jurisdictions. This timely sixth edition...

The ongoing austerity crisis is being felt in all sectors of EU law, but has had a particularly severe impact on labour law. Silvana Sciarra, a leading judge and scholar of EU employment law, considers how solidarity regimes have been shaken by the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789052018881Author Silvia BorelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 289Imprint Presses Interuniversitaires EuropeennesPublisher Presses Interuniversitaires...

Written by leading academic labour lawyers, The Law of Work, now in its second edition, presents a principled approach to its subject matter and offers a re-evaluation of the nature, scope, and importance of employment and labour law. It continues to be...

Now in its fourth edition, this popular Handbook has been your go-to guide to the fundamentals of occupational safety and health law for over a decade. This new edition provides an authoritative and up-to-date reference that you count on for its reliable...

Shaping Contracts for Work provides an in-depth examination of the common law's role in shaping employment contracts through the mechanism of implied terms. It constructs a theory which views the nature of the employment contract as distinct from other...

Employment, Labour and Industrial Law in Australia provides a comprehensive, current and accessible resource for the undergraduate and Juris Doctor student. With a social and political background to the law, this text provides insightful legal analysis...

The European Union as an area of freedom, security, and justice has created a community which adheres to unified laws. In matters regulated by labour law (individual and collective) as well as social security law, the above aim may be met by introducing...

It's an enduring axiom: before there is democracy, there is rule of law. Thomas Geoghegan argues here in his lively pamphlet that as the pillars of the American legal system are crumbling, so too is the American democracy. Geoghegan convincingly explains...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815738800Author Sharon BlockFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm)...

In many countries regional and local authorities are given more powers in the field of social security. Supposedly, this is a general trend taking place throughout the developed world and beyond. In this volume the processes of devolution and...

This book examines the concept of the single employment contract, tracing it from its genesis and evaluating its pros and cons in the context of the current labour market problems in selected European countries. The book adopts a comparative approach...

Key Cases is the essential companion for anyone studying undergraduate law, including LLB, ILEX and post-graduate conversion courses.Key Cases breaks down the case law into recognisable and memorable elements, including the key facts, key law, key...

This book explores the normative and legal evolution of the Social Dimension - labour law, social security law and family law - in both the EU and its Member States, during the last decade. It does this from a wide range of theoretical and...