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Employment Policy and the Regulation of Part-time Work in the European Union

Employment Policy and the Regulation of Part-time Work in the European Union

Employment Policy and the Regulation of Part-time Work in the European Union

A Comparative Analysis
Editors:
Silvana Sciarra, Università degli Studi, Florence
Paul Davies, London School of Economics and Political Science
Mark Freedland, University of Oxford
Silvana Sciarra, Diamond Ashiagbor, Paul Davies, Mark Freedland, Sylvaine Laulom, Maximilian Fuchs, Antonio Lo Faro, Jelle Visser, Ton Wilthagen, Ronald Beltzer, Esther Van Der Putte, Fernando Valdés Dal-Ré, Ronnie Eklund, Claire Kilpatrick, Mark Freedland
Published:
June 2011
Availability:
Available
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780521272872

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    Part-time work has been the fastest growing of all forms of "non-standard" work. All member states of the European Union have given increasing attention to its regulation over the past quarter century. This book examines the influence of European Community rules and procedures on the development by member states of their policies towards part-time employment. It consists of an analysis of the relevant EU rules, a consideration of the national policies and the impact upon them of the EU provisions, as well as a suggested framework for the identification of these influences.

    • Multi-national team of authors, giving the book a Europe-wide appeal
    • Of interest to all those involved in the formation of employment policy

    Reviews & endorsements

    Review of the hardback: 'This book is an excellent result of intensive and integrated work by a group of outstanding comparative labour lawyers … The book is a rich and knowledgeable source for everyone interested in the regulation and policies of part-time work.' Industrial Law Journal

    Review of the hardback: '… readable book written by experts in the field of labor/employment law … readers in a variety of disciplines who wish to understand how policies originate and are implemented within the framework of the EU will find the book enlightening.' H-Net

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    Product details

    June 2011
    Paperback
    9780521272872
    388 pages
    229 × 152 × 22 mm
    0.57kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • List of figures and tables
    • Preface
    • List of abbreviations
    • Notes on contributors
    • Part I:
    • 1. New discourses in labour law: part-time work and the paradigm of flexibility Silvana Sciarra
    • 2. The European employment strategy and the regulation of part-time work Diamond Ashiagbor
    • 3. The role of EU employment law and policy in the de-marginalisation of part-time work: a study in the interaction between EU regulation and member state regulation Paul Davies and Mark Freedland
    • Part II:
    • 4. France: no longer an employment policy tool Sylvaine Laulom
    • 5. Germany: a bone of contention Maximilian Fuchs
    • 6. Italy: adaptable employment and private autonomy in the Italian part-time reform Antonio Lo Faro
    • 7. The Netherlands: from atypicality to typicality Jelle Visser, Ton Wilthagen, Ronald Beltzer and Esther Van Der Putte
    • 8. Spain: the difficulty of marrying flexibility with security Fernando Valdés Dal-Ré
    • 9. Sweden: welfare or unfair? Ronnie Eklund
    • 10. The United Kingdom: how is EU governance transformative? Claire Kilpatrick and Mark Freedland.
      Contributors
    • Silvana Sciarra, Diamond Ashiagbor, Paul Davies, Mark Freedland, Sylvaine Laulom, Maximilian Fuchs, Antonio Lo Faro, Jelle Visser, Ton Wilthagen, Ronald Beltzer, Esther Van Der Putte, Fernando Valdés Dal-Ré, Ronnie Eklund, Claire Kilpatrick, Mark Freedland

    • Editors
    • Silvana Sciarra , Università degli Studi, Florence
    • Paul Davies , London School of Economics and Political Science
    • Mark Freedland , University of Oxford